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Doing Business in Kigali, Rwanda
Zelleke, Andy; Schlesinger, Leonard A.; Armerding, Pippa Tubman; Lawal, WaleCase HBS-323089-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis case examines the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Rwanda. It highlights Rwanda's economic transformation in the decades leading up to 2023 in the context of its history, culture, and politics. The case gives an overview of some of the main obstacles faced by businesses operating in the country, high transportation costs, some of the most expensive electricity tariffs in sub-Saharan Africa and high levels of government burea...Starting at €8.20
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SAP: Branding in the Digital Age
Narayandas, Das; Migdal, AmramCase HBS-518058-EMarketingBy 2017, digital, social, and mobile technologies were rapidly changing the way many of SAP's traditional customers did business over the last decade. In response to this trend, SAP had acquired companies with capabilities in e-commerce, human capital, workforce management, travel and expense management, and other areas. No longer able to rely on a single contact point through customers' IT departments, SAP's salesforce now had to target a variet...Starting at €8.20
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uberPOOL
Iansiti, Marco; Toffel, Michael W.; Migdal, AmramCase HBS-617009-EService and Operations ManagementThis case describes Uber's uberPOOL service, which let multiple Uber users who were headed in the same direction share a ride and pay substantially lower fares.Starting at €8.20
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SmileDirectClub: Better is Better
Schlesinger, Leonard A.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-320016-EStrategyStarting at €8.20
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Boll & Branch
Schlesinger, Leonard A.; Martin, MelCase HBS-320052-EEntrepreneurshipBoll & Branch is a direct-to-consumer (DTC) business launched in 2015. It was the first Fair-Trade Certified manufacturer of linens. The case provides background on the company, its start, business model, and evolution through 2019.Starting at €8.20
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Pricing PatientPing
Cespedes, Frank V.; Kelley, Julia; Migdal, AmramCase HBS-818017-EIn 2017, Jay Desai, the CEO of Boston-based health care technology company PatientPing, had to consider a number of interrelated pricing challenges. Founded in late 2013, PatientPing sold a software platform that allowed health care providers to receive real-time notifications ("Pings") when one of their patients was admitted to or discharged from a health care facility. Pings allowed providers to coordinate with one another to reduce costs and e...Starting at €8.20
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Athena Bancorp, Teaching Note
Schlesinger, Leonard A.; Abbott, Sarah L.Teaching Note HBS-919518-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for case 919517.Starting at €0.00
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New Director Dilemmas - Family Affairs
Fubini, David G.; Srinivasan, Suraj; Migdal, AmramCase HBS-120103-EThis case focuses on a new director who is must help resolve a disagreement between two generations of leaders in a family business. The case raises questions of the proper role and approach for a director trying to manage a legitimate disagreement between shareholders with different time horizons and specific interests. This case is part of a series of vignettes that capture different dilemmas faced by directors as they join boards of companies ...Starting at €8.20
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The June Oven
Schlesinger, Leonard A.; Godwin, ChristianCase HBS-320067-EEntrepreneurshipThe June Oven was a smart oven which was capable of identifying food and cooking it accordingly. This type of smart oven represented the next step in the long history of oven and stove development. Due to the widespread use of traditional ovens, the market for the June Oven was potentially large. The June Oven was primarily a direct-to-consumer product, available through the company's own website, but it was available through some retail stores. ...Starting at €8.20
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New Director Dilemmas - Sharing Expertise
Fubini, David G.; Srinivasan, Suraj; Migdal, AmramCase HBS-120101-EThis case focuses on a new director who was invited to the board specifically due to her expertise in a technical area. The case allows for discussion of the board director's appropriate role: to advise and direct management, or to ask thoughtful questions about proposed approaches and outline the inherent risks in recommended approaches so that management can "own" the issue and the solutions. This case is part of a series of vignettes that capt...Starting at €8.20