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Crisis Management (E): North American Sporting League Visits Mexico City
Foster, GeorgeCase SGSB-SPM40E-ELeadership and People ManagementA major sports league has decided to run its season opening game in Mexico City. When the teams arrive in the country four days before the event, two of Team A’s star players are kidnapped. The (A) case provides relevant background information about the league, the team, the players, and the planned activities surrounding the season opening game. It also describes what is initially known about the crisis situation. In cases (B) through (F), a...Starting at €5.74
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China "Desequilibrada"
Comin, Diego; Vietor, Richard H.K.Case HBS-712S14EconomicsEn 2010, Wen Jiabao, volvió a mirar a la crisis financiera con cierta satisfacción. El uso de la política fiscal y monetaria agresiva, China había resistido con éxito la crisis, creciendo un 8,7% anual en 2010. La mayoría de los trabajadores en paro habían regresado al trabajo, a menudo demostrando por mejores salarios o mejores condiciones de trabajo. Wen, sin embargo, estaba muy concentrado en su nueva estrategia de cambio de desarrollo lejos d...Starting at €8.20
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Privateer Holdings: Navigating a Rocketing, But Comples, Cannabis Marketplace
Foster, George; Melvin, SheilaCase SGSB-E-646-EEntrepreneurshipPrivateer Holdings was a Seattle-based private equity firm that was “shaping the future of the legal cannabis industry.” In late 2017, Privateer held an expanding portfolio of global brands intended to “lead, legitimize, and define the future of cannabis” and was preparing to announce the closure of a Series C round that had raised more than $100 million. It was an opportune moment for its founding triumvirate to contemplate the future direct...Starting at €8.20
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Inkaterra
Comin, Diego; Gopaldas, Rohan; Rehder, DiegoCase HBS-713022-EEconomicsThe case presents the unique business model of Inkaterra, a leading eco-tourism organization in Peru, and the different strategies the company can pursue to grow. Through the experience of Inkaterra the case studies two general issues. First, it discusses the potential barriers that exist for the development of the tourism sector. Second, it presents the debate of whether governments may want to use tourism as an engine of growth, and if so, what...Starting at €8.20
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CoET: Innovation in Africa
Comin, Diego; Dimitrova, Diana; Tsukamoto, YukikoCase HBS-713021-EEntrepreneurshipStarting at €8.20
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Egypt: Turbulence, and Transition
Comin, Diego; Heikal, Mohamed; Said, AdamCase HBS-713014-EEconomicsThe case goes over the evolution of politics and instituions in Egypt over the last 50 years. The case provides new insights on the reasons for violent political transitions and also explores the effects of political instability on productivity and competitiveness.Starting at €8.20
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Clinova: Diagnose and Decide
Foster, George; Conn, JeffreyCase SGSB-E699-EEntrepreneurshipThis case provides an overview of the founding and scaling story of British health and wellness company Clinova. The case outlines the fledgling company’s early marketing successes signing up-and-coming athletes and sports franchises, as well as the difficult capital allocation, strategic and structural decisions Clinova’s founders Arsalan Karim and Charles Ebubedike must make between scaling their consumer product lines or building their illness...Starting at €8.20
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Drivers of Productivity and Global Competitiveness
Comin, DiegoTeaching Note HBS-712037-EEconomicsProductivity and competitiveness have become hot topics among managers and policy-makers. Their interest surely resides in the fact that productivity and competitiveness not only determine the present living standards but also contribute importantly to the determination of a country's living standards in the future. This module provides a new framework to understand the drivers of productivity and competitiveness for companies and countries.Starting at €0.00
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Growth: Making it Happen
Dávila Parra, Antonio; Foster, George; Liedtka J. M.; Prats Moreno, Mª Julia; Sosna, Marc; Thurik, RoyDossier DOS-6-EAccounting and Control, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementNo matter the season, harvesting value is possible. Prepare the ground, sow creativity and reap the rewards.Starting at €15.00
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STRIVR Labs
Foster, George; Rissick, RyanCase SGSB-E590-EEntrepreneurshipNear the end of 2014, Derek Belch decided to turn his master’s thesis into a virtual reality athletic training company called STRIVR Labs [Sports Training in Virtual Reality]. Born out of Stanford University’s famed Virtual Human Interaction Lab, STRIVR garnered immediate interest from a wide array of organizations. Having played and coached football at Stanford University, Belch had connections within several professional and collegiate footba...Starting at €8.20