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"Miracle on the Hudson" (C): Epilogue
Weeks, Jennifer; Howitt, Arnold; Leonard, DutchCase HBS-HKS715-ELeadership and People ManagementSupplement for case HKS713Starting at €5.74
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Hurricane Katrina (C): Responding to an 'Ultra-Catastrophe' In New Orleans (Abridged)
Howitt, ArnoldCase HBS-HKS194-EStrategyOn Tuesday, August 23, 2005, meteorologists in the US National Weather Service spotted a tropical depression in the southeastern Bahamas. As it strengthened into a tropical storm, weather officials gave it a name, Katrina, and closely tracked it as it turned into a hurricane, crossing south Florida and then moving into the Gulf of Mexico. There, fed by the gulf's warm waters, Katrina turned into a monster: a "Category five" hurricane, with winds ...Starting at €5.74
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Boxed
Huang, Laura; Wu, Andy; Bao, JiayiCase HBS-719496-EEntrepreneurshipBoxed.com ("Boxed") is an ambitious e-commerce retailer start-up, founded by visionary CEO Chieh Huang in 2013. From starting in Huang's garage in 2013, to winning Emerging E-Retailer of the Year in 2016, to having 4 operational distribution centers in 2018, Boxed used a variety of strategies in order to gain customers and grow its presence. This case explores the journey that the scrappy, new entrant navigated as it competed against large, golia...Starting at €8.20
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"Miracle on the Hudson" (A): Landing U.S. Airways Flight 1549
Weeks, Jennifer; Howitt, Arnold; Leonard, DutchCase HBS-HKS713-ELeadership and People ManagementOn January 15, 2009, shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport, US Airways Flight 1549 struck a flock of Canada geese. The geese were then sucked into the plane's twin engines, causing total engine failure and the loss of power. Case A of this three-part series recounts how over the following four minutes, Flight 1549's Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles grappled with a variety of extreme challenges. Not only...Starting at €8.20
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Cotopaxi: Managing Growth for Good
Wu, Andy; Huang, LauraCase HBS-717488-EStrategyCotopaxi, an innovative outdoor gear business targeting millennials, focuses on profit and social impact. This registered benefit corporation was formed by Davis Smith who coalesced his experiences as a Wharton MBA student along with professional knowledge from an unpaid internship in Peru and his previous e-commerce startups in the US and Brazil. Cotopaxi's social cause is fighting global poverty; their target is to donate 10% of their profits b...Starting at €8.20
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Boxed, Teaching Note
Huang, Laura; Wu, AndyTeaching Note HBS-720399-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for case 719496.Starting at €0.00
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Rebuilding Aceh: Epilogue
Giles, David; Howitt, ArnoldCase HBS-HKS786-EEconomicsSupplement for HKS785.Starting at €8.20
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Applied Intuition: Powering Autonomy
Wu, Andy; Wu, Rocio; Higgins, MattCase HBS-722407-EStrategyInstructors should consider the timing of making videos available to students, as they may reveal key case details. Applied Intuition, a leader in autonomous vehicle simulation software, has just closed on a $175 million round of Series D financing that values the four-year-old firm at $3.6 billion. With the immediate future secure, CEO Qasar Younis must now chart a strategic course for Applied Intuition's growth over the next ten years.Starting at €8.20
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Intellectual Property Strategy
Wu, Andy; Peterson, AticusCase HBS-721436-EStrategyManaging intellectual property (IP) in information technology-digital technologies like software or computing hardware-requires a distinct strategic approach. This note summarizes the high-level strategic considerations for managers of information technology businesses where IP may be relevant and provides selected examples of how strategy may be implemented.Starting at €8.20
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Cotopaxi: Managing Growth for Good, Teaching Note
Wu, Andy; Huang, LauraTeaching Note HBS-718416-EStrategyTeaching note for case 717488.Starting at €0.00