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Integrated Reporting in South Africa
Eccles, Robert G.; Serafeim, George; Armbrester, PippaCaso HBS-413038-EContabilidad y controlThis case presents a 20-year history of the evolution of corporate governance and corporate reporting in South Africa starting in 1992 with a focus on the three King codes of corporate governance (King I in 1994, King II in 2000, and King III in 2009). From a reporting perspective these reforms culminated in the "apply to explain why not" mandate for integrated reporting by all companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.Desde 8,20 €
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Ransom on the High Seas: The Case of Piracy in Somalia (Spanish version)
Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra; Michael Train; Jeanne McNettCaso IVEY-9B11MS104Dirección estratégica, Liderazgo y Dirección de personasIn recent years, incidents of piracy have increased dramatically off the coast of the failed state of Somalia. In this case, a group of 14 pirates have hijacked a cargo ship full of machinery, but have yet to make any demands. They hold hostage a multinational crew of 20 (whose captain and two officers are American), the ship, and the cargo. The chief operating officer of an international shipping company must choose among alternative strategies ...Desde 8,20 €
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Ransom on the High Seas: The Case of Piracy in Somalia
Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra; Michael Train; Jeanne McNettCaso IVEY-9B11M104-EDirección estratégica, Liderazgo y Dirección de personasIn recent years, incidents of piracy have increased dramatically off the coast of the failed state of Somalia. In this case, a group of 14 pirates have hijacked a cargo ship full of machinery, but have yet to make any demands. They hold hostage a multinational crew of 20 (whose captain and two officers are American), the ship, and the cargo. The chief operating officer of an international shipping company must choose among alternative strategies ...Desde 8,20 €
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Olam International
Bell, David E.; Shelman, MaryCaso HBS-509002-EMarketingIn 20 years, Sunny Verghese had built Singapore-based Olam International from a small Nigerian export company into a $5 billion global leader in agricultural commodities with a core competence in Africa. Olam's growth had come by pursuing product and geographic adjacencies and its 'farm gate to factory gate' approach had been extended to 14 agricultural products, including cashews, sesame, cocoa, and coffee. In mid-October 2008, Olam's stock pric...Desde 8,20 €
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Apple Inc. in 2018
Yoffie, David B.; Baldwin, EricCaso HBS-718439-EDirección estratégicaMany observers worried about what would happen to Apple when Steve Jobs died in 2011. But Apple had performed above everyone's expectations in Cook's six years as CEO. Apple's core business - the iPhone - continued to deliver spectacular results. In addition, Cook was aggressively introducing new products, ranging from Apple Watch to HomePod. Cook also had the world's biggest balance sheet to invest in new technologies and markets. The total num...Desde 8,20 €
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Tempur Sealy International (A)
Esty, Benjamin C.; Pickle, Lauren G.Caso HBS-718422-EDirección estratégicaThis case explores the long-term relationship between Tempur Sealy (TPX, a mattress manufacturer) and Mattress Firm (MFRM, a bedding retailer and TPX's largest customer). For almost 20 years, the firms enjoyed a mutually beneficial and commercially prosperous relationship. Yet in August 2016, Steinhoff (a large, South African retailer) made an offer to acquire MFRM. Whether this acquisition will affect the symbiotic relationship that had existed ...Desde 8,20 €
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The African Safari: Managing a Team in Crisis (B)
Mayank Dayal; Raes, AnneloesCaso DPO-764-ELiderazgo y Dirección de personasProject leader Nimesh Kumar is facing a tough decision after his expat software development team is robbed from all their equipment. Should he abandon the project and return home to avoid the ongoing security threat, or stay in Kenya to finish the project and help their client and Kenya´s agricultural sector? Team members are divided into two groups, one group comprised of experienced team members aged in their late 30s and 40s who want to return...Desde 5,74 €
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AEL South Africa: Leading in a Manufacturing Context
Caren Scheepers; Shalati MaponoponoCaso IVEY-9B20C015-EDirección estratégica, Liderazgo y Dirección de personasOn January 8, 2017, Ronald Huggins, plant manager at AEL Mining Services Limited (AEL), needed to come up with innovative ways to keep his employees motivated. This need was driven by the downward trend of the local mining market. In 2011 and 2012, AEL had rolled out a major retrenchment, leaving employees with low morale and motivation, which in turn had affected performance levels. It became apparent that plant performance needed to ramp up. Th...Desde 8,20 €
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The Flower and the Volcano: How Eyajafjallajökull Disrupted Kenya's Flower Industry
Chaturvedi, Aadhaar; Martínez de Albéniz, VictorCaso P-1106-EServicios y operacionesOn the morning of April 19, 2010, Mr. Eduard Ngugi, the manager of the Uraidi rose farm, was considering what to do with the roses that had filled the cold storage for the past 2 days. By this time, the roses, sitting in the cold storage room on the shore of Lake Naivasha, Kenya, should have found their way into the homes of western European customers. However, the explosive eruption in Iceland of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano on April 14 had grou...Desde 8,20 €
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The African Safari: Managing a Team in Crisis (A)
Mayank Dayal; Raes, AnneloesCaso DPO-763-ELiderazgo y Dirección de personasProject leader Nimesh Kumar is facing a tough decision after his expat software development team is robbed from all their equipment. Should he abandon the project and return home to avoid the ongoing security threat, or stay in Kenya to finish the project and help their client and Kenya´s agricultural sector? Team members are divided into two groups, one group comprised of experienced team members aged in their late 30s and 40s who want to return...Desde 8,20 €