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3 Strategies for Rolling Out New Tech Within Your Company
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Homestrings, Inc.: Diaspora-Based Financing and the Crowd Funding of Development
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J.C. Penney's "Fair and Square" Strategy (Abridged)
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details As he gets ready to release 2nd quarter 2012 results, Ron Johnson, the new CEO of department store J.C. Penney, is reconsidering the dramatic changes... -
Shanghai Pharmaceuticals
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PadFone vs. FonePad
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INSEAD
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details In the spring of 2008, INSEAD offered a one-year MBA, PhD, executive MBA, and non-degree management education programs to nearly 900 MBA students, 64... -
Goldman Sachs: The 10,000 Women Initiative
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details Goldman Sachs' five-year, $100 million philanthropic initiative to provide practical business and management education to 10,000 women around the globe... -
Wal-Mart Lobbying in India?
Global Business Case Study6.95View Details In 2012, as part of a routine disclosure under U.S. law, Wal-Mart revealed it had spent $25 million since 2008 on lobbying to "enhance market access for... -
Dinesh Moorjani and Hatch Labs
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The National Geographic Society (A) (Abridged)
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details In January 2010, John Fahey, president, CEO, and chairman of the board of trustees' executive committee of the Washington, D.C.-based National Geographic... -
Beech-Nut Nutrition Corp. (A1)
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details The CEO of Beech-Nut Nutrition Corp. must decide what to do when he receives information that the company's supply of apple juice concentrate may be adulterated.... -
Intrapreneurship @ Nokia Software (B): Lessons Learned, Feedback Given
Technology & Operations Case Study5.00View Details I@NS was intended to mimic the experience of founding a start-up, getting it funded, building a product, and taking it to market, with all the potential... -
EnerNOC: DemandSMART
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details EnerNOC is an energy company with an innovative business model: it serves as an intermediary between electric utilities and electricity users. It contracts... -
Silverado (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Silverado has raised $50 million and launched its first product: an Internet-based trivia game with innovative software. In a highly uncertain environment,... -
Dharavi: Developing Asia's Largest Slum (B)
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details In July 2009, as investors prepared to submit financial bids for the $3 billion Dharavi slum redevelopment project, considerable economic and political... -
Coca-Cola: Residual Income Valuation
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The case illustrates the use of the residual income (also known as the abnormal earnings) valuation approach. Students are asked to provide a valuation... -
The U.S. Current Account Deficit
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Investors and policymakers throughout the world were confronted with the risk of painful economic consequences arising from the large U.S. current account... -
Wanxiang Group: A Chinese Company's Global Strategy (B)
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HBR Guide to Unlocking Creativity
21.95View Details Anyone can think more creatively and unlock innovation. Creativity is the key to innovation, but too many projects and teams are organized in ways that... -
Building a Cluster: Electronics and Information Technology in Costa Rica
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Describes the actions of Costa Rica President Figueres and his cabinet in attracting an Intel assembly and testing plant to their country. The effort... -
Stamford International Inc.
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Management is struggling to meet consensus quarterly earnings-per-share numbers. Discusses a number of accounting decisions. A report indicating internal...
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Incubator Directory (Excel Version)
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Homestrings, Inc.: Diaspora-Based Financing and the Crowd Funding of Development
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Homestrings is an online investment platform for overseas diasporas to link financially with their home countries. The founder believes crowd-funding... -
J.C. Penney's "Fair and Square" Strategy (Abridged)
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details As he gets ready to release 2nd quarter 2012 results, Ron Johnson, the new CEO of department store J.C. Penney, is reconsidering the dramatic changes... -
Shanghai Pharmaceuticals
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Shanghai Pharmaceuticals (SPH), a vertically integrated Chinese pharmaceutical conglomerate, was considering its strategic options in the context of a... -
PadFone vs. FonePad
Technology & Operations Case Study12.00View Details To Jonney Shih, Chairman of ASUSTek Computer, the introduction of Apple's iPad made clear the need to transition his company to a new cloud-computing... -
INSEAD
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details In the spring of 2008, INSEAD offered a one-year MBA, PhD, executive MBA, and non-degree management education programs to nearly 900 MBA students, 64... -
Goldman Sachs: The 10,000 Women Initiative
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details Goldman Sachs' five-year, $100 million philanthropic initiative to provide practical business and management education to 10,000 women around the globe... -
Wal-Mart Lobbying in India?
Global Business Case Study6.95View Details In 2012, as part of a routine disclosure under U.S. law, Wal-Mart revealed it had spent $25 million since 2008 on lobbying to "enhance market access for... -
Dinesh Moorjani and Hatch Labs
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details This case is about Tinder. It discusses different business models and ways of structuring the initial team. With a $6 million investment from IAC/Interactive... -
The National Geographic Society (A) (Abridged)
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details In January 2010, John Fahey, president, CEO, and chairman of the board of trustees' executive committee of the Washington, D.C.-based National Geographic...