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Joyus - Strategic Decisions in the Online Video Shopping Market
Matthew Wong; Darren MeisterCase IVEY-9B16M002-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyJoyus is an ambitious and high-potential company just transitioning out of start-up mode. After three years operating in the growing online video shopping marketplace, all the while developing new technology, business partnerships, and fundraising, Joyus is positioning itself for the next level. The company’s goal is to become the dominant player in the rapidly developing video-based ecommerce marketplace. The chief executive officer and her mana...Starting at €8.20
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Joyus - Building an Organizational Structure for Scale
Matthew Wong; Darren MeisterCase IVEY-9B16M003-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyJoyus is a growing online video shopping marketplace specializing in women’s health, beauty and fashion products. After three years of operations and having recently secured substantial funding, the company is poised for future growth. The co-founder and chief executive officer faces the difficult challenge of building the right management team and the appropriate organizational structure to support the company’s desired growth. She needs to stru...Starting at €8.20
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Dropbox: Go-To-Market Sales Strategy
Darren Meister; Matthew WongCase IVEY-9B17M053-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn late 2014, Dropbox, the San Francisco-based pioneering cloud-based file storage service, was at an important stage of its growth. Its user base had expanded into hundreds of millions of users globally, and the company was expanding its service offerings to organizations. At the heart of this expansion was the ever-increasing acquisition of customers in the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model. As Dropbox targeted larger customers, it needed to c...Starting at €8.20
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Curiosity
Gino, Francesca; Kashdan, Todd B; Disabato, David J.; Goodman, Fallon R.; Naughton, Carl; Fernandez-Araoz, Claudio; Roscoe, Andrew; Aramaki, KentaroArticle HBS-R1805B-ENew research shows that curiosity is vital to an organization's performance: Among other things, it improves engagement and collaboration and helps people make better choices. But although leaders might say they value inquisitive minds, in reality most stifle curiosity, fearing it will increase risk and inefficiency. The lead Spotlight article elaborates on the benefits of and common barriers to curiosity in the workplace and offers five strategi...Starting at €8.20
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Polaris 2008
Darren Meister; Rua-Huan TsaihCase IVEY-9B08E011-EInformation Technologies, StrategyThe chairman of Taiwan-based Polaris Securities Co. Ltd. (Polaris Securities), announced approval of Polaris' investment plans in Singapore, Vietnam and Abu Dhabi. The chairman's name was known in Taiwan as synonymous with innovation and entrepreneurship. He had experienced great success in launching an information technology strategy and related complementary assets for online stock trading and online transactions. With a prominent performance, ...Starting at €8.20
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RBC: Transforming Transformation (B)
Bernstein, Ethan S.; Gino, Francesca; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-920045-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2017, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), a Canadian financial icon, mandated a swat team of "enablers of collaboration" (their job description) to support the personal and commercial bank in the enterprise-wide RBC Cultural Transformation initiative. HisStarting at €5.74
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Larry Miller
Gino, Francesca; Frei, Frances X.; Gibson, Hise; Dadlani, AliciaCase HBS-922041-ELeadership and People ManagementUnder the leadership of Larry Miller, chairman and former president of Nike's Air Jordan brand, annual revenues for the Jordan brand soared from $150 million to over $4 billion. But for over 40 years, Miller guarded a secret. When he was younger, he spent nearly a decade in and out of prison for homicide and armed robberies. While incarcerated, he focused on his education, and graduated with honors from college. After a potential employer rescind...Starting at €8.20
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Poles apart on PZU (C)
Gino, Francesca; Dessain, Vincent; Misztal, Karol; Khayyat, MichaelCase HBS-912015-EAfter a decade-long dispute with the Polish State Treasury, in October 2009 the Dutch insurer Eureko agreed to exit PZU in exchange for compensation. Who was the biggest beneficiary of the settlement: Eureko, the Treasury, or PZU itself?Starting at €5.74
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Organization Behavior Reading: Negotiation, Teaching Note
Bazerman, Max H.; Gino, Francesca; Shonk, KatherineTeaching Note HBS-8409-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product #8408.Starting at €0.00
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Reclaim Your Commute
Gino, Francesca; Staats, Bradley; Jachimowicz, Jon M.; Lee, Julia; Menges, Jochen I.Article HBS-R1703M-EEvery day, millions of people around the world face long commutes to work. In the United States alone, approximately 25 million workers spend more than 90 minutes each day getting to and from their jobs. And yet few people enjoy their commutes. This distaste for commuting has serious implications for well-being. Studies have found that workers with lengthy commutes feel more anxious and less happy and satisfied with life than those with shorter o...Starting at €8.20