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Sudáfrica (A): Atascados en el medio
Vietor, Richard H.K.; Comin, DiegoCase HBS-712S09EconomicsQuince años después de poner fin al apartheid, el desempleo formal en Sudáfrica aún estaba en el 24%. Si bien el país había crecido a 4 a 5% anual durante la década de 2000, la crisis financiera fijarlo de nuevo en 1 millón de parados más. Por otra parte, parecía como si la nación se quedaron atrapados entre los bajos salarios y los competidores plenamente desarrollados. El gobierno de Jacob Zuma acaba de adoptar un "camino nuevo crecimiento", co...Starting at €8.20
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Sudáfrica (B): Desatascándose
Vietor, Richard H.K.; Comin, DiegoCase HBS-712S10Economics15 años después de poner fin al apartheid, el desempleo formal en Sudáfrica aún estaba en el 24%. Si bien el país había crecido a 4 a 5% anual durante la década de 2000, la crisis financiera fijarlo de nuevo en 1 millón de parados más. Por otra parte, parecía como si la nación se quedaron atrapados entre los bajos salarios y los competidores plenamente desarrollados. El gobierno de Jacob Zuma acaba de adoptar un "camino nuevo crecimiento", con la...Starting at €5.74
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Leisure Gardens: Expanding a Tourism Business in Ghana
Nicole R.D. Haggerty; Jenny Min; Gena Zheng; Christine WardCase IVEY-9B18M125-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe owner of Leisure Gardens, a restaurant and accommodation business in a small town in Ghana, faced problems with his business. Approximately 40 per cent of his restaurant customers were paying on credit and not paying on time, causing cash flow problems. His sole employee was unreliable, often absent when the restaurant was busy. This two-part problem hindered the restaurant's success and owner’s ability to expand the business. Moreover, the o...Starting at €8.20
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SIC Insurance Company Limited: Corporate Governance
Joshua Yindenaba Abor; Elikplimi Komla Agbloyor; Agyapomaa Gyeke-Dako; Lydia AdzobuCase IVEY-9B18N007-EFinanceIn March 2013, SIC Insurance Company Limited (SIC), a Ghanaian insurance company, appointed its first female chief executive officer, Doris Awo Nkani. Under her tenure, SIC issued a credit guarantee bond to ITAL Construct International in favour of Ivory Finance for a six-month period. However, ITAL Construct International defaulted on the loan, and Ivory Finance called on SIC to redeem its credit guarantee bond. Due to the failure of SIC and ITA...Starting at €8.20
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BYD Company, Ltd., Teaching Note
Huckman, Robert S.Teaching Note HBS-610073-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for [606139].Starting at €0.00
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Fastjet: Strategy and Expansion
Nicole R.D. Haggerty; James Spillane; Jocelyn Carabott; Cheryl Mok; Nicole WiebeCase IVEY-9B18D018-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyIn 2012, Fastjet acquired Fly540, a low-cost airline with operations in Tanzania, Kenya, Angola, and Ghana, and began operating as a low-cost carrier with the goal to become the most successful pan-African low-cost airline. Since starting operations, FastStarting at €8.20
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Peak Investment Capital
Ruback, Richard S.; Yudkoff, RoyceCase HBS-219061-EEntrepreneurshipKobbina Awuah (MBA 2014) became intrigued with the possibility of adapting Entrepreneurship through Acquisition in Ghana, where he grew up and where his family still lived. While he knew he could work for a multi-national enterprise located in Ghana, he was confident that buying a small business to run provided an opportunity to have more of an impact. He formed Peak Investment Capital (PIC) at the beginning of 2014 with the goal of finding a bus...Starting at €8.20
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The Millennium Challenge Corporation and Ghana, Teaching Note
Ebrahim, Alnoor; Snively, ChristineTeaching Note HBS-314100-ETeaching Note for 310025.Starting at €0.00
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Opportunity International: Measurement and Mission, Teaching Note
Leonard, Herman B.Teaching Note HBS-308031-ETeaching Note to: (307-067).Starting at €0.00
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Ghana Investment Fund Limited: Ethical Issues
Darrold Cordes; Won-Yong OhCase IVEY-9B19M124-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe chief executive officer of RenY Corporation (RenY) based in Hong Kong, had just established the Ghana Investment Fund Limited (GIF) as a subsidiary of RenY in Ghana. GIF aimed to invest in the entrepreneurial ideas of university graduates in Ghana undStarting at €8.20