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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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Latvia: Economic Strategy after EU Accession, Teaching Note
Porter, Michael E.; Ketels, Christian H.M.Nota del Instructor HBS-707524-EEconomíaTeaching note to 707515.Desde 0,00 €
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Latvia: Economic Strategy after EU Accession
Porter, Michael E.; Ketels, Christian H.M.Caso HBS-707515-EEconomíaDescribes the economic development of Latvia, a small eastern European country on the shores of the Baltic Sea, from regaining independence in 1991 to European Union (EU) accession in 2004 and is set on May 1st, 2004, the day Latvia became an EU member. Latvia had achieved strong growth since regaining independence from the Soviet Union in 1990. Describes Latvia's economic development over this period, discussing the economic policy efforts that ...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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Parex Banka: Issuing a 200 Million Bond
Basil A. Kalymon; Jordan MitchellCaso IVEY-9B07N009-EDirección estratégica, FinanzasAfter successfully issuing a €100 million Eurobond in 2005, executives at Parex Banka (Parex) in Riga, Latvia are considering issuing a second bond with a face value of €200 million and a term of 5 years. In planning the bond issue, the bank is debating the bond's characteristics, such as the currency (Euro versus U.S. dollar), the spread they would initially offer and how they would approach the meeting with potential investors. Students are tas...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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Hotel Latvia: Sell Out, Hang In or Partner
Stephen GraingerCaso IVEY-9B14M170-EDirección estratégica, Iniciativa emprendedoraThree friends have followed their entrepreneurial dream to build a five-star hotel in Liepaja, a seaside city in Latvia. After a few early profitable years, the hotel is struggling, due to the massive downturn in the Latvian economy as a result of the European Union financial crisis and slow recovery. The hotel has declined from generating an annual profit to now making a loss or barely breaking even. On several occasions, the co-owners have cons...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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Born Global: Timeless Herbal Care Prepares to Supply Medical Marijuana to Canadians
Brian C. Pinkham; Ken MarkCaso IVEY-9B16M212-EDirección estratégica, Iniciativa emprendedoraIn 2012, a former crown attorney for Canada’s Department of Justice started Timeless Herbal Care, a company that was intended to capitalize on Jamaica’s deregulation of marijuana for medical purposes. The entrepreneur and his family relied on their ties to Jamaica and his legal expertise to create a legislative framework for Jamaica’s medical marijuana industry to meet international standards. Concurrently, Canada was readying legislation to allo...Desde 8,20 €
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Implementation of a New Country-Wide Social Safety-Net Program: The Jamaica PATH Program, Epilogue
Boatright Wilson, JulieCaso HBS-KS1225-EThis epilogue accompanies Case Number 2058.0, "Implementation of a New Country-Wide Social Safety-Net Program: The Jamaica PATH Program." In 2002 the Jamaican government redesigned its social safety net programs for children and the elderly. Their goal was to simplify and better target support to those individuals most in need. This case examines the new design for the PATH program, a conditional cash transfer program that rewarded mothers for ge...Desde 8,20 €