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LEGO Bricks: Fit for the Big Screen
Chen, Ming-Jer; Craddock, JennyCase DARDEN-S-0296-EStrategyFor years Danish toymaker LEGO had turned down multiple attempts from directors and producers to make a LEGO movie. Now the CEO of the Danish toymaker has gotten a movie pitch from Warner Brothers. The entire LEGO brand is at risk if the movie is poorly eStarting at €8.20
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Growing a Team at LandCare: Excellence in the Field
Martin, Sean; Craddock, JennyCase DARDEN-OB-1284-ELeadership and People ManagementIn October 2018, Mike Bogan, CEO of LandCare, a nationwide commercial landscaping firm, was concerned about the significant headwinds facing not only LandCare but the entire landscaping industry at the time. As LandCare struggled to hire and retain employees who could prove their legal working status in the United States, it faced fierce competition from small firms, which frequently did not play by the same rules. Hoping to attract and motivate ...Starting at €8.20
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Budget Woes and Worse Ahead...Teaching Note
Friedman, John; Varley, PamelaTeaching Note HBS-HKS749-ETeaching Note for HKS748Starting at €0.00
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Measured Approach: TEGV Assesses its Performance & Impact, Teaching Plan
Laidler-Kylander, Nathalie; Varley, PamelaTeaching Note HBS-KS1043-ETeaching plan for KS1042.Starting at €0.00
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Budget Woes and Worse Ahead... Teaching Note
Glynn, Thomas; Varley, PamelaTeaching Note HBS-HKS752-ETeaching Note for HKS751Starting at €0.00
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Budget Woes and Worse Ahead...
Varley, Pamela; Friedman, JohnCase HBS-HKS748-EIn 2004, Boston's preeminent homeless shelter, Pine Street Inn, faced the prospect of steadily dwindling funds for shelter services over the next few years. This stark reality-combined with persistent frustrations at finding permanent homes for homeless clients-persuaded Pine Street's director and board to regroup, gather data, and rethink Pine Street's organizational strategy. The Harvard Kennedy School has designed two cases that look at this j...Starting at €8.20
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Experiment in Public Procurement: Italy Buys in Bulk
Varley, Pamela; Donahue, John D.Case HBS-HKS125-EUnder pressure from the European Union, which had admitted Italy to the "Eurozone" hesitantly, on condition that the country control its deficit spending and reduce its high public debt, the central government in Italy initiated dozens of cost-cutting programs in the late 1990s and early 2000s. One such program aimed to economize, to the tune of billions of euros, on public procurement of goods and services. The program's first priority was to ...Starting at €8.20
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Money & Morals: The Minimum Wage and the American South
Varley, Pamela; Robichaud, ChristopherCase HBS-KS1233-EEconomicsIn 2014, U.S. President Barack Obama called on Congress to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $10.10. To the surprise of no one, Congressional Republicans blocked the move, as they had a similar proposal the year before. Seeing little hope of federal action, wage activists turned their sights on state and local governments. Riding a tide of popular support, dozens of jurisdictions voted in hikes in their own state and city mini...Starting at €8.20
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Cracking Oyster: Shashi Verma & Transport for London Confront a Tough Contract (A) Teaching Plan
Donahue, John D.; Varley, PamelaTeaching Note HBS-KS1008-EEconomicsTeaching plan for product HKS743.Starting at €0.00
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Jim Flannigan - Teaching Note
Isabella, Lynn A.; Yemen, Gerry; Craddock, JennyTeaching Note DARDEN-OB-1096TN-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product OB-1096Starting at €0.00