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El grifo de la innovación
IESE InsightArticle ART-2795Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and Change¿Por qué algunas innovaciones cuajan y otras no? En 1979, por ejemplo, Sony revolucionó nuestra manera de escuchar música con el Walkman. No solo nos permitió llevarla a todas partes, también creó una categoría de producto completamente nueva que allanó el camino para futuros dispositivos como el iPod. Comparémoslo con Vista, el sistema operativo que Microsoft lanzó en 2007. Tras advertir problemas de rendimiento y pocas ventajas, la legión de cl...Starting at €8.20
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Los EAGLE alzan el vuelo
García-Herrero, AliciaArticle ART-2011EconomicsApártense BRIC, Next 11 y CIVETS, que llegan los EAGLE. Son las economías emergentes que lideran el crecimiento global (su acrónimo significa águila en inglés). Este término, acuñado por BBVA Research, unidad que elabora análisis económicos para el banco español, designa un grupo de diez países emergentes que, según la autora, merecen toda la atención de los inversores. No en vano, los EAGLE (China, India, Brasil, Indonesia, Corea del Sur, Rusi...Starting at €8.20
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The Next Emerging Giants Take Flight
García-Herrero, AliciaArticle ART-2011-EEconomicsMove over BRICS, Next 11 and CIVETS: The EAGLEs have landed. A new formulation by BBVA Research, which conducts economic analyses for the international banking group, reveals a special group of markets that it feels deserves closer investor attention. The author refers to these countries as EAGLEs, which stands for Emerging and Growth-Leading Economies. These 10 emerging countries will contribute more to global growth than the G7 average in the n...Starting at €8.20
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Untapping Innovation
IESE InsightArticle ART-2795-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and ChangeWhy do some innovations take off, while others languish? "Things cannot happen before their time," cautions Igal Aisenberg, a dairy farmer turned agricultural businessman who worked for Netafim, maker of drip irrigation systems. In this article he discusses the conflux of conditions that leads to the adoption of disruptive technology, and he underscores the importance of a business having social ends.Starting at €8.20
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Southport Minerals, Inc.
Fruhan, William E.Case HBS-217S09FinanceExamina cómo el atractivo de un proyecto de inversión se puede mejorar poniendo la financiación y el funcionamiento de las decisiones que, o bien logran rendimientos de las inversiones o reducen los riesgos del proyecto.Starting at €8.20
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Asian Agri and the Future of Palm Oil, Teaching Note
Bell, David E.; Kindred, NatalieTeaching Note HBS-512014-EMarketingTeaching Note for 511015.Starting at €0.00
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Asian Agri and the Future of Palm Oil
Bell, David E.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-511015-EMarketingFor Asian Agri and other Indonesian palm oil producers, the future promised rising demand from fast-growing Asian populations, but also intensifying criticism from environmental groups. With the highest yield and lowest production cost of any edible oil, palm oil constituted an abundant, inexpensive source of food for Asian and, to a lesser extent, international markets. Its production had soared from 1970 to 2010, sparking concern from environme...Starting at €8.20
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Indonesia: Attracting Foreign Investment
Porter, Michael E.; Ketels, Christian H.M.Case HBS-708420-EEconomicsDescribes the economic development of Indonesia from independence after World War II to 2006 and the post-Suharto period. The coverage of the post-Suharto period provides evidence of how political and economic conditions are intertwined after a change in the political regime. Profiles the business environment in 2006, including a documentation of past and present policies that shaped the current situation. A particular focus is Indonesia's stance...Starting at €8.20
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Acibadem Healthcare Group
Herzlinger, Regina E.; Cekin, Esel; Kindred, Natalie; Yucaoglu, GamzeCase HBS-315120-EThis case focuses on Ac badem Healthcare Group's, Turkey's only premium nationwide hospital network, potential expansion strategies after it was acquired by International Healthcare Holdings Berhad (IHH) in 2011, the world's second-largest publicly listed health care group and a private hospital leader in Singapore and Malaysia. By providing perspectives on both Ac badem and IHH-Parkway-Pantai's operational models, growth aspirations, collabora...Starting at €8.20
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Junko Yoda and Her Collaboration to Address Sex Trafficking in Asia
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Schwetz, Juliane Calingo; Higgins, Patricia BissettCase HBS-314036-EIn 2011, Junko Yoda with Pam McCambridge launched CLinked, a venture aimed to reduce human trafficking of women and children for sexual exploitation. Since incorporation, they launched several different pilot programs in partnership with local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Lampung, Indonesia where they also encountered a number of challenges ranging from a lack of trust within the local community to diminishing financial resources. Yod...Starting at €8.20