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The Vespa "Special" 50 cc (A): Buyer
Vaccaro, AntoninoCase NEG-32-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Decision AnalysisA person wants to sell a motorbike, a Vespa 50 cc produced in 1967. It is a very rare and beautiful scooter, but it has an engine that is not original and different from what is reported in the documentation. The seller is aware that even a professional mechanic would find it difficult to spot such an anomaly in the Vespa. The negotiation between the seller and the potential buyer might be affected by the disclosure of such critical information.Starting at €8.20
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Competitive Dynamics in Home Video Games (E): The Rise of 3DO and 32-Bit Gaming
Coughlan, Peter J.Case HBS-701095-EStrategyDescribes the launch of the innovative home video game company, 3DO, which had developed a groundbreaking system featuring 32-bit processing and CD-ROM software. Examines the competitive dynamics in the home video game industry from 1970 into the new millennium.Starting at €5.74
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Negative Rates Are Negative in More Ways than One
John S. McCallumArticle IVEY-9B16TD03-EFinanceToday’s official interest rates are unprecedented, thanks to the spread of negative interest rate policy around the world. Negative interest rate policy is not an academic abstraction to be ignored by the corporate world. Indeed, negative rates come with negative implications for running a business. Until recently, zero was the lower bound on policy rates. But lately, various central banks representing about 25 per cent of global GDP have gone ne...Starting at €8.20
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La Dinámica de la Competencia en los Videojuegos Caseros (E): El Auge del 3DO y Juegos de 32 Bits
Coughlan, Peter J.Case HBS-703S29StrategyDescribe el lanzamiento de la innovadora compañía de videojuegos en casa, 3DO, que había desarrollado un sistema innovador que ofrece procesamiento de 32 bits y el software de CD-ROM. Examina la dinámica competitiva en la industria de los videojuegos en casa desde 1970 en el nuevo milenio.Starting at €5.74
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FIJI Water: Carbon Negative
Gino, Francesca; Toffel, Michael W.; van Sice, StephanieCase HBS-611049-EService and Operations ManagementSeeking to go beyond global best practices in reducing environmental impacts, FIJI Water, a premium artesian bottled water company in the United States, launched a Carbon-Negative campaign that would offset more greenhouse gas emissions than were released by the company's operations and products. The case examines the controversies surrounding this program as well as the program's impacts on the environment and FIJI Water's brand image. The compa...Starting at €8.20
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The California Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32), Teaching Note
Gomez-Ibanez, JoseTeaching Note HBS-HKS684-EEconomicsIn November of 2010, the California voters had to decide whether to support a ballot proposition that would effectively end the state's pioneering effort to reduce global warming. In 2006, the California legislature passed Assembly Bill (AB) 32, "The California Global Warming Solutions Act", a law mandating that California reduce its emissions of greenhouse gases to 1990 levels by 2020. Supporters of AB 32 argued that it would energize other stat...Starting at €0.00
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FIJI Water: Carbon Negative, Teaching Note
Toffel, Michael W.; Gino, FrancescaTeaching Note HBS-612051-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for 611-049Starting at €0.00
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Power Play (C): 3DO in 32-bit Video Games
Brandenburger, AdamCase HBS-795104-EStrategyThe 1980s were the "Nintendo" decade in video-games, while the early 1990s saw Sega rise to prominence on the basis of next-generation, 16-bit technology. By early 1994, Nintendo and Sega split the worldwide installed base of 16-bit home video-game systems about equally. Still, while 16-bit systems offered superior graphics, sound, and game play over the earlier 8-bit systems, many observers considered them a transitional technology, likely to be...Starting at €0.00
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Negative Feedback Rarely Leads to Improvement
Green, Paul; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-F1801B-EThe idea behind performance feedback is that to help people grow, we need to shine a light on the things they can't see about themselves. But a recent study shows that when employees receive critical appraisals from their peers, it mostly makes them seek out colleagues who will give them positive reviews instead.Starting at €8.20
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James Madison, the 'Federal Negative,' and the Making of the U.S. Constitution
Moss, David A.; Campasano, MarcCase HBS-716053-EEconomicsOn June 8th, 1787, at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, delegates from across the United States began discussing a curious proposal to expand federal power over the states. James Madison of Virginia had suggested that the new constitution include a "federal negative," which would give Congress the authority to veto any law passed by a state legislature. He viewed this as a critical safeguard against unchecked power at the state level...Starting at €0.00