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Hispano Quimica, S.A.: Eureka Project EU-25
Köllermeier, T.; Roure, JuanCase P-758-EService and Operations ManagementStarting at €8.20
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Hispano Química, S.A.: El proyecto Eureka EU-25
Köllermeier, T.; Roure, JuanCase P-758Service and Operations ManagementH.Q. is a medium size company in specialty chemicals for a variety of applications. One of the industrial segments in which H.Q. is leading is that of the chemistry for tanning and finishing leather. Since chrome-based tanning has some polluting consequences, H.Q. engaged in a research project to develope non-polluting alternative chemicals. H.Q. approached this project in partnership with important European tanneries and applied to the Eureka pr...Starting at €8.20
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Negociando una operación de capital riesgo (II): Estructuración del acuerdo e instrumentos contractuales
Segurado, Juan Luis; Roure, JuanTechnical Note EN-11Entrepreneurship, FinanceCuando se trata de estructurar las operaciones, y con independencia de su naturaleza, los inversores de capital riesgo buscan, fundamentalmente, maximizar su retorno, minimizar sus riesgos financieros y cubrirse frente a los posibles conflictos de interés que pueden surgir con los gestores de las compañías en las que invierten. Para ello, negocian la incorporación ?en los acuerdos de inversión? de una serie de mecanismos de control y de asignació...Starting at €8.20
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Wal-Mart Lobbying in India?
Ramanna, Karthik; Muthuram, VidhyaCase HBS-114023-EEconomicsIn 2012, as part of a routine disclosure under U.S. law, Wal-Mart revealed it had spent $25 million since 2008 on lobbying to "enhance market access for investment in India." This disclosure, which came weeks after the Indian government made a controversiStarting at €8.20
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The Maggi Noodle Safety Crisis in India (C)
Ramanna, Karthik; Kak, RadhikaCase HBS-116038-EFinanceThe local government in Delhi has ordered a ban on Nestl 's flagship product in India - Maggi Noodles, citing excessive lead content per government lab tests. Nestl disputes the government tests, noting that internal and third-party tests show the product to be safe. There is considerable confusion in the media and amongst Nestl 's customers, and Maggi sales begin to plummet. Other local governments and India's federal food-safety regulator a...Starting at €5.74
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The Barceló Group: Entrepreneurial Spirit and Corporate Governance
Roure, Juan; Segurado, Juan LuisCase E-206-ECorporate Governance, EntrepreneurshipThis case, based on the IESE case E 99 E, deals first of all with entrepreneurial experience and the process of family transition that led to the development and successful growth of the Barceló Group, one of the most important family-owned hotel chains in Spain and, secondly, the development of corporate and family governance structures and their role in the group's successful growth.Starting at €8.20
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The Barceló Group - Generational Change and Entrepreneurial Spirit
Segurado, Juan Luis; Roure, JuanCase E-99-ECorporate Governance, EntrepreneurshipThis case recounts the entrepreneurial experience and successful growth of the Barceló Group, one of the most important family-owned hotel chains in Spain, throughout its 75 years of history. The case first focuses on the transition process that marked the transfer of the company's management from the second to the third generation of the Barceló family. It then looks at the company's evolution in its pursuit of new growth opportunities and the p...Starting at €8.20
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Deferred Tax Assets in Basel III: Lessons from Japan
Hawkins, David F.; Ramanna, Karthik; Sato, Nobuo; Yamazaki, MayukaCase HBS-111076-EAccounting and ControlIn a controversial decision, the Bank for International Settlements includes deferred tax assets as part of a bank's core capital.Starting at €8.20
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Negotiating a Venture Capital Deal (I): Preparation and Defining Expectations
Segurado, Juan Luis; Roure, JuanTechnical Note EN-10-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceThis technical note, the first of a series of three documents, we review the various factors comprising the usual context for negotianting a venture capital investment agreement for early-stage companies and which must be taken into account in the preparation and the general approach taken in the course of the negotiations.Starting at €8.20
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Accounting for Climate Change
Kaplan, Robert S.; Ramanna, KarthikArticle HBS-R2106J-EStrategyCorporations are facing growing pressure--from investors, advocacy groups, politicians, and even business leaders themselves--to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from their operations and their supply and distribution chains. About 90% of the companies in the S&P 500 now issue some form of environmental, social, and governance report, almost always including an estimate of the company's GHG emissions. The authors describe these as "catchall ...Starting at €8.20