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Formula E Championship Racing (A)
Higgins, Robert F.; Weber, JamesCase HBS-819011-EEntrepreneurshipFormula E founder and CEO Alejandro Aga obtained the rights to develop a new electric car racing series from the F d ration Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Agag needed to develop the series from scratch-developing a race car, finding teams willing to race, cities willing to host races, and sponsors, media partners, and investors willing to fund the series. The first race was one year away. How should Agag go about developing this new seri...Starting at €8.20
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Formula E Championship Racing (B)
Higgins, Robert F.; Ma, Susie L.; Weber, JamesCase HBS-819012-EEntrepreneurshipFormula E's season three is nearly complete. CEO Alejandro Agag needs to examine his business model to ensure the racing series is positioned to grow sustainable in the years to come.Starting at €5.74
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Formula E Championship Racing (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Higgins, Robert F.; Weber, JamesTeaching Note HBS-819101-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for cases 819011 and 819012.Starting at €0.00
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A Question of Credibility
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorCase DPO-5-ELeadership and People ManagementThe persuasive role of character was seriously devalued during the Enlightenment. The rise of experimental science emphasised the goal of neutrality, which was thought to be guaranteed only through radical detachment: subject and object were thus torn asunder.Starting at €8.20
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorCase DPO-70-ELeadership and People ManagementFrank Capra's Oscar-winning film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, made over sixty-five years ago, is one of the great classics of the film world. Like all great classics, whether on screen or in print, it is the underlying theme that gives it its longevity. It is not the actors, the special effects, the music or even the story that makes it special. It is special because it raises an issue that bothers us all: It is about integrity in politics; it i...Starting at €8.20
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A Case about Integrity: Scent of a Woman
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorCase DPO-71-ELeadership and People ManagementWatching an Al Pacino film is always an exhilarating experience. In his Oscar-winning film "Scent of a Woman", Al Pacino, playing the part of a blind, retired US army colonel, turns up at the school of his newly found friend to support him during a school disciplinary hearing. The colonel, obviously a man who has courted fame but has been far from honest in his dealings, comes to help a kid he has only met a few days before. So why the sudden cha...Starting at €8.20
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Building a 'Grand' Style: The John F. Kennedy's Experience
Leggett, Brian O'Connor; Salvia, A.Case DPO-103-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementThe Kennedy case is about how someone who was uneasy speaking in public became one of the best-remembered political orators of the 20th century. Kennedy worked hard to develop his oratorical abilities, while learning to turn controversy to advantage and polishing his networking skills. The case also deals with the advent of TV debates and audience management. Finally, it looks at examples of Kennedy's grand style: his inaugural address and his Be...Starting at €8.20
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Soft Power and Personal Magnetism: Brendan Bracken
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorCase DPO-136-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People Management: If one has professional credibility and is charming and articulate, does personal credibility, in so far as one's private life is concerned, really matter in the long run? This case is not only about the balance between professional and personal credibility; it also covers the importance of perception in the communication process. The world has known many great survivors and certainly our protagonist in this case, Brendan Bracken, was one of th...Starting at €8.20
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Ronald Reagan: A Story telling style: 40th President of the United States
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorCase DPO-127-ELeadership and People Management, MarketingFormer actor Ronald Reagan, the U.S. president from 1981 to 1989, put his own stamp on presidential communication by harnessing the power of television broadcasting. He was a charming grand-style deliberate speaker, with a more intimate and personal style than John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama, with their Ciceronian style of oratory. Reagan was a conviction speaker with a storytelling manner who appeared to link up personally with his audience.Starting at €8.20
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Profile of a Negotiator: Lyndon Johnson: 36th President of the United States
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorCase DPO-128-ELeadership and People ManagementThe quote ¿Come now, and let us reason together¿ comes from Isaiah 1:18 and perhaps best sums up what we can describe as Lyndon B. Johnson¿s own very special interpersonal communication style. It was about negotiating or reasoning together. The ability to use the language of negotiation is of great benefit to everyone and, more especially, to those in business and politics. It is a set of skills and attitudes that differ from those needed by the ...Starting at €8.20