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- 23 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 23, 2008
explore the challenges of information collection and analysis. Students will, experientially, gain insights into how information is used and be exposed to a framework for identifying and evaluating... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 28, 2015
of Dublin, Ireland-based Elan Drug Technologies (EDT)-a deal that was expected to close in the fall. The case describes the history of Alkermes, provides information about the planned merger, and details the funding options. The case gives View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Why We Don’t Study Corporate Responsibility
to business school students about their role and responsibilities. They are not merely agents of shareholders. They are leaders and trustees of perhaps the most significant institutions in the contemporary era. How managers see themselves... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 28 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 28, 2008
work. The case forces the student to choose among the four orders, given limited capacity available, other business likely to come along, and the requirements of each order. The case is an updated version of Fabtek (A). Purchase the case: View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 22
Cooke, Mario D. Parrilli, and José L. Curbelo. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2012 Abstract An abstract is unavailable at this time. Publisher's Link: http://www.e-elgar.com/bookentry_main.lasso?currency=US&id=14530 Evaluating the Impact of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 4, 2008
they go about assessing things like creativity, trust, and loyalty? This set of cases puts the students into the roles of the seller (an advertising agency named Butler, Shine, Stern and Partners) and the buyer (MINI USA) and asks them to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019
managers formulate problems, evaluate their difficulty, define “good enough solutions,” and optimize the ways in which they will solve them in advance of attempting to solve them. The paper introduces both a framework for the analysis of... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide
unite partners' objectives for creating a flexible supply chain; benchmark performance against other retailers; and evaluate and manage new technologies. Raman and Fisher provide specific, detailed metrics and techniques that can be used... View Details
- 12 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 12, 2016
attitudinal v. substantive (re)structuring, and intra-organizational v. inter-organizational bargaining. This short article introduces and comments on essays that evaluate and discuss these dualities. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 30 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 30, 2015
raises her over-subscribed fund and begins the search process. The following useful information is included for students who are considering starting a search fund: offering memoranda, fundraising techniques, staffing, screening... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 02 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 2
Gupta faces three major problems in teaching cases: 1) his students, accustomed to lectures, don't know how to conduct a case discussion; 2) the students are using the Internet to discover the outcome of managerial dilemmas posed in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 21
was considering whether to buy natural gas properties from Dominion Resources. The question is whether the acquisition fits the corporate strategy. In exploring the questions, students will have the chance to consider what is in fact a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 13
implications they have for the other brands (such as Clorox Bleach, 409, and Hidden Valley). The company has set aggressive financial targets in light of its upcoming centennial in 2013. Students need to View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 7, 2009
Business School Case 309-056 The Posse Foundation selected high-potential, non-traditional students to attend selective colleges as part of a group of 10 from the same city. The organization had developed an ambitious growth plan, but... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 11, 2016
four sections, offering guidance on how to 1) diagnose the need for change; 2) determine what sort of change is called for (e.g., radical or incremental); 3) develop a delivery strategy that fosters stakeholder buy-in; and 4) evaluate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 5, 2009
other Mexican geographies but faces a choice of doing this with its own staff and buying land for cash, or partnering with local entrepreneurs and local land owners. In evaluating the choices, students must... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 17
case considers the challenges of entering the fiercely competitive retirement market, introduces students to the large literature on the behavioral biases of individual investors, and asks students to View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 15 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: January 15
Boston program and planning for its fourth class at the home office. The case should enable students to identify emerging challenges, evaluate Rock Health's funding model, debate the effectiveness of its... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 29
is capital intensive and when it is difficult for headquarters to identify the value-maximizing investment strategy for the business unit. In evaluating the performance of profit centers, rate-of-return measures like ROA are likely to be... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 22, 2007
evaluate their theory by looking at the design evolution of two software product platforms through the modeling lens of design structure matrices (DSMs) and design rule theory. Our analysis shows that DSM models and options theory can... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace