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Las apuestas de los pa ses petroleros
Abdelal, Rawi; Khan, Ayesha; Khanna, TarunArticle HBS-R0809KStrategyEste artículo incluye una vista previa de una página que resume rápidamente las ideas clave y proporciona una visión general de cómo los conceptos funcionan en la práctica, junto con sugerencias para la lectura adicional. La combinación del déficit comercial estadounidense gigantesca y el precio del petróleo a más de $ 125 por barril (al cierre de esta edición) ha creado un encargado de la piscina de la liquidez financiera entre los países export...Starting at €8.20
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Marimekko
Alison Konrad; Jordan MitchellCase IVEY-9B06C014-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyKirsti Paakkanen has achieved a celebrity status in Finland for her enigmatic leadership of the Finnish design company Marimekko. Purchasing the company in a state of near bankruptcy in 1991, Paakkanen took several actions to restore profitability and realize growth. As of 2006, the company has sales of $64 million (of which 80 per cent are from Finland) and net profits of $8.4 million. Over the last few years, Paakkanen and her team have focused...Starting at €8.20
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Natural Gas
Abdelal, Rawi; Tarontsi, SogomonCase HBS-713020-EEconomicsIn an overview of natural gas as a fossil fuel and traded commodity, the case describes various regional markets of natural gas, highlighting diversity of price formation mechanisms across and within those markets. Recent changes in the economics of unconventional natural gas extraction-"the shale revolution"-could potentially remake those markets, steering the world toward the "golden age" of natural gas.Starting at €8.20
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Private Media Group (B)
Jean-Philippe Vergne; Mary M. Crossan; Ken Mark; Jordan MitchellCase IVEY-9B15M026-EEntrepreneurship, StrategySupplement to 9B15M025.Starting at €5.74
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Canadian Solar
Paul W. Beamish; Jordan MitchellCase IVEY-9B10M019-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn late September 2009, the CEO of the Nasdaq-traded solar cell and module manufacturer, Canadian Solar, was at an inflection point in the formation of its international strategy. The company had experienced dynamic growth during the past five years buoyed largely by aggressive incentive schemes to install solar photovoltaic (PV) technology in Germany and Spain. The credit crunch, coupled with changes in government incentive programs, caused a ma...Starting at €8.20
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Doing Business in South Africa
Abdelal, Rawi; Duggan, Catherine S.M.; Cornell, Ian McKownCase HBS-713024-EEconomicsStarting 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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Elite Rent-a-Car
Gregory S. Zaric; Jordan MitchellCase IVEY-9B07E011-ECorporate Governance, Entrepreneurship, StrategyThe president and founder of a premier luxury car rental agency located throughout Europe must decide on the composition of the fleet of cars for the upcoming summer season. She has to balance a desire for high utilization versus the possibility of having to turn away clients if they request a car that is not in stock. The case can be used to introduce or reinforce a number of concepts including break-even analysis, basic descriptive statistics a...Starting at €8.20
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Alara Agri: Fresh Cherry Production
Chris J. Piper; Jordan MitchellCase IVEY-9B09D004-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyAlara Agri, based in Bursa, Turkey, is one of the world's foremost cherry and fig producers. The president and chief executive officer (CEO) was concerned about a recurring capacity problem at the end of the process where cherries were packed. On some of the plant's conveyor belts, piles of cherries of one size waited to be packed while other belts had too few cherries to keep workers busy, and thus delayed order fulfillment. Diverting excess che...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