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The Quest for Achieving Financial Inclusion: M-Pesa Versus UPI
Winig, Laura; Eaves, DavidCase HBS-KS1304-EInformation TechnologiesIn 2019, World Bank analyst Abebi Eke had a difficult assignment: decide whether to recommend that the World Bank, in line with its commitment to expanding financial inclusion to the world's poor, lend its support to a particular digital payments scheme. Eke was asked to investigate two of the most promising payment systems-UPI in India and M-Pesa in Kenya-and prepare a memo comparing the benefits and drawbacks of each. Eke had discovered that wh...Starting at €8.20
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The HLB Turnaround
Applegate, Lynda M.; Chakravorti, Bhaskar; Winig, LauraCase HBS-810023-EEntrepreneurshipFord Pearson has recently taken over as CEO of HLB, a Chicago-based product design and development firm (and once one of the largest in the business), to help turn it around after a series of crises that had seriously threatened its survival. Pearson has personally invested in the firm, re-organized many aspects of its operations and has hired a younger executive and turnaround expert, Andrew Macey, as COO to help him in the effort. Pearson and M...Starting at €8.20
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LIDL vs. ALDI: La ola del discount
Audicana Arcas, J.; Martínez Jiménez, M.; Ochoa de Zabalegui, G.Case IIST-PI-236StrategyAldi y Lidl, retailers alemanes máximos exponentes del fenómeno discount en Europa, tienen modelos de negocio parecidos. Basados en la sencillez operativa y sus propias marcas, defienden la premisa de que calidad y precio no son incompatibles. En 2023 su apuesta por España es clara, pretendiendo ambos doblar su facturación los próximos cinco años. El momento parece propicio por la pérdida de poder adquisitivo de las familias, y el desinterés por ...Starting at €8.20
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LIDL vs ALDI: L'ondata del discount
Audicana Arcas, J.; Martínez Jiménez, M.; Ochoa de Zabalegui, G.Case IIST-PI-236-I-ITService and Operations ManagementAldi e Lidl, rivenditori tedeschi, principali esponenti del fenomeno dei discount in Europa, hanno modelli di business simili. Basandosi sulla semplicità operativa e sui propri marchi, difendono la premessa che qualità e prezzo non sono incompatibili. Nel 2023 il loro impegno con la Spagna è chiaro, entrambi intendono raddoppiare il proprio fatturato nei prossimi cinque anni. Il momento sembra propizio per la perdita di potere d'acquisto delle fa...Starting at €8.20
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LIDL vs. ALDI: A onda do discount
Audicana Arcas, J.; Martínez Jiménez, M.; Ochoa de Zabalegui, G.Case IIST-PI-236-P-PPStrategyAldi e Lidl, retalhistas alemães, principais expoentes do fenómeno dos descontos na Europa, têm modelos de negócio semelhantes. Baseados na simplicidade operacional e em marcas próprias, defendem a premissa de que qualidade e preço não são incompatíveis. Em 2023 o seu compromisso com Espanha é claro, ambos pretendendo duplicar o seu volume de negócios nos próximos cinco anos. O momento parece propício pela perda de poder aquisitivo das famílias e...Starting at €8.20
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Martha Johnson and the General Services Administration (B)
Kelman, Steven; Winig, LauraCase HBS-KS1219-EIn June 2009, Martha Johnson was selected to lead the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), a federal agency headquartered in Washington, D.C that largely oversaw government procurement. After Johnson, a GSA veteran, was sworn into office in February 2010, she told reporters she was committed to holding the GSA to the highest ethical standards. In October 2010, ten months after she took office, four of GSA's Public Buildings Service (PBS) ...Starting at €5.74