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Latvia: Economic Strategy after EU Accession, Teaching Note
Porter, Michael E.; Ketels, Christian H.M.Teaching Note HBS-707524-EEconomicsTeaching note to 707515.Starting at €0.00
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Latvia: Economic Strategy after EU Accession
Porter, Michael E.; Ketels, Christian H.M.Case HBS-707515-EEconomicsDescribes the economic development of Latvia, a small eastern European country on the shores of the Baltic Sea, from regaining independence in 1991 to European Union (EU) accession in 2004 and is set on May 1st, 2004, the day Latvia became an EU member. Latvia had achieved strong growth since regaining independence from the Soviet Union in 1990. Describes Latvia's economic development over this period, discussing the economic policy efforts that ...Starting at €8.20
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Estonia: Transition, EU Membership, and the Euro
Porter, Michael E.; Ketels, Christian H.M.; Solvell, OrjanCase HBS-713479-EStrategyThe case discusses the economic development of Estonia, covering specifically the period from regaining independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 until 2015. It tracks the process from the initial transition towards a market economy to becoming an EU member country, including the 2007 crisis and the government's response to it. The overall performance of the economy, the profile of its key clusters, and the quality of its business environment in...Starting at €8.20
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Estonia's Regio: Helping People Find Things
Jean-Louis Schaan; Jordan MitchellCase IVEY-9B08M051-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyAs of mid-2008, Regio's sole shareholder, chairman and president is leading his team through a strategy refreshing process. Regio, an Estonian company established in 1989 as a map-maker, is now involved in four principal business activities: location-based services for mobile phones, geographical information systems (GIS) software development, the creation of geospatial data and the production of maps. The company's current revenues are about 5 m...Starting at €8.20
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Parex Banka: Issuing a 200 Million Bond
Basil A. Kalymon; Jordan MitchellCase IVEY-9B07N009-EFinance, StrategyAfter successfully issuing a €100 million Eurobond in 2005, executives at Parex Banka (Parex) in Riga, Latvia are considering issuing a second bond with a face value of €200 million and a term of 5 years. In planning the bond issue, the bank is debating the bond's characteristics, such as the currency (Euro versus U.S. dollar), the spread they would initially offer and how they would approach the meeting with potential investors. Students are tas...Starting at €8.20
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Hotel Latvia: Sell Out, Hang In or Partner
Stephen GraingerCase IVEY-9B14M170-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThree friends have followed their entrepreneurial dream to build a five-star hotel in Liepaja, a seaside city in Latvia. After a few early profitable years, the hotel is struggling, due to the massive downturn in the Latvian economy as a result of the European Union financial crisis and slow recovery. The hotel has declined from generating an annual profit to now making a loss or barely breaking even. On several occasions, the co-owners have cons...Starting at €8.20
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The Learning process in the Health Care Reform in Estonia
Soone I.; Ribera, JaumeCase P-1042-EService and Operations ManagementThe Chairman of the Board of the Tartu University Clinics Foundation reflects on the changes his institution has undergone in the last few years. The 17 clinics that existed under the Soviet system have been brought together under the Tartu University Clinics Foundation and now have a unified organization with a Governing Council that includes government representatives. The dual managerial structure (reporting to the Ministry of Higher Education...Starting at €8.20
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PLT Consulting: Navigating Inclusion as a Linguistic Minority
Rebecca Piekkari; Hilla BackCase IVEY-W32298-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyIn 2021, Robert, a highly qualified immigrant from the United Kingdom, had recently joined PLT Consulting (PLT), a multinational management consulting company, as a junior consultant in the Tallinn, Estonia, office. This professional services firm had a strong international brand. However, Robert soon realized that the organization catered both internally and externally to more local demands. In particular, his lack of local language proficiency ...Starting at €8.20
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Latvia: Navigating the Strait of Messina
Di Tella, Rafael; Abdelal, Rawi; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-711053-EEconomicsThis case describes Latvia's transition from a Soviet republic into an EU member, its economic boom and subsequent bust in 2008, and its policy response. After implementing significant economic and political reforms in order to qualify for EU membership in 2004, Latvia had turned its sights toward joining the single-currency eurozone, pegging its currency to the euro in 2005 as a step toward that goal. From 2000 to 2007, Latvia achieved faster GD...Starting at €8.20