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The Dragonfly Project: Team E: NGOs for Freedom of Speech
Giacomini, Aurélia; Serra Parri, Fernando; de la Cierva, YagoCase DPO-791-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Information Technologies, Knowledge and CommunicationIn 2010, Google decided to suspend the version of its search engine that was operating in China, due to accusations of collusion with an authoritarian government, which censored searches based on ideological and political criteria. Eight years later, the American company - which had changed its name to Alphabet - began secret negotiations with the Chinese government, to return with a government-approved version known as the "Dragonfly Project." ...Starting at €8.20
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Kristen's Cookie Co. (A) (Abridged)
Bohn, Roger E.; Hammond, Janice H.Case HBS-608037-EService and Operations ManagementThe student is starting his or her own business, baking make-to-order cookies. Basic times of each operation are laid out and the student is asked to determine the consequences for the operating system. Serves as an exercise and review of concepts such as capacity, bottlenecks, and throughput times. Students should be able to make several useful suggestions for improving the system.Starting at €8.20
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Kristen's Cookie Co. (A) (Abridged) (Spanish version)
Bohn, Roger E.; Hammond, Janice H.Case HBS-611S03Service and Operations ManagementThe student is starting his or her own business, baking make-to-order cookies. Basic times of each operation are laid out and the student is asked to determine the consequences for the operating system. Serves as an exercise and review of concepts such as capacity, bottlenecks, and throughput times. Students should be able to make several useful suggestions for improving the system.Starting at €8.20
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Liderando en una crisis: Donaciones tóxicas al MIT (B)
Armstrong, Angus; de la Cierva, YagoCase DPO-755Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementEn 2019, los medios revelaron que el Media Lab del MIT estaba aceptando donaciones de alguien rico que había sido condenado por mala conducta sexual, y, más recientemente, como depredador en serie. Las partes interesadas internas y externas reaccionaron con desprecio e ira. La primera reacción del Media Lab fue insuficiente, y su director tuvo que dimitir. El problema pasó, entonces, al presidente del MIT. La Parte B cubre las iniciativas de recu...Starting at €5.74
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Liderando en una crisis: Donaciones tóxicas al MIT (A)
Armstrong, Angus; de la Cierva, YagoCase DPO-754Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementEn 2019, los medios revelaron que el Media Lab del MIT estaba aceptando donaciones de alguien rico que había sido condenado por mala conducta sexual, y, más recientemente, como depredador en serie. Las partes interesadas internas y externas reaccionaron con desprecio e ira. La primera reacción del Media Lab fue insuficiente, y su director tuvo que dimitir. El problema pasó, entonces, al presidente del MIT. La Parte B cubre las iniciativas de recu...Starting at €8.20
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Amazon.com's European Distribution Strategy (Spanish version)
Hammond, Janice H.; Chiron, ClaireCase HBS-617S04Service and Operations ManagementDescribes how Amazon's distribution system evolved from the company's inception. In 2003, Amazon Europe must decide how to reconfigure its distribution network in light of expected growth, products proliferation, and geographical expansion in Europe. Examines how characteristics of suppliers and customers differ across the markets Amazon serves in Europe. The protagonist must consider the degree of centralization appropriate for the European netw...Starting at €8.20
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Wayfair: Fast Furniture
Hammond, Janice H.; Shih, AnnaCase HBS-618036-EService and Operations ManagementStarting at €8.20
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Managing Inventory, Teaching Note
Hammond, Janice H.Teaching Note HBS-8017-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for Product #8016.Starting at €0.00
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Unilever: Combatting Global Food Waste
Drake, David; Hammond, Janice H.; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-615040-EService and Operations ManagementThe global consumer goods company Unilever was on pace to hit a number of aggressive targets by 2020 as part of the Unilever Sustainable Living Project, including a goal to halve the waste associated with the disposal of its products. Unilever's Chief Supply Chain Officer Pier Luigi Sigismondi and his team were working towards this goal and had chosen to first focus on three key areas-sugar, tomatoes, and tea-and had analyzed where in the 'farm t...Starting at €8.20
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Chick-fil-A: Sandwiches and cultural wars (B)
de la Cierva, Yago; Notario, EduardoCase DPO-736-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThe American fast-food chain Chick-fil-A suffered several boycotts promoted by LGTBQ+ organizations after the CEO's public comments regarding his religious background and because of the company's financial support to organizations lobbying against legal recognition of same-sex marriage. The following years, the company kept growing and, at the same time, its reputation was affected. What to do next?Starting at €5.74