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Bert Twaalfhoven: The Successes and Failures of a Global Entrepreneur
Isenberg, Daniel J.Case HBS-807165-EEntrepreneurshipTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Bert Twaalfhoven (70; HBS '54) is faced with two offers to acquire the manufacturing holding company he had built up over 40 years. Despite the attractive price, which would net Twaalfhoven and his family $70 million, he is reluctant to sell the company because his original vision was to create a family-owned conglomerate which would last for generations. Of his eight childr...Starting at €8.20
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The Dutch East India Company in 1612 (A)
Paine, Lynn S.; Dari-Mattiacci, GiuseppeCase HBS-320047-EEconomicsThe Dutch East India Company's board of directors must decide what to do about an impending legal requirement to liquidate the company's assets and return to shareholders their capital and any profits earned during a ten-year lock up period. The charter granted to the company in 1602 by the Dutch Estates General (legislature) required the liquidation and accounting to shareholders after the initial ten-year period and again at the end of a second...Starting at €8.20
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Colbun and the Future of Chile's Power
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Hiatt, Shon R.Case HBS-713047-EEconomicsThis case is about Colbun, Chile's second largest electricity generator, which is facing significant uncertainty regarding the cost and availability of alternative energy sources. Problems with the contracted supply of natural gas and the volatility of oil prices, coupled with pressure from collective activists, force Colbun to revise its business strategy and its sourcing mix. The case also deals with the pros and cons of various energy sources ...Starting at €8.20
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Edelnor (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Siegel, JordanTeaching Note HBS-707550-EStrategyTeaching note to 707473 and 707530.Starting at €0.00
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Bohemian Crowns: Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka (C)
Abdelal, Rawi; Beyersdorfer, Daniela; Damgaard Jensen, AneCase HBS-708029-EEconomicsSupplements the (A) case. This case is available in only hard copy format (HBP does not have digital distribution rights to the content). As a result, a digital Educator Copy of the case is not available through this web site.Starting at €5.74
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Power Across Latin America: Endesa de Chile, Teaching Note
Ghemawat, Pankaj; Altman, Steven A.Teaching Note HBS-711475-EEconomicsTeaching Note for 799015.Starting at €0.00
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Royal DSM N.V.: Information Technology Enabling Business Transformation, Teaching Note
Applegate, Lynda M.; Soule, DeborahTeaching Note HBS-809078-ETeaching Note for [807167].Starting at €0.00
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The Guggenheims and Chilean Nitrates
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Tamega Fernandes, FelipeCase HBS-810141-EEntrepreneurshipThe case describes the growth of Guggenheim Brothers as one of the largest mining companies in the world in the early twentieth century. Global expansion led the firm to Chile, first in copper and later in natural nitrates. Chile's economic growth was driven by the profits from mining, especially its world monopoly of nitrates. The Guggenheims invested in Chilean nitrates after synthetics were developed by German chemists. Their strategies to mod...Starting at €8.20
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Start-Up Chile: April 2012, Teaching Note
Kerr, William R.Teaching Note HBS-813167-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching Note for 812158.Starting at €0.00
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Exportflowers BV
Zantinga J.Case P-653-EService and Operations ManagementA small export company in the Dutch cut flower industry finds itself confronted with a series of demands from a large UK supermarket. Issues include channel integration and control, the types of risks encountered in this type of industry, as well as purchasing policies at an auction center and large company. The case includes a description of the Dutch Auction System as used in the flower trade. A video can be supplied through the Flower Bureau i...Starting at €8.20