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Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul: Building on a Diversified Base
George, William W.Case HBS-412074-EEconomicsSince the 1970s, the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan region (MSP) had outpaced the nation in job creation and income per capita. MSP's diversified base of industry clusters had enabled the region to adapt to economic downturns and an exodus of major corporate headquarters, earning it the accolade "Minnesota Miracle." Starting in 2003, however, MSP lagged the rest of the U.S. in job ceation (see Exhibit 1). Alarmed business and civic leaders coa...Starting at €8.20
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Best Buy's Corie Barry: Confronting the COVID-19 Pandemic
George, William W.; Migdal, AmramCase HBS-321073-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis case examines the leadership of Corie Barry, the new CEO of Best Buy, with a focus on actions the company took in 2020 to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic. The case includes a history of Best Buy's strategy and leadership, including the transitions between the company's founder and the subsequent four CEOs. In particular, the career trajectory of CEO Corie Barry is described in detail. Regarding Best Buy's response to COVID-19, the case detail...Starting at €8.20
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Royal DSM: From Continuous Transformation to Organic Growth
George, William W.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Migdal, AmramCase HBS-317063-EStrategyRoyal DSM CEO Feike Sijbesma was pondering the challenges of shifting DSM's global organization from the constant transformations of the past 100 years to creating organic growth. When Sijbesma took the helm as CEO in 2007, he further pushed and completed the company's final moves away from commodity chemicals and toward more sustainable businesses whereby DSM could create value with differentiated offerings. Sijbesma emphasized innovation and mo...Starting at €8.20
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Battle for the Soul of Capitalism: Unilever and the Kraft Heinz Takeover Bid (B)
George, William W.; Migdal, AmramCase HBS-317128-EThis (B) case describes the aftermath of Unilever's February 2017 rejection of Kraft Heinz Company's (KHC)/3G Capital's (3G) unsolicited $143 billion takeover offer. In an effort to defend itself against future attempts by KHC/3G or other suitors, Unilever announced on April 4, 2017, a program of enhancing its long-term shareholder value with a series of aggressive restructuring moves. The program included targeted improvements to its operating m...Starting at €5.74
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Howard Schultz: Building Starbucks Community (B)
George, William W.; Pierce, LanceCase HBS-407127-ELeadership and People ManagementSupplements the (A) case.Starting at €5.74
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Facebook Confronts a Crisis of Trust
George, William W.; Migdal, AmramCase HBS-318145-EKnowledge and CommunicationStarting at €8.20
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David Neeleman: Flight Path of a Servant Leader (A)
George, William W.; Breitfelder, Matthew D.Case HBS-409024-ELeadership and People ManagementDavid Neeleman, founder of JetBlue, is forced to confront a crisis in customer confidence following operational difficulties on February 14, 2007. This becomes a vital test of his leadership.Starting at €8.20
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Lisa Sherman (A)
George, William W.; Audenaert, JensCase HBS-408115-ELeadership and People ManagementLisa Sherman is a successful executive at Verizon who is struggling with the decision to reveal her sexual orientation. After attending a diversity training workshop in which participants expressed extremely negative views about people in her community, Sherman wonders whether the company is the right place for her, or if she should reveal her identity as lesbian and work within the system. Should she meet with the CEO to share her experience, or...Starting at €8.20
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Battle for the Soul of Capitalism: Unilever and the Kraft Heinz Takeover Bid (A)
George, William W.; Migdal, AmramCase HBS-317127-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis case describes Kraft Heinz Company's (KHC) February 2017 unsolicited $143 billion takeover offer to acquire Unilever. The offer was made to Unilever CEO Paul Polman by KHC chairman Alexandre Behring, who was also co-founder and CEO of Brazilian-basedStarting at €8.20
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What Went Wrong with Boeing's 737 Max (B)
George, William W.; Migdal, AmramCase HBS-321001-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityFollowing the March 10, 2019, crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302, en route to Nairobi, Kenya and the October 29, 2018, downing of Lion Air flight 610 as it took off from Jakarta, Indonesia, Boeing's 737 Max jet, the model flown in both instances, wasStarting at €5.74