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Cinco pilares para hacer negocios en África
Mudida, Robert; Lago Esteban, AlejandroArticle ART-2670Economics, Service and Operations Management, StrategyÁfrica está cada vez más en el punto de mira de las empresas. Es la nueva frontera de los negocios, pero, como ocurre con otras regiones emergentes, los no iniciados necesitan un mapa. Este artículo presenta los cinco pilares de la actividad empresarial en el contexto africano. Tras detenerse en las principales tendencias macroeconómicas, los autores ofrecen una hoja de ruta para la entrada en los mercados del continente. La propuesta es fruto de...Starting at €8.20
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Cómo atraer ideas al núcleo del negocio
Krawchuk, FredArticle ART-2792Innovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, StrategyEl entorno de negocio actual es volátil, incierto, complejo y ambiguo. Ante semejante panorama, los líderes empresariales han de mejorar su capacidad de percepción y respuesta. En concreto, deben adoptar una postura integradora y equilibrar los intereses tanto del "núcleo" como de la "periferia" del negocio, lo que exige resolver las tensiones que se dan entre ideas opuestas y valerse de ellas para innovar. A partir de casos prácticos, investigac...Starting at €8.20
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Five Pillars for Doing Business in Africa
Mudida, Robert; Lago Esteban, AlejandroArticle ART-2670-EEconomics, Service and Operations Management, StrategyCompanies around the world are setting their sights on Africa as a new frontier for business. However, as with other emerging economies, African ones are tricky to navigate for the uninitiated. This article introduces the five pillars that companies need to consider in the African context. First the authors highlight the main macroeconomic trends; then they present a road map for companies planning to enter African markets. They draw on personal ...Starting at €8.20
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Taking Ideas From the Edge and Bringing Them Into Your Core
Krawchuk, FredArticle ART-2792-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, StrategyAs leaders face a global business environment marked by volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) conditions, a new way to sense and respond to the environment is required. Specifically, leaders need to adopt integrative mindsets -- capable of balancing both "core" and "edge" concerns, resolving tensions among opposing ideas and using them to generate innovative outcomes. This article describes the values, attributes, actions and behavior...Starting at €8.20
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FanMode: Launching a Global Sports Venture
Ghosh, Shikhar; Kerr, William R.; Brownell, AlexisCase HBS-813190-EEntrepreneurshipNeven Murugan is developing FanMode, an app that allows sports fans all over the world to broadcast their reactions in real time into stadiums where their team is playing. It also provides social networking across sports fans. The company is growing, and its founders face the questions of where to locate their headquarters and how to structure their company, and the legal issues surrounding these decisions, including intellectual property regulat...Starting at €8.20
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Fancam: A New Channel Management Strategy
Michael Goldman; Maximillian DuranCase IVEY-9B19A037-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn its first four years, Fancam Pty Ltd. (Fancam), a high-definition, 360-degree crowd-imaging business based in Cape Town, South Africa, had enjoyed considerable growth that was driven in part by its network of resellers around the world. However, the stStarting at €8.20
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Founders Factory
Rayport, Jeffrey; Barnett, JamesCase HBS-821009-EEntrepreneurshipIn January 2020, Brent Hoberman and Henry Lane Fox, co-founders of Founders Factory, a venture capital fund with an accelerator and incubator program funded by investment from corporate partners, consider international expansion strategies.Starting at €8.20
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Tony’s Chocolonely: Taking On “Big Cocoa” and West African Child Slavery in the Supply Chain - Teaching Note
Ram SubramanianTeaching Note IVEY-W27673-EStrategyTeaching note for product W27672.Starting at €0.00
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Jacques Faul and Cricket South Africa
Michael Goldman; Karl Hofmeyr; Jennifer Lindsey-RentonCase IVEY-9B15C035-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyFollowing the board’s suspension of the chief executive officer (CEO) due to a corruption scandal, Cricket South Africa (CSA) appointed an acting CEO in March 2012. After successfully restoring the organization’s damaged reputation, re-establishing the confidence of existing sponsors and attracting new corporate partners within his first four months, the acting CEO submitted his letter of resignation. In it, he cited hostility from some members o...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