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Whole of Enterprise: An Atomic E-Business Model
Weill, Peter; Vitale, Michael R.Book Chapter HBS-4949BC-EInformation TechnologiesThe use of multiple business models across an organization can create confusion among customers, who may be required to navigate not just different computer systems, but also different ways of doing business. This chapter describes the benefits of adopting an integrated whole-of-enterprise e-business model. This chapter is excerpted from "Place to Space: Migrating to eBusiness Models."Starting at €8.20
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Environmental Technology Fund Partners and E-Leather
Gandhi, Vikram; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-318001-EFinanceIt is 2014 and Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF) Partners, a U.K.-based venture capital firm, has an opportunity to invest in a privately-held U.K. company that manufactured engineered composition leather extracted from waste leather using an environmentally-friendly process. The end product looked, smelled and felt like natural leather. Scalable marketplace adoption of E-Leather's products looked promising, but was just that-promising. And t...Starting at €8.20
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Allocating Decision Rights & Accountability: Elements of Effective IT Governance
Weill, Peter; Ross, Jeanne W.Book Chapter HBS-3595BC-EService and Operations ManagementEvery firm, at some level, needs a digitized platform, or integrated set of electronic business processes, to operate effectively. The only way to deliver a digitized platform--and superior business value from IT--is to design IT decision rights and accountabilities so that daily decisions about IT support the firm's strategic goals. In this chapter, the authors explain the importance of transparency in IT governance and describe how a firm's gov...Starting at €8.20
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JANA Partners: Impact through Activism
Gandhi, Vikram; Reimers Brumme, Caitlin LindsayCase HBS-819073-EFinanceJana Partners, a well-known "activist" hedge fund has announced the launch of a new fund Jana Impact. The basic premise is that the fund will be able to generate superior returns by using Jana's activist approach with companies that are underperforming onStarting at €8.20
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Leading an IT-Savvy Firm: The Critical Role of Senior Management in Making IT a Strategic Asset
Weill, Peter; Ross, Jeanne W.Book Chapter HBS-3597BC-EService and Operations ManagementBeing IT savvy places your company in a position to take advantage of future business opportunities. To maintain the upper hand, all senior managers must make it a constant priority to ensure their digitized platform is being exploited successfully. But how IT savvy is your firm? In this chapter, Weil and Ross first ask you to assess your firm's IT savvy. They then summarize key IT leadership roles within the organization and provide information ...Starting at €8.20
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Pi Investments
Gandhi, Vikram; He, TonyCase HBS-317039-EFinancePi was a large family office pioneering the concept of 100% portfolio impact investing. Tasked with preserving capital, generating moderate returns and advancing the family's social justice goals - Pi's Managing Directors had to identify appropriate products across asset classes. In this case, students will be required to assess an investment in HCAP Partners Fund III from the perspective of Pi and whether such an investment meets the family's co...Starting at €8.20
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Morgan Stanley: Building Long-Term Sustainability
Gandhi, Vikram; Schenk, LynnCase HBS-318103-EFinanceAt the end of 2017, Morgan Stanley's firm performance - the strongest since the financial crisis - is linked to the overall success of its corporate strategy set out in 2015. Following several years of development and integration of a sustainability strategy in sync with overall firm strategy, the case asks the question of what "version 2.0" of a sustainability strategy should look like for the firm. The question is posed by Audrey Choi (HBS MBA ...Starting at €8.20
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Driving Value from IT: Leveraging a Digitized Platform for Business Agility
Weill, Peter; Ross, Jeanne W.Book Chapter HBS-3596BC-EService and Operations ManagementBuilding a digitized platform and the proper IT services for your company can take a lot of time and energy. However, it's important not to fall back into bad working habits once new processes are set in place. Even as you take the first steps towards building an integrated digital platform, you should already be driving value and linking it to your customers' needs. This chapter will explain how to properly drive benefits from your digitized pla...Starting at €8.20
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THE VELUX FOUNDATIONS: Selecting Impact Funds
Gandhi, Vikram; Reimers Brumme, Caitlin Lindsay; Schwalb, NathanielCase HBS-819021-EFinanceAfter much internal debate, THE VELUX FOUNDATIONS of Denmark have decided to allocate a small percentage of their investment portfolio to impact investments. Cambridge Associates, one of the leading investment advisory firms in the world, has been engaged to assist them in developing and implementing an "impact strategy." VELUX only invests in funds (as opposed to direct investments) and must now decide on fund selection criteria and on specific ...Starting at €8.20
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Financial Inclusion at Omidyar Network, Teaching Plan
Gandhi, Vikram; Barnett, JamesTeaching Note HBS-320018-EFinanceTeaching plan for case 318004.Starting at €0.00