Cirque du Soleil's Human Resource Management Practices

Authors: Gupta, V; Pawar, M
Product Type: Cases
Source: ICMR Center for Management Research
Publication Year: 2007

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The case discusses the human resource (HR) practices of Cirque du Soleil, the Canada based circus entertainment company.

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Farmacias Similares

Authors: Chu, Michael; Garcia-Cuellar, Regina
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2007

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This case profiles a retail model for low-income markets and examines the role of private enterprise and profits in the health care of low-income populations, the creation of social value in commercial enterprises, and possible implications for public policy.

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Al Dunlap at Sunbeam

Authors: Hall, Brian J.; Khurana, Rakesh; Madigan, Carleen
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2003

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Al Dunlap was one of the best-known corporate turnaround artists of the 1990s. In 1996, he was hired at Sunbeam to effect a restructuring, but was fired almost two years later when the company's financial performance and stock price began to decline...

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Starbucks Coffee Company

Authors: Stanley, Alison; Argenti, Paul A.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
Publication Year: 2002

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This case traces the origins of Starbucks and its rapid growth through joint partnerships and diversified products, and its rapid expansion of retail cafes...

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Wal-Mart, 2005

Author: Yoffie, David B.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2005

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Wal-Mart has been expanding, both domestically and internationally. This case covers recent developments at Wal-Mart, including new stores, new store formats, and international expansion. The learning objective of this case is: To look at strategy and competition in the discount retail environment.

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Advertising Ethics Cases: Reasons, Rationalizations, Biases, and Heuristics

Author: Drumwright, Minette E.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Available on CasePlace.org
Publication Year: 2005

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Six fictionalized scenarios of ethical dilemmas in advertising.  

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University of South Carolina

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Product Type: Partner Pages
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Publication Year: 2010

Best known for its innovations in international business education and research, the Darla Moore School of Business has a history of preparing business leaders for the ever-changing global marketplace through a blend of academic rigor and real-world experience.

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Eat2Eat.com

Authors: Goodwin, Nigel; Hardy, Kenneth G.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2006

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Eat2Eat.com was an Internet-based restaurant reservation service covering a dozen cities in the Asia Pacific region. The case focuses on entrepreneurial marketing with sub-themes of financing and small enterprise management. It is a story of an entrepreneur who had an idea and enough money to launch it, but then struggles to achieve adequate scale...

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Wal-Mart's Sustainability Strategy

Authors: Plambeck, Erica; Denend, Lyn
Product Type: Cases
Source: Stanford University
Publication Year: 2007

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Senior executives at Wal-Mart launched the company's new sustainability strategy in 2005. The case describes their efforts to keep environmental improvement tightly coupled with business values and profitability.

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