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17 Jul 2019
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Case Study features alumni and faculty offering advice on strategy to alumni who are leading businesses at a crossroads. Charles Philp (MBA 2006) started Colorado-based Sneakz Organic with his business partner in 2012 after a lightbulb... View Details

Keywords: Whole Foods; Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

01 Sep 2017
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Case Study: Confidence Builder

protected market share and revenue stream, at least in the beginning. —Lei Huang (PLDA 22, 2016) 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 LovePop... View Details

Keywords: April White; Confi; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

22 Feb 2022
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Case Study: Welcome Aboard

founder and former CEO of Ovia Health 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: Nix Courtesy Meridith Unger Cass Back in 2016, Meridith Unger Cass... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

28 Sep 2009
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Case study on Najibnomics

11 Jan 2019
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Case Study: Beating Bias

The idea for the Portland, Oregon-based startup News Bling was born out of the late-night hours of November 8, 2016, when Nupur Patel (MBA 2017) rubbed the fog of disbelief from his eyes and realized he had completely misjudged the results of the election. A media... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

15 Jun 2021
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Diversifying HBS's Case Collection

Cases are a cornerstone of Harvard Business School’s pedagogy. In developing its Racial Equity Plan (REP), the School has recognized that, historically, too few of the protagonists in HBS’s case library come... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

29 Jul 2010
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A post-crisis case study

06 Jun 2022
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The Case for Sabbaticals

13 Dec 2019
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The Case for Regifting

01 Mar 2023
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Case Study: Power Nappy

Illustration by Alvaro Dominguez Before she had a baby of her own, Amrita Saigal (MBA 2014) kept hearing from friends that the “natural” diapers on the market didn’t hold up as well as the old standards, like Pampers. Trained as a mechanical engineer, Saigal knew her... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Mar 2016
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Case Study: Paper Chase

(photos courtesy of Lovepop) (photos courtesy of Lovepop) Lovepop makes greeting cards that open to reveal intricate 3D designs that resemble an artistic take on a children’s pop-up book. The brainchild of two former ship designers—Wombi Rose and John Wise (both MBA... View Details

01 Dec 2015
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Case Study: Bionic Banking

(Thinkstock/Getty Images) Robo-advisors, like Betterment and Wealthfront, are built for millennials-automated asset management for those with lower account balances or an aversion to traditional financial advisors. Silicon Valley has taken notice, aggressively funding... View Details

01 Sep 2015
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Case Study: Golden Ticket

(iStock) The startup shorthand for the year-old G8 Rocket (pronounced “gate rocket”) is SAP meets Square—an enterprise platform designed for local vendors. In G8 Rocket’s case, those vendors are typically high-school athletic departments, which rely on the business to... View Details

07 Oct 2013
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The Case for Blockbusters

Keywords: Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries; Information

06 Dec 2021
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Case Study: Let’s Dance

classmates. It was as hard as finding a top-rated horror flick in a sea of streaming options, Liang realized. The dance world had a discovery problem too. Case Centennial See how HBS is celebrating 100 Years of View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Jun 2008
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Goldman Supports Case Method

The Goldman Sachs Group will fund outreach and scholarships to bring a dozen or more senior faculty from leading Indian business schools to HBS this summer to participate in the School’s two programs that teach how to teach the case... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Jun 2017
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Case Study: Something New

and build the capacity to create a second brand that focuses on off-the-rack dress. Many examples are available in fashion and the hospitality industry, such as Banana Republic and Old Navy or Andaz and Hyatt Place hotels. —Cindy Park (PLDA 12, 2013) View Details

Keywords: April White

20 Apr 2022
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Case Method Centennial Celebration: General Shoe Company

07 Oct 2013
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