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Kaweyan: Female Entrepreneurship and the Past and Future of Afghanistan (B)
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Lemmon, Gayle TzemachCase HBS-316070-EEntrepreneurshipThis B case takes up the story of the Afghan female entrepreneur Kamila Sidiqi between 2009 and 2015. The case opens with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry praising her achievements at a State Department dinner in March 2015 for the newly elected President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani. It describes the growth of her Kaweyan firm, which diversified into dried fruit processing and a cab service, against a background of some economic and social pro...Starting at €5.74
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Gender at Work
Groysberg, Boris; Ammerman, ColleenCase HBS-416026-ELeadership and People ManagementStarting at €8.20
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CEOs with Daughters Run More Socially Responsible Firms: An Interview with Henrik Cronqvist
Cronqvist, Henrik; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-F1511B-ELeadership and People ManagementDo daughters influence the business decisions of S&P 500 leaders? New research suggests that the answer is yes.Starting at €8.20
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Even Women Think Men Are More Creative
Proudfoot, Devon; Adams, KateArticle HBS-F1512B-ELeadership and People ManagementNew research from Duke University reveals that gender bias distorts our assessments of creative work--and that can have a negative impact on both individuals and their organizations.Starting at €8.20
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Altessa Motors: Ericka Schmidt in China
Cara C. Maurer; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B15M039-EStrategyThe marketing manager at a luxury car company attempts to deal with a range of issues that have surfaced in her first two months in the company’s new China country office. China is a fast-growing country and is seen as one of the potentially largest markets for this brand of luxury vehicles in the future, and for that reason, the company has recently set up a country office to support market development efforts. In her attempts to make inroads in...Starting at €8.20
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IKEA in Saudi Arabia (A)
Ramanna, Karthik; Lenhardt, Jerome; Homsy, MarcCase HBS-116015-EStrategyA Swedish newspaper reveals that IKEA has erased all images of women from its catalog for Saudi Arabia. The article sparks criticism of IKEA from the Swedish government and its customers in the West. Critics contend that IKEA is not living up to its own cStarting at €8.20
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IKEA in Saudi Arabia (B)
Ramanna, Karthik; Lenhardt, Jerome; Homsy, MarcCase HBS-116016-EAccounting and ControlSupplement to case 116015. A Swedish newspaper reveals that IKEA has erased all images of women from its catalog for Saudi Arabia. The article sparks criticism of IKEA from the Swedish government and its customers in the West. Critics content that IKEA is not living up to its own commitments to gender equality. Some threaten a boycott. IKEA must respond. Reissuing the catalog with women included risks running afoul of Saudi censors who can impose...Starting at €5.74
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IKEA in Saudi Arabia (C)
Ramanna, Karthik; Lenhardt, Jerome; Homsy, MarcCase HBS-116017-EAccounting and ControlSupplement to case 116015. A Swedish newspaper reveals that IKEA has erased all images of women from its catalog for Saudi Arabia. The article sparks criticism of IKEA from the Swedish government and its customers in the West. Critics content that IKEA is not living up to its own commitments to gender equality. Some threaten a boycott. IKEA must respond. Reissuing the catalog with women included risks running afoul of Saudi censors who can impose...Starting at €5.74
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Democracy and Women's Rights in America: The Fight over the ERA
Moss, David A.; Smekar, Amy; Grodzins, Dean; Wilf, Rachel; Campasano, MarcCase HBS-716041-EEconomicsOn the afternoon of June 21, 1982, the Florida Senate prepared to vote on whether to ratify the proposed Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution, which stated that "Equality of Rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." Supporters believed the ERA was essential to winning equal rights for women. Opponents claimed that the proposed amendment would dangerously expand f...Starting at €8.20
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Carla Ann Harris at Morgan Stanley, Teaching Note
Ramarajan, LakshmiTeaching Note HBS-416040-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for case 415029. This case follows Carla Ann Harris, an African-American executive on Wall Street, from her childhood to the eve of her 20th year at Morgan Stanley. In addition to her professional identity as an investment banker, Harris is also an accomplished gospel singer, an observant Catholic, a philanthropist, a public speaker, and a writer. Along with her successes and accomplishments, she has also faced setbacks and challen...Starting at €0.00