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How Local Companies Keep Multinationals at Bay (Spanish version)
Bhattacharya, Arindam K.; Michael, David C.Article HBS-R0803FStrategyThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. A substantial number of local companies in emerging markets have managed to hold their own--or better--in the face of competition from global Goliaths. Bhattacharya and Michael of the Boston Consulting Group show how these domestic Davids have achieved that impress...Starting at €8.20
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México: crisis y competitividad
Musacchio, Aldo; Vietor, Richard H.K.; GarcÃa-Cuéllar, ReginaCase HBS-711S30EconomicsEn 2010, el bicentenario de la revolución de México contra España, el presidente de México, Felipe Calderón esperaba que pudiera orquestar varias reformas cruciales que México necesita. México no había crecido mucho a lo largo de la última década, la pérdida de competitividad de China y otros países asiáticos. Varios de sus instituciones, incluido el trabajo, educación, salud, energía y defensa de la competencia, parecía poco competitivo. Pero co...Starting at €8.20
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Robert Whelan and the Student Loan Crisis (A)
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Leskinen, OliviaCase HBS-313009-EBob Whelan developed an idea with partners that was a seed before his fellowship year and seemed to address a significant national challenge - college financing - with a creative concept and experience from his years in venture capital. His nonprofit was called 13th Avenue Funding and it provided equity as an alternative to debt for students to finance college. Since he first set out on his journey, he faced a lot of resistance and difficulty in ...Starting at €8.20
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Hess Corporation
Lorsch, Jay W.; Durante, KathleenCase HBS-413126-ELeadership and People ManagementOn January 29, 2013, Elliott Management, a hedge fund run by Paul E. Singer that owned 4.5% of Hess Corporation stock, put forward a slate of five independent directors it wanted elected to improve the company's performance. Elliott argued that Hess lacked focus and was distracted by ventures outside its core exploration and production business. Further it argued that John Hess, CEO and son of the founder, of being more interested in "maintaining...Starting at €8.20
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Mitch Daniels and the State of Indiana
Kaplan, Robert Steven; Winer, Wendy K.Case HBS-414049-ELeadership and People ManagementMitch Daniels, Governor of the State of Indiana, knew he had to make a difficult choice as he sat in his office in December 2010. Should he aggressively push the state legislature to pass comprehensive education reform-a major priority of his administration-or, instead, push for a new "right-to-work" law that he believed might be critical to improving his state's competitiveness? He was concerned that he wouldn't be able to do both during his sec...Starting at €8.20
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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.
Marquis, Christopher; Yang, ZoeCase HBS-414065-EStrategyA company with a strong commitment toward corporate social responsibility since its founding days, Green Mountain faced an ethical decision point in 2007 as new information from the field uncovered a chronic dire problem facing coffee communities-seasonal starvation. Company leaders are driven to re-assess their social impact and address this widespread problem while aligning their efforts with their broader, rapidly expanding business of selling...Starting at €8.20
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GE and the Industrial Internet
Lakhani, Karim R.; Iansiti, Marco; Herman, KerryCase HBS-614032-EService and Operations ManagementCEO Jeff Immelt considers whether GE is moving fast enough on its new Industrial Internet initiative. The undertaking includes building out an Industrial Internet, connecting machines and devices, collecting their data and operations, and providing services to clients based on analytics of this data and information. The case considers the implications of such an initiative across all 6 of GE's business units, and how best and how quickly to execu...Starting at €8.20
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Unilever: Combatting Global Food Waste
Drake, David; Hammond, Janice H.; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-615040-EService and Operations ManagementThe global consumer goods company Unilever was on pace to hit a number of aggressive targets by 2020 as part of the Unilever Sustainable Living Project, including a goal to halve the waste associated with the disposal of its products. Unilever's Chief Supply Chain Officer Pier Luigi Sigismondi and his team were working towards this goal and had chosen to first focus on three key areas-sugar, tomatoes, and tea-and had analyzed where in the 'farm t...Starting at €8.20
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Global Sourcing at Nike
Hsieh, Nien-he; Toffel, Michael W.; Hull, OliviaCase HBS-619008-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe Inside the Case video that accompanies this case includes teaching tips and insight from the author (available to registered educators only). This case explores the evolution of Nike's global product sourcing strategy, in particular ongoing efforts to improve working conditions at its suppliers' factories. When the case opens in July 2018, Vice President of Sourcing Amanda Tucker and her colleagues in Nike's Global Sourcing and Manufacturing...Starting at €8.20
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Tequila Patr n
Deshpande, Rohit; Castellanos Rodriguez, Carlos; Cacho-Elizondo, Silvia; Rullan, Samantha; Miguel, FernandaCase HBS-517108-EMarketingTequila Patr n was one of the most successful tequila marketers in the United States. Patr n needed to grow and in Mexico, the second largest market for tequila, the brand was perceived as American. What portfolio and branding strategy would best serve Patr n to conquer the Mexican market? Furthermore, what would expanding in Mexico imply for the company's marketing operations?Starting at €8.20