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Turkey and the Southern Corridor
Abdelal, Rawi; Cekin, Esel; Celik, CigdemCase HBS-715042-EEconomicsIn December 2014, Russia cancelled the South Stream pipeline that was envisaged to deliver natural gas through the Black Sea basin on to Europe and replaced it with a new pipeline through Turkey. The Turkish Stream was a great opportunity for Turkey to turn itself into an energy hub of its region. It had already secured TANAP, a natural gas pipeline to carry Azerbaijani gas to Europe through Turkey. The country's geographical position was one of ...Starting at €8.20
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Turkey and Russia: Dangerous Liaisons
Abdelal, Rawi; Cekin, Esel; Kuzucu, Eren; Yucaoglu, GamzeCase HBS-717035-EEconomicswhether in light of the existing uncertainties companies operating in both countries can resume their investments and commercial activities, or should decisions be put on hold? What is the best strategy during such turbulent times? Can companies bet that a reunion would last?Starting at €8.20
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Puig Doria - Condensed
Martincich, M.; Parés Canalias, Francisco; Renart, Lluís G.Case M-690-EMarketingThis is a condensed version of case Puig Doria (M-663). The present condensed version has been prepared for publication in a book. Wherever possible, it is recommend that the full version be used in class. Puig Doria is a famous designer of jewels in Barcelona, where he has his only retail establishment. After describing two previous attempts at exporting, the case centers on the present opportunity to export to Japan, with the help of C. Itoh, o...Starting at €8.20
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Mubadala: Forging Development in Abu Dhabi
Abdelal, Rawi; Tarsis, IrinaCase HBS-708033-EEconomicsIn 2007, Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, the CEO of Mubadala Development Company (Mubadala), had every reason to be optimistic about the future of his home, Abu Dhabi, one of the emirates comprising the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The tiny, sandy, and dry emirate with a population of 1.5 million, only 420,000 of whom were citizens, was nestled upon nearly 10% of the world's known reserves of oil and the 4th largest proven reserve of natural gas. Wit...Starting at €8.20
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The Promise and Peril of Russia's Resurgent State
Abdelal, RawiArticle HBS-R1001K-EStrategyRussia is no longer a failing superpower. After Vladimir Putin became president in 2000, Goldman Sachs predicted that Russia, along with Brazil, China, and India, would soon be among the world's most important economies. Although Russia's growth hasn't kept up with China's and India's, the world economy cannot ignore Russia. Over the past ten years, Putin has strengthened Russia's nascent capitalist economies and institutions. In the process, he ...Starting at €8.20
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Tecalum - Poland
Wyszomierski, Marcin; Parés Canalias, Francisco; Renart, Lluís G.Case M-1174-EMarketingIn November 2003, only a few months before the planned enlargement of the European Union through the accession of ten Central and Eastern European and Mediterranean countries, the Tecalex-Tecalum group has to decide whether or not to enter the Polish market. Its decision will be based largely on a marketing research report produced the previous summer. The company must also decide on the best penetration strategy. One option is to set up an alumi...Starting at €8.20
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Bausch & Lomb India
Parés Canalias, Francisco; Renart, Lluís G.; Sahay S.Case M-962-EMarketingIn May 1990, Bausch & Lomb decided to launch a new subsidiary in India. A new plant was set up in Bhiwadi to manufacture soft contact lenses, eyecare, products, metallic frames for prescription glasses, and the leding premium sunglasses in the world: Ray-Ban. The launch took place between July and October, 1991. In June 1993, actual sales achievement is below forecast, and the managers of the Indian subsidiary are considering the opportunity to l...Starting at €8.20
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Spainsko
Parés C.; Parés Canalias, Francisco; Renart, Lluís G.Case M-1005-EMarketingIn mid-1993 a husband and wife start up a new family business importing "comfort shoes", a special type of shoe that is very comfortable but relatively highly priced and somewhat unusual and unfashionable in appearance. The case describes the various direct marketing actions they undertake, detailing the costs of each and the sales achieved, and formulates various options for marketing actions to be carried out in 1995. This case was winner of th...Starting at €8.20
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CareerWise Colorado
Abdelal, Rawi; Fuller, Joseph B.; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-319001-EEntrepreneurshipCareerWise Colorado (CWC) is an organization that equips high school students with the skills to build successful careers through apprenticeships. Founded in 2016, the young organization has attracted interest from different groups and civic leaders from across the U.S., some of whom want to replicate CWC's model, and others who want CWC to bring and then operate its program in their localities. Noel Ginsburg, CWC's founder and CEO, and Ashley ...Starting at €8.20
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Hewlett-Packard: Designjet Online 1997
Parés Canalias, Francisco; Renart, Lluís G.; Segarra, José AntonioCase M-1084-EMarketingAt the end of 1997, having first conducted various studies, the Marketing Director of Hewlett Packard Barcelona Division (HP-BCD) is facing the decision of whether or not to set up a new website on the Internet. The purpose of the new site would be to establish a direct and interactive means of communication with the end users of the company's large format printers around the world. The case sets out a number of dilemmas concerning the proposed n...Starting at €8.20