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Formula E Championship Racing (A)
Higgins, Robert F.; Weber, JamesCase HBS-819011-EEntrepreneurshipFormula E founder and CEO Alejandro Aga obtained the rights to develop a new electric car racing series from the F d ration Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Agag needed to develop the series from scratch-developing a race car, finding teams willing to race, cities willing to host races, and sponsors, media partners, and investors willing to fund the series. The first race was one year away. How should Agag go about developing this new seri...Starting at €8.20
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Formula E Championship Racing (B)
Higgins, Robert F.; Ma, Susie L.; Weber, JamesCase HBS-819012-EEntrepreneurshipFormula E's season three is nearly complete. CEO Alejandro Agag needs to examine his business model to ensure the racing series is positioned to grow sustainable in the years to come.Starting at €5.74
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Formula E Championship Racing (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Higgins, Robert F.; Weber, JamesTeaching Note HBS-819101-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for cases 819011 and 819012.Starting at €0.00
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The Hain Celestial Group
Bell, David E.; Alvarez, Jose B.; Weber, James; Shelman, MaryCase HBS-516007-EStrategyHain Celestial manufactured natural and organic food and personal care products to be sold to retailers of these products. The company had grown successfully and profitably through acquisitions and organically for two decades. In late 2015, Hain faced challenges on several fronts. First, new consumers were interested in these products and these consumers had characteristics different from those of historical consumers in the segment. Second, the ...Starting at €8.20
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City Year: The Journey
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Weber, JamesCase HBS-311080-ETo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Throughout its first two decades, City Year, a non-profit organization, was dedicated to recruiting young adults to give a year of public service. It had passed through several growth phases but by 2010 a new challenge, and opportunity, had arisen when City Year and its partners in a school turnaround collaboration - Diplomas Now - won a prestigious Department of Education I...Starting at €8.20
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Nuclear Energy: An Answer to Climate Change
Toffel, Michael W.; Dowell, Glen W. S.; Weber, JamesCase HBS-616052-EEnvironmental activist groups have traditionally opposed nuclear energy. However, the growing environmental problems associated with global climate change requires major changes to reduce the carbon intensity of electricity generation. Should environmental groups reverse course and support the construction of new nuclear plants--using technology that could be rapidly deployed at scale--to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that are causing global cl...Starting at €8.20
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Pfizer and AstraZeneca: Marketing an Acquisition (A)
Quelch, John A.; Weber, JamesCase HBS-515007-EMarketingIn 2014, Pfizer proposed a friendly acquisition of AstraZeneca, but the AstraZeneca board resisted over price and strategy concerns. Was this good for pharmaceutical consumers? Pfizer, like pharmaceutical companies in general, faced difficulties in growing sales due to the challenges of developing new drugs. Over the previous decade or more, Pfizer had pursued acquisitions as a way to acquire new drugs, increase sales, and to reduce costs by comb...Starting at €8.20
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School of One: Reimagining How Students Learn
Childress, Stacey; Weber, James; Haldeman, MatthewCase HBS-310053-EEntrepreneurshipTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. School of One was a start-up with a new approach to learning. Instead of one teacher delivering the entire math curriculum to a class of 20-25 students, School of One utilized a technology platform that allowed several teachers to collectively oversee the learning of a larger group of students. Each student followed a personalized pathway to mastery of a set of math concepts...Starting at €8.20
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The National Hockey League
Higgins, Robert F.; Masko, John; Weber, JamesCase HBS-819036-EStrategyIn 2015, National Hockey League (NHL) commissioner Gary Bettman was weighing two major decisions: whether to expand the league to a new city, and whether to conclude a digital media rights deal with Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM). Expansion required a careful balance between the needs of existing teams, and of parallel fan bases in the U.S. and Canada. Between two candidate expansion cities, Las Vegas, NV and Quebec, QC, Bettman wou...Starting at €8.20
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Claude Grunitzky
Battilana, Julie; Ramarajan, Lakshmi; Weber, JamesCase HBS-412065-ELeadership and People ManagementClaude Grunitzky, a media entrepreneur, develops, maintains, and leverages an extensive personal and professional network across three continents. The case considers the steps he has taken to build and cultivate a network that creates value for himself and others. This case is accompanied by a Video Short that can be shown in class or included in a digital coursepack. Instructors should consider the timing of making the video available to stude...Starting at €8.20