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C&F Consulting, Inc.
Alison Konrad; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B14C024-ELeadership and People ManagementIn July 2009, C&F Consulting, Inc., based in Toronto, sends a team of five brand strategists to work with a client in China on marketing and advertising for a car brand specific to the North American market. The team, consisting of four men and one woman, often meet for dinner after their day’s work, which consists of conducting a crash course in North American-style marketing for the Chinese client’s cohort of new recruits. The woman feels that ...Starting at €8.20
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AARP Foundation (B)
Datar, Srikant M.; Epstein, Marc J.; Leonard, Herman B.; Goodwin, Thomas F.Case HBS-107052-EStrategySupplements the (A) case.Starting at €5.74
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AARP Foundation (A)
Datar, Srikant M.; Epstein, Marc J.; Leonard, Herman B.; Goodwin, Thomas F.Case HBS-107051-EStrategyAARP Foundation--a leading non-profit corporation--must create a new "Dashboard" performance measurement tool to track the effectiveness of its new strategic plan.Starting at €8.20
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Managing Risk and Resilience
Kaplan, Robert S.; Leonard, Herman B.; Mikes, Anette; Suarez, Fernando F.; Montes, Juan S.; Kozyrkov, CassieArticle HBS-R2006B-EStrategyThere are ordinary, predictable risks--and then there are black swan events, tsunami risks, and disasters. In "The Risks You Can't Foresee," three business school professors share advice on how to deal with threats that are unexpected and overwhelming. ThStarting at €8.20
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Wilderness Safaris: Ecotourism Entrepreneurship, Teaching Note
Austin, James E.; Epler Wood, Megan; Leonard, Herman B.Teaching Note HBS-319042-EStrategyTeaching note for case 318040.Starting at €0.00
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Wilderness Safaris: Impact Investing and Ecotourism Conservation in Africa
Austin, James E.; Epler Wood, Megan; Leonard, Herman B.Case HBS-321020-EKnowledge and CommunicationIn 2018 the majority ownership of publicly owned Wilderness Safaris, the leading high-end ecotourism company in Africa with safari operations in eight countries, was acquired by The Rise Fund, one of the world's largest private social impact investing funStarting at €8.20
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Wilderness Safaris: Ecotourism Entrepreneurship
Austin, James E.; Epler Wood, Megan; Leonard, Herman B.Case HBS-318040-EStrategyWilderness Safaris sees itself as a conservation company that is built on a business model of providing high-end, premium-priced wildlife safaris in various locations in Africa. Dependent on functioning, healthy ecosystems for its long-term survivability as a business, it invests heavily in conservation efforts, both directly, with communities and governments, and with partners and competitors. It may be reaching saturation of the high-cost, high...Starting at €8.20
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Forrest & Faneuil
Alison Konrad; Victor ShawCase IVEY-9B13C026-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2012, an investment banking summer intern in the head office of a leading international financial institution has received some stellar reviews. His manager hints that as long the intern keeps up the good work, his full-time return offer is all but guaranteed. However, the 120-hour work weeks would deprive him of any opportunity to spend time with his family. He must choose between taking advantage of the organization’s Summer Intern Mobility ...Starting at €8.20
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Commerce and Justice (Spanish version)
Austin, James E.; Leonard, Herman B.; Quinn, James W.Case HBS-312S08Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibilityhow to measure the impact of its social justice activities and how to export its values-based strategy abroad. Focuses on strategic management of a corporate social responsibility (CSR) program. The development of Timberland's innovative commerce and justice strategy sheds light on ways in which strategic alignment can provide energy, synergy, and resources critical to developing a successful CSR program within a for-profit company.Starting at €8.20
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Marimekko
Alison Konrad; Jordan MitchellCase IVEY-9B06C014-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyKirsti Paakkanen has achieved a celebrity status in Finland for her enigmatic leadership of the Finnish design company Marimekko. Purchasing the company in a state of near bankruptcy in 1991, Paakkanen took several actions to restore profitability and realize growth. As of 2006, the company has sales of $64 million (of which 80 per cent are from Finland) and net profits of $8.4 million. Over the last few years, Paakkanen and her team have focused...Starting at €8.20