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Stop Kissing Frogs
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One Reason Mergers Fail: The Two Cultures Aren’t Compatible
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Do Most Family Businesses Really Fail by the Third Generation?
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Schlitterbahn: Tragedy at the Waterpark
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Lehman Brothers: Too Big to Fail?
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Fail Better: Design Smart Mistakes and Succeed Sooner
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Pinewood Mobile Homes, Inc.
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Uber Is Finally Realizing HR Isn't Just for Recruiting
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Collaboration Is Risky. Now, Get on with It.
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Schlitterbahn: Tragedy at the Waterpark
Management Case Study11.95View Details Jeff Henry, owner of and creative visionary behind Schlitterbahn Waterparks & Resorts, created one of the most sought-after water park companies in the... -
Katerra (A)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details In April 2020, Katerra executives struggled with a series of decisions that would determine the fate of one of the best-funded construction startups in... -
Why We're Seeing So Many Corporate Scandals
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Ça Va de Soi: A Phoenix Rises from the Ashes of a Failed IT Project - Part B - The Rise
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Lehman Brothers: Too Big to Fail?
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details In September 2008, Hank Paulson, U.S. Treasury Secretary, Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, and Tim Geithner, President... -
Fabricato: The phoenix of Colombian textile industry
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Deepa Bachu (B): Insights and Experiments at Pensaar Design
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Fail Better: Design Smart Mistakes and Succeed Sooner
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