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Featured Cases Multimedia case studies extend learning beyond the classroom and enhance the case study methodology by deepening contextual understanding. Students are able to... View Details

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

01 Jun 2018
News

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

22 Sep 2009
News

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

September 2002
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Note on WTO Disputes: Five Major Cases

By: David A. Moss and Nick Bartlett

Summarizes five major trade disputes before the World Trade Organization (WTO): (1) the Brazil-Canada aircraft dispute, (2) the European Union/United States foreign sales corporation dispute, (3) the Asian/United States shrimp and sea turtle dispute, (4) the United... View Details

Keywords: Trade; Conflict Management; Negotiation; Brazil; Canada; European Union; Asia; United States

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01 Sep 2014
News

Case Study: Declawing the Competition

cofounder and president, Deena Malkina (MBA 2008), offered this case study query to alumni: “KitNipBox is laser-focused on differentiating its brand by sourcing the most unique, high-quality products on the market, committing to healthy... View Details

10 Jan 2018
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8 Tips to Help You Prepare for the Case Method

Ninad Kulkarni just wrapped up the fall semester at HBS and wanted to share what he learned about the case method after his first few months in the classroom. About NinadI grew up in a suburb outside of Mumbai. After earning my... View Details

01 Sep 2018
News

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
News

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
News

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

10 Sep 2020
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Faculty Perspectives on the HBS Case Method

September 2020
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The Reinvention of Kodak (B) Video Case Supplement

By: Ryan Raffaelli

This case includes links to case supplement videos for students to view with the written case before class, and also supplement videos for faculty to use exclusively during class. View Details

Keywords: CEO; Leadership; Asset Management; Transformation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Competitive Strategy

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News & Videos News & Videos 13 May 2019 WGBH Making History More Relevant, One Case At A Time Play Introductory Video: Bringing the Case Method to High Schools Play Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health... View Details

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Cooper Industries, Inc., Software Case

By: Thomas R. Piper

Keywords: Software; Information Technology Industry

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May 1986
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Economy Shipping Co., Software Case

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May 1986
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Sunshine Toy Co., Software Case

By: Thomas R. Piper

Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry

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March 29, 1999
Article

Making the Case for IT

By: L. M. Applegate

Keywords: Information Technology

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2021
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The Business Case for Diversity

By: R. Ely

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April 29, 2020
Article

The Case for AI Insurance

By: Ram Shankar Siva Kumar and Frank Nagle

When organizations place machine learning systems at the center of their businesses, they introduce the risk of failures that could lead to a data breach, brand damage, property damage, business interruption, and in some cases, bodily harm. Even when companies are... View Details

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Machine Learning; Internet and the Web; Safety; Insurance; AI and Machine Learning; Cybersecurity

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December 2010
Article

The Case for Professional Boards

By: Robert C. Pozen

When the world's largest financial institutions had to be rescued from insolvency in 2008, many experts laid the blame at the feet of corporate boards. But insufficient board oversight is a problem that had supposedly been solved in 2002. As the United States... View Details