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Michael Phelps: "It's Okay to Not Be Okay"
Groysberg, Boris; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Norris, MichaelCase HBS-421044-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2020, Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 28 medals in various swimming events, was now retired. As he looked back on his 20+ year athletic career, he considered what had gone into making him the greatest of all time-the highs and lows, successes and struggles. He had lived with mental health issues for much of his life, going public with his struggles in 2015, when he talked about his depression and suicidal thoughts...Starting at €8.20
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The Affordable Care Act (G): The Final Votes
Bower, Joseph L.; Norris, MichaelCase HBS-315038-EIn the fall of 2009, the House and Senate each voted to pass health reform bills. These bills then had to be combined into the Affordable Care Act and the ACA had to be passed by both houses. Reconciliation had to be used because of Republican Scott Brown's Senate victory in Massachusetts.Starting at €8.20
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Wayne Ferrari: iAutomation at a Crossroads
Sharpe, Jim; Norris, MichaelCase HBS-813120-EEntrepreneurshipWayne Ferrari has bridged the gap between being an independent entrepreneur and a "professional manager." After selling his business to a Private Equity (PE) firm, Ferrari takes on the role of CEO and with their support implements a roll-up strategy to attain growth through acquisition in the mechanical controls distribution industry. Ferrari received support from the PE firm in negotiating and financing acquisitions but faced the challenging tas...Starting at €8.20
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I Was Greedy, Too (Spanish version)
Coutu, Diane L.Article HBS-R0302BAmericans are outraged at the greediness of Wall Street analysts, dot-com entrepreneurs and, most of all, chief executive officers. How could Tyco's Dennis Kozlowski use company funds to throw his wife a million-dollar birthday bash on an Italian island? How could Enron's Ken Lay sell thousands of shares of his company's once high-flying stock just before it crashed, leaving employees with nothing? Even America's most popular domestic guru, Marth...Starting at €8.20
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The Affordable Care Act (B): Industry Negotiations
Bower, Joseph L.; Norris, MichaelCase HBS-315033-EIn 2009, The Obama administration and Senator Max Baucus, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee enter into talks with industry groups that will be effected by the health reform that the Congress is working on.Starting at €5.74
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Kurt Summers: Investing in Our Chicago (Abridged)
Margolis, Joshua D.; Norris, MichaelCase HBS-418034-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2016, Kurt Summers, the Chicago City Treasurer, considered his future in Chicago politics. With an unpopular governor and mayor soon up for reelection, should Summers consider running for higher office? Summers reflects on his time growing up in gang-controlled neighborhoods on the South Side of Chicago, and career experiences in both the public and private sector. These include stints at Harvard Business School, McKinsey, Goldman Sachs, the C...Starting at €8.20
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Patagonia: "Earth Is Now Our Only Shareholder"
Trelstad, Brian; Hsieh, Nien-he; Norris, Michael; Pinckney, SusanCase HBS-323057-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityPatagonia's change of ownership from a privately held company to a perpetual purpose trust and 501(c)(4) nonprofit in order to use the company's profit to fight the environmental crisis and be a model for future businesses.Starting at €8.20
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A Note on Funding Digital Innovation Startups
Lakhani, Karim R.; Norris, Michael; Otazo, AndrewCase HBS-614039-EService and Operations ManagementTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. This note provides information on the state of startup financing in Silicon Valley in 2013. It details different avenues startups have to raise funding, including venture capital, corporate venture capital, angel investors, incubators, and crowdfunding.Starting at €8.20
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Kurt Summers: Investing in Our Chicago
Margolis, Joshua D.; Norris, MichaelCase HBS-417023-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2016, Kurt Summers, the Chicago City Treasurer, faced a decision with potential personal and political ramifications: whether or not to ask the city's Mayor to join a class action anti-trust suit against the city's creditors for actions they took during the Global Financial Crisis. Summers reflects on his time growing up in gang-controlled neighborhoods on the South Side of Chicago, and career experiences in both the public and private sector....Starting at €8.20
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Picking Winners: A Conversation with MacArthur Fellows Program Director Daniel J. Socolow
Socolow, Daniel J.; Coutu, Diane L.Article HBS-R0705H-ELeadership and People ManagementIn the business world, "creativity" has become the latest buzzword. How to attract, nurture, and direct the extraordinarily talented people who will come up with the next Lipitor, Sony Walkman, or iPod is an enduring topic among businesspeople. As the director of the MacArthur Fellows Program, Daniel J. Socolow has considerable experience with the process of rooting out creativity. In this conversation with HBR senior editor Diane Coutu, he descr...Starting at €8.20