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Career at a Crossroad: Akhil Patel
Wasserman, Noam; Brem, Lisa; Braid, YaelCase HBS-812010-EEntrepreneurshipAkhil Patel is passionate about his business idea: an innovative green technology fuel cell. He wants to dive in and commit to his startup, but his fianc e is much more risk averse, his parents don't approve of the startup, and Akhil has an enticing alternative offer from a prestigious consulting firm. Should Akhil follow his dream and become an entrepreneur? Or should he take the "safer" consulting job?Starting at €8.20
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Career at a Crossroad: Roopa Rao
Wasserman, Noam; Brem, LisaCase HBS-812011-EEntrepreneurshipAkhil Patel is passionate about his business idea: an innovative green technology fuel cell. He wants to dive in and commit to his startup, but Roopa Rao, his fianc e, is much more risk averse, his parents don't approve of the startup, and Akhil has an enticing alternative offer from a prestigious consulting firm. Should Akhil follow his dream and become an entrepreneur? Or should he acquiesce to the other forces in his life and take the "safer"...Starting at €8.20
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Epilogue
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonBook Chapter HBS-1019BC-EInformation TechnologiesIT has changed not only the way we work and conduct business, but also how we (and our customers) play, how we consume, and how we educate our next generations. And yet the IT phenomenon, so evident in the expenditures of every organization, has not yet achieved management attention equal to other areas, such as finance, marketing, operations, and human resources. The main problem according to the authors is the absence of systematic frameworks t...Starting at €8.20
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Chapter Sixteen Teaching Note: Standardization
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonTeaching Note HBS-8662-EInformation TechnologiesTeaching note for 1015BC.Starting at €0.00
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Chapter Eleven Teaching Note: Damage
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonTeaching Note HBS-8655-EInformation TechnologiesTeaching note for 1010BC.Starting at €0.00
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Chapter Twelve Teaching Note: Communication
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonTeaching Note HBS-8657-EInformation TechnologiesTeaching note for 1011BC.Starting at €0.00
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Rubbish Boys
Wasserman, Noam; Galper, RachelCase HBS-808101-EEntrepreneurshipIt looked like founder-CEO Brian Scudamore might not be able to pursue franchising as a growth option for his junk-removal business after all. Over the years, he had overcome many hurdles, including buying out his "too-fiery" co-founder, firing all of his employees so he could start all over again when he became disillusioned with the company's developing culture, and failing at experimenting with student franchising to increase the rate of growt...Starting at €8.20
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Boeing Co.: Moonshine Shop
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonCase HBS-607130-EStrategyDescribes how the "Moonshine Shop," a group of plant-savvy creative generalists, is helping a great industrial company become more innovative. Chronicles the history of the Moonshine Shop, its successes and failures, and describes innovations they've helped put in place. The group routinely creates savings equal to multiples of their own budge through front-lines process innovation and support of staff on-the-floor.Starting at €8.20
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Rubbish Boys, Teaching Note
Wasserman, NoamTeaching Note HBS-810021-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching Note for [808101].Starting at €0.00
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Chapter Nineteen: Looking Forward
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonBook Chapter HBS-1018BC-EInformation Technologies"The Adventures of an IT Leader" invites readers to "walk in the shoes" of Jim Barton, the new CIO of the fictional IVK Corporation, as he spends a difficult year learning effective information technology leadership, sidestepping the pitfalls that make the CIO job the most volatile and high-turnover job in the business. Surprising everyone, Barton not only survives a tumultuous year in the job, but excels enough to garner several attractive job o...Starting at €8.20