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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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An Entrepreneur's Future Calling: Human Capital Risk and Exit Dilemmas
Anshu Sharma; Jyotsna BhatnagarCase IVEY-9B14C035-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyA novice entrepreneur and a strong believer in ethical business practice has tried to build a family-oriented culture in his business process outsourcing company. However, although he created a friendly atmosphere, he still faced performance and attrition issues. The company grew in size and financial worth but the entrepreneur persisted in looking for better opportunities for a new business venture. He developed the idea of a new e-commerce vent...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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Sitara: Indian Management Style — Capturing Hearts and Minds
Neha Paliwal Sharma; Jyotsna BhatnagarCase IVEY-9B12C028-ELeadership and People Management, StrategySitara was a village in India whose local governing body had 15 members headed by the gram-pradhan. In 2011, the gram-pradhan had approved a project for renovation of a large village pond as per the directives of the central government’s MNREGA scheme. However, on starting the excavation work at the project site, it was found that the area was extremely marshy. Manual labourers turned up at the site everyday but declined to work in life-threateni...Starting at €8.20
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Cyberpreneur's Wake-up Call: Cyber Security and Millennial Talent Crises
Nakul Gupta; Arjun Bhatnagar; Jyotsna BhatnagarCase IVEY-9B13E029-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Leadership and People Management, StrategyIt was summer of 2013, and the news of cyber-attacks and information security breaches was on the rise in India, as it was worldwide. Incidents such as the Axis bank’s cyber-crime incident and the news of the American National Security Agency’s global e-surveillance were creating consternation and dilemmas in the minds of information security consultants. One such consultant owned and operated an information security company, Percept Softech, a L...Starting at €8.20
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Rebuilding Aceh: Epilogue
Giles, David; Howitt, ArnoldCase HBS-HKS786-EEconomicsSupplement for HKS785.Starting at €8.20
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Saankhya Labs: Compete, Collaborate, or Disappear - Teaching Note
Brajesh Mishra; Avanish Kumar; Jyotsna BhatnagarTeaching Note IVEY-8B20M002-EStrategyTeaching note for product 8B20M002.Starting at €0.00
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Fluorescent Group: Blue Ocean Shift
Vishnu Chandar Venkatesh; Veeresh Sharma; Jyotsna BhatnagarCase IVEY-9B18M176-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyFluorescent Group (Fluorescent) was an Indian company specializing in manufacturing filament products that were used in incandescent light bulbs. It had been a market leader for over 30 years, and by 2017, it had seven group companies and over 400 employeStarting at €8.20
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Fluorescent Group: Blue Ocean Shift - Teaching Note
Vishnu Chandar Venkatesh; Veeresh Sharma; Jyotsna BhatnagarTeaching Note IVEY-8B18M176-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B18M176.Starting at €0.00