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01 Jun 2018
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Case Study: Tip the Scale

find another way to scale an assembly-line process? The Answers: Has Walden considered an Amazon approach, with additional procedures for a customer’s second and possibly third choices, in case inventory does not match a customer’s first... View Details

01 Sep 2015
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Case Studies for Your Commute

Case discussions typically start with the facts and blossom from there. But what happened before that? What got the professor excited about writing the case in the first place? What margin notes didn’t make... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

Apple Computer 1992 - Showcased Among The Case Centre's 40th Anniversary Top 40 Bestselling Cases

Getting to the core of Apple: In 1991 the computer industry had just experienced its worst year in history. Although Apple had continued to outperform its competitors, the intense competition was putting acute pressure on its margins. This case examines Apple's... View Details

22 Sep 2009
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The Case for Regulatory Reform

we only act when necessary to avert unacceptable — and in some cases dire — outcomes. The second is that any intervention go with, rather than against, the grain of the market system. Our objective is not to supplant or replace markets.... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Government

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Student Experience - Case Method Project

About Student Experience 2ms The feedback from high-school students in the Case Method Project has been strikingly positive. Participants speak excitedly about the opportunity to study college-level material in a way that is accessible... View Details

Fall 2024
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The Case for Climate Alliances

By: Matteo Gasparini, Knut Haanaes, Emily Tedards and Peter Tufano

Business leaders are under pressure to address the climate crisis, but they can’t do so alone. Climate alliances can help leaders and firms be more ambitious, responsible, and effective in driving the systems change necessary to save the planet. View Details

Keywords: Climate Change; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Partners and Partnerships

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May 1986
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MRC, Inc. (A), Software Case

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May 2008 (Revised May 2017)
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ATH MicroTechnologies, Inc. Case Series

By: Robert Simons and Kathryn Rosenberg

Teaching Note for [108091], [108092], [108093], [108094], [108095]. and [108096]. View Details

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November 2005
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Nestle's Milk Districts: Case Supplement

By: Ray A. Goldberg and Kerry Herman

Nestle as the largest milk company in the world, has a history of economic development, nutrition, health, and food safety in all the major countries of the world. Each milk model is tailor-made to the needs of each country's political, social, and economic priorities. View Details

Keywords: Development Economics; Nutrition; Health; Food; Government and Politics; Social Psychology; Economics; Food and Beverage Industry

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September 2005 (Revised March 2007)
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Lifefont: The Case for RetailDriver

Examines how Lifefont (pseudonym), a multidivisional consumer packages goods company, develops a system to manage and measure the impact of promotional events in retail outlets. View Details