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Counterfeits and E-Commerce: Why Even Build It?
Mani, Vidya; Thomas, Doug; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-OM-1753-EService and Operations ManagementThis public-sourced case set in early 2021 examines the role counterfeiting has come to play in e-commerce, specifically at Amazon, which represents over one-third of the US online market. The case's protagonist is Amy Vega, who, along with Jason Larson, has cofounded a humidity-detection-device company with a product called the Hygro. Vega and Larson hope to sell the Hygro on leading e-commerce sites such as Amazon. But should they? Vega's res...Starting at €8.20
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Sense and Reliability: A Conversation with Celebrated Psychologist Karl E. Weick (Spanish version)
Weick, Karl E.; Coutu, Diane L.Article HBS-R0304FLeadership and People ManagementMost of us see the organizations we operate in--our schools or companies, for instance--as monolithic and predictable, subjecting us to deadening routines and demanding from us dehumanizing conformity. But companies are more unpredictable and more alive than we imagine, according to Karl Weick, a psychology professor at the University of Michigan and an expert on organizational behavior. Weick says executives can learn a lot about managing the un...Starting at €8.20
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Tesla, Inc.: Supercharging Auto Sales - Teaching Note
Baucells, Manel; Maiden, Stephen E.Teaching Note DARDEN-QA-0915TN-EDecision AnalysisTeaching Note of Product QA-0915Starting at €0.00
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Evaluating Decisions: Correlation or Causation? -Teaching note
Chiplunkar, Gaurav; Maiden, Stephen E.Teaching Note DARDEN-GEM-0189TN-EEconomicsTeaching note for the product GEM-0189Starting at €0.00
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Tesla, Inc.: Supercharging Auto Sales
Baucells, Manel; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-QA-0915-EDecision AnalysisThis case describes the situation of Tesla, Inc. (Tesla), in mid-2019. Tesla had just successfully launched the more affordable Model 3, but sales of the most expensive and profitable Models X and S were stagnant. In order to incentivize the sales of these luxury models, Tesla recently brought back free Supercharging for life for customers purchasing Models X or S. The case provides information about the history of Tesla, one customer’s hesitatio...Starting at €8.20
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Accessory Dwelling Units in California: The Roles of the Private and Public Sectors
Murphy, Daniel; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-GEM-0198-EEconomicsThis case examines California’s housing crisis and the growing market for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)—secondary housing units built on single-family primary residential lots—within the state. California housing was in high demand but limited supply, and prices were such that many lower- and middle-income people struggled to find affordable housing. As of 2021, the median price for a home in California topped $600,000, more than twice the nati...Starting at €8.20
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Yearbook Inc. (C): The Growth of Canva
Venkataraman, S.; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-S-0371-EStrategyThis case, which builds on “Yearbook Inc. (A): The Start-up Years” (UVA-OM-0369) and “Yearbook Inc. (B): The Emergence of Canva” (UVA-OM-S-0370), finds Melanie Perkins having grown from a dreamer putting yearbooks together in her mother’s living room to CEO of her own design company, Canva, which was also growing. The company had always been a big vision, but with more investor money, more employees, and more competitors, the stakes were bigger t...Starting at €5.74
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Losing It (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Coutu, Diane L.; Jamison, Kay Redfield; Meen, David E.; Pearlstine, Norman; Primus, RichardArticle HBS-R0404A-ELeadership and People ManagementIt's worse than I thought....She's completely lost her mind, says Harry Beecham, the CEO of blue chip management consultancy Pierce and Co. The perplexed executive was in a hotel suite with his wife in Amsterdam, the latest stop on his regular trek to dozens of Pierce offices worldwide. In his hand was a sheaf of paper--the same message sent over and over again by his star employee and protegee Katharina Waldburg. The end of the world is coming, ...Starting at €8.20
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Yearbook Inc. (B): The Emergence of Canva
Venkataraman, S.; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-S-0370-EStrategyThis case, which builds on “Yearbook Inc. (A): The Start-up Years” (UVA-OM-0369), follows Melanie Perkins as she visits Silicon Valley, works to find solid tech talent to build her product, and tirelessly pitches her one-stop-shop design tool, Canva, to prospective investors. Could she and her team get Canva off the ground?Starting at €5.74
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Aventiv Technologies: Answering the Call for Change
Irving, Toni; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-S-0359-EStrategyThis field-based case examines the business strategy of prison communications company Aventiv Technologies (Aventiv), which was at the center of a broad national debate about social justice, criminal justice, race, and mass incarceration in 2021. The US iStarting at €8.20