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La reestructuración del sistema local de salud, de financiamiento y modelo asistencial: el caso de Camaragibe
Levcovitz E.; Machado de Souza H.; Sánchez, J.; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-999Service and Operations ManagementEl caso describe el proceso de aplicación del nuevo sistema de financiamiento y de modelo asistencial en el Municipio de Camaragibe en el Nordeste de Brasil, en el marco de la reestructuración del Sistema Básico de Salud Brasileño, mostrando los beneficios e implicaciones en la aplicación del nuevo sistema de asistencia de salud local. También analiza los atributos e inconvenientes en la aplicación de programas de este tipo y sobre todo qué cuida...Starting at €8.20
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Javier Sánchez and the reforms in the management of Spanish hospitals
Keenov E.; García Prat, Antoni; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1004-EService and Operations ManagementA policymaker in one of the Spanish regional governments has to manage the start-up of a new hospital. This task will force him to make a series of decisions about legal models applicable to hospitals, financing, human resources policies and mechanisms for organizing hospital care and coordinating it with primary care. The alternatives considered reflect the main options for reforming or transforming hospital management systems that are currently...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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2016 Update: Argentina Turns the Page
Bell, David E.; Reinhardt, Forest L.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-716077-EEconomicsThis brief case is a supplement to "Cresud and Argentina" (515-043) and "Note on Agriculture in Argentina" (515-069). Set in early 2016, it describes developments in Argentina under newly elected President Mauricio Macri, including the country's return to international credit markets, major economic and agricultural policy reforms, and the potential improvements and obstacles Argentina faces under this new administration. The case also describes ...Starting at €8.20
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The Climate Corporation
Bell, David E.; Reinhardt, Forest L.; Shelman, MaryCase HBS-516060-EStrategyClimate Corporation is a San Francisco-based data analytics company focused on agricultural applications. It was acquired by Monsanto in 2013. In 2015, Climate's decision support platform was used on 75 million acres of farmland in the U.S.; however, most of those acres were "free" acres. To build a viable business, Climate had to convince farmers to subscribe to and pay for premium offerings. The case describes Climate's technology approach, pro...Starting at €8.20
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OCP Group
Fabbe, Kristin E.; Reinhardt, Forest L.; Kindred, Natalie; Thapar, AlpanaCase HBS-718002-EEconomicsThis case explores the strategy of OCP Group, the 95%-state-owned Moroccan firm charged with managing the North African country's vast reserves of phosphate. Phosphate was one of the most vital macronutrients for plant health, along with nitrogen and potassium, and Morocco had about 75% of known worldwide reserves. In 2017, under the leadership of Dr. Mostafa Terrab, OCP was halfway through a $20 billion industrial transformation program aimed at...Starting at €8.20
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Javier Sánchez y las reformas en la gestión de hospitales
Keenov E.; García Prat, Antoni; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1004Service and Operations ManagementUn responsable político del gobierno de una de las regiones españolas se enfrenta a la puesta en marcha de un nuevo hospital. Esta tarea le pone ante la necesidad de tomar una serie de decisiones sobre modelos jurídicos aplicables a los hospitales, financiación, política de recursos humanos y mecanismos de organización de la asistencia hospitalaria y su coordinación con la asistencia primaria. Las alternativas reflejan las principales opciones de...Starting at €8.20
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Running Healthcare With Blockchain: The Case of Estonia
Savic, Brana; Gregory, Robert Wayne; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase SI-204-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and ChangeThe case "Running Health Care With Blockchain: The Case of Estonia" puts students in the shoes of Toomas Hendrik Ilves, the president of Estonia from 2006 to 2016. He was prompted to share his insights by his son Luukas Ilves, who was working at the Lisbon Council, a Brussels-based think tank and policy network on the digital single market and the future of Europe. Finland was preparing for its third European Union presidency beginning on July 1,...Starting at €8.20
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Restructuring the Local Health System, Financing and Health Care Model: the case of Camaragibe
Levcovitz E.; Machado de Souza H.; Sánchez, J.; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-999-EService and Operations ManagementThis case describes the process of applying a new financing system and assistance model in the municipality of Camaragibe in north-east Brazil, in the framework of the restructuring of the Brazilian Basic Health System, demonstrating the advantages and implications of this new local health-care system. It also analyzes the attributes and shortcomings of programs of this type, and, especially, the precautions that must be taken, and their implicat...Starting at €8.20
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Woolf Farming and the California Water Crisis
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Bell, David E.; Kindred, Natalie; Shelman, Mary; Winig, LauraCase HBS-716038-EEconomicsThis case highlights the tough choices, competing interests, and decision-making mechanisms involved in California's management of its severe drought, entering its fifth year in 2015. Stuart Woolf, CEO of Woolf Farming, a grower and processor of almonds, tomatoes, and other crops in California's Central Valley, must decide how to respond to the changing operating environment. Scarce water resources-and institutional constraints on the use of wate...Starting at €8.20