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Scrums, Sprints, Spikes and Poker: Agility in a Bulgarian Software Company
Lucia F. Miree; John E. GalletlyCase IVEY-9B12M007-EInformation Technologies, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThis case is about a software development company, Telerik, which was based in Bulgaria and had international offices. The company was founded in 2002 and had become a world leader in user interface (UI) components for Microsoft’s .NET framework. It was still managed by its original four founders and had grown to 400 employees. In 2006, in response to fast growth and to retain its rapid development product process, Telerik adopted agile developme...Starting at €8.20
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Forta Furniture: International Expansion, Teaching Note
Quelch, John A.; Easwar, KarthikTeaching Note HBS-918548-EMarketingTeaching note for case 918547.Starting at €0.00
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Accounting for Political Risk at AES, Teaching Note
Perez Cavazos, Gerardo; Srinivasan, SurajTeaching Note HBS-118032-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for cases 118023 and 118024.Starting at €0.00
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Bulgaria: On the Road to EU Membership
Stroumina, M.; Gual, JordiCase ECON-416-EEconomicsThe case uses Bulgaria as an example of an Eastern European economy of transition. The outline of the case is as follows: 1. Brief description of the main facts about the country and the economic developments during the communist years. 2. The challenges of the early transition years and the 1997 financial crisis, focusing on issues common to Eastern European countries: high social cost of reforms, dependent central bank, hyperinflation and curr...Starting at €8.20
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The Lithuanian Free Market Institute
Ramus, Tommaso; Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-192-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate GovernanceThe Lithuanian Free Market Institute (LFMI) is a non-profit private think tank established in November of 1990, following Lithuania's independence from the Soviet empire, with the purpose of promoting a free market in Lithuania. Since then and up to this day, the LFMI's "conducts research on key economic and policy issues, develops conceptual reform packages, drafts and evaluates legislative proposals, and aids Lithuanian government institutions ...Starting at €8.20
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Accounting for Political Risk at AES (B)
Perez Cavazos, Gerardo; Srinivasan, SurajCase HBS-118024-EAccounting and ControlSupplement to case 118023. As a global energy generating company, AES frequently faces challenges from political changes and instability. This is exacerbated by the fact that in many instances AES' primary customer is the government, which is also in charge of law-making. For example, AES' management team has encountered expropriation risks in Venezuela, collection problems in the Dominican Republic, and regulatory changes in the United States th...Starting at €5.74
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Accounting for Political Risk at AES
Perez Cavazos, Gerardo; Srinivasan, SurajCase HBS-118023-EAccounting and ControlAs a global energy generating company, AES frequently faces challenges from political changes and instability. This is exacerbated by the fact that in many instances AES' primary customer is the government, which is also in charge of law-making. For example, AES' management team has encountered expropriation risks in Venezuela, collection problems in the Dominican Republic, and regulatory changes in the United States that have led to asset impair...Starting at €8.20
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Forta Furniture: International Expansion
Quelch, John A.; Easwar, KarthikCase HBS-918547-EMarketingThe Forta Furniture case highlights the need to consider new market expansion to grow a firm. It demonstrates that simply doing what has always been done is not sustainable when other competitors enter the market with differentiated or potentially superior offerings. In addition, the case suggests there are many routes to global expansion; a firm could look to build a brand in these new markets or compete as a private label. Further, the case add...Starting at €8.20