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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

2015
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Making the Business Case for Environmental Sustainability

By: Rebecca Henderson

Can a business case be made for acting sustainably? This is a difficult question to answer precisely, largely because there is no generally accepted definition of the term "sustainability." Is it acting sustainably to protect the human rights of the firm's workforce?... View Details

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2014
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Making the Business Case for Environmental Sustainability

By: Rebecca Henderson

Can a business case be made for acting sustainably? This is a difficult question to answer precisely, largely because there is no generally accepted definition of the term "sustainability". Is it acting sustainably to protect the human rights of the firm's workforce?... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Decision Making; Environmental Sustainability

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01 Sep 2018
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Case Study: A Good Fit

—Katherine Bach Kalin (MBA 1990) Got a case? To take part in a future “Case Study,” send an outline of your company’s challenge to bulletin@hbs.edu Case Study Update: Wellthy Wellthy is a software-enabled service for coordinating complex... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Dec 2016
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Case Study: Sweat the Technique

including NFL and NHL teams. Use cases also include military and elder care markets. All told, Unger estimates peak revenues to reach about $375 million. Nix is still in the midst of product development, but it expects to set the market... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

28 May 2019
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Case Study: Building the Base

consider how to improve and expand the platform. —William Collis (MBA 2011) Got a case? To take part in a future “Case Study,” send an outline of your company’s challenge to bulletin@hbs.edu Case Study Update: Sneakz Organic Charles Philp... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

01 Dec 2017
News

Case Study: The Doctor Deficit

develop a solid business model with value-added services. It’s difficult to have exclusivity for this type of marketplace, so retention is key. —Yishan Cao (MBA 2007) Case Study Update: QE Solar Three years ago, QE Solar founder Ken... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Dec 2015
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Complements to the Case Method

case discussion to determine whether ideas are reasonable or not, but there’s no way for us to test them in the classroom. In the simulation, students have to make choices and then learn about the consequences of those choices.” “We can... View Details

2020
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Do Judge-Lawyer Relationships Influence Case Outcomes?

By: Tianwang Liu and David Hao Zhang

We examine whether law school alumni relationships between the lawyers and judges affect case outcomes. We show that in the context of medical malpractice lawsuits in Florida, the plaintiff lawyer sharing the same law school as the judge increases the chances of... View Details

Keywords: Law; Relationships; Judgments; Outcome or Result

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01 Jun 2014
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Case Study: A Souped-Up Strategy

November 2013, and launched its first official new market expansion into Washington, DC, in February—a city close in culinary and cultural equivalence to Brussels. The Question: Bookalokal's cofounder and CEO Evelyne White (MBA 2010) offers this View Details

01 Mar 2018
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Case Study: On the Record

advantage is sustainable, underscoring the importance of creating bulwarks via other means. —Jan Postma (MBA 2005) Got a case? To take part in a future “Case Study,” send an outline of your company’s challenge to bulletin@hbs.edu Case... View Details

Keywords: April White

14 Jul 2006
Op-Ed

The Case for Consumer-Driven Medicaid

The Medicaid program provides a much needed health insurance safety net for 52 million of our nation's poor and medically needy, but its price tag threatens the financial stability of the states, growing 9.5 percent in 2004 alone—far in excess of revenues. Fiscally... View Details

Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger

July 1979 (Revised November 1982)
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Case of the Disgruntled Student

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May 1986
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Harris Seafoods, Inc., Software Case

By: William E. Fruhan Jr.

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry

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May 1986
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Browning Lumber Co., Software Case

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May 2021
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Valuing Employment Case Spreadsheet Supplement

By: George Serafeim, Ethan Rouen and Katie Panella

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Case Study: Dealing with Drought

By: Forest Reinhardt and Alison Beard

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April 2004
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Case Vignette: The Salesman Saga

By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon

A venture capitalist faces a situation in which a struggling portfolio company has found a promising vice president of sales through a recruitment agency. The candidate would be an excellent fit for another one of the investor's companies--one that is doing much... View Details

Keywords: Salesforce Management; Corporate Governance; Venture Capital; Ethics; Recruitment

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