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God is Brazilian: Turning Alcohol into Fuel
Giordano, Paola; Sanchez, Felix; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase SM-1654-EDecision Analysis, Innovation and Change, StrategyIn September 1979, while Brazil is treading the uncertain and dangerous waters of an oil crisis that has exacerbated the country's balance of payment, Mario Garnero, the president of the National Association of Automotive Vehicle Manufacturers (ANFAVEA), is desperately looking for an escape to avoid the imminent threat of gasoline rationing and to contain the oil dependency of his country. The idea of developing a local ethanol industry and to p...Starting at €8.20
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God is Brazilian: Turning Alcohol Into Fuel (French Version)
Giordano, Paola; Sanchez, Felix; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase SM-1654-FRDecision Analysis, Innovation and Change, StrategyIn September 1979, while Brazil is treading the uncertain and dangerous waters of an oil crisis that has exacerbated the country's balance of payment, Mario Garnero, the president of the National Association of Automotive Vehicle Manufacturers (ANFAVEA), is desperately looking for an escape to avoid the imminent threat of gasoline rationing and to contain the oil dependency of his country. The idea of developing a local ethanol industry and to pr...Starting at €8.20
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Dow: Breakthroughs to World Challenges
Porter, Michael E.; Kramer, Mark R.; Lobb, AnnelenaCase HBS-715403-EStrategyDow had adopted the "Breakthroughs to World Challenges" (BWC) program as part of its ten-year 2015 Sustainability Goals. BWC was an internal award recognizing products that effectively addressed one of five world challenges: energy and climate change, sustainable water supply, decent affordable housing, personal health, and food supply. By late summer 2014, two products had been designated as BWCs and two others were set to be announced in the fa...Starting at €8.20
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Centros Comerciales Pryca, S.A. - Teaching Note
Rahnema Alavi, AhmadTeaching Note FT-25-EFinanceNote prepared as an aid to instructors in the classroom use of case F-541-E.Starting at €0.00
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Nokia's Growing Cash Mountain - Teaching Note
Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadTeaching Note FT-65-EFinanceNote prepared as an aid to instructors in the classroom use of case F-777-E.Starting at €0.00
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The National Geographic Society (A) (Abridged)
Garvin, David A.; Lobb, AnnelenaCase HBS-312120-EIn January 2010, John Fahey, president, CEO, and chairman of the board of trustees' executive committee of the Washington, D.C.-based National Geographic Society (NGS), must decide how best to organize the 121-year old mission-driven organization for a world of accelerating digital convergence and decreasing magazine sales. Historically a proponent of evolutionary change, he is considering a radical move: creating a senior management position res...Starting at €8.20
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Bitcoin: Deciphering the Crypto-currency
Zamora, Javier; Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Tatarinov, KatherineCase SI-191-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, Information TechnologiesBitcoin was one of the first implementations of a concept called crypto-currency. It was built on the notion that money can be any object or any sort of record accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts in a given country or socio-economic context. Bitcoin was designed around the idea of a new form of money that used cryptography to control its creation and transactions, rather than relying on central authorities. In short,...Starting at €8.20
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Ecu, El
Rahnema Alavi, AhmadTechnical Note FN-366FinanceEsta nota presenta una introducción al SME y sus mecanismos de cambio e intervención, como la parrilla de paridades y el indicador de divergencia. La nota analiza también los mercados del ECU y su futuro dentro de la unión económica y monetaria.Starting at €8.20
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El microcrédito y las instituciones microfinancieras
Susaeta Erburu, Lourdes; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadTechnical Note FN-540FinanceEste documento trata de explicar el concepto de microfinanzas y microcrédito en sus distintas modalidades, las instituciones microfinancieras y los tres pilares del microcrédito: alcance, sostenibilidad financiera e impacto. El documento presenta varios casos reales de instituciones microfinancieras que están funcionando actualmente.Starting at €8.20
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Grupo Bonet: crisis en la dirección financiera
Estapé, María José; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-794FinanceEl nuevo director general del grupo se enfrentaba a una situación muy delicada y complicada debido a una serie de problemas e irregularidades de carácter financiero. Los accionistas le habían pedido encontrar una solución urgente para salvar la empresa.Starting at €8.20