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AVA.ph: Growing a Filipino E-Commerce Company
Kerr, William R.; Motte-Munoz, HenryCase HBS-813188-EEntrepreneurshipAVA is a three-year old e-commerce company in the Philippines. From its early start mimicking the Gilt Groupe concept of online flash sales, the company has grown into a broader e-commerce platform for local fashion commerce. Oliver Segovia needs to evaluate where AVA should go next and answer some complicated personal questions. The case considers issues related to e-commerce platforms, diaspora-based international exchanges, business location c...Starting at €8.20
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AVA.ph: Growing a Filipino E-Commerce Company, Teaching Note
Kerr, William R.; Rossano, PenelopeTeaching Note HBS-814122-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for case 813188.Starting at €0.00
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Internet Securities, Inc.: Path to Sustainability
Applegate, Lynda M.; Kerr, William R.; Johnson, RyanCase HBS-811098-EEntrepreneurshipFounded in 1994 when the Internet was still a "toy for techies," the case is set in 1998 when Internet IPOs were red-hot. Internet Securities provides hard-to-find financial, business, economic, and political information on emerging markets. Information from over 600 information suppliers in more than 25 emerging markets (e.g., China, Russia, Poland, Venezuela, Argentina, Chile, Turkey) is provided to over 650 institutional clients, including J.P...Starting at €8.20
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Vodafone: Managing Advanced Technologies and Artificial Intelligence
Kerr, William R.; Moloney, EmerCase HBS-318109-EKnowledge and CommunicationVodafone was operating in the fast-moving telecommunications market where innovation and scale were key. Faced with an onslaught of technological advances-big data, automation and artificial intelligence-CEO Vittorio Colao reflected on how he should changStarting at €8.20
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Start-Up Chile: April 2012
Applegate, Lynda M.; Kerr, William R.; Lerner, Josh; Pomeranz, Dina D.; Herrero, Gustavo A.; Scott, CintraCase HBS-812158-EEntrepreneurshipStart-Up Chile is a unique program to encourage entrepreneurs to bring their new ventures to Chile. Policymakers must evaluate its effectiveness in achieving economic and social goals.Starting at €8.20
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Google: To TVC or Not to TVC
Kerr, William R.; Kreitzberg, CarlCase HBS-820048-ELeadership and People ManagementIn late 2018, evidence emerged that many of Google's temporary help agency workers, vendors, and independent contractors ("TVCs") were unhappy with the company. TVCs, who reportedly made up 49.95% of Google's 170,000 person global workforce, had raised concerns of mistreatment, citing instances of pay inequity, social exclusion, and physical endangerment. "Flexible" workers, such as TVCs, were often seen as a key cog for Silicon Valley's IT com...Starting at €8.20
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AT&T: Managing Technological Change and the Future of Telephone Operators in the 20th Century
Gross, Daniel P.; Kerr, William R.Case HBS-718486-EStrategyBy the 1930s, AT&T dominated the American phone industry, serving 10 million telephones and employing over 100,000 switchboard operators. But beginning in the mid-1910s, the company began changing from manually-operated switchboards to mechanical switching systems that were faster and more cost-effective and did not require human operators. By the 1930s, the changeover has been completed or is underway in most American cities with over 50,000 peo...Starting at €8.20
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EverTrue: Mobile Technology Development (A)
Kerr, William R.; Brownell, AlexisCase HBS-813122-EEntrepreneurshipBrent Grinna is evaluating different options for the technology development of his start-up's iPhone app, including hiring local programmers, finding a CTO, or outsourcing. He only has a little over two months before he presents his alumni networking app to Brown University, in the hope that they will adopt it and fund his company, EverTrue. He lacks the technical knowledge necessary to make the prototype himself, and so has to quickly decide on ...Starting at €8.20
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Osaro: Picking the best path, Teaching Note
Kerr, William R.; Palano, JamesTeaching Note HBS-820015-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for case 820012.Starting at €0.00
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Walmart's Workforce of the Future, Teaching Note
Kerr, William R.; Bach-Lombardo, JordanTeaching Note HBS-819126-EStrategyThis teaching note accompanies the case Walmart's Workforce of the Future. It provides a detailed lesson plan for the case study discussion, including assignment questions and sample board and slide plans.Starting at €0.00