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Merging Esso Iceland and Bilanaust (E)
Gerard Seijts; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B10C020-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyBy the end of 2007, Hermann Gudmundsson (the chief executive officer of N1) created from the merger between Esso Iceland and Bilanaust) was focused on building trust within his organization. By involving employees in decision-making, N1 had received valuable suggestions on effective business operations. But Gudmundsson had noted a lack of chemistry between employees of the two former firms, and thought that a stumbling block to better relations w...Starting at €5.74
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Iceland: Small fish in a global pond
Porter, Michael E.; Ketels, Christian H.M.Case HBS-708472-EEconomicsDescribes the economic development of Iceland since 1945, focusing in particular on the years since 2000, when Iceland experienced strong growth and Icelandic companies aggressively internationalized.Starting at €8.20
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Adquisición estratégica en Haití para mejorar los sistemas sanitarios: por qué pagar por inversiones cuando se puede pagar por resultados
Eichler R.; Savedoff B.; Ribera, JaumeCase P-1043Service and Operations ManagementResponsabilizar a las instituciones de salud de la consecución de objetivos relacionando el pago a los resultados obtenidos, puede ser una potente estrategia para mejorar la eficacia de un sistema de salud. El director de un proyecto patrocinado por USAID, que financia ONG en Haití para la provisión de atención primaria básica, utiliza la compra estratégica para mejorar la eficiencia del sistema mediante el pago por resultados. El sistema de pago...Starting at €8.20
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Alvogen: Scaling Entrepreneurship, Teaching Note
Kerr, William R.; Isenberg, Daniel J.Teaching Note HBS-820020-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for case 819038.Starting at €0.00
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Berendsen Island
Rick Bisselink; Filip Roodhooft; Kristof Stouthuysen; Ineke TeunisCase IVEY-9B15B012-EAccounting and Control, StrategyBerendsen Island, an outsourced workwear service, uses the standard costing model to determine its profitability. Because the company recently reported a loss, the plant manager and the business controller investigate time-driven activity-based costing in an effort to gain insights into its cost structures. The company also needs to provide a quote to two potential new customers.Starting at €8.20
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The Media Industry
Sigurdardottir, S.; Sieber, Sandra; Ricart, Joan EnricTechnical Note SIN-42-EInformation Technologies, Knowledge and CommunicationThe technical note explains the changes that are taking place in the media environment. The note, which is divided into 3 chapters, gives first a brief introduction to the Media industry. Secondly, it gives examples of technological changes affecting the industry such as the Internet, different types of broadband technology (cable, DSL, satellite, MMDS & LMDS, Mobile Broadband, fiber optics etc.), streaming technology and Interactive TV. Finally,...Starting at €8.20
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Merging Esso Iceland and Bilanaust (C)
Gerard Seijts; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B10C018-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyBy December 2006, Hermann Gudmundsson (the chief executive officer of both Esso Iceland and Bilanaust) had spent the past 10 months evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of both organizations, and determined that the best approach going forward would be to, "consider creating a new organization with a new structure and a new brand name." He weighed the advantages, disadvantages and costs of either retaining two separate companies and their asso...Starting at €5.74
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Straumur Bank: The Forever Changing Landscape (A)
Mitchell, Jordan; Sigurjónsson, Şröstur Olaf; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-855-EFinanceThis case traces Straumur Bank's dynamic international growth from a small investment bank to Iceland's fourth largest bank with operations in 10 countries. Case A deals with Straumur's situation as of the third quarter of 2007 when the global financial and banking industry was starting to show significant signs of weakness. The bank's new foreign CEO must decide whether Straumur should continue on its trajectory of aggressive international growt...Starting at €8.20
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Merging Esso Iceland and Bilanaust (F)
Gerard Seijts; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B10C021-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyBy October 2008, the merger of Esso Iceland and Bilanaust into the new company N1 was considered a success. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) was on its way to doubling in three years, and cross-selling was gaining traction. But N1's plans were under threat of derailing due to a looming currency crisis. In October 2008, the Icelandic banking sector collapsed. Gudmundsson called upon his team to determine what...Starting at €5.74
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Partners In Health: Costing Primary Care in Haiti
Kaplan, Robert S.; Shah, Mahek A.Case HBS-118051-EAccounting and ControlPartners in Health, a global NGO focused on delivering health care to residents of rural underserved communities, conducts a project on the cost of primary care at five sites in the Central Highlands of Haiti. It devises a simple approach for tracking the resources used by patients being treated for diverse medical conditions, as an input to a time-driven activity-based costing model. The results show considerable cost diversity across the five s...Starting at €8.20