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The HBR Agenda 2011
Ariely, Dan; Brown, Tim; Cappelli, Peter; Davenport, Thomas H.; Duflo, Esther; Fernández-Aráoz, Claudio; Govindarajan, Vijay; Gratton, Lynda; Hackman, J. Richard; Ibarra, Herminia; Kedrosky, Paul; Lafley, A.G.; Li, Charlene; Ma, Jack; Manzoni, Jean-Francois; Pink, Daniel H.; Porter, Michael E.; Schein, Edgar H.; Schmidt, Eric; Schwab, Klaus; Shirky, Clay; Stiglitz, Joseph E.; Sutton, Robert I.; Tyson, LaArticle HBS-R1101B-EKnowledge and CommunicationJoseph E. Stiglitz will be crafting a new postcrisis paradigm for macroeconomics whereby rational individuals interact with imperfect and asymmetric information. Herminia Ibarra will be looking for hard evidence of how "soft" leadership creates value. Eric Schmidt will be planning to scale mobile technology by developing fast networks and providing low-cost smartphones in the poorest parts of the world. Michael Porter will be using modern cost a...Starting at €8.20
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The HBR Agenda 2011 (Spanish version)
Ariely, Dan; Brown, Tim; Cappelli, Peter; Davenport, Thomas H.; Duflo, Esther; Fernández-Aráoz, Claudio; Govindarajan, Vijay; Gratton, Lynda; Hackman, J. Richard; Ibarra, Herminia; Kedrosky, Paul; Lafley, A.G.; Li, Charlene; Ma, Jack; Manzoni, Jean-Francois; Pink, Daniel H.; Porter, Michael E.; Schein, Edgar H.; Schmidt, Eric; Schwab, Klaus; Shirky, Clay; Stiglitz, Joseph E.; Sutton, Robert I.; Tyson, LaArticle HBS-R1101BKnowledge and CommunicationJoseph E. Stiglitz will be crafting a new postcrisis paradigm for macroeconomics whereby rational individuals interact with imperfect and asymmetric information. Herminia Ibarra will be looking for hard evidence of how "soft" leadership creates value. Eric Schmidt will be planning to scale mobile technology by developing fast networks and providing low-cost smartphones in the poorest parts of the world. Michael Porter will be using modern cost a...Starting at €8.20
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Rethinking B-Sc’ool Apparel at Hill
Dwight Heinrichs; Michael TaylorCase IVEY-9B20A009-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn October 2018, the president of a business school student (BSS) society must decide on the viability of marketing a line of business school apparel. The school had been selling its brand of products with moderate success and the president had to determine the best option going forward. She faced a number of decisions: How to increase sales? What should be included in the clothing line? Should the product line be branded under the school’s or th...Starting at €8.20
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CardSwap: Converting Unwanted Gift Cards into Cash
Neil Bendle; Michael TaylorCase IVEY-9B11A034-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingCardSwap was an online service that provided consumers with the opportunity to convert unwanted gift cards into hard cash. The co-founder felt convinced that his small Canadian company created great value for its customers. After all, there were around a billion dollars of unwanted gift cards entering circulation every year. People who owned these unwanted gift cards would surely want to use the CardSwap service. CardSwap could offer a strong val...Starting at €8.20
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Managing Analytical People: Cultivating the Scarce Ingredient That Makes Analytics Work
Davenport, Thomas H.; Harris, Jeanne G.Book Chapter HBS-2201BC-EWhen most people visualize business analytics, they think of computers, software, and printouts or screens full of numbers. What they should be envisioning, however, are their fellow human beings. This chapter addresses the most important factor in making a company analytical: its people. This chapter was originally published as Chapter 7 of "Competing on Analytics."Starting at €8.20
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Canadian Western Agribition: Beefing up the Growth Strategy
Tatiana Levit; Michael TaylorCase IVEY-9B15A002-EMarketing, StrategyIn early June 2014, the chief executive officer of Canadian Western Agribition, a not-for-profit organization, is reviewing the results of its 2013 agricultural show, a fair that takes place every November in Regina, Saskatchewan. The week-long event includes the largest livestock show in Canada, an extensive agribusiness tradeshow, a large marketplace of home products, a rodeo competition, and entertainment and educational programs that have a f...Starting at €8.20
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The Popcorn Predicament: Competition, Conflict and Buying Behaviour
Michael TaylorCase IVEY-9B12A021-ELeadership and People Management, MarketingThis B2B role-play case, with its six supplements, is a six part interaction between competing Original Equipment Manufacturers, Distributors and End Users, each with their own business priorities. It is an excellent case to explore organizational buying behaviour, the discipline of the selling process, and the management of sales resources (time) as an asset. It can be included in an introductory marketing course at the MBA or undergraduate leve...Starting at €8.20
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Make Better Decisions
Davenport, Thomas H.Article HBS-R0911L-ELeadership and People ManagementTraditionally, decision making in organizations has rarely been the focus of systematic analysis. That may account for the astounding number of recent poor calls, such as decisions to invest in and securitize subprime mortgage loans or to hedge risk with credit default swaps. Business books are rich with insights about the decision process, but organizations have been slow to adopt their recommendations. It's time to focus on decision making, Dav...Starting at €8.20
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Hill & Levene Schools of Business : 2020s Business Education
Dwight Heinrichs; Michael TaylorCase IVEY-W26088-EMarketing, StrategyThe Hill & Levene Schools of Business (HLSB) Paul J. Hill Business School at the University of Regina, were considering widely divergent strategic alternatives, in what was expected to be a new and permanently altered post Covid-19 competitive environmentStarting at €8.20
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Review Your Business Comprehensively: Monitoring and Revising Your Analytical Models as the Business--or Business Environment--Changes
Davenport, Thomas H.; Harris, Jeanne G.; Morison, RobertBook Chapter HBS-5755BC-EStrategyBeing analytical - or more specifically, being successful with analytics - is not a one-time activity. Analytical competitors must constantly review and revise their approaches in light of their business strategies and business models, changing market conditions, competitor initiatives, and the expectations and behaviors of customers. These days the world changes rapidly, and analytical models need to reflect those changes. In this chapter the au...Starting at €8.20