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Barnes & Noble: Managing the E-Book Revolution
MacCormack, Alan; Dunn, Brian Kimball; Kemerer, Chris F.Case HBS-613073-EService and Operations ManagementThe case describes competition in the market for E-Books, and Barnes & Noble's Strategy in this industry. As a traditional retailer, B&N was challenged by the introduction of digital technologies that allow books to be published, distributed and sold to consumers electronically. New competitors like Amazon and Apple attacked the traditional industry structure, creating many uncertainties over the long term viability of traditional retailers. Amid...Starting at €8.20
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Barnes & Noble: Managing the E-Book Revolution, Teaching Note
MacCormack, Alan; Dunn, Brian Kimball; Kemerer, Chris F.Teaching Note HBS-614040-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for 613073.Starting at €0.00
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Privateer Holdings: Navigating a Rocketing, But Comples, Cannabis Marketplace
Foster, George; Melvin, SheilaCase SGSB-E-646-EEntrepreneurshipPrivateer Holdings was a Seattle-based private equity firm that was “shaping the future of the legal cannabis industry.” In late 2017, Privateer held an expanding portfolio of global brands intended to “lead, legitimize, and define the future of cannabis” and was preparing to announce the closure of a Series C round that had raised more than $100 million. It was an opportune moment for its founding triumvirate to contemplate the future direct...Starting at €8.20
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Tariffed!
Shotts, Ken; Melvin, SheilaCase SGSB-P94-EEconomicsThis case describes President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs of 2018. The case covers the recent history of U.S. trade protectionism in these industries, as well as the domestic and international politics surrounding the Trump tariffs. The case discusses industry reaction to the tariffs, as well as their implementation by the Department of Commerce, and retaliation by other countries.Starting at €8.20
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Facebook: Hard Questions (A)
Shotts, Ken; Malhotra, Neil; Melvin, SheilaCase SGSB-ETH15A-EDecision AnalysisIn April 2018, Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was called to Capitol Hill to be the star witness at congressional hearings intended to examine Facebook’s “breaches of trust” with its users and “larger questions about the fundamental relationship tech companies have with their users.” Zuckerberg admitted that his company faced “a number of important issues around privacy, safety, and democracy” but emphasized that his company was “idea...Starting at €8.20
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Learning the Fine Art of Global Collaboration
MacCormack, Alan; Forbath, TheodoreArticle HBS-F0801J-ECompanies that excel in managing partnerships for innovation put a great deal of effort into im-proving their ability to collaborate. Their plans address four critical areas.Starting at €8.20
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The Intel Incubation Program: Disruption Inside
O'Reilly, Charles; Melvin, SheilaCase SGSB-OB105-ELeadership and People ManagementIntel established the Emerging Growth and Incubation (EGI) Group in 2018 with a charter to build a disruptive innovation engine. The EGI Group was seen as essential-even existential-for Intel to expand beyond its core business, find new ways to add significant value to the company, and once again be perceived as an engine of growth. Given Intel’s size and the perceived urgency of the need for growth, it was decided that EGI would incubate only ...Starting at €8.20
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Operation Bramble Bush (A)
Levav, Jonathan; Melvin, Sheila; Assenheim, OmriCase SGSB-OM39A-ELeadership and People ManagementIn the pre-dawn hours of August 2, 1990, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein ordered his army to invade the neighboring, oil-rich state of Kuwait; within two days, Iraq had largely overcome organized military resistance and occupied its neighbor. A near-total financial and trade embargo imposed on Iraq failed to persuade it to leave Kuwait and in January 1991, U.S.-led coalition forces launched “Operation Desert Storm” with an air offensive against Iraq...Starting at €8.20
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Operation Bramble Bush (B)
Levav, Jonathan; Melvin, Sheila; Assenheim, OmriCase SGSB-OM39B-ELeadership and People ManagementIn the pre-dawn hours of August 2, 1990, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein ordered his army to invade the neighboring, oil-rich state of Kuwait; within two days, Iraq had largely overcome organized military resistance and occupied its neighbor. A near-total financial and trade embargo imposed on Iraq failed to persuade it to leave Kuwait and in January 1991, U.S.-led coalition forces launched “Operation Desert Storm” with an air offensive against Iraq...Starting at €5.74
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Research In Motion: The Mobile OS Platform War, Teaching Note
MacCormack, Alan; Dunn, Brian; Kemerer, Chris F.Teaching Note HBS-614041-ETeaching Note for 613001.Starting at €0.00