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Sekem: Liberating a Vision, an Artistic Approach to Entrepreneurship - Teaching Note
Seelos, Christian; Mair, JohannaTeaching Note DGT-34-EStrategyNote prepared as an aid to instructors in the classroom use of case DG-1466-E The Sekem Initiative.Starting at €0.00
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Towards sustainable development
Rodríguez Badal, Miguel Ángel; Ricart, Joan EnricTechnical Note DGN-623-EStrategyThe aim of this paper is to reflect on the idea of sustainable development and the main factors, both internal and contextual, that are currently impeding its adoption by the business world. Furthermore, the authors indicate certain changes that could favor the evolution towards a more sustainable development model.Starting at €8.20
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Towards the Sustainable Business
Rodríguez Badal, Miguel Ángel; Ricart, Joan EnricTechnical Note DGN-628-EStrategyAcknowledging the fact that companies have a vital role to play in achieving sustainability, this technical note, which follows on from the article "Towards Sustainable Development", explores some of the characteristic features of what we might consider the paradigm of sustainable business, contrasting it with various models of unsustainable business.Starting at €8.20
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A Foot In the Door: Hindustan Lever Breaks Into the Mass Market
Ellison B.; Moller D.; Rodríguez Badal, Miguel ÁngelCase DG-1390-EStrategyHindustan Lever (HLL), a subsidiary of Unilever and undisputed leader in the Fast Moving Consumer Products segment in India, is caught out by the success of a local firm, Nirma, in selling to the bottom of the social pyramid. Having ignored Nirma's activities for several years in the belief that Nirma was targeting a segment that HLL was not interested in, HLL decides to enter the market at the bottom of the social pyramid by developing a totally...Starting at €8.20
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Entropy International. Enabling businesses to make a contribution to sustainable development
Seelos, Christian; Mair, JohannaCase DG-1454-EStrategyThis case documents the circumstances of managing the growth phase of a start-up company. Entropy International faces the unique challenges and opportunities of social entrepreneurship but also entrepreneurship in general. Founded by a visionary environmental activist in 1996 as an environmental consulting boutique in the United Kingdom, Entropy grew with the emerging needs of large multinational corporations to publicly report on and minimize th...Starting at €8.20
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Entropy International. Enabling Businesses to Make a Contribution to Sustainable Development - Teaching Note
Seelos, Christian; Mair, JohannaTeaching Note DGT-33-EStrategyNote prepared as an aid to instructors in the classroom use of case DG-1454-E Entropy International. Enabling Businesses to Make a Contribution to Sustainable Development.Starting at €0.00
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Social Entrepreneurial Initiatives Within the Sustainable Development Landscape
Borwankar, Anjaney; Mair, Johanna; Seelos, ChristianTechnical Note DGN-638-EStrategyIn 1987, the need for a more sustainable form of development and growth was proposed by Gro Harlem Brundtland in her landmark report titled "Our Common Future" prepared for the United Nation's World Commission on Environment and Development. The term "Sustainable Development" has since then permeated public policy to address social, environmental and economic development in ways that "meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability...Starting at €8.20
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The Hesitations of an Adventurous Young Manager
Smith, Thomas; Ribera, AlbertoCase DPO-91-EService and Operations ManagementAfter serving six years in the army as an officer (including two years in Iraq, working in the economic development unit of the Provisional Government formed in 2003), Thomas Smith decides it is time to redirect his career towards a job that is better aligned with his personal plans and salary expectations. Consequently, he embarks upon an MBA. However, shortly before ending his second year, while he is immersed in different recruitment processes...Starting at €8.20
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Suez: The "Water for All" Project
Mutis J.; Rodríguez Badal, Miguel ÁngelCase DG-1509-EStrategySUEZ Environment is a worldwide leader in water-related services, serving 125 million individuals. Although 85% of its current activities are located in Europe and North America, Suez has significant activities in many emerging countries in Central and South America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. In these countries, the priority is to use an inclusive approach to maintain long-term competitiveness while ensuring significant added-value for it...Starting at €8.20
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Honey Care Africa (C): Growth Alternatives
Oana Branzei; Michael ValenteCase IVEY-9B07M024-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThis is a supplement to Honey Care Africa (A): A Different Business Model.Starting at €5.74