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Amanda and Kristen: Mented Cosmetics, Teaching Note
Rogers, Steven S.; Mills, AlterrellTeaching Note HBS-318098-EFinanceTeaching note for case 318093.Starting at €0.00
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John Rogers, Jr. - Ariel Investments Co.
Rogers, Steven S.; White, GregCase HBS-318099-EJohn Rogers Jr., the founder and CEO of Ariel Investments, an enormously successful finance firm with $12 billion of invested capital, is one of the few African Americans in the asset management industry. As one of the high profile leaders in the black business community, John has decided to encourage Fortune 500 companies and major foundations to increase the volume of business that they do with black and other minority-owned companies. His enco...Starting at €8.20
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AT&T: Managing Technological Change and the Future of Telephone Operators in the 20th Century
Gross, Daniel P.; Kerr, William R.Case HBS-718486-EStrategyBy the 1930s, AT&T dominated the American phone industry, serving 10 million telephones and employing over 100,000 switchboard operators. But beginning in the mid-1910s, the company began changing from manually-operated switchboards to mechanical switching systems that were faster and more cost-effective and did not require human operators. By the 1930s, the changeover has been completed or is underway in most American cities with over 50,000 peo...Starting at €8.20
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Autonomous Vehicles: The Rubber Hits the Road...but When
Kerr, William R.; Ciechanover, Allison M.; Huizinga, Jeff; Palano, JamesCase HBS-818088-EKnowledge and CommunicationAutonomous vehicles have enormous implications for business and society. But, despite the headline-laden attention paid to the technology, there remain more questions than answers. Students will learn about the complex industry and have explicit discussions about the factors influencing development and commercialization and how various stakeholders might respond. They will also be put in the shoes of decision-makers looking for signals that might...Starting at €8.20
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Spotify: Face the Music (Update 2018): Seeking Profitability
Vroom, Govert; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase SM-1657-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, StrategySpotify reached $3 billion in revenues in 2016, amid a booming music-streaming market that now made up 51% of the U.S. music industry's total revenues. Finally the industry had embraced digitization and was now seeing two-digit growth for the first time in decades. However, that growth had an Achilles' heel. Spotify itself was staring at an operating loss of $350 million, having never been able to post a profit in all its years of existence. Now,...Starting at €8.20
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John Rogers, Jr. - Ariel Investments Co., Teaching Note
Rogers, Steven S.; White, GregTeaching Note HBS-318100-ETeaching note for case 318099.Starting at €0.00
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Rise of the Drones: Identified Technologies
Wu, Andy; Gonzalez, GeorgeCase HBS-718482-EStrategyThe founder and CEO of Identified Technologies, a Pittsburgh-based drone software and services company, faces a dilemma when San Francisco-based DroneDeploy begins to disrupt the industry with its drone software platform. Identified Technologies needs to consider network effects, customer needs, and the overall state of the drone industry to determine its future path.Starting at €8.20
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Stealing Time: America's Disruption of the Swiss Watch Industry
Van Den Steen, Eric; Stark, AaronCase HBS-718500-EStrategyAfter years of growth, the Swiss watch industry faced an existential crisis. Exports to the US, their primary market, had dropped by more than two thirds over the past five years. Swiss watches were being disrupted by high-quality and affordable American products. The Swiss had to figure out how to respond. No matter the outcome, the year 1876 would prove to be pivotal.Starting at €8.20
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Tesla in 2015, Teaching Plan
Applegate, Lynda M.; Hull, Olivia; Mehta, SarahTeaching Note HBS-818009-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching plan for case "Tesla in 2015" (HBS case no. 817081)Starting at €0.00
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Spotify: Face the Music (Update 2018) - Teaching Note: Seeking Profitability
Sastre Boquet, Isaac; Vroom, GovertTeaching Note SMT-119-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, StrategySpotify reached $3 billion in revenues in 2016, amid a booming music-streaming market that now made up 51% of the U.S. music industry's total revenues. Finally the industry had embraced digitization and was now seeing two-digit growth for the first time in decades. However, that growth had an Achilles' heel. Spotify itself was staring at an operating loss of $350 million, having never been able to post a profit in all its years of existence. Now,...Starting at €0.00