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Implementation of a New Country-Wide Social Safety-Net Program: The Jamaica PATH Program, Teaching Note
Boatright Wilson, Julie; Murphy, Christina E.Nota del Instructor HBS-KS1271-ETeaching note for case KS1164 and KS1225.Desde 0,00 €
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The Himalayan Cataract Project
Schulman, Kevin; Hu, Summer; Xue, Jiayin; Qi, SusanCaso SGSB-A237-EContabilidad y controlCataracts robbed an estimated 65 million people around the world of their vision. In the Himalayas, where hundreds of thousands of people went needlessly blind from cataracts, doctors Sanduk Ruit and Fred Hollows began to tackle this health crisis in 1995 with the Himalayan Cataract Project, believing they could adopt new techniques and lens technology to scale high-quality, high-volume, and low-cost cataract operations in remote communities. T...Desde 8,20 €
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Ethical Crossroads: Genetix Solutions’ Bioweapon Conundrum
David Barrett; Nihaal RanaCaso IVEY-W34803-EEconomía, Liderazgo y Dirección de personasIn the rush to develop vaccines, many strains of viruses are used in laboratories in an effort to help humanity. However, the same samples used to develop life-saving vaccines could potentially be used to develop weapons of biological warfare. This case looks at the scenario from multiple perspectives in an effort to discuss the ethics of virus usage, storage and regulatory oversight given the differing economical situations and motivations of th...Desde 8,20 €
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Designing Impact Evaluations: Assessing Jamaica's PATH Program, Teaching Note
Levy, DanNota del Instructor HBS-HKS622-ELiderazgo y Dirección de personasTeaching Note for HKS448.Desde 0,00 €
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Kaffeine: The Nepalese Café Opportunity
Kevin Xo; Zach Hamel; Eric MorseCaso IVEY-9B17M084-EDirección estratégica, Iniciativa emprendedoraIn early 2013, three young Nepalese entrepreneurs were deciding whether to launch Kaffeine, the first of a large chain of coffee shops, in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. As experienced entrepreneurs, the partners were interested in a recently vacated location near Durbar Marg, a major street and shopping destination in Kathmandu that represented a unique opportunity to build a highly successful coffee chain. Coupled with the increasing tre...Desde 8,20 €
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Jamaica Macaroni Factory: Capital Budgeting for Renewable Energy
Ryan Hudgins; Zach ChenCaso IVEY-W34511-EContabilidad y control, Dirección estratégicaIn January 2022, Nicholas Chen had to decide whether to invest in one of two solar power systems to reduce the energy cost of the manufacturing company, Jamaica Macaroni Factory Ltd.’s (JMF). He could purchase a 100kW solar power system and generate some of the energy JMF used while also selling back electricity to the grid when the factory was not operating, or he could purchase a 230kW system, which would produce more energy but, due to regulat...Desde 8,20 €
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Seroflo in Nepal: Sustaining Brand Leadership in COVID-19 Times
Servjaeta Verma; Vinay VermaCaso IVEY-9B20A080-EDirección estratégica, MarketingIn Nepal, which primarily relied on the use of oral therapy for the treatment of chronic respiratory conditions, Nirparaj Joshi, country manager for Nepal at Cipla Limited (Cipla), had been successful in creating a market plan for the inhaler brand, SerofDesde 8,20 €
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Sun Café & Bar: A Ray of Opportunity
Dominic Lim; Eva XuCaso IVEY-9B18M009-EDirección estratégica, Iniciativa emprendedoraIn May 2017, the owner and co-founder of the Sun Café & Bar (Sun Café) contemplated the future strategic direction of the restaurant, which offered both Nepalese and continental cuisine. Though Sun Café had shown growth since its opening in 2013, it had not achieved the revenue or brand reputation that the co-founders had hoped for. Facing mediocre financial performance within a fiercely competitive industry, the co-founders wondered where they s...Desde 8,20 €
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Designing Impact Evaluations: Assessing Jamaica's PATH Program
Bjorkegren, Daniel; Levy, Dan; McCreless, MichaelCaso HBS-HKS448-ELiderazgo y Dirección de personasThis case asks participants to put themselves in the position of a government official in charge of selecting an evaluation design to assess the impact of a social program. The goal is to illustrate the tradeoffs that are made in the real world when trying to balance the desire for a rigorous and credible evaluation design with the logistic, political, financial and ethical constraints that so frequently arise in evaluating social programs. Par...Desde 8,20 €
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Prabhu Bank Limited: The Challenges of Merging with Ailing Banks
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Rashmi RegmiCaso IVEY-9B20M028-EDirección estratégica, Iniciativa emprendedoraIn FY2018–19, Prabhu Bank, an ‘A’ class Nepalese commercial bank, reported its operating profit of Rs1.74 billion, a significant decrease of 34 per cent from the previous year. The bank had aggressively grown through several mergers with local banks. In 2014, it merged with the problematic Kist Bank, and to everyone’s surprise, managed to recover a large amount of bad debts. In 2016, it decided again to merge with another ailing bank, which raise...Desde 8,20 €