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South Pole Carbon Asset Management--Going for Gold
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Hamschmidt, Jost; Hyman, MikellCase HBS-709030-EIn late 2008, Christoph Sutter, CEO of South Pole Carbon Asset Management, reflects on his firm's early success at originating carbon credits in developing nations, and selling them to governments and firms who seek to offset their greenhouse gas emissions voluntarily or to fulfill regulatory obligations. South Pole's early strategy has focused on being a first mover in the niche market for premium quality carbon credits. But as the market evolve...Starting at €8.20
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The Political Economy of Carbon Trading
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Trumbull, Gunnar; Hyman, Mikell; McGrath, Patia; Uludere Aragon, Nazli Z.Case HBS-710056-EEconomicsTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Global climate change is an increasingly prominent political and business problem. Design of market-based systems to reduce carbon emissions has proven difficult. More broadly, national attempts to comply with the provisions of the Kyoto Protocol present both governments and firms with significant challenges. The design of international institutions that will be useful for m...Starting at €8.20
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Olam: On a New Course
Bell, David E.; Reinhardt, Forest L.; Shelman, MaryCase HBS-513044-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. From modest beginnings as a cashew trader in Nigeria, Olam, founded by Indian nationals in 1989, has grown into a leading global agricultural trading company, with annual revenues of $14 billion. The company recently has begun investing in farms and in the production of packaged goods, shifting from its traditional focus on the midstream of the value chain. The case raises q...Starting at €8.20
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Duke Energy and the Nuclear Renaissance
Vietor, Richard H.K.; Reinhardt, Forest L.Case HBS-712002-EEconomicsTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Duke Energy, an American investor-owned electric utility, confronts multibillion dollar decisions about its future fuel mix. In particular, its leaders are considering building new nuclear capacity. Whether this is sensible depends, among other things, on demand growth, capital costs, fossil fuel prices, possible regulatory or other delays in constructing the reactors, and p...Starting at €8.20
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Singapore (Spanish version)
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Prewitt, EdwardCase HBS-703S02EconomicsSince winning independence in 1965, Singapore achieved some of the world's highest rates of economic growth. A large part of GDP and employment came from direct investment by multinational companies in low-cost assembly work, but in the 1990s Singapore's rising wage rates increasingly priced it out of these industries. Could Singapore change itself from an assembler and fabricator of Western-designed parts to a designer and marketer of desirable ...Starting at €8.20
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Mid-Missouri Energy: Ethanol from Corn
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Holbrook, Noel Michele; Weber, James; Sartor, KarlaCase HBS-711004-EEconomicsTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. MME is a farmer-owned cooperative that produces ethanol from corn. The cooperative has performed well in comparison to other producers but margins in the industry had declined as industry production levels neared market demand limits. MME farmers needed to decide whether to take advantage of their success and expand through acquisitions, whether they should sell the plant, o...Starting at €8.20
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Dongfeng Nissan's Venucia (A)
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Yamazaki, Mayuka; Donovan, G.A.Case HBS-714014-EStrategyThe (A) case describes the launch of a new passenger vehicle in China, produced jointly by Nissan of Japan and by Chinese automaker Dongfeng. Early sales results following the April 2012 launch were disappointing and the joint venture's managers had to decide how to respond. The case includes information on the structure of the industry, on government regulation, and on the preferences of Chinese purchasers of automobiles, including information a...Starting at €8.20
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Dongfeng Nissan's Venucia (C)
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Yamazaki, Mayuka; Donovan, G.A.Case HBS-714016-EStrategyThe (A) case describes the launch of a new passenger vehicle in China, produced jointly by Nissan of Japan and by Chinese automaker Dongfeng. Early sales results following the April 2012 launch were disappointing and the joint venture's managers had to decide how to respond. The case includes information on the structure of the industry, on government regulation, and on the preferences of Chinese purchasers of automobiles, including information a...Starting at €5.74
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Dongfeng Nissan's Venucia (B)
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Yamazaki, Mayuka; Donovan, G.A.Case HBS-714015-EStrategyThe (A) case describes the launch of a new passenger vehicle in China, produced jointly by Nissan of Japan and by Chinese automaker Dongfeng. Early sales results following the April 2012 launch were disappointing and the joint venture's managers had to decide how to respond. The case includes information on the structure of the industry, on government regulation, and on the preferences of Chinese purchasers of automobiles, including information a...Starting at €5.74
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Rumo: Infrastructure for a Healthier Economy
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Cal, Mariana; Costas, Ruth; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-720008-EStrategyBrazilian logistics company Rumo operated 13,500 km in railway networks, port terminals, and inland transshipment terminals, connecting major Brazilian ports to the agriculture hubs of Mato Grosso and S o Paulo state. Controlled by Cosan, Brazil's leading sugar and ethanol producer, Rumo had been through a turnaround over the last 3 years, including heavy investment in operational improvements, financial deleverage, and taking cash flow generati...Starting at €8.20