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Productos de consumo Disney: marketing nutricional infantil
Bell, David E.; Winig, LauraCase HBS-508S23MarketingEn un esfuerzo por ganar cuota de mercado en la categoría de alimentos de los niños, Disney Consumer Products (DCP) debutó una amplia línea de "mejores para usted" alimentos, que van desde frutas y verduras frescas a las comidas congeladas, a través de una asociación con los supermercados Kroger. En respuesta a una epidemia global de obesidad, DCP reformuló los productos existentes e introdujo nuevos que cumplieron con los requisitos nutricionale...Starting at €8.20
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Woolf Farming and Processing
Bell, David E.; Winig, Laura; Shelman, MaryCase HBS-510033-EWoolf Farming Company, a privately owned family farming business in California's Central Valley, found its business threatened by a lack of water, brought on by a combination of drought, poor quality well water and unavailability of surface water due to federally imposed pumping restrictions. Woolf had been farming crops for more than 30 years, but this was the first time they suffered a water shortage so severe that crops had to be abandoned in ...Starting at €8.20
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Marks and Spencer: Plan A
Bell, David E.; Sanghavi, Nitin; Winig, LauraCase HBS-509029-EMarketingMarks & Spencer initiated a comprehensive approach to sustainability (reduction of waste, carbon emissions, fair trade) called Plan A. Does it offer a competitive advantage?Starting at €8.20
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Woolf Farming and the California Water Crisis
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Bell, David E.; Kindred, Natalie; Shelman, Mary; Winig, LauraCase HBS-716038-EEconomicsThis case highlights the tough choices, competing interests, and decision-making mechanisms involved in California's management of its severe drought, entering its fifth year in 2015. Stuart Woolf, CEO of Woolf Farming, a grower and processor of almonds, tomatoes, and other crops in California's Central Valley, must decide how to respond to the changing operating environment. Scarce water resources-and institutional constraints on the use of wate...Starting at €8.20
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Lucinda Creighton and the Irish Abortion Bill Vote
Winig, Laura; King, DavidCase HBS-KS1196-EEconomicsOn June 16, 2013, the Irish government sponsored the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill, which proposed to allow abortions when doctors determined the procedure was necessary to save the life of the mother. The bill was introduced in Ireland's House of Representatives to much debate. Some Representatives who were opposed to the bill felt that that they should be entitled to vote their conscience rather vote the party line. The consequences ...Starting at €8.20
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Nadine Vogel: Negotiating Life and Work
Winig, Laura; Bowles, Hannah RileyCase HBS-KS1290-EEven as a teenager, Nadine Vogel knew she wanted to be an executive with a FORTUNE 500 company. This case chronicles her journey and her life and career choices, from college through her midlife decision to leave the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, where she had spearheaded the launch of a new division aimed at serving parents of children with disabilities. Vogel's leadership and career negotiating skills are exemplified, as she navigates th...Starting at €8.20
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The Massport Model: Integrating Diversity and Inclusion into Public-Private Partnerships
Winig, Laura; Livingston, RobertCase HBS-KS1280-EEconomicsOn May 22, 2018, executives from the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) along with Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh gathered in the Seaport District of South Boston for a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the start of construction on a new hotel in Boston's Seaport District. The hotel, when completed in early 2021, would be the fourth largest in the state. "Today marks more than just a groundbreaking," sai...Starting at €8.20
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Mothers of Rotterdam: Scaling a Social Services Program in the Netherlands
Winig, Laura; Boatright Wilson, JulieCase HBS-KS1269-EEntrepreneurshipBoard Chair Nanne Boonstra was about to learn the details of a scaling strategy proposal for Mothers of Rotterdam, a fledgling social service program that helped the city's disadvantaged pregnant women. Boonstra's employer, a venture philanthropy foundation that was funding the program, was interested in whether it was feasible to scale the pilot program throughout Rotterdam. Other stakeholders hoped the program might be replicated elsewhere in t...Starting at €8.20
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Michelle Rhee and the Washington D.C. Public Schools
Garcia-Rios, Patricia; Winig, Laura; Kelman, SteveCase HBS-HKS693-EEconomicsThis 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 students, as it may reveal key case details. The case opens in 2007, when theStarting at €8.20
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Burt's Bees: Leaving the Hive
Winig, Laura; Wathieu, LucCase HBS-507017-EMarketingRapid growth is pushing Burt's Bees' natural personal care products into mass distribution channels, with products and brand elements that are less quirky, more commercial than they used to be. Indeed, CEO John Replogle believes that by focusing on efficacious, natural, and unique ingredients, and also by promoting earth-friendly production processes, Burt's Bees will impose superior product expectations and win over the mainstream personal care ...Starting at €8.20