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Expanding in China (Spanish version)
Chen, Ann; Vishwanath, VijayArticle HBS-F0503DEconomicsBain consultants Ann Chen and Vijay Vishwanath offer three key strategies multinationals can use to expand from China's premium segment into the broader market.Starting at €8.20
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Shakedown (HBR Case Study and Commentary) (Spanish version)
Bodrock, Phil; Boeckmann, Alan L.; Di Tella, Rafael; Dunfee, Thomas W.; Djelic, BozidarArticle HBS-R0503ABusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityCASE STUDY ONLY, REPRINT R0503X, AND COMMENTARY ONLY, REPRINT R0503Z.Starting at €8.20
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Shakedown (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Bodrock, Phil; Boeckmann, Alan L.; Di Tella, Rafael; Dunfee, Thomas W.; Djelic, BozidarArticle HBS-R0503A-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityCustomer Strategy Solutions, a California-based developer of order fulfillment systems, is facing a shakedown. Six months after the firm's CEO, Pavlo Zhuk, set up a software development center in Kiev, local bureaucrats say the company hasn't filed all the tax schedules it should have. Moreover, Ukrainian tax officials claim that the company owes the government tax arrears. Zhuk is shocked; he and his colleagues have done everything by the book. ...Starting at €8.20
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Rich (and Poor) Keep Getting Richer (Spanish version)
Leamer, Edward E.; Schott, Peter K.Article HBS-F0504HEconomicsEarnings have stagnated for people in the world's middle-wage countries.Starting at €8.20
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Banking on Sustainability (Spanish version)
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Reisen de Pinho, RicardoCase HBS-311S04Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityABN AMRO REAL made corporate social responsibility central to its brand, adding to customer focus and reflecting its values. Leaders developed the Bank of Value theme and implemented it through activities such as microfinance in poor communities, environmentally oriented lending products, socio-environmental screening of customers and suppliers, employee diversity, and reduction of waste and recycling. Now the fourth largest private bank in Brazi...Starting at €8.20
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The United Fruit Company in Guatemala (Spanish version)
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Bucheli, MarceloCase HBS-807S06EconomicsExamines the overthrow of President Jacobo Arbenz of Guatemala in 1954 in a U.S.-backed coup in support of the United Fruit Co. Over the previous half century, United Fruit had built a large vertically integrated tropical fruit business that owned large banana plantations in the "banana republics" of Central America, including Guatemala. Examines the impact and role of United Fruit in the Guatemalan economy, one of the poorest in the world, and t...Starting at €8.20
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Strategies That Fit Emerging Markets (Spanish version)
Khanna, Tarun; Palepu, Krishna G.; Sinha, JayantArticle HBS-R0506CEconomicsThey lack specialized intermediaries, regulatory systems, and contract-enforcing methods. These gaps have made it difficult for multinationals to succeed in developing nations; thus, many companies have resisted investing there. That may be a mistake. If Western companies don't come up with good strategies for engaging with emerging markets, they are unlikely to remain competitive. Many firms choose their markets and strategies for the wrong rea...Starting at €8.20
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Narayana Hrudayalaya Heart Hospital: Cardiac Care for the Poor (A)
Tarun Khanna; V. Katsuri RanganCase HBS-505078-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityDescribes the mission, vision, and strategy of a team of entrepreneurs headed by a charismatic heart surgeon who founded a heart hospital in Bangalore, India. The purpose of the hospital was to offer health care for the masses. This tertiary care hospital performed over 4,000 surgeries a year (approximately half on pediatric patients), which is more than that performed by The Cleveland Clinic and the Mayo Clinic (ranked #1 and #2 in the United St...Starting at €8.20
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Cardiac Care for the Poor (A) (Spanish version)
Khanna, Tarun; Rangan, V. KasturiCase HBS-514S15Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityDescribes the mission, vision, and strategy of a team of entrepreneurs headed by a charismatic heart surgeon who founded a heart hospital in Bangalore, India. The purpose of the hospital was to offer health care for the masses. This tertiary care hospital performed over 4,000 surgeries a year (approximately half on pediatric patients), which is more than that performed by The Cleveland Clinic and the Mayo Clinic (ranked #1 and #2 in the United St...Starting at €8.20
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Foreign Direct Investment and Ireland's Tiger Economy (A) (Spanish version)
Alfaro, Laura; McIntyre, Stephen; Dev, VinatiCase HBS-706S30EconomicsDescribes Ireland's transformation from one of Europe's poorest countries to one of its richest in just 10 years, earning it the title Celtic Tiger. The spectacular story of growth and recovery is attributed, in large part, to foreign direct investment (FDI), particularly from the United Sates. The government of Ireland has continually nurtured the climate for investment and through its investment promotion arm, Ireland Development Authority (IDA...Starting at €8.20