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Erik Peterson at Biometra (E)
Gabarro, John J.; DeLong, Thomas J.; Soo, JevanCase HBS-411035-ELeadership and People ManagementPresents the final outcome of the events. The Richard Jenkins at SciMat case presents a description from the executive vice-president's point of view of the series of events as reported in the Erik Peterson at Biometra (A), (B), (C), and (D) cases. The Jenkins at SciMat case can be assigned with Erik Peterson at Biometra (E) to give a broader perspective on Peterson's behavior and problems. This case can be handed out during class discussion of t...Starting at €5.74
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Erik Peterson (E) (Spanish version)
Gabarro, John J.Case HBS-408S13Leadership and People ManagementPresents the final outcome of the events. The William Jurgens case presents a description from the corporation president's point of view of the series of events (as reported in the Erik Peterson (A), (B), (C), and (D) cases). The Jurgens case can be assigned with Erik Peterson (E) to give a broader perspective on Olafson's behavior and problems. This case can be handed out during class discussion of the (D) case. A redisguised version of an earli...Starting at €5.74
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Web Site Blues (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Maruca, Regina Fazio; Siegel, David; Carpenter, Candice; Ticoll, David; Rayport, JeffreyArticle HBS-99209-EMarketingSo far, Rachel Soltanoff's instincts had been right. As CEO in this fictional case study, she had successfully navigated TradeRite Software's transition from a news service for stockbrokers to a $70 million provider of shrink-wrapped software geared toward both brokers and the growing day-trader market. Now a well-financed start-up, Stocknet.com, was testing a very competitive product that traders could download directly over the Web. And TradeRi...Starting at €8.20
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Wayfair
Rayport, Jeffrey; Ma, Susie L.; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-819045-EMarketingIn 2016 Niraj Shah and Steve Conine, founders of online home goods retailer Wayfair, are faced with a decision about how to improve user experience on their e-commerce sites. A key driver of consumer interest and conversion to purchase in the home categorStarting at €8.20
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Voi Technology
Rayport, Jeffrey; Hull, OliviaCase HBS-820099-EEntrepreneurshipVoi Technology, a fast-growing start-up out of Sweden, is competing in the highly contested European e-scooter sharing market. With a presence in nearly 40 cities in Europe by February 2020, the firm is working hard to improve its unit economics to reachStarting at €8.20
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Delivering the Goods at Shippo
Bussgang, Jeffrey J.; Rayport, Jeffrey; Hull, OliviaCase HBS-817065-EEntrepreneurshipLaura Behrens Wu, CEO of software start-up Shippo, prepares her pitch for a Series A funding round following a successful seed round. Customer adoption of Shippo's e-commerce dashboard application, which allows small and medium retailers to compare delivery rates between shipping providers and print package labels, has been steady in the nine months since it went live. But traction with the firm's developer-friendly product, an API that allows la...Starting at €8.20
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Thurgood Marshall High School (Spanish Version)
Gabarro, John J.Case HBS-417S17Leadership and People ManagementPresenta el problema que enfrenta un director de instituto recién nombrado. Plantea cuestiones acerca de la conducta interpersonal y de grupo como la falta de resolución de conflictos abiertos y la necesidad de intervenir en un conflicto interpersonal. También se plantea la cuestión de los conflictos intergrupales entre los directores y presidentes de departamento, así como cuestiones de valor en relación con la necesidad de disciplina e innovaci...Starting at €8.20
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Chewy.com (A)
Rayport, Jeffrey; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-818079-EService and Operations ManagementIn late 2013, Ryan Cohen, cofounder and CEO of the fast growing online pet food and pet products retailer Chewy.com, has to make a "bet the company decision"-whether to keep working with Chewy's third-party logistics (3PL) provider to fulfill customer orders, or whether to take this critical function in-house. Cohen worries that the company's 3PL will not be able to serve Chewy's customers as it continues to grow, and reaching scale is essential ...Starting at €8.20
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Chewy.com (B)
Rayport, Jeffrey; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-818105-EService and Operations ManagementCohen and Chewy's other board members decided to fully insource order fulfilment, and commenced building an order fulfilment center near its 3PL partner's facility. As soon as the 3PL learned that Chewy would be managing its own order fulfilment, however, it decided to triple what it charged Chewy to fulfill each order. What should Chewy do?Starting at €5.74
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Breve Nota sobre los Motivos Sociales
Gabarro, John J.; Wormley, WallaceCase HBS-403S03Leadership and People ManagementBrevemente describe en términos de gestión de los tres motivos sociales: la necesidad de logro; la necesidad de poder; necesidad de afiliación. También se analizan brevemente las implicaciones de la obra de David McClelland, David Winters, y otros para la motivación dentro de contextos organizacionales. La fuerza motriz se describe en términos de "poder personalizado" y "poder socializado".Starting at €8.20