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Westlake Lanes: How Can This Business Be Saved
Hamermesh, Richard G.; Zalosh, AlisaCase HBS-4431-EKnowledge and CommunicationShelby Givens, a new MBA, is the general manager of Westlake Lanes, a near-bankrupt bowling alley that her grandfather founded decades earlier. Givens has been given one year to turn a profit; if the goal is not met Westlake will close. During the first few days on the job, Givens learns that the business is in worse shape financially than she - or the board - thought. She also finds that Westlake's employees exhibit minimal productivity. Givens ...Starting at €8.20
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How Can This Business Be Saved? (Spanish version)
Hamermesh, Richard G.; Zalosh, AlisaCase HBS-413S10StrategyShelby Givens, a new MBA, is the general manager of Westlake Lanes, a near-bankrupt bowling alley that her grandfather founded decades earlier. Givens has been given one year to turn a profit; if the goal is not met Westlake will close. During the first few days on the job, Givens learns that the business is in worse shape financially than she - or the board - thought. She also finds that Westlake's employees exhibit minimal productivity. Givens ...Starting at €8.20
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Westlake Lanes: How Can This Business Be Saved, Teaching Note
Hamermesh, Richard G.; Zalosh, AlisaTeaching Note HBS-4432-ETeaching note for case 4431.Starting at €0.00
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General Electric, 1984 (Spanish Version)
Aguilar, Francis J.; Hamermesh, Richard G.; Brainard, Caroline E.Case HBS-302S36Knowledge and CommunicationDescribe los primeros cuatro años de permanencia de Jack Welch como CEO de las ofertas de General Electric Co. con las formas Welch ha tratado de actividades de estrategia y planificación del cambio de GE y sus intentos de hacer la empresa más empresarial.Starting at €8.20
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Generation Investment Management
Sucher, Sandra J.; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-613002-EExamines the investment process of Generation Investment Management, a "sustainable" investing firm established in 2004 by David Blood and U.S. Vice President Al Gore. Places students in the position of David Lowish, director of global industrials, who must decide whether to recommend an investment in ABB India. The decision pits economic development-supplying energy to impoverished rural areas in India, against environmental damage-caused by the...Starting at €8.20
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Whose Money Is It Anyway (C)
Narayanan, V.G.; Hamermesh, Richard G.; Gordon, RachelCase HBS-810031-EAccounting and ControlThe case describes how the Brigham and Women's Physicians Organization and its corporate parent resolved the issue of how the disputed funds would be distributed and used.Starting at €5.74
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Business and Government: Campaign Contributions and Lobbying in the United States
Ramanna, Karthik; Sucher, Sandra J.; Cornell, Ian McKownCase HBS-113037-EEconomicsThis note on business-government relations introduces students to the state of campaign contributions and lobbying by corporations in the United States. The note develops two hypotheses as to the impact of corporate political engagement: (i) a vehicle to facilitate good government; and (ii) an instrument of special-interest capture. The note can be used to generate a discussion on the following issues: (1) In a democratic capitalist society, what...Starting at €8.20
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Healthcare and Harvard Business School Alumni in 2008
Hamermesh, Richard G.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Sterling, CaraCase HBS-808044-ETo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. This case chronicles the role that Harvard Business School alumni play in the healthcare industry. Overall data on alumni is given, and the industry is broken into seven areas in which the careers of twenty-five alumni are highlighted.Starting at €8.20
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Gene Patents (A)
Hamermesh, Richard G.; Kiron, David; Andrews, PhillipCase HBS-811089-EEntrepreneurshipIn March 2010, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Sweet overturned 30 years of legal precedent and ruled that unaltered human genes could not be patented. This case reviews patent law and how it relates to our increasing knowledge of the Human Genome. The case issues deal with the potential implications of Judge Sweet's decision for biotechnology entrepreneurs and investors.Starting at €8.20
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Novasys Medical
Hamermesh, Richard G.; Barley, LaurenCase HBS-810027-EEntrepreneurshipNovasys has developed a new medical device and procedure for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence that is cheaper and can be performed in doctors' offices. In spite of FDA approval, the American Medical Association has been unwilling to approve the product for reimbursement. The case deals with the company's struggle to obtain a reimbursement code.Starting at €8.20