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Career at a Crossroad: Akhil Patel
Wasserman, Noam; Brem, Lisa; Braid, YaelCase HBS-812010-EEntrepreneurshipAkhil Patel is passionate about his business idea: an innovative green technology fuel cell. He wants to dive in and commit to his startup, but his fianc e is much more risk averse, his parents don't approve of the startup, and Akhil has an enticing alternative offer from a prestigious consulting firm. Should Akhil follow his dream and become an entrepreneur? Or should he take the "safer" consulting job?Starting at €8.20
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Career at a Crossroad: Roopa Rao
Wasserman, Noam; Brem, LisaCase HBS-812011-EEntrepreneurshipAkhil Patel is passionate about his business idea: an innovative green technology fuel cell. He wants to dive in and commit to his startup, but Roopa Rao, his fianc e, is much more risk averse, his parents don't approve of the startup, and Akhil has an enticing alternative offer from a prestigious consulting firm. Should Akhil follow his dream and become an entrepreneur? Or should he acquiesce to the other forces in his life and take the "safer"...Starting at €8.20
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La Estrategia de Captación de Clientes de Internet en Bankinter
Martinez-Jerez, F. Asis; Narayanan, V.G.; Brem, LisaCase HBS-104S02Accounting and ControlBankinter, un relativamente pequeño banco español, tiene una gran presencia como un proveedor de servicios financieros a Internet. Abriendo el camino a la rentabilidad a través de Internet Bankinter dará una gran ventaja competitiva sobre los bancos españoles más grandes y consolidadas. Ann Peralta, director de la red de Internet en Bankinter, debe evaluar si los miles de nuevos clientes llegando de otros portales son rentables para el banco. Per...Starting at €8.20
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Global Business School Network
Marquis, Christopher; Bhattacharya, RwitwikaCase HBS-412044-ELeadership and People ManagementThe mission of the Global Business School Network (GBSN) is to strengthen business education for the developing world. The organization was transitioning out of its startup phase and wants to shift its focus from capacity building activities driven by the organization to empowering the network to carry out GBSN's mission. The case asks, what is the best way to accomplish this objective?Starting at €8.20
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Continental Hope Group
Marquis, Christopher; Li, QiCase HBS-415050-EMarketingThis case provides an opportunity to examine and discuss how a traditional Chinese private business was launched and developed into a globalizing, multi-industry corporation. It also highlights how second generation entrepreneurs successfully developed an innovative industry model to sustain a green and profitable business, how the company valued, motivated and retained its talent, and how Chinese private enterprise can go global.Starting at €8.20
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sweetriot 2.0
Marquis, Christopher; Khalife, Donna; Thomason, BobbiCase HBS-412007-ELeadership and People ManagementTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In the fall of 2010, Sarah Endline, CEO and Founder of sweetriot, an organic chocolate company, was deciding the best way to grow her organic chocolate company, while keeping her chocolate physically and conceptually on the shelf. She wanted to grow the offerings and profits of her company, while maintaining its social mission and unique flair. The case tracks the origins of...Starting at €8.20
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COSCO: Implementing Sustainability
Marquis, Christopher; Yin, Juelin; Yang, DongningCase HBS-412081-ELeadership and People ManagementIn January 2005, China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO) announced it would join the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC). At that time, COSCO initiated sustainability reporting practices in line with the UNGC, and over the next six years these efforts evolved into an information technology platform integrating all the company's sustainability processes and indicators. In fall 2011, the company's leadership considered the following strategic...Starting at €8.20
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Sniffing Out Opportunities at PetSmart
Narayanan, V.G.; Brem, LisaCase HBS-110025-EAccounting and ControlThe pet and pet supply industry was one of the few bright lights in an otherwise dismal retail outlook in 2009. This case gives background pet retail industry information and strategic positioning information for both PetSmart and PETCO to enable students to develop their own Balanced Scorecards and strategy maps for the two companies.Starting at €8.20
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VeeV on the Rocks, Teaching Note
Marquis, Christopher; Margolis, Joshua D.; Thomason, BobbiTeaching Note HBS-411076-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for 410006.Starting at €0.00
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China Greentech Initiative (CGTI)
Marquis, Christopher; Villa, Laura Velez; Yin, JuelinCase HBS-412105-EAt the end of 2011, the founders of the China Greentech Initiative (CGTI) wanted to grow the company while respecting its unique hybrid business model that combined a collaborative open source community with more traditional strategic research services. The case follows CGTI from its initial goal of establishing a road map for the Chinese green technology market, to further catalyzing the sector through a combination of collaborative network buil...Starting at €8.20