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April 2004
Case

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

Educators

August 2002
Exercise

Career Choice-Making Case Assignment, The

By: Monica C. Higgins, David A. Thomas and Shoshana Zuboff

Sets the stage for self-assessment as an integral component in the process of career development. View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Management Practices and Processes; Personal Development and Career

1993
Book

Case Problems in International Finance

By: W. C. Kester and T. A. Luehrman

Keywords: International Finance

September 1985 (Revised May 1986)
Case

Movie Co. (C), Software Case

1994
Book

Cases in European Marketing Management

By: John A. Quelch, Kamran Kashani and Sandra Vandermerwe

June 1990 (Revised October 1991)
Supplement

Lake Pleasant Bodies Case (B)

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.

Describes how the attorney resolved the dilemma he faced, the reasons for his decision, and the consequences he suffered. Displays vividly the personal toll that moral conflicts can create for professionals with role obligations. View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Moral Sensibility; Managerial Roles; Outcome or Result; Problems and Challenges

December 2018
Case

The Case of the Unidentified Industries—2018

By: Mihir A. Desai, William E. Fruhan, Jr., Leanne Fan and Adil Bhatia

Educators

2015
Chapter

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

2020
Working Paper

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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08 May 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Capitalizing On Innovation: The Case of Japan

Keywords: by Robert Dujarric & Andrei Hagiu

Fall 2024
Article

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
Case

MRC, Inc. (A), Software Case

May 2008 (Revised May 2017)
Teaching Note

ATH MicroTechnologies, Inc. Case Series

By: Robert Simons and Kathryn Rosenberg

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

November 2005
Supplement

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