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Fighting Counterfeit Currency through Cross-Boundary Collaboration Case B
Fagan, Mark; Rubin, MichalCase HBS-KS1300-EEconomicsAn innovative collaboration between the central bank, civil prosecutor's office and the police combine to reduce counterfeit currency.Starting at €8.20
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Marc Rich and Global Commodity Trading
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Storli, EspenCase HBS-813020-EEntrepreneurshipExamines the career of Marc Rich, the world's leading commodity trader before his criminal indictment in the United States in 1983. The case surveys the historical growth of commodity trading, especially in metals, from the late nineteenth century, and its evolving forms as governments intervened in markets after 1945. Rich joined Philipp Brothers, then the largest commodity trader, in 1954. He formed his own firm two decades later. He was instru...Starting at €8.20
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How to Jump-Start the Clean-Tech Economy
Johnson, Mark W.; Suskewicz, JoshArticle HBS-R0911D-EStrategyBillions of dollars worldwide are pumped into the search for clean technology and renewable energy. So far, however, most investment has been in companies that are using conventional business models to fit new technologies into existing systems. A far better approach, say Johnson and Suskewicz, is to create whole new systems. The authors propose a framework for thinking about clean tech that consists of four interdependent components: an enabling...Starting at €8.20
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CyberArk: Protecting the Keys to the IT Kingdom, Teaching Note
Sadun, Raffaella; Friar, GretaTeaching Note HBS-718490-EStrategyTeaching note for case 718418.Starting at €0.00
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Maccabitech: The Promise of Israel's Healthcare Data
Kominers, Scott Duke; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-819032-EEntrepreneurshipDr. Varda Shalev bridges technology and medicine through Maccabitech, a "research and innovation wing" of Israel's Maccabi Healthcare Services (MHS) that partners with research institutions, pharmaceutical companies, and startups. Shalev hopes to scale Maccabitech's efforts through the creation of a platform that will enable external researchers to access MHS data. Yet it is unclear how best to structure the platform and its policies. How can Mac...Starting at €8.20
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Rough Justice: Stuart Eizenstat and Holocaust-Era Asset Restitution (B)
Sebenius, James K.; Green, Laurence A.Case HBS-914026-EThis case carefully traces the process by which Stuart Eizenstat handled the negotiation challenges outlined in "Rough Justice: Stuart Eizenstat and Holocaust-Era Asset Restitution (A)". It describes the outcome of the Swiss negotiations and briefly sketches Eizenstat's subsequent involvement in analogous restitution negotiations in Germany, Austria, France, and Israel.Starting at €5.74
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Israeli Wines in China: Reaching for New Heights
Ilan Alon; Jennifer Dugosh; Meredith LohwasserCase IVEY-9B14M006-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn 2012, Golan Heights Wines wanted to take advantage of the Chinese market. In recent years, China had demonstrated incredible growth in the wine market. Consumers’ growing interest in wine products had made wineries and vineyards like Golan Heights hungry for entry. The CEO of Golan Heights Winery had gone to China with her products in 2009. She had chosen distributorships as the mode of entry because of their expertise and experience in the Ch...Starting at €8.20
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Henry A. Kissinger as Negotiator: Background and Key Accomplishments
Sebenius, James K.; Green, Laurence A.Case HBS-915020-EFollowing a brief summary of Henry A. Kissinger's career, this case describes three of his most pivotal negotiations: the historic establishment of U.S. diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China, the easing of geopolitical tension with the Soviet Union, symbolized by the signing of the first Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty ("SALT I"), and the mediation of the agreement on Sinai disengagement between Egypt and Israel. An appendix l...Starting at €8.20
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Kfar Giladi Quarries: Crisis During an Economic Recession
Sara Edom; Ilan Alon; Jennifer DugoshCase IVEY-9B12M114-EStrategyKfar Giladi Quarries (KGQ), situated in northern Israel, faces a crisis: the national economy is in recession; the government budget for infrastructure development and construction, on which the company depends, has been reduced; transportation and distribution problems limit its ability to export (or import) cheap raw materials; and there is increasing competition in the industry. The company had recently dissolved its partnership with Malibu Is...Starting at €8.20
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Given Imaging Ltd. - First We Take Manhattan, Then We Take Berlin
Isenberg, Daniel J.Case HBS-808033-EEntrepreneurshipGI has developed a revolutionary video pill for imaging the small bowel in the gastro-intestinal tract. The development has required the integration of wide variety of technologies. GI founder and CEO Gabriel Meron must determine GI's marketing strategy and prioritize GI's initial target markets: either the United States, Europe, or Japan, or any combination. He is also faced with the immediate decision if to make offers to U.S. and European regi...Starting at €8.20