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Peepoople Kibera: Providing Sanitation Through Social Business
Obst, Nicole; Moreno, Victoria; Rosenberg, MikeCase SM-1606-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn Nairobi's Kibera slum, a small Swedish company with a social mission and a business mindset is attempting nothing less than solving one of the biggest problems worldwide: insufficient sanitation. Their proposal is simple yet genius, and possibly too radical in terms of classic NGO thinking: a self-sanitizing and biodegradable personal toilet. The solution includes its own sales and waste-collection systems, providing slum dwellers with much-ne...Starting at €8.20
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Sky Airline: Business Model Transformation and Future Challenges
Tarzijan, Jorge; Koliatic, Matko; Ricart, Joan EnricCase SM-1682-EDecision Analysis, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, Service and Operations Management, StrategySky Airline (Sky or the Company) had a traditional Full Service Carrier (FSC) business model (BM), under which the Company was struggling financially, mainly because it was competing with a more efficient airline: LATAM, the leader in the aviation industry in South America. To differentiate from competition and take advantage of value migration in the industry, Sky transformed its FSC model into a low cost carrier model (LCC). The transformation ...Starting at €8.20
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Vegpro Group: Growing in Harmony, Teaching Note
Bell, David E.; Shelman, MaryTeaching Note HBS-508106-EMarketingTeaching Note for [508-001].Starting at €0.00
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New Earth Mining, Inc.
Fruhan, William E.; Wang, WeiCase HBS-913548-EFinanceNew Earth Mining is one of the largest producers of precious metals in the U.S. While the firm operates mines primarily in the U.S. and Canada, it has also made substantial investments in gold exploration projects in Australia and Chile. New Earth has been very successful and has a large amount of cash on the balance sheet, a simple debt structure, and a reasonable leverage ratio with liquidity risk. With a strong financial position, the firm con...Starting at €8.20
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Yara International: Africa Strategy, Teaching Note
Porter, Michael E.; Ramirez-Vallejo, JorgeTeaching Note HBS-715461-ELeading fertilizer producer Yara International demonstrates the concept of creating shared value through the Southern Agricultural Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) initiative, which brought together multiple organizations to enhance agricultural development in rural regions. Teaching note for case 715402.Starting at €0.00
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Social Business at Novartis: Arogya Parivar, Teaching Note
Kramer, Mark R.; Porter, Michael E.Teaching Note HBS-719426-EStrategyTeaching note for case 715411.Starting at €0.00
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New Earth Mining, Inc. (Spanish version)
Fruhan, William E.; Wang, WeiCase HBS-917S19FinanceNew Earth Mining is one of the largest producers of precious metals in the U.S. While the firm operates mines primarily in the U.S. and Canada, it has also made substantial investments in gold exploration projects in Australia and Chile. New Earth has been very successful and has a large amount of cash on the balance sheet, a simple debt structure, and a reasonable leverage ratio with liquidity risk. With a strong financial position, the firm con...Starting at €8.20
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Chile: El tigre latinoamericano
Kennedy, Robert E.; Ramos, TeresitaCase HBS-706S04EconomicsExamina estrategia de desarrollo de Chile desde 1973. Tras una serie de reformas económicas internas, el país debe decidir si unirse a un bloque comercial regional. Considera las ventajas y desventajas de los acuerdos comerciales regionales y examina las diferencias entre un tratado de libre comercio (TLC) y una unión aduanera (Mercosur).Starting at €8.20
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Tucapel S.A.: Sistema de Remuneraciones para el Área Comercial
Garcúia Huidobro, E., Vergara, F.Case ESE-DC-C-ES-08-021MarketingTucapel, el más grande distribuidor de arroz de Chile, se entera que Carozzi, grupo alimenticio líder en producción y comercialización de pastas y productos dulces, entraría al negocio del arroz en el segundo semestre 2005, buscando liderar este mercado en un plazo de entre tres y cinco años.El caso se centra en el diseño de un sistema de remuneraciones para el área comercial, que permita motivar a su fuerza de ventas para hacer frente de manera ...Starting at €8.20
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Vegpro Group: Growing in Harmony
Bell, David E.; Milder, Brian; Shelman, Mary L.Case HBS-508001-EMarketingVegpro, a horticulture company, is Kenya's largest exporter of fresh vegetables and flowers to top supermarkets in the U.K. and Europe. In 2007, Vegpro's business is threatened by growing consumer concern about the environmental impact of food production and transport, including "food miles". The case describes the company's growth, which includes the use of owned land and outgrowers for production, the addition of value-added processing to obtai...Starting at €8.20