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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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Poles apart on PZU (C)
Gino, Francesca; Dessain, Vincent; Misztal, Karol; Khayyat, MichaelCase HBS-912015-EAfter a decade-long dispute with the Polish State Treasury, in October 2009 the Dutch insurer Eureko agreed to exit PZU in exchange for compensation. Who was the biggest beneficiary of the settlement: Eureko, the Treasury, or PZU itself?Starting at €5.74
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Arla Foods and the Cartoon Crisis (C)
Henry W. Lane; Mikael Sondergaard; David T.A. WesleyCase IVEY-9B08M007-EStrategyJust as Arla Foods has re-established its reputation in the Middle East, another provocative cartoon is released in a Swedish paper and the communications director of Arla Foods must decide how the company will respond. This is a supplement to Arla Foods and the Cartoon Crisis (A), Ivey product 9B08M005.Starting at €5.74
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IKEA in Saudi Arabia (A), (B), (C), Teaching Note
Ramanna, KarthikTeaching Note HBS-116062-ETeaching note for cases 116015, 116016, and 116017.Starting at €0.00
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Poland: The transition to a free economy (A)
Gual, Jordi; Mech C.Case ASE-253-EEconomicsStarting at €8.20
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Poland: The transition to a free economy (B)
Gual, Jordi; Mech C.Case ASE-254-EEconomicsStarting at €5.74
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Polonia: La transición hacia una economía liberalizada (B)
Gual, Jordi; Mech C.Case ASE-254EconomicsEl caso presenta las principales medidas del paquete de políticas implementado por el Primer ministro polaco Tadeusz Mazowiecki el 1 de enero de 1990. (Also available in English).Starting at €5.74
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Polonia: La transición hacia una economía liberalizada (A)
Gual, Jordi; Mech C.Case ASE-253EconomicsEste caso discute la situación de la economía de Polonia en 1989. Describe la evolución previa de la estructura económica polaca así como de sus instituciones, y examina las alternativas de estabilización y planes de reforma presentados por los políticos después de las elecciones democráticas de mayo-julio de 1989. (Also available in English).Starting at €8.20
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Central European Distribution Corporation: Hostile Takeover, Bankruptcy Makeover
Gilson, Stuart C.; Abbott, Sarah L.Case HBS-216059-EFinanceIn early 2013, CEDC, a large publicly-traded producer and distributer of vodka and spirits in Eastern and Central Europe, has suffered significant declines in its financial performance, is at risk of defaulting on its debt, and is under pressure from its largest shareholders to give them control of the board and to restructure its debt to avoid bankruptcy. The largest shareholder, billionaire Russian investor Roustam Tariko, has proposed an out o...Starting at €8.20
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San Leon Energy: Hydraulic Fracturing in Poland
Rice, C; Zagart, A; Myers, ACase SGSB-IB101-EThis case explores how to manage the political risks of using a controversial energy extraction technology in the European Union. San Leon Energy, an Irish energy firm, was committed to developing large unconventional shale gas reserves in Poland. To reach these reserves, San Leon needed to use a technique called hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”). Pioneered in the United States during the early 2000s, fracking involved pumping a mixture of water...Starting at €8.20