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Republic Cell
Schroeter, Andreas; Rosenberg, MikeCase SM-1586-EDecision AnalysisAfter months of hard work, a telecommunications executive is told not to bid on an important contact in a Latin American country, as his immediate superior has told him at the last minute that it is too risky. He is faced with the decision of whether to try to go over his boss's head or, should he accept the decision, what to tell his team.Starting at €8.20
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La transformación de Medellín: hacia una sociedad urbana más equitativa, innovadora y participativa
Duch, Ana Isabel; Ricart, Joan Enric; Berrone, PascualCase SM-1681Economics, Innovation and Change, StrategyA finales del siglo XX, Medellín (Colombia) era conocida por ser una de las ciudades más violentas y peligrosas del mundo, un paraíso para el narcotráfico y un centro de pobreza, desigualdad y exclusión social. Sin embargo, en menos de dos décadas, ha sido capaz de transformarse en un modelo de intervención urbanística, resiliencia social y una de las economías metropolitanas de más rápido crecimiento en Latinoamérica. El exitoso cambio de imagen...Starting at €8.20
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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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Medellíns Transformation: Towards a More Equitable, Innovative and Participatory Urban Society
Duch, Ana Isabel; Ricart, Joan Enric; Berrone, PascualCase SM-1681-EEconomics, Innovation and Change, StrategyBy the end of the 20th century, Medellín (Colombia) was known for being one of the most violent and murderous cities in the world, a haven for drug trafficking, and a hub of poverty, inequality, and social exclusion. However, in less than two decades, Medellín has been able to transform itself into a model of urban planning intervention, social resilience, and one of the fastest-growing urban economies in Latin America. The city's successful make...Starting at €8.20
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International Expansion of Escuela Nueva: A Transformative Pedagogy on a Global Scale
Hehenberger, Lisa; Moral, N.; Mair, JohannaCase SM-1556-EEntrepreneurshipThis case study presents the challenging task of expanding the widely successful Escuela Nueva pedagogy on a global scale. Escuela Nueva provides a cost effective, replicable and scalable solution to improve the quality of basic education in low income schools. It started in rural Colombia, but has since expanded principally to a large number of Latin American countries. Evidence shows that wherever Escuela Nueva is implemented, children become ...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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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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Colombia: Organizing for Competitiveness, Teaching Note
Ramirez-Vallejo, Jorge; Porter, Michael E.Teaching Note HBS-711481-EEconomicsTeaching Note for 710417.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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Colombia: Organizing for Competitiveness
Porter, Michael E.; Ramirez-Vallejo, JorgeCase HBS-710417-EEconomicsThe case is designed to explore the process of building competitiveness, particularly in an unstable environment, with a focus on organizations for competitiveness.Starting at €8.20