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De Beers Group: Marketing Diamonds to Millennials
Stefanie Beninger; Karen RobsonCase IVEY-9B17A057-EMarketingIn 2017, the next generation of consumers that were poised to become engaged to be married—millennials—showed different preferences and consumption patterns than previous generations had shown. In response, the De Beers Group of Companies (De Beers), a leading company within the global diamond industry, was making moves to capture this important market. In partnership with the world’s six other leading diamond companies, known collectively as the...Starting at €8.20
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United Airlines and Captain Denny Flanagan
Colin Campbell; Niall Piercy; Michael Parent; Karen RobsonCase IVEY-9B14A025-EMarketingThis case follows a day in the life of Captain Denny Flanagan. A United Airlines pilot for nearly a quarter of a century and a former naval aviator, Flanagan has created and championed a campaign to radically change the nature of air travel — putting good customer service at the heart of everything the airline does and reaching back, in some way, to the golden age of air travel. Examples of his service include ordering food for passengers of dela...Starting at €8.20
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Gillette Takes a Stand: Toxic Masculinity and #thebestmencanbe
Stefanie Beninger; Karen RobsonCase IVEY-9B20A001-EMarketingIn early January 2019, Gillette, one of the world’s leading razor brands, ignited controversy with a specific advertisement—the “We Believe” video. This short film tackled toxic masculinity and encouraged men to be #TheBestMenCanBe. While Gillette historically focused on portraying men as athletes or as career-oriented individuals, the brand's promotions since the late 2010s had turned to a more diverse conceptualization of manhood. When launched...Starting at €8.20
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Miles Everson at PricewaterhouseCoopers
Eccles, Robert G.; Lane, DavidCase HBS-410062-ELeadership and People ManagementMiles Everson, a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), is the Global Engagement Partner (GEP) for a large U.S. financial institution and about to take over this role for a much larger global financial institution. The GEP role is a critical one at PwC. GEPs have responsibility for the firm's largest and most important clients. They must manage a vast external network of client employees and an equally vast internal network of the firm's employ...Starting at €8.20
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Mayhem on Madison (B)
Kohn, A. Eugene; Lane, DavidCase HBS-208102-EFinanceExplains the approvals and construction process for a building to be constructed against neighborhood opposition above an operating bank branch in New York City.Starting at €5.74
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Global Knowledge Management at Danone (A) (Abridged)
Edmondson, Amy C.; Lane, DavidCase HBS-613003-EService and Operations ManagementThis case explores French consumer goods company Danone's novel approach to knowledge management. In 2007, Human Resource Chief (Executive Vice President) Franck Mougin assessed the company's knowledge-sharing tools and considers his options going forward. Through informal knowledge marketplaces and sharing networks, Danone had helped managers connect with each other and share good practices peer-to-peer, rather than relying on traditional hierar...Starting at €8.20
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High Wire Act: Credit Suisse and Contingent Capital, Teaching Plan
Rose, Clayton; Lane, DavidTeaching Note HBS-313048-EThis teaching plan is designed to be used in conjunction with the case "High Wire Act: Credit Suisse and Contingent Capital," (A) and (B), HBS Nos. 312-007 and 312-008, to help faculty deepen student comprehension of business issues and energize classroom discussion.Starting at €0.00
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United Airlines and Captain Denny Flanagan (Spanish version)
Colin Campbell; Niall Piercy; Michael Parent; Karen RobsonCase IVEY-9B14AS025MarketingThis case follows a day in the life of Captain Denny Flanagan. A United Airlines pilot for nearly a quarter of a century and a former naval aviator, Flanagan has created and championed a campaign to radically change the nature of air travel — putting good customer service at the heart of everything the airline does and reaching back, in some way, to the golden age of air travel. Examples of his service include ordering food for passengers of dela...Starting at €8.20
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Chrysler Fiat 2009
Harreld, J. Bruce; Marshall, Paul W.; Lane, DavidCase HBS-811030-EEntrepreneurshipIn spring 2009, Chrysler entered a prepackaged bankruptcy and exited 40 days later in a deal with Fiat, the U.S. Treasury, and the UAW that kept the automaker alive. Looking forward, what was necessary for Chrysler to move beyond the life support it had received? What was possible? Looking back, how should the company's restructuring be assessed?Starting at €8.20
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Lincoln Financial Group (B): Making LFD a Reality (Spanish version)
Godes, David B.; Lane, DavidCase HBS-513S25MarketingLFG reorganizes its business in order to improve customer intimacy. However, to implement the strategy, they need to effect significant changes in the skills of their salespeople. This case series straddles human resource management, corporate strategy, and sales management by exploring the link between a shift in the firm's overall strategy (customer intimacy), the structural implementation of this strategy in the form of the creation of a new d...Starting at €5.74