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Hungerit
Bell, David E.; Morton, Sarah; Shelman, MaryCase HBS-510010-EHungary's top producer of poultry products is deciding the company's future strategy in the face of new opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe, a changing retail market in Hungary, and the possibility of increased global competition.Starting at €8.20
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Herend Porcelain Manufactory: Designing Strategy in a COVID-19 World
Elias Goletsas; Anass Karzazi; Pardeep Singh Attri; Yusaf AkbarCase IVEY-W27119-EStrategyHerend Porcelain Manufactory Ltd. (Herend) was an almost 200-year-old porcelain manufactory located in western Hungary. The company had weathered multiple social and political changes, world wars, and hardships and had variably experienced prosperity, international recognition, and, on one occasion, bankruptcy. However, under the current chief executive officer, Herend had become a stable and profitable organization. Then, in March 2020, the COVI...Starting at €8.20
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Strategizing at Monarchia Matt International (MMI)
Michael J. Rouse; Jordan MitchellCase IVEY-9B07M014-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyAs of late 2004, the chief executive officer (CEO) of New York-based wine distributor Monarchia Matt International (MMI) is looking at his portfolio of wines and wondering what advantage Hungarian wine could provide in becoming a powerful niche player in the highly fragmented and complicated U.S. wine industry. The CEO is cognizant of Hungarian wine's reputation in the United States as an inexpensive, mass-quantity produced and low quality drink....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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Richter: Information Technology at Hungary’s Largest Pharma
Deborah Compeau; Jordan Mitchell; Gyorgy Drotos; Emma Incze; Gyorgy VasCase IVEY-9B07E021-EInformation Technologies, StrategyThe director of information technology (IT) at Ritcher, a major Hungarian pharmaceutical company with operations throughout Eastern Europe, is planning for the IT department for the near future. The three main considerations for the coming year are: Is the current IT structure appropriate to meet the growing demands of the organization? To what extent should IT affiliates be centrally controlled? How can IT best serve the rest of the company?Starting at €8.20
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Advanced Leadership Pathways: Richard Fahey and Robert Saudek-Lighting Liberia, Teaching Note
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Hamilton, Tessa Natanay; Malone, Ai-Ling JamilaTeaching Note HBS-316034-ETeaching note for case 313032. After successful careers as lawyers and Fellows in Harvard's Advanced Leadership Initiative, Richard Fahey and Robert Saudek set out to tackle a large-scale infrastructure challenge in a complex environment by ultimately using advanced leadership skills to increase Liberian citizens' access to lighting solutions. They developed the Liberian Energy Network, which aimed to distribute solar light fixtures to citizens...Starting at €0.00
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Vivian Lowery Derryck and African Governance
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Stine-Rowe, KelsiCase HBS-ALI002-EAs a veteran international development specialist, Vivian Lowery Derryck spent 35 years trying to influence governments in Africa by working with State Department and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) officials, African heads of state, and non-profit leaders across the continent. She believed the right outside pressure and expert collaboration could meaningfully shape U.S. foreign policy toward Africa and improve democrac...Starting at €8.20
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Lincoln Financial Group (B): Making LFD a Reality (Spanish version)
Godes, David B.; Lane, DavidCase HBS-513S25MarketingLFG reorganizes its business in order to improve customer intimacy. However, to implement the strategy, they need to effect significant changes in the skills of their salespeople. This case series straddles human resource management, corporate strategy, and sales management by exploring the link between a shift in the firm's overall strategy (customer intimacy), the structural implementation of this strategy in the form of the creation of a new d...Starting at €5.74
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CVO Group: the European Expansion
Mitchell, Jordan; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-102-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementNorrie Sinclair, CEO of CVO Group - a recruiting company based in Budapest, Hungary, with operations throughout Eastern Europe - is considering two types of expansion: geographic enlargement to London, UK and expanding into personnel leasing through acquisition. In his search for an acquisition target, he has come across Center Group, a company participating in both personnel leasing and payroll outsourcing in Poland. This case allows students t...Starting at €8.20
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CVO Group: la expansión europea
Mitchell, Jordan; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-102Entrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementNorrie Sinclair, consejero delegado de CVO Group, una empresa de contratación de personal con sede en Budapest (Hungría) que opera en toda Europa del Este, está barajando dos tipos de expansión: una ampliación geográfica a Londres (Reino Unido) y una expansión hacia el alquiler de personal a través de la adquisición. En su búsqueda por un objetivo a adquirir, ha dado con Center Group, una empresa polaca dedicada al alquiler de personal y a la sub...Starting at €8.20