This website uses technical, customisation and analytical cookies, both first-party and third-party, to anonymously facilitate browsing and analyse statistics on use of the website. Learn more
Search results
-
Walmart's Workforce of the Future (Spanish version)
Kerr, William R.; Bach-Lombardo, JordanCase HBS-821S03StrategyFaced with intense competition from Amazon, in 2015 Walmart began a transformation of its operations and workforce. The goal was to create an omnichannel retail experience for customers that seamlessly joined online and offline shopping. This case explores Walmart's efforts to deliver this through investments in its workforce makeup and training, digital infrastructure, and automation technology.Starting at €8.20
-
Alvogen: Scaling Entrepreneurship, Teaching Note
Kerr, William R.; Isenberg, Daniel J.Teaching Note HBS-820020-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for case 819038.Starting at €0.00
-
MobSquad
Choudhury, Prithwiraj; Kerr, William R.; Ma, Susie L.Case HBS-821010-EEntrepreneurshipIrfhan Rawji (MBA 2004) launched MobSquad in October 2018 to help American tech start-ups retain hard-to-find talent, many of whom struggled with U.S. work visa issues, such as software engineers with experience in artificial intelligence, machine learning, or data science. MobSquad also helped companies fill open roles by tapping into its database of pre-vetted foreign tech workers. While there was growing demand for these specialists, the talen...Starting at €8.20
-
Hot Chicken Takeover
Kerr, William R.; Raman, Manjari; Hull, OliviaCase HBS-819078-EEntrepreneurshipBy December 2018, entrepreneur Joe DeLoss's fried chicken company, Hot Chicken Takeover, has opened three restaurants in Columbus, Ohio using an unconventional employment model that helps people with criminal records get back on their feet. DeLoss is proud of the supportive employment environment he has cultivated, but wonders how to scale it beyond Columbus.Starting at €8.20
-
Hot Chicken Takeover, Teaching Note
Kerr, William R.; Raman, Manjari; Hull, OliviaTeaching Note HBS-820021-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note to case 819078Starting at €0.00
-
The Golden Triangle: Back in Business (A)
Fuller, Joseph B.; Kerr, William R.; Raman, Manjari; Maruyama, DonaldCase HBS-818089-EEntrepreneurshipStarting at €8.20
-
CEWD: Closing the Skills Gap
Kerr, William R.; Norris, Michael; Raman, ManjariCase HBS-818081-EEntrepreneurshipIn 2018, Ann Randazzo, executive director of the Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD) is assessing the organization's performance since its 2006 founding. Founded to address an imminent retirement bubble of middle skills workers in the utilities industry, CEWD had since expanded its mission to focus on workforce development initiatives to improve the skills and diversity of the industry's workforce. The group was an example of an indust...Starting at €8.20
-
Western Governors University: 10x Vision, Teaching Note
Kerr, William R.; Scibetta, Coelin P.Teaching Note HBS-820042-EStrategyTeaching note for case 819093.Starting at €0.00
-
Western Governors University: 10x Vision
Kerr, William R.; Ma, Susie L.Case HBS-819093-EStrategyWestern Governors University (WGU) was a nonprofit institution of higher education whose online learning model served more than 100,000 students in 2019 and was scaling rapidly. President Scott Pulsipher wanted to expand WGU's reach to millions more with a plan called 10x Vision. 10x Vision called for scaling enrollment, creating new ventures to expand access to higher education that complement WGU's business model, and funding these ventures. Pu...Starting at €8.20
-
INNOVA-MEX's Bid for ENKONTROL
Nanda, Ramana; Kerr, William R.; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-812008-EEntrepreneurshipIn their second year, two Mexican HBS MBAs joined forces to start a search fund based in Mexico City. They had raised money to acquire an existing private company in Mexico with an initial enterprise value between $5 million and $15 million. Just seven months after raising the fund, they were about to close a deal on a target company, but the seller wants to renegotiate.Starting at €8.20