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Wakaliwood: The Hollywood of Uganda
Marcus M. Larsen; Rebecca NamatovuCase IVEY-9B20M184-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn early 2020, the founder and operator of Ramon Film Productions—known familiarly as Wakaliwood—needed to manage the tensions of operating as an informal movie production company in a slum in Uganda's capital of Kampala. Although Ramon Film Productions hStarting at €8.20
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Negotiating the Path of Abraham
Sebenius, James K.; Leary, KimberlynCase HBS-912017-EThe Abraham Path Initiative board faces strategic and negotiating challenges in revitalizing a route of Middle East cultural tourism following Abraham's path 4000 years ago. The Path begins in the ancient ruins of Harran, in modern-day Turkey, where Abraham first heard the call to "go forth." It passes through some of the world's most revered cultural, historical, and holy sites, ending in the city of Hebron/AI-Khalil at the tomb of Abraham. With...Starting at €8.20
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Evaluating the Impact of Solar Lamps in Uganda
Datla, Anjani; Levy, DanCase HBS-KS1294-EEconomicsIDinsight, an evaluation company founded by graduates of the Harvard Kennedy School, designs and conducts evaluations that best suit the needs of clients across the developing world, offering timely and rigorous evidence to help decision making. In 2014, USAID approached IDinsight to conduct an evaluation of an affordable solar lantern developed by another social organization, d.light. IDinisght would have to assess whether d.light's innovation ...Starting at €8.20
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Evaluating the Impact of Solar Lamps in Uganda, Teaching Plan
Levy, DanTeaching Note HBS-KS1297-EEconomicsTeaching plan for case KS1294Starting at €0.00
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The Sri Lankan Health Crisis and the Middle Man
Stephen GraingerCase IVEY-9B16M117-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2015, many people in southwest Sri Lanka were experiencing severe health problems as a result of poor water sanitation, decaying pumps and pipes, and the resultant unsanitary water. With Sri Lanka’s dubious credit record and extremely poor economy, the country's government was unsure of how to raise the US$70 million that was required to build new sanitation plants and replace many aging pipes throughout the region. Would it have to accept the...Starting at €8.20
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Project Have Hope: Managing Growth, Commitment, Time, Inventory, and Other Challenges
Nardia Haigh; Jamila Gilliam; Frank SmithCase IVEY-9B20M011-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyBoston-based Project Have Hope was a non-profit social enterprise promoting financial stability for 100 women in Kampala, Uganda, who had been displaced as a result of Uganda’s civil war. Established in 2006, Project Have Hope used revenue from the sale of paper bead jewellery and other products made by the women to provide training, loans, and children’s tuition. The project faced many challenges over the years, including an unplanned expansion ...Starting at €8.20
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Uganda: The Constitution of Development
Duggan, Catherine S.M.; Roehrkasse, AlexanderCase HBS-711052-EEconomicsNo AbstractStarting at €8.20
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Bharti Airtel in Africa
Palepu, Krishna G.; Bijlani, TanyaCase HBS-112096-EKnowledge and CommunicationIn June 2010, Bharti Airtel, India's largest mobile services operator, acquired the African assets of Bahrain-based Zain Telecom for $10.7 billion-the largest ever cross-border deal in emerging markets. Bharti's executives envisioned that they would repliStarting at €8.20
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John Keells Hotels in Sri Lanka: Building Brand Architecture
Sulakshana "Lulu" Raghavan; Ruchi GunewardeneCase IVEY-9B19A028-EMarketing, StrategyIn the summer of 2012, the president of the leisure sector of John Keells Hotels needed to discuss marketing strategies with his senior management team. The company was a well-known brand that operated Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts and Chaaya Hotels and Resorts in Sri Lanka and Maldives. Each of the two hotel brands catered to a different set of customers and offered different value propositions. After the terrorist conflict that had plagued Sri La...Starting at €8.20
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Tea Leaf Trust: Providing More Than Education
Sheri LambertCase IVEY-W31149-EMarketing, StrategyTea Leaf Trust (TLT), a non-profit vocational training centre, worked to develop young students into emotionally resilient change agents within their Sri Lankan communities. TLT was proud that it equipped its students with the tools necessary to transform their surroundings in positive ways by dealing with the social issues they faced. Now, fourteen years since the company’s founding, Yadharshi Selvaraj, TLT’s co-lead, was assessing the advantage...Starting at €8.20