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| 12 Keys to Building a Successful Startup Management Team |
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The vast majority of all viable new inventions or business ideas never m... |
| 24/7 Customer: Beyond Call Center Operations |
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This case study is an in-depth analysis of 24/7 Customer, a business pro... |
| A Taxonomy of Process Types |
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This note describes the spectrum of process types, focusing on two pure ... |
| Acumen Fund: An Organizational Profile |
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This profile highlights the work of the Acumen Fund, a nonprofit social ... |
| Acumen Fund: Talent Management at the Base of the Pyramid |
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Some of the greatest organizational challenges for social ventures servi... |
| Acumen Fund: How to Make the Greatest Impact |
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Acumen Fund is global philanthropic venture capital fund that seeks to p... |
| Acumen Fund (A): Valuing a Social Venture |
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Acumen Fund is a social venture capital fund that primarily supports ven... |
| Acumen Fund (B): Valuing a Social Venture |
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This case is a follow-on to the case, "Acumen Fund: Valuing a Social Ven... |
| Acumen Fund (VIDEO): Interview with Brian Trelstad |
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This video accompanies the case Acumen Fund: How to Make the Greatest Im... |
| Adventureland: Disney’s Foreign Operations |
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The two Disney amusement park complexes in the U.S. have been tremendous... |
| Advertainment: Fusing Advertising and Entertainment |
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This note on the $6 billion advertainment industry outlines how product ... |
| Agora Partnerships: An Organizational Profile |
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This profile highlights the work of Agora Partnerships, a nonprofit orga... |
| Airbus and Boeing: The Fight for Hegemony |
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Airbus and Boeing have been involved in a bruising battle for global air... |
| Anne Ladky: An Energy Approach to Leadership |
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Leaders of political advocacy organizations are faced with the challenge... |
| Anne Ladky (VIDEO) |
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We created a video of an interview with Anne Ladky to supplement the cen... |
| Applying Design Thinking to Your Social Venture |
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Today, most innovative and high-impact social ventures operating at the ... |
| Aramex (A): Delivering the Future |
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The Aramex case study presents the complex situation facing Fadi Ghandou... |
| Aramex (B): Delivering the Future |
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The Aramex case study presents the complex situation facing Fadi Ghandou... |
| Aravind: Growing a Health Care Facility |
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Aravind, a network of hospitals in India, is the largest provider of eye... |
| Assessing Market Potential: The 4 B's |
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Marketers struggle constantly to determine their return on marketing inv... |
| Augusta Richards (A): Responding to Plagiarism |
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This is an ethics case about a dilemma facing Augusta Richards, professo... |
| Augusta Richards (B): Responding to Plagiarism |
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This is the second part of the three-part case, Augusta Richards: Respon... |
| Augusta Richards (C) : Responding to Plagiarism |
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This is the third part of the three-part case, Augusta Richards: Respond... |
| B&O Railroad Museum (A) : Getting Back on Track |
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This case presents students with a crisis at the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O... |
| B&O Railroad Museum (B): Getting Back on Track |
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This case presents students with a crisis at the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O... |
| B&O Railroad Museum (VIDEO): Getting Back on Track |
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This two-part video shows Courtney Wilson, Executive Director of the B&O... |
| B. Joseph White (A): Resilience in Action |
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This three-part case describes the reaction and attitudes demonstrated b... |
| B. Joseph White (B): Resilience in Action |
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This three-part case describes the reaction and attitudes demonstrated b... |
| B. Joseph White (C): Resilience in Action |
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This three-part case describes the reaction and attitudes demonstrated b... |
| B. Joseph White (VIDEO) |
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The video contributes to a three-part case which describes the reaction ... |
| Bell Labs |
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This is a concise profile of Bell Labs. It describes the company's hist... |
| Better Place: Charging into the Future |
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With partnerships and developments in nations across the globe, Better P... |
| Beyond Comparative Advantage: Theories of Strategic Trade |
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The so-called New International Economics (alternatively, Strategic Trad... |
| Bharti Airtel (A) |
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This case study on India's wireless giant Bharti Airtel (Airtel) is the ... |
| Bharti Airtel (B) |
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This case study on India's wireless giant Bharti Airtel (Airtel) is the ... |
| Blu-Ray versus HD DVD: The Battle Over the Next Generation High Definition DVD Format |
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Sony and Toshiba, the developers of the high definition DVD format Blu-r... |
| Boeing: The Fight for Fasteners |
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Boeing originally was scheduled to deliver the Dreamliner to airline cus... |
| BP and the Whiting Refinery (A): Beyond Petroleum |
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This case describes the situation facing BP America's President Bob Malo... |
| BP and the Whiting Refinery (B): Beyond Petroleum |
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This mini-case is a follow-up to the BP and the Whiting Refinery Case (A... |
| Branding Israel (VIDEO) |
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This video is only available to registered educators for use in the c... |
| Branding Israel: (A) |
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This case study teaches students about the concept of nation branding th... |
| Branding Israel: (B) |
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This short case provides an update to the Branding Israel Case A, which ... |
| Brazilian Social Stock Exchange: An Organizational Profile |
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This profile examines Brazil's social stock exchange, the Environmental ... |
| Bridging in a Globalizing World: Strategies and Tools for Developing Cultural Intelligence |
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Globalization is a reality, and the force has significantly changed the ... |
| Bronson: A Journey to Excellence |
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This short case is one of the eight in a series of cases written for the... |
| Building a Sustainable Venture from the Ground Up: The Mountain Institute’s Earth Brick Machine |
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The Mountain Institute works to improve environmental conditions and the... |
| Building Shareholder Value by Commercializing Corporate Innovation |
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The vast majority of all viable new inventions or business ideas never m... |
| Business Model Innovation: It Can Be as Critical to New-Business Success as Technology Innovation |
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Surprisingly, the dominant competitor that eventually surfaces in many i... |
| Capacity Management at the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at St. Mary's Hospital |
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This case explores the capacity management challenges facing the Surgic... |
| Capacity Management Note |
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Production capacity can be defined as the maximum rate at which a produc... |
| Capitalization Tables for New Ventures: Figuring Out How Much Money Your Startup Needs, When You Should Raise It, and How Much It Will Cost |
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As entrepreneurs map out the future of a startup business, just as impor... |
| CARE: Making Markets Work for the Poor |
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CARE is an international, humanitarian, non-governmental organization (N... |
| CARE (VIDEO): Interview with Late Lawson |
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This video accompanies the case CARE: Making Markets Work. The video is... |
| Caring Company: Building a Corporate Social Responsibility Movement in Hong Kong |
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This case study focuses on the Caring Company scheme, one of the most pr... |
| Caritex Cooperative |
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The founders of the Caritex Cooperative, Alex and Lucy Ivanov, created a... |
| Cascade Engineering: Finding the Sweet Spot |
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This short case is one of the eight in a series of cases written for the... |
| CEMEX's Patrimonio Hoy: At the Tipping Point? |
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Patrimonio Hoy is the sales, distribution, and savings program of CEMEX ... |
| Chery Automobile: Vying for a Piece of the American Pie |
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The Chery Automobile case focuses on the Chinese company, which, in 2007... |
| Chrysler (A): From Bankruptcy to Rebirth |
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In 2009, Chrysler, one of the oldest and most storied American automotiv... |
| Chrysler (B): From Bankruptcy to Rebirth |
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This is Part B to the case, Chrysler (A): From Bankruptcy to Rebirth. P... |
| Clorox Company Goes Green, The |
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In early 2008, Clorox released a new line of environmentally friendly cl... |
| Company Paragraph, The: A Key Component of Successful Positioning |
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An undervalued but crucial component of a business’s integrated communic... |
| Compartamos con Colombia: An Organizational Profile |
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In 2001, a diverse group of like-minded individuals representing the inv... |
| Connecting the Rural Poor to the World: Grameen’s Village Phone in Bangladesh |
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Grameen Telecom’s Village Phone is a program that is focused on bringing... |
| Coopa Roca: An Organizational Profile |
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Rocinha, located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, is better known as ... |
| Corruption in International Business (A) |
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This note focuses on corruption in international business. It defines co... |
| Corruption in International Business (B) |
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This note focuses on corruption in international business. It defines co... |
| Course: Intro to Social Entrepreneurship (ENGR 390.002) |
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This case is about a major unmet social need: vision correction. Even th... |
| Crafting a Fulfilling Job: Bringing Passion Into Work |
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Jobs are typically designed by managers for employees. The concept of “j... |
| CreativeCalligraphyInvitations.com: A Production Process Analysis |
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You and your roommate plan on launching a business out of your two-bedro... |
| Credit Cards for the Poor: HSBC in Sri Lanka |
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This case follows the vision of Dalshan Ismail, Executive Director of HS... |
| Cross Border Valuation Exercise (A) |
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This quiz accompanies the conceptual note, Cross-Border Project Valuatio... |
| Cross-Border Project Valuation |
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Managers face a number of challenges when using traditional valuation ap... |
| Decline of the “Big Three” U.S. Auto Producers, The |
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GM, Ford, and Chrysler, the “Big Three” of the U.S. automotive industry,... |
| Deja Shoe (A): Creating the Environmental Footwear Company |
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Long-time environment and recycling supporter Julie Lewis thought that s... |
| Deja Shoe (B): Product Launch |
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Deja Shoe (B) provides a follow-up to the scenario presented in Deja Sho... |
| Detroit Motors and General Auto: A Case Study in Globalization, Outsourcing and Automation |
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The U.S. auto industry has been plagued by foreign imports for more than... |
| Developing Financial Projections for Startups and Growth Businesses |
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Prospective investors in startups and growth businesses expect to review... |
| Difficult Course, A (B) |
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This versatile case can serve many different purposes. It can be used i... |
| Difficult Course, A (A) |
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This versatile case can serve many different purposes. It can be used i... |
| Dow Corning: The Path to Reinvention |
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This short case is one of the eight in a series of cases written for the... |
| DRIN Peru and LIMPIO |
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The case refers to two telecommunication companies, one Italian and one ... |
| Elevator Pitch, The: A Brief, Verbal Overview of Your Startup Business |
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The brief, verbal, executive overview of the startup business – the so-c... |
| Emancipation Network, The: Fighting Slavery with Social Enterprise and Cause Marketing |
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This case is featured as part of the Next Billion/WDI 2010 Case Writing ... |
| Entry Mode |
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After a firm has decided to internationalize, it must select the entry m... |
| Entry Mode (A): Make a Little, Sell a Little |
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The Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (3M) makes more than 40,0... |
| Entry Mode (B): The Simpsons |
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Twenty years after its television debut, the animated series 'The Simpso... |
| Entry Mode (C): Super 8 Goes to China |
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Super 8 was founded in 1974 with one modest model in Aberdeen, South Dak... |
| Entry Mode (D): Occidental's Accident |
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Emerging economies are attractive from a business standpoint, but politi... |
| Entry Mode (E): Starbucks Goes Global |
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Starbucks was founded in 1971 by three coffee aficionados. Thirty years ... |
| Expanding the Playing Field (A): Nike’s World Shoe Project |
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Tom Hartge, Nike's Footwear Director for Emerging Markets, was challenge... |
| Expanding the Playing Field (B): Nike’s World Shoe Project |
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Nike’s World Shoe Project (B) accompanies Case (A). This one-page summar... |
| Foreign Direct Investment |
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This technical note briefly introduces the reader to various Foreign Dir... |
| From GECIS to Genpact: A Captive Goes Third-Party |
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Genpact, founded in 1999 by GE, is a mostly Indian offshore provider of ... |
| Giving Tree International: ESL Training in Vietnam |
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Giving Tree International is a non-profit founded in 2006 by six friends... |
| Global Business Environment, The |
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This note describes the historical, present day, and projected future of... |
| Global Seeds to Village Farmers: Hearing the Voices at the BoP |
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Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., the hybrid corn company division of... |
| Global Social Venture Competition: An Organizational Profile |
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This profile highlights the Global Social Venture Competition, the large... |
| GlobalGiving: The Challenges of Accessing Capacity Building Capital for a Non-Profit Organization |
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GlobalGiving is a nonprofit organization that leverages the power of the... |
| GlobalGiving: An Organizational Profile |
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This profile highlights the fundraising platform GlobalGiving. The brain... |
| Globalization Comes to Nakamura Lacquer Company |
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This mini-case is about Nakamara, a Japanese tableware company that has ... |
| Google AdWords |
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This profile describes Google AdWords, which offers advertisers placemen... |
| Greenbacks for Belize |
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In November 2007 Belize's Prime Minister submitted a proposal to the Nat... |
| Guayakí: A Company Profile |
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This profile highlights the mission-driven tea company Guayakí, whose bu... |
| Habitat for Humanity International and Whirlpool Corporation: Growing into a Global Partnership |
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For-profits and non-profits pursue cross-sector partnerships to generate... |
| Handy Lab, Lab-on-a-Chip: The Next Generation of Diagnostics |
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| Hank Thaler (A): Ethics of Disclosure |
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This ethics mini-case describes a dilemma faced by Hank Thaler, the CEO ... |
| Hank Thaler (B): Ethics of Disclosure |
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This mini-case follows up Hank Thaler (A). It describes the decision ma... |
| Harley Davidson Purchase (A): Role of the Buyer : Negotiation Role Play |
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This is going to be your first Harley-Davidson! You can't wait! For the ... |
| Harley Davidson Purchase (B): Role of the Seller: Negotiation Role Play |
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This is going to be your last Harley-Davidson! You've had enough. You’re... |
| Having a Calling and a Crafting Job (VIDEO): The Case of Candice Billups |
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The video case of Candice Billups, hospital custodian, is designed to e... |
| HealthStore Foundation: An Organizational Profile |
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Inexpensive drugs are available to treat 70% of childhood illness in the... |
| Heart of Reuters, The (A) |
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The Heart of Reuters (Parts A and B) describes the responses of Reuters ... |
| Heart of Reuters, The (B) |
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The Heart of Reuters (Parts A and B) describes the responses of Reuters ... |
| Heart of Reuters, The (Video) |
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This video set accompanies the The Heart of Reuters case studies(Parts A... |
| Hindustan Lever (VIDEO): Interview with Vijay Sharma |
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This video accompanies the case "Hindustan Lever at the Base of the Pyra... |
| Hindustan Lever at the Base of the Pyramid: Growth for the 21st Century |
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Hindustan Lever Limited, principally owned by Unilever, operates Shakti,... |
| Honey Care Africa: An Organizational Profile |
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This profile highlights the work of Honey Care Africa. The Kenyan-based ... |
| How to Write a Teaching Note |
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This note is available for free; simply login (or register), and place t... |
| Implementing Positive Organizational Scholarship at Prudential |
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Positive environment in the workplace is usually assumed to be beneficia... |
| In Search of Proof: Finding the Barefoot Banker in the Tea Hills |
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The case is about Anup Noori's efforts to expand on the Microfinance mod... |
| Inline Fibreglass |
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This case is part of a collection of 1-2 page mini-cases. They are avail... |
| InnoCentive |
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This is a concise profile of InnoCentive—the company that created the fi... |
| Integra: An Organizational Profile |
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This profile highlights the work of Integra, a nonprofit organization th... |
| Integrating Environmental Goals and Firm Strategy: China Mobile and Climate Change |
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In September 2009, Chinese President Hu declared that China would reduce... |
| International Development Enterprise India's (IDEI) Affordable Irrigation Technology: Making a Big Social Impact |
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This case is featured as part of the Next Billion/WDI 2010 Case Writing ... |
| International Marketing Mini-Cases Collection |
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A collection of 1-2 page mini-cases. They are available only as a group ... |
| Iowa Speedway (A): Determining Depreciable Life |
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The Iowa Speedway was constructed in 2006 by the U.S. Motorsport Enterta... |
| Iowa Speedway (B): Additional Facts |
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The Iowa Speedway was constructed in 2006 by the U.S. Motorsport Enterta... |
| Iowa Speedway (C): Determining Depreciable Life - Key Takeaways |
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The Iowa Speedway was constructed in 2006 by the U.S. Motorsport Enterta... |
| Irbit Motorcycle Factory |
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This case is part of a collection of 1-2 page mini-cases. They are avail... |
| IRC in Sierra Leone, The: The Path to Scale for an Alternative Microfranchising Model |
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This case is featured as part of the Next Billion/WDI 2010 Case Writing ... |
| Italian Crisis of January 2008, The |
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This exercise describes the fiscal policy challenge faced by the Italian... |
| ITC e-Choupal 3.0 |
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This case study is an in-depth analysis of ITC’s initiative to develop t... |
| IT-Enabled Services (A): Healthscribe |
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This mini-case is from the IT-Enabled Services Series. It is designed to... |
| IT-Enabled Services (B): Transworks |
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This mini-case is from the IT-Enabled Services Series. It is designed to... |
| IT-Enabled Services (C): GE Capital International Services |
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This mini-case is from the IT-Enabled Services Series. It is designed to... |
| IT-Enabled Services (D): Spectramind eServices |
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This mini-case is from the IT-Enabled Services Series. It is designed to... |
| IT-Enabled Services (E): Bechtel India |
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This mini-case is from the IT-Enabled Services Series. It is designed to... |
| IT-Enabled Services (F): Teleradiology Solutions, Inc.. |
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This mini-case is from the IT-Enabled Services Series. It is designed to... |
| Jaipur Rugs: Short Version |
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The Jaipur Rugs |
| Jim Thompson Thai Silk Company |
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This case is part of a collection of 1-2 page mini-cases. They are avail... |
| Job Crafting at Burt's Bees |
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Job designs are typically created by managers for employees. But employe... |
| JuggleFrogs: Opening the door to reputable tradespeople |
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This case illustrates the development of a "dot-com" start-up in the dom... |
| Katie's Kakes |
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This case is part of a collection of 1-2 page mini-cases. They are avail... |
| Kodak: From Film to Digital Photography |
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Kodak has been a leader in convenient and cutting edge products for many... |
| La Morada: The Challenges of Adopting an Entrepreneurial Culture in a Social Change Organization |
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The nonprofit organization La Morada operates in Santiago, Chile, as a c... |
| Leadership Crisis Challenge: Olick International |
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This simulation presents students with a realistic business challenge th... |
| Leadership Crisis Challenge: Pharmeck |
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This simulation presents students with a hypothetical yet realistic busi... |
| Leadership Crisis Challenge: Timora International |
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This simulation presents students with a realistic business challenge th... |
| Lean Process Improvements at Cleveland Clinic |
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This case study teaches students about lean process improvement projects... |
| Left foot Company |
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This is a concise profile of Left foot Company, the customized shoe busi... |
| Lehman Brothers |
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This informational case details the story of Lehman Brothers in the wake... |
| Life-Cycle Analysis |
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This note gives a general overview of Life-cycle analysis (LCA). As corp... |
| LivingHomes |
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Steve Glenn, a successful Internet start-up entrepreneur, returned to hi... |
| LivingHomes (A) (VIDEO) |
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This video accompanies the case "LivingHomes." It depicts a site install... |
| LivingHomes (B) (VIDEO) |
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This video accompanies the case, LivingHomes. It is an interview with th... |
| Madras Cement, Ltd. |
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This case follows Madras Cement Company's tenacity in its effort to impl... |
| Maggie's Organics: A Company Profile |
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This profile highlights Maggie’s Organics, the oldest U.S. organic appar... |
| Making a Market: eBay, StubHub, and Swaptree |
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This case is comprised of three concise vignettes describing three diffe... |
| Managing Investor Due Diligence When Raising Capital for an Early-Stage Business |
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This note provides two items that entrepreneurs and start-up teams will ... |
| Maritime Transportation: The Global System of Shipping and Ports |
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This conceptual note is focused on one of the most important aspects of ... |
| Market for Printing Plates in Libya, The |
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Managers of a European printing plate manufacturer must decide how to ha... |
| Maru Industries |
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This case is part of a collection of 1-2 page mini-cases. They are avail... |
| Marvel Comics: From Stan Lee to Mickey |
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This profile describes Marvel Comics' beginning as a small start-up, its... |
| McDonald’s Case (A): McDonald’s Environmental Strategy |
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McDonald's Case (A) is the first piece in the McDonald's case series. It... |
| McDonald's Case (B1): The Clamshell Controversy |
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McDonald's Case (B1) is the second piece in the McDonald's case series. ... |
| McDonald's Case (B2): McDonald’s Decision |
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Case B2 is the third of part of the McDonald's Case Series. It is a one-... |
| McDonald's Case (C): Sustaining McDonald’s Environmental Success |
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McDonald's Case (C) is the fourth piece in the McDonald's case series. I... |
| McDonald's Case Note: Note on the Trash Crisis |
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This note, which is intended to accompany the McDonald's case series, gi... |
| Medical Marketing and Personal Privacy: Joe Stoddard |
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Joe Stoddard was a certified public accountant. He was in good health. ... |
| Molten Metal Technology A |
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This case describes Molten Metal Technology's beginnings and its new tec... |
| Molten Metal Technology B |
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This case, the second in a series, describes Molten Metal Technology's p... |
| Monsanto Company (A): Quest For Sustainability |
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This case explores Monsanto's sustainability-based strategy and subseque... |
| Monsanto Company (A) (Spanish): Búsqueda de Sostenibilidad |
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Este caso explora la estrategia de negocios de la empresa Monsanto sigui... |
| Monsanto Company (B): Quest For Sustainability |
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Following two years of sustained controversy over its genetically modifi... |
| Monsanto Company (B) (Spanish): Búsqueda de Sostenibilidad |
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Después de dos años de controversia en relación a sus cultivos genéticam... |
| Naandi Foundation: Bringing Safe Water to India's Villages and Communities |
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This case follows the development of the Naandi Safe Water Program from ... |
| NAFTA Arrives at Maxwell Tomato Farms |
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Having misjudged their level of risk, a family must deal with the implic... |
| Nanocerox |
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Nanocerox is a start-up company based in Ann Arbor, MI, that provides na... |
| Nation Branding |
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This conceptual note gives students a brief overview of the emerging fie... |
| Natural8 Ltd.: Science, Beauty and Nature All in One Lipstick |
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This case discusses the story of a new beauty product, Natural8, a lipst... |
| New Technologies and Financial Communications: The Opportunities and Risk of Social Media and Other On-Line Tools for Investor Relations |
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A slew of information technologies have emerged in recent years with the... |
| NIKEiD |
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This is a concise profile of NIKEiD, the customized product line of Nike... |
| Note on Digitization and its Effects |
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The purpose of this note is to provide some insight about the change fro... |
| Note on Prahalad and Krishnan's The New Age of Innovation |
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In The New Age of Innovation, C.K. Prahalad and M.S. Krishnan, professor... |
| Note on Variability, Buffers, and Inventory |
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Most production systems are faced with the problem of variability. Custo... |
| Open Book Finance |
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This case outlines the origins of Open Book Finance, its core elements, ... |
| Organizational Resilience: Harnessing Potential in the Face of Adversity |
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Resilience, while often used to describe individuals who have overcome h... |
| Oxfam's "Make Trade Fair" Campaign Against Starbucks |
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Oxfam and a coalition of allies asked Starbucks to sign an agreement to ... |
| P&G : Engaging Customers Through Branded Entertainment |
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This case presents the novel approach Procter & Gamble (P&G) has taken t... |
| Parques para Chile: Creating an Organization While Simultaneously Developing a Social Enterprise |
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Parques Para Chile, an organization based in Chile, strengthens and conn... |
| Partnership for Katine Village: AMREF & The Guardian Newspaper |
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AMREF (African Medical and Research Foundation) is an NGO working on hea... |
| P-Centrum: Limiting Financial Returns for Greater Rehabilitation Success |
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P-Centrum is a Czech NGO with the mission to prevent youth drug addicti... |
| PepsiCo & Coca-Cola Company: Vertical Integration |
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In 2009, Pepsi acquired its two largest franchised bottlers. Six months... |
| Petro Refinery LLC |
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The president of Petro Refinery LLC hosts weekly meetings with select te... |
| Plante & Moran: All You Really Need to Know |
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This short case is one of eight in a series of cases written for the Nex... |
| Quicken Loans: Enduring an Entrepreneurial Spirit |
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This short case is one of eight in a series of cases written for the Nex... |
| Rainforest Expeditions (A): Planning for the Future |
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2004 marked the 15th anniversary of the founding of the ecotourism compa... |
| Relearning Lessons We’ve Forgotten: The Significance of a Piggy Bank |
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It's easy to forget childhood lessons. This is the story of how Purina, ... |
| Remanufacturing at Cummins, Inc. |
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Cummins is one of the world’s largest manufacturers and remanufacturers ... |
| Restructuring the International Activities of Clayton Electronics Company |
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Clayton is an electronics company with a strong international component.... |
| Role of Subsidies in a Market Economy, The |
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A review of the topic of subsidies yields a wide range of perspectives. ... |
| Russell Athletic Tries to Keep the Shirt on Its Back (A) |
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This case involves a recent labor rights controversy surrounding Russell... |
| Russell Athletic Tries to Keep the Shirt on Its Back (B) |
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This case involves a recent labor rights controversy surrounding Russel... |
| SC Johnson and the Greenlist Opportunity |
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SC Johnson, a leading consumer products goods company, developed a paten... |
| Sealed Air Corporation: The Road From 1980-2000 |
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This mini-case is an update to "Sealed Air Corporation", a case publishe... |
| Serious Play at the Make-A-Wish-Foundation |
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This case explores the benefits and challenges of creating and sustainin... |
| Services Shift, The: Managing the Global Sourcing of Services |
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Most business people, pundits, and politicians in the U.S. and other dev... |
| Sherwin Williams: Splashing Into the Low VOC Paint Market |
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In late 1996, Sherwin-Williams CEO John Breen sat at his desk, preparing... |
| Snapple Beverages |
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This case on Snapple has three chapters. Chapter 1 covers 1972-1994, fr... |
| Stonewall Community Foundation |
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This case follows Bill Mattle, the executive director of the Stonewall C... |
| StrongFiber Company Limited |
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This case is part of a collection of 1-2 page mini-cases. They are avail... |
| Structure Follows Strategy: Organizational Architecture for International Operations |
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This conceptual note describes choices for organizational structure base... |
| Subsidies in Base-of-the-Pyramid Venture Development |
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Though there is limited literature on the role of subsidies in venture d... |
| Sun Ovens International: A Company Profile |
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This profile highlights the social purpose business, SUN OVENS Internati... |
| Sussex Chainless Bicycles |
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This case is part of a collection of 1-2 page mini-cases. They are avail... |
| Sweetest Business of Nestle Venezuela, The: El Dulce Negocio |
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This is the Next Billion/WDI 2010 Case Writing Competition Winner.
Th... |
| SweetRiot: A Company Profile |
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Is it possible for a business to do well by doing good? This profile hi... |
| Tandus 2010 (A): Race to Sustainability |
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This case describes the strategic and environmental challenges at Tandus... |
| Tandus 2010 (B): Race to Sustainability |
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This case describes the strategic and environmental challenges at Tandus... |
| Taproot Foundation: Growing its Impact |
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The Taproot Foundation was founded in 2001 by Aaron Hurst, who had the v... |
| Taproot Foundation, The: An Organizational Profile |
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Historically, pro bono work has been an unreliable source of support for... |
| Targeting Malaria: Comparing Charity and Social Marketing-based Approaches |
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In Africa, the usage of insecticide treated bed-nets (ITNs) has shown to... |
| Targeting Malaria (VIDEO): Jacqueline Novogratz Talk |
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This video accompanies the case "Targeting Malaria: Comparing Charity a... |
| Targeting the Unbanked: Mzansi at Standard Bank |
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This case explores the different formal and informal financial instrumen... |
| TechnoServe: Cashing in on Cashews |
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In the mid-1970s, Mozambique was the world’s leading cashew nut producer... |
| TerraCycle: Turning Trash into Cash |
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TerraCycle was founded in 2002 by Tom Szaky, a 20-year-old Princeton Uni... |
| TerraCycle : A Company Profile |
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This profile highlights TerraCycle, a company founded by a Princeton Uni... |
| The American Movie Experience: Technological Advances in the Movie Industry |
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This note chronicles the technological advances in the American movie in... |
| The MSU Federal Credit Union: People Helping People |
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This short case is one of eight in a series of cases written for the Nex... |
| The Secrets to Entrepreneurial Success |
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Entrepreneurship is an increasingly popular career path – for young adul... |
| The Y in Google: Attracting and Retaining the Millennials |
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This short case is one of eight in a series of cases written for the Nex... |
| Toll Brothers |
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This case provides a history of the US luxury home-builder Toll Brothers... |
| Trade and Comparative Advantage |
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Whether nations benefit from trade is a question that has been passionat... |
| Trojan UV |
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On Monday March 12, 2007, Russel Wisselink, a Senior Buyer for Trojan Te... |
| Understanding Balance of Payments |
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National governments keep track of financial flows into and out of their... |
| Understanding Exchange Rates |
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In today’s global economy, exchange rates have a significant influence o... |
| Understanding Exchange Rates Quiz (A) |
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This multiple choice quiz accompanies the conceptual note, Understanding... |
| Understanding Exchange Rates Quiz (B) |
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This multiple choice quiz accompanies the conceptual note, Understanding... |
| Understanding Exchange Rates Quiz (C) |
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This multiple choice quiz accompanies the conceptual note, Understanding... |
| Understanding Exchange Rates Quiz (D) |
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This multiple choice quiz accompanies the conceptual note, Understanding... |
| Understanding Exchange Rates Quiz (E) |
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This multiple choice quiz accompanies the conceptual note, Understanding... |
| Valassis: Nurturing a Team-oriented Environment |
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This short case is one of eight in a series of cases written for the Nex... |
| Venture Presentation, The: How to Successfully Position Your Startup With Investors & Strategic Partners |
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As an entrepreneur or start-up CEO, once you get your foot in the door w... |
| Venture Value Chain, The: A Conceptual Framework for Building Successful New Businesses |
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This note introduces the Value Venture Chain (VVC) model, which applies ... |
| Verge Records: A Company Profile |
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This profile highlights Verge Records, a label that was founded in order... |
| Vision Correction in the Developing World |
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This case is about a major unmet social need: vision correction. Even th... |
| VisionSpring: A Lens for Growth at the Base of the Pyramid |
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(Note: In 2008, The Scojo Foundation changed its name to Vision Spring.)... |
| VisionSpring (VIDEO) |
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This video accompanies the case VisionSpring: A Lens for Growth at the B... |
| Voices of the BoP (VIDEO): CARE India & PEACE |
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This video accompanies the case Global Seeds to Village Farmers. This v... |
| Vostok Watches |
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This case is part of a collection of 1-2 page mini-cases. They are avail... |
| Vydra: Outsourcing Social Enterprise Management to Maximize Mission Impact |
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Vydra is an NGO established in 1997 in Slovakia. Its mission is to pres... |
| Wessex Power Technology Ltd. |
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Wessex Power Technology Ltd. offers sales and marketing services to over... |
| Western Union Co. : A Case for Global Expansion |
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The Western Union Company is the largest US-owned provider of money tran... |
| Weyerhaeuser Company: The Next 100 Years |
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Weyerhaeuser is the world’s largest private owner of standing softwood t... |
| What Corporations Can Learn From Entrepreneurs: Applying Startup Skills to Accelerate Corporate Innovation |
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It’s fair to say that many large, established organizations tend not to ... |
| What's your VQ?: Using the Venture Quotient to Manage Early-Stage Business Risk |
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Building a brand new business from scratch is fraught with peril. Yet ir... |
| Whirlpool and Habitat for Humanity Partnership |
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This profile highlights the partnership between Habitat for Humanity and... |
| Women Entrepreneurs in Rwanda (A): Christine’s Banana Wine (Coproviba) |
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This case was written for a class in the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Init... |
| World of Warcraft |
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Since its debut on November 23, 2004, Blizzard Entertainment’s blockbust... |
| Writing a Winning Business Plan: The Springboard for Successful Startups, Corporate Ventures and Growth Businesses |
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While for most people, the business plan conjures images of entrepreneur... |
| Zingerman's Community of Businesses |
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Over the years, Zingerman’s Community of Businesses (ZCoB) has regularly... |
| Zingerman's Community of Businesses (VIDEO) |
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The Zingerman's Community of Businesses video is not to me missed. It co... |
| Ziqitza Healthcare Limited: Scaling Emergency Medical Services Across India |
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This case is featured as part of the Next Billion/WDI 2010 Case Writing ... |
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