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The Millennium Challenge Corporation and Ghana
Ebrahim, Alnoor; Rangan, V. KasturiCase HBS-310025-EA U.S. government agency, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), provides aid to developing countries, focusing on poverty reduction through economic growth. It measures results through an economic rate of return based on increases in farmer incomes anticipated over twenty years. As MCC and Ghana finalize a $547 million grant for agriculture and transportation infrastructure, they come up against an accountability and measurement problem: ho...Starting at €8.20
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Phil Chan (B)
Paul W. Beamish; Jean-Louis SchaanCase IVEY-9B08M039-EStrategyEn route to Nigeria the decision maker learns that he is walking into a scam and must decide whether to show up for the scheduled meetings or to return home immediately. The case illustrates ways of being drawn into unethical situations, and the severe implications for both the individual and organization if they do participate. This (B) case can be distributed part way through the class (with undergraduates) or at the same time as the (A) case(9...Starting at €5.74
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Ebola: Managing to Save Lives
IESE InsightArticle ART-2676-EService and Operations ManagementA year after the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa in March 2014, health-care experts are cautiously optimistic that the epidemic appears to be slowing. Although the outlook is brighter than a year ago when the first case was detected in Guinea, there is still a long way to go and many lessons to be learned in managing a crisis of this scale, related to institutional shortfalls, international coordination, engagement with local stakeholders and, m...Starting at €8.20
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Infrastructure in Nigeria: Unlocking Pension Fund Investments
Macomber, John D.; Armerding, Pippa TubmanCase HBS-218071-EAccounting and ControlThe so-called "infrastructure finance gap" was a problem in Nigeria as in many parts of the world. Infrastructure projects like power plants and dams were very large capital investments that could generate long term consistent cash flows, but their financing and delivery involved multiple risks and uncertainties. If funds for infrastructure development came from traditional international sources like the World Bank or African Development Bank, th...Starting at €8.20
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Seso Global: Building a Blockchain-enabled Property Marketplace in Nigeria
Vallee, Boris; Yu, Yang DollyCase HBS-220055-EFinanceThe mutual aspiration of addressing the housing shortage and improving real estate market efficiency led Daniel and Phillip to co-found Seso Global in 2017. Seso Global developed a unique integrated platform to streamline and rationalize the process of acquiring and financing a home in Nigeria. In particular, the Seso team aimed to create a blockchain-enabled ledger of land titles to address a key challenge of Nigerian real estate and mortgages m...Starting at €8.20
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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
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Does Your Company's Conduct Meet World-Class Standards? (Spanish version)
Paine, Lynn Sharp; Deshpande, Rohit; Margolis, Joshua D.; Bettcher, Kim EricArticle HBS-R0512HBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityCodes of conduct have long been a feature of corporate life. Today, they are arguably a legal necessity--at least for public companies with a presence in the United States. But the issue goes beyond U.S. legal and regulatory requirements. Sparked by corruption and excess of various types, dozens of industry, government, investor, and multisector groups worldwide have proposed codes and guidelines to govern corporate behavior. These initiatives re...Starting at €8.20
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Buchanan Renewables: Bringing Power to Liberia
Lee, Henry; Deep, Akash; Heimur, TamaraCase HBS-HKS888-EEconomicsThe case - Buchanan Renewables: Bringing Power to Liberia - focuses on a proposal to build two 17 megawatt facilities to provide power to Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. The country has just come out of a bitter civil war in which almost all of its power system was destroyed. The case can be taught as an energy case - comparing the alternative supply options or as an infrastructure case - looking at the question - should Liberia pursue a projec...Starting at €8.20
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Wendy's: A Plan for International Expansion
Fabrizio Di MuroCase IVEY-9B18A052-EMarketing, StrategyIn the summer of 2018 in the United States, Wendy’s faced an important decision related to its international markets. The company had a small international presence; of its 6,537 restaurants worldwide, only 637 restaurants were located in international markets. The company was faced with a saturated and stagnating U.S. market and fierce competition from a number of fast food rivals, including McDonald’s Corporation, Burger King Corporation, and C...Starting at €8.20
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A-Media Limited: Scheduling and Risk Management
Ade Arowolo; Kenneth J. KlassenCase IVEY-W33312-EService and Operations ManagementOn Thursday, July 13, 2017, the project manager and the chief executive officer for A-Media Limited were making a significant decision about their company. They could quickly increase their billboard hoardings by 20 per cent by pre-emptively erecting giant mega boards in five locations of interest to a major client. This was a significant opportunity, but it presented several significant risks. One major risk was the client’s need to have the meg...Starting at €8.20