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A New Way to Define Value in Drug Pricing
Pricing strategy Digital ArticleAn online tool takes objective and subjective factors into account. -
The Myth of the Tech Whiz Who Quits College to Start a Company
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleA study of New York's founders. -
Way Faster than a Speeding Bullet
Innovation Magazine ArticleFemtosecond lasers emit pulses of light that last just a millionth of a billionth of a second. These lasers enable surgery so precise that a single mitochondrion can be removed without harming the rest of the cell, and machining so controlled that structures can be micromachined within a piece of glass. Eric Mazur, a professor […] -
Telemedicine Is Vital to Reforming Health Care Delivery
Technology and analytics Digital ArticleIt can help lower costs and reach more people. -
What You Should Know About Dodd-Frank and What Happens If It’s Rolled Back
Government policy and regulation InterviewAn interview with Adam Posen of the Peterson Institute for International Economics. -
Crap Circles
Analytics and data science Magazine ArticleThe most dubious business plan can look solid—even smart—if it’s cast as a virtuous circle. “See, we invest our profits in innovation to create delightful products that customers buy—which generate profits that we invest in innovation!” Who could argue with that? Indeed, the merit of self-reinforcing systems seems so obvious that businesspeople instinctively describe their […] -
The New Tools of Trade
Labor Magazine ArticleToday, most multinationals have a conspicuous social conscience. They publicize their internal codes of conduct, monitor labor conditions in their global supply chains, and require suppliers to meet basic labor practice standards. But despite efforts to be better global citizens, companies by themselves are unable to eliminate abuses in their supply chains. In fact, so […] -
Why Cleveland Clinic Shares Its Outcomes Data with the World
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The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the U.S. Antitrust Movement
Economics Digital ArticleA short history. -
Sales Reps' Biggest Mistakes
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleFrom poor listening skills to the failure to follow up, salespeople offend potential customers in a variety of ways. Here's a chance for reps to take... -
How B2B Firms Can Price with Confidence as Inflation Rises
Sales & Marketing Digital ArticleFive strategies. -
How Companies Can Help Rebuild America’s Common Resources
Business and society Digital ArticleStart investing in them again. -
Why Cutting Taxes Won't Make America More Innovative
Global Business Digital ArticleTwo recent studies show what's really holding would-be inventors back. -
Why the U.S. Needs Wage Insurance
Global Business Digital ArticleWorkers would benefit, and so would the economy. -
GenAI Could Transform How Health Care Works
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleThe paradigm shift is instructive to other industries, too. -
U.S. Health Care Is on the Cusp of Bundled Payments
Innovation Digital ArticleAnd organizations need to be prepared. -
Coal Cleans Up Its Act
Sustainable business practices Magazine ArticleAre the energy markets shifting back toward coal? In some ways, they never left—coal generates more than 50% of U.S. electricity, for example. Yet since the 1950s, coal’s share of that market has declined against natural gas and other fuels, largely because emissions from coal-fired plants have hurt the environment and stirred up not-in-my-backyard sentiments. […] -
Smart Product Design
Innovation Magazine ArticleEven more than technical expertise, it’s the ability to connect the dots that drives innovative product design, says Dan Williams, who is widely known for the work he did on mobile phones when he was Motorola’s design director. Now, as the creative director for the design and innovation firm TZ Limited, Williams has turned his […] -
Banana War Maneuvers
Government policy and regulation Magazine ArticleCompanies often resort to lobbyists and lawyers to fight unfair trade policies. But sometimes there are easier alternatives. Consider the case of Chiquita and Dole, organizations that faced restrictive new trade policies in the early 1990s that limited banana exports into Europe. Following World War II, Chiquita became Europe’s main banana provider, exporting to Germany […] -
The Emancipated Organization
Leadership Magazine ArticleInsights on gender, leadership, and power formed over 25 years on the front lines.
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Keller Fund's Option Investment Strategies
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details A closed-end mutual fund's decision to study option trading provides an opportunity to study the profit profile and pricing of multiple option investment... -
Confronting the Unequal Toll of Highway Expansion: Oni Blair, LINK Houston, & the Texas I-45 Debate (B)
Management Case Study5.00View Details In this political strategy case, Oni K. Blair, newly appointed executive director of a Houston nonprofit advocating for more equitable transportation... -
Hiperbaric: B2B 2.0
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details This case touches on the problems faced by a company, a global leader with a presence all over the world, dedicated to selling machinery at high prices... -
Justin Trudeau Wins 2015 Canada Election: A Blue Ocean Strategy in Politics
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details The case describes how Justin Trudeau came from a seemingly hopeless third place (in the party rankings) to win a stunning majority and become Canada's... -
IBM: The Iterative Software Development Method
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details This case follows IBM's use of iterative software development to manage projects. The head of IBM's Rational Product Development is asked by the head... -
Feed Resource Recovery
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Shane Eten is passionate about being an entrepreneur and finds an opportunity in managing food waste; a Clean Technology startup. Shane develops a plan... -
TecSalud's Response to COVID-19
Management Case Study11.95View Details This case explores TecSalud's response to COVID-19 between March 2020 and January 2021. TecSalud was the Healthcare System of the Instituto Tecnologico... -
Inclusion and Diversity at Mars Petcare
Management Case Study11.95View Details In 2018, Erica Coletta became Mars Petcare's Chief Human Resources Officer, and immediately found herself dealing with high-stakes inclusion and diversity... -
Goldman Sachs (A): Corporate Strategy & Corporate Growth
Management Case Study11.95View Details Case A explores Goldman's corporate strategy and growth, charting its history from when Marcus Goldman moved to the US and launched a commercial paper... -
Aspect Ventures
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Fiat-Chrysler Alliance: Launching the Cinquecento in North America
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Fiat ended its 27-year absence in the North American automobile market when the first Cinquecento (500)-a very small, iconic Italian car that had strong... -
The Future of Rey Holdings Corp. in Panama: Focusing or Diversifying?
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Rey Holdings Corp. was one of the two leading supermarket chains in Panama, with an estimated 30% market share,39 stores and a five-year aggressive expansion... -
Fiesta Gifts: Mending the Spending
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Organizations large and small must source a variety of items and services in order to sustain their quotidian operations. This activity takes centerstage... -
Production Processes
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Production processes typically consist of a complex mix of people, technology, and practices. If poorly conceived or mismanaged, these processes can burden... -
Loblaw Companies Ltd.: Differentiation in the 90s and Beyond
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Loblaw wants to develop long-term relationships with its customers and is testing a variety of strategies to do this. -
Boeing and the 737 MAX Crisis
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Monday, January 13, 2020, was David Calhoun's first day on the job as President and CEO of Boeing, Incorporated. Prior to Calhoun's first day, two separate... -
Coaching Executives after Career Shocks
Management Case Study11.95View Details This case is a set of five vignettes describing career shocks experienced by managers. The stories behind the vignettes were presented by respective protagonists... -
Lending Club: Time to Join?
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The Popcorn Predicament: Competition, Conflict and Buying Behaviour
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This B2B role play case and the six role play supplements describe an account manager's seven month sales process and the customer's buying process that... -
George Soros: The Stateless Statesman
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case traces the business career and philanthropic activities of George Soros. The Hungarian-born Soros made a fortune as a hedge fund investor after...
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A New Way to Define Value in Drug Pricing
Pricing strategy Digital ArticleAn online tool takes objective and subjective factors into account. -
The Myth of the Tech Whiz Who Quits College to Start a Company
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleA study of New York's founders. -
Way Faster than a Speeding Bullet
Innovation Magazine ArticleFemtosecond lasers emit pulses of light that last just a millionth of a billionth of a second. These lasers enable surgery so precise that a single mitochondrion can be removed without harming the rest of the cell, and machining so controlled that structures can be micromachined within a piece of glass. Eric Mazur, a professor […] -
Telemedicine Is Vital to Reforming Health Care Delivery
Technology and analytics Digital ArticleIt can help lower costs and reach more people. -
Keller Fund's Option Investment Strategies
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details A closed-end mutual fund's decision to study option trading provides an opportunity to study the profit profile and pricing of multiple option investment... -
Confronting the Unequal Toll of Highway Expansion: Oni Blair, LINK Houston, & the Texas I-45 Debate (B)
Management Case Study5.00View Details In this political strategy case, Oni K. Blair, newly appointed executive director of a Houston nonprofit advocating for more equitable transportation... -
Teaching Cases Online: Synchronous, Asynchronous and Hybrid Techniques
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleThe learning objective for this article is to present the reader with some basic and intermediate strategies for teaching case studies in an online classroom... -
What You Should Know About Dodd-Frank and What Happens If It’s Rolled Back
Government policy and regulation InterviewAn interview with Adam Posen of the Peterson Institute for International Economics. -
Hiperbaric: B2B 2.0
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details This case touches on the problems faced by a company, a global leader with a presence all over the world, dedicated to selling machinery at high prices... -
Crap Circles
Analytics and data science Magazine ArticleThe most dubious business plan can look solid—even smart—if it’s cast as a virtuous circle. “See, we invest our profits in innovation to create delightful products that customers buy—which generate profits that we invest in innovation!” Who could argue with that? Indeed, the merit of self-reinforcing systems seems so obvious that businesspeople instinctively describe their […]