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Undergroundhiphop.com
Michael H. Zack; Ben Compaine; David T.A. WesleyCase IVEY-9B07M064-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyUndergroundhiphop.com (UGHH) was the leading source of independent hip-hop on the Internet. Although company revenues remained small compared to major online music retailers, the opening of a storefront in 2005 helped create new opportunities within the music industry, but also proved to be a drain on company resources. As the founder tried to expand the company, he faced a number of choices. However, his conservative financial strategy was limit...Starting at €8.20
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Rethinking School
Childress, StaceyArticle HBS-R1203E-EEconomicsEconomists have found that the higher a country's academic test scores, the faster its GDP grows. That puts the United States' perennially mediocre test scores in a particularly ominous light. Progress is being made, says Childress, of the Gates Foundation, but at the rate even the most engaged school systems are improving, it will take 80 years to catch up to where China is now. New approaches, including personalized technology, online videos, a...Starting at €8.20
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Asis Electronics
Henry W. Lane; David T.A. WesleyCase IVEY-9B11M057-EStrategyThe controller for Asis Electronics, a subsidiary of a European-based corporation, was concerned that Asis might have overcharged the U.S. Ministry of Defense in a contract for transmitters. However, Asis’s chief financial officer did not address the matter when he learned of it. After being asked to sign an annual compliance document related to anti-corruption practices, the controller needed to decide whether or not to report the irregularities...Starting at €8.20
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Wireless Generation, Teaching Note
Childress, Stacey; Marietta, Geoff; Mahon, JasonTeaching Note HBS-309028-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching Note for [307049].Starting at €0.00
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Polar Challenge
Rosanna Garcia; David T.A. WesleyCase IVEY-9B10A021-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyPolar Challenge was a company that offered an annual 320 nautical-mile race to the magnetic North Pole organized by Arctic experts. It had been successful in the United Kingdom, establishing marketing partnerships with the BBC, Sony, Fujitsu and others. Polar Challenge saw the United States market as untapped potential for both sponsors and racers. In 2008, with the centennial of polar exploration approaching in 2009, the company decided to offer...Starting at €8.20
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Teach for America 2005, Teaching Note
Childress, Stacey; Mahon, Jason; Cheng, Tiffany K.Teaching Note HBS-309053-EStrategyTeaching Note for [805094].Starting at €0.00
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Knauf Gips Iran and the Green Revolution (B)
David T.A. WesleyCase IVEY-9B14M092-EStrategySupplement to 9B14M091.Starting at €5.74
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Launching the Bronx Lab School, Teaching Note
Childress, Stacey; Mahon, Jason; Cheng, Tiffany K.Teaching Note HBS-809053-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching Note for [805093].Starting at €0.00
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New Leaders for New Schools, Teaching Note
Childress, Stacey; Mahon, Jason; Cheng, Tiffany K.Teaching Note HBS-809041-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching Note for [803073].Starting at €0.00
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If We Blew It Up, Then We Could....
Childress, StaceyCase HBS-309042-EEntrepreneurshipBy setting up a thought experiment, this exercise challenges students to examine their own assumptions about the meaning of the word "public" in public education, as well as to understand competing assumptions held by others.Starting at €8.20