This website uses technical, customisation and analytical cookies, both first-party and third-party, to anonymously facilitate browsing and analyse statistics on use of the website. Learn more
Search results
-
Amy's Buyout: Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (C)
Neckebrouck, Jeroen; Meuleman, MiguelCase E-233-ECorporate Governance, Entrepreneurship, StrategyAmy Verschuere begins the price negotiation process with the vendor. However, she soon reaches a dead end. In an attempt to open up the dialogue she suggests that she takes on a management role in the company. A gradual transition plan is agreed between Amy and the vendor. Results for 2019, however, indicate a large loss. The case C raises questions about how Amy and Peter should proceed.Starting at €5.74
-
Albert "Jack" Stanley in Nigeria (C)
Goldberg, Lena G.; Lobb, AnnelenaCase HBS-313019-EThe international joint venture that successfully bid for $6 billion in contracts to build LNG trains on Nigeria's Bonny Island became entangled in a widening bribery and corruption probe triggered by an unrelated accusation against an employee of one of the JV partners. The (A) case discusses the JV's "business as usual" approach to doing business in the context of Nigeria's political culture and the involvement of Albert "Jack" Stanley, the JV'...Starting at €5.74
-
Bruxelles Services Linguistiques (BSL)
Soler, Edi; Peñalva, FernandoCase C-811Accounting and ControlBruxelles Services Linguistiques (BSL)" presenta la situación de una de las mayores empresas del sector de la traducción a nivel mundial, ubicada en Bélgica. Una pronunciada caída en las ventas y rentabilidad de BSL, en un periodo en que la facturación del sector había crecido, junto con el aparente aumento en los servicios adicionales que conlleva el proceso de traducción hacen que la empresa decida replantearse el sistema de costes y proponer u...Starting at €8.20
-
Bruxelles Services Linguistiques (BSL)
Soler, Edi; Peñalva, FernandoCase C-811-EAccounting and ControlBSL presents the case of one of the largest global companies in the translation industry, located in Belgium. BSL's drop in sales, accompanied by an even greater decrease in profitability, in the context of sector's turnover growth, together with the apparent increase in the additional services involved in the translation process, leads the company to readdress the cost system and propose an activity-based approach. Although the system sheds mor...Starting at €8.20
-
Bruxelles Services Linguistiques (BSL) (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Soler, Edi; Peñalva, FernandoCase C-811-PBAccounting and ControlBSL presents the case of one of the largest global companies in the translation industry, located in Belgium. BSL's drop in sales, accompanied by an even greater decrease in profitability, in the context of sector's turnover growth, together with the apparent increase in the additional services involved in the translation process, leads the company to readdress the cost system and propose an activity-based approach. Although the system sheds mor...Starting at €8.20
-
Albert "Jack" Stanley in Nigeria (A), (B), and (C), Teaching Note
Goldberg, Lena G.Teaching Note HBS-320020-ETeaching note for cases 312034, 312035, and 313019.Starting at €0.00
-
The De Beers Group: Launching GemFair for Artisanal Diamonds
Esty, Benjamin C.; Fisher, DanielCase HBS-719437-EStrategyIn April 2018, the De Beers Group launched a pilot project called GemFair to create a new supply of ethically and environmentally sourced diamonds from artisanal and small-scale mines (ASM) in Sierra Leone. Whether this project would yield a meaningful supply of rough diamonds for De Beers, improve its ability to track diamonds accurately from African mines to consumers around the world, and simultaneously improve both the working conditions in m...Starting at €8.20
-
-
DeliverMeal Ivory Coast: Addressing Headquarters' Demands (Simplified Chinese Version)
Benoit Decreton; Phillip C. Nell; Alison E. HolmCase IVEY-9B17MC048-EStrategyIn 2015, DeliverMeal was a Norwegian online food delivery firm, mostly present in what could be considered emerging markets such as those in Africa. Founded in 2010, the company had experienced extremely rapid international expansion. DeliverMeal followed a global strategy, and standardized processes and turnkey solutions were provided from the headquarters to the subsidiaries.The local business development manager at DeliverMeal’s Ivory Coast su...Starting at €8.20
-
DeliverMeal Ivory Coast: Addressing Headquarters' Demands
Benoit Decreton; Phillip C. Nell; Alison E. HolmCase IVEY-9B17M048-EStrategyIn 2015, DeliverMeal was a Norwegian online food delivery firm, mostly present in what could be considered emerging markets such as those in Africa. Founded in 2010, the company had experienced extremely rapid international expansion. DeliverMeal followed a global strategy, and standardized processes and turnkey solutions were provided from the headquarters to the subsidiaries.The local business development manager at DeliverMeal’s Ivory Coast su...Starting at €8.20