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Porto Adriatico, Teaching Note
Segel, Arthur ITeaching Note HBS-214053-EFinanceTeaching Note to the Porto Adriatico Case, HBS No. 213024.Starting at €0.00
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Balkan Snack Foods, d.d.
Roig, Guillem; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-916-EFinanceThe structure of Balkan Snack Foods allows for an analysis of financing costs depending on the choice between different currencies. Such an analysis entails measuring the exchange rate risk as well as its impact on the company's financing costs and bottom line. It also involves an examination of the relationship between the company's competitive position and the type and form of financing it chooses.Starting at €8.20
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Tesu SZZ d.o.o.
David J. SharpCase IVEY-9B13B017-EAccounting and Control, StrategyThe chief executive officer of Tesu, a small manufacturing company in Croatia, and a consultant hired to solve Tesu's production problems both realize that the company has several problems, the most pressing of which is a shortage of cash. Together, they need to come up with a plan to restore cash flow and improve production efficiencies.Starting at €8.20
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Game of Thrones: Tourism in Dubrovnik, Croatia
Karen Robson; Kerstin HeilgenbergCase IVEY-9B19A013-EMarketing, StrategyIn 2018, Game of Thrones, a widely popular television series, had inspired a significant increase in tourism to one of its filming locations: Dubrovnik, Croatia. The economy in Croatia, in general, and Dubrovnik, in particular, relied significantly on tourism. However, the popularity of the television series had led to overwhelming tourist traffic in the area. During the peak tourist season, the city now suffered from serious overcrowding. In add...Starting 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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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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San Francisco Coffee House: An American Style Franchise in Croatia
Ilan Alon; Mirela Alpeza; Aleksandar ErcegCase IVEY-9B08A013-EAccounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, StrategyOn their return to Croatia following a six-year visit to the United States, a couple has decided to open their own coffee house, one that is new to Croatia — a California-style coffee house that offers the quality, service, product assortment, ambiance, and efficiency found in sophisticated coffee shops in developed markets, and all for a locally affordable price. The major challenge faced by the couple is how to grow. Specifically, should they c...Starting at €8.20
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Porto Adriatico
Segel, Arthur ICase HBS-213024-EEntrepreneurshipTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In March 2012, Jack Dawkins is in the early stages of leading the development of an old navy yard in Croatia into a mixed-use waterfront community of residences, hotel rooms, shops and dining. Catering to those arriving by superyachts and other leisure boats, and set amongst dramatic coastline, the project would transform the region. Coordinating the many stakeholders in a n...Starting at €8.20
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Revenue Management Forensics in Adriatic Wings
Egaña, Javier; Markakis, MihalisCase OIT-8-EService and Operations ManagementThe new Director of Pricing and Revenue Management of a company that rents sailboats in Croatia needs to evaluate the effectiveness of their proprietary algorithm for pricing and capacity allocation. The issue is that the algorithm is, practically, a "black box" to her, i.e., she can observe and analyze its outcomes, but she does not have meaningful access to its inner workings. Consequently, she asks her analysts to put together figures and stat...Starting 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