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Life Journey Profile: Mark Goldweitz
Chakravorti, Bhaskar; Spence, Shirley M.Case HBS-810112-EEntrepreneurshipExamine the life journey of an HBS 1969 alum, in his own words, and his perspective on success.Starting at €8.20
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Life Journey Profile: Amee Chande
Chakravorti, Bhaskar; Spence, Shirley M.Case HBS-810110-EEntrepreneurshipExamine the life journey of an HBS 2002 alum, in her own words, and her perspective on success.Starting at €8.20
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Blue Man Group: Creativity, Life and Surviving an Economic Meltdown
Chakravorti, Bhaskar; Kraus, Janet; Spence, Shirley M.Case HBS-810108-EEntrepreneurshipIn 2008, Blue Man Group's three co-founders are facing the prospect of losing not just a business but a way of life they have built together. The case follows the story of Chris Wink, Matt Goldman and Phil Stanton as they pursue their creative passion, and build the Blue Man Group from street performers to a performance arts empire with a global brand. The story has a personal as well as professional dimension to it, including the launch of the B...Starting at €8.20
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The HLB Turnaround
Applegate, Lynda M.; Chakravorti, Bhaskar; Winig, LauraCase HBS-810023-EEntrepreneurshipFord Pearson has recently taken over as CEO of HLB, a Chicago-based product design and development firm (and once one of the largest in the business), to help turn it around after a series of crises that had seriously threatened its survival. Pearson has personally invested in the firm, re-organized many aspects of its operations and has hired a younger executive and turnaround expert, Andrew Macey, as COO to help him in the effort. Pearson and M...Starting at €8.20
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Interexchange - Communicating Across Functional Boundaries
West, June A.; Wieme, Kelly M.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-BC-0138-EKnowledge and CommunicationKatherine Mason is a program officer at InterExchange, a firm that administers academic-exchange programs with the former Soviet Union. After returning from an extended period of time in three of the former Soviet republics, Mason discovers that the finance department has instituted new reimbursement policies. She must decide how to interpret and react to the memos concerning expense-report reimbursement. The twist in the case is that because of ...Starting at €8.20
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Strategic Planning at the New York Botanical Garden
Liedtka, Jeanne M.; West, June A.; Gibbs, Shea; Seale, Kris; Telegdy, FredCase DARDEN-BP-0566-EEconomicsThis richly detailed case traces the formulation and implementation of strategic plans for the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG), and profiles the highly inclusive and original planning process NYBGs leadership used. During his tenure as CEO and president of the NYBG, Gregory Long led countless initiatives to revitalize the 250-acre National Historic Landmark, transforming it into a "museum of plants," as well as a cultural attraction, research in...Starting at €8.20
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Corteva Agriscience: Seeding a New Company (B)
West, June A.; Simko, Paul J.; Maiden, Stephen E.; Soltis, SteveCase DARDEN-BC-0296This case, a follow-up to “Corteva Agriscience: Seeding a New Company (A)” (UVA-BC-0295), provides an epilogue to the story of Jim Collins, CEO of Corteva Agriscience (Corteva), and a look at the ongoing strengths of the company he had helped to build.Starting at €5.74
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Corteva Agriscience: Seeding a New Company (A)
West, June A.; Simko, Paul J.; Maiden, Stephen E.; Soltis, SteveCase DARDEN-BC-0295This case introduces Corteva Agriscience (Corteva) and its CEO, Jim Collins. Corteva was the corporate offspring of a 2015 merger between Dow and DuPont, two of the world’s largest chemical companies. It was created to be the agriculture business that tieStarting at €8.20