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Chris and Alison Weston (B)
Sucher, Sandra J.; Moore, CeliaCase HBS-612020-EPrepare students to make ethically charged decisions by exploring moral disengagement, a process that enables individuals to engage in negative behaviors, from small misdeeds to great atrocities, without believing they are causing harm or doing wrong.Starting at €5.74
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Reaganomics: Impact and Legacy
Nicholas, Tom; Masko, John; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-819007-EEconomicsDuring the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan and his administration instituted several far-reaching economic policies that had both near- and long-term impacts on such aspects of the U.S. economy as monetary policy, inflation, the tax structure, and the role of government. While observers were divided on whether specific policies yielded positive or negative outcomes, one particular area where Reagan's legacy was debated was the extent to which his ...Starting at €8.20
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Scaling Swagbucks (B)
Rayport, Jeffrey; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-818071-EEntrepreneurship"Swagbucks (B)," HBS No. 817123, picks up in mid-2014 following the events described in "Swagbucks (A)," HBS No 817122. Davis and Gorowitz were successful in their efforts to position the company for scale without negatively affecting the company's foundational culture, and developed a close working relationship. In early 2016, the company now has the opportunity to acquire MyPoints, an established competitor with millions of members and the chan...Starting at €5.74
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Ethical Analysis: Moral Disengagement
Sucher, Sandra J.; Moore, CeliaCase HBS-612043-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityMoral disengagement is a process that enables people to engage in negative behaviors, from small misdeeds to great atrocities, without believing that they are causing harm or doing wrong. When Conrad Black, the fallen Canadian mogul convicted of multiple counts of fraud and obstruction of justice, claims that he "would never dream of committing a crime in a thousand years," moral disengagement is what allows him to make that claim and believe it....Starting at €8.20
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Yahoo! in China (A)
Sucher, Sandra J.; Baer, DanielCase HBS-609051-EKnowledge and CommunicationIn 2007 Jerry Yang, CEO of Yahoo!, was lambasted by U.S. Representative Tom Lantos, chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, for Yahoo's role in the arrest and imprisonment of Chinese journalist and democracy advocate Shi Tao. The case describes the actions that Yahoo! had taken to grow its business in China, its handling of a government request for the identity of a Yahoo! user, and subsequent actions by the firm to respond to ne...Starting at €8.20
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A Note on Moral Disengagement (Spanish version)
Sucher, Sandra J.; Moore, CeliaCase HBS-620S11Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityMoral disengagement is a process that enables people to engage in negative behaviors, from small misdeeds to great atrocities, without believing that they are causing harm or doing wrong. When Conrad Black, the fallen Canadian mogul convicted of multiple counts of fraud and obstruction of justice, claims that he "would never dream of committing a crime in a thousand years," moral disengagement is what allows him to make that claim and believe it....Starting at €8.20
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Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. (Spanish version)
Sucher, Sandra J.; McManus, StacyCase HBS-602S04In just seven days, the Ritz-Carlton transforms newly hired employees into "Ladies and Gentlemen Serving Ladies and Gentlemen." The case details a new hotel launch, focusing on the unique blend of leadership, quality processes, and values of self-respect and dignity, to create award-winning service.Starting at €8.20
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Wayfair
Rayport, Jeffrey; Ma, Susie L.; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-819045-EMarketingIn 2016 Niraj Shah and Steve Conine, founders of online home goods retailer Wayfair, are faced with a decision about how to improve user experience on their e-commerce sites. A key driver of consumer interest and conversion to purchase in the home categorStarting at €8.20
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A Winning Recipe? (Spanish version)
Groysberg, Boris; Vaughan, John D.; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-419S01Leadership and People ManagementScott and Ally Svenson, the founders of MOD Pizza, had to make a number of decisions in planning how to scale their small company. They wanted to grow MOD from 45 stores as of May 2015 to 200 stores by the end of 2016, and while the two believed that MOD could manage this growth from an operational standpoint, they wanted to make sure that MOD's culture was sufficiently strong to survive this rollout. The company had developed a strong culture, a...Starting at €8.20
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Chewy.com (A)
Rayport, Jeffrey; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-818079-EService and Operations ManagementIn late 2013, Ryan Cohen, cofounder and CEO of the fast growing online pet food and pet products retailer Chewy.com, has to make a "bet the company decision"-whether to keep working with Chewy's third-party logistics (3PL) provider to fulfill customer orders, or whether to take this critical function in-house. Cohen worries that the company's 3PL will not be able to serve Chewy's customers as it continues to grow, and reaching scale is essential ...Starting at €8.20