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Cherries With Charm: Turkey's Alara Agri
Michael R. Pearce; Jordan MitchellCase IVEY-9B09A019-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyThe chief executive officer (CEO) and owner of Alara Agri, a major Turkish cherry and fig producer, wants to convince retailers in Belgium and Germany (and, later, other parts of Europe) to change cherries from a bulk product to a higher-end luxury product packaged in small carry bags. The move from bulk to small packages has been highly successful in the United Kingdom where retailers reduced waste and increased margins. The German and Belgian r...Starting at €8.20
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Measures to Improve Performance (Spanish version)
Simons, Robert L.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-117S10Accounting and ControlThe widespread cheating scandal that rocked the Atlanta public school system in 2010 and 2011 illustrates how high-stakes performance pressure, without sufficient risk controls, can drive dangerous behavior. After becoming superintendent of the low-income and academically struggling Atlanta, Georgia school system in 1999, Beverly Hall implemented new measurement systems-many of them derived from business best practices-to motivate and evaluate th...Starting at €8.20
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Atlanta Schools: Measures to Improve Performance, Teaching Note
Simons, Robert L.; Kindred, NatalieTeaching Note HBS-114062-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for case 114001.Starting at €0.00