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Vegpro Group: Growing in Harmony
Bell, David E.; Milder, Brian; Shelman, Mary L.Case HBS-508001-EMarketingVegpro, a horticulture company, is Kenya's largest exporter of fresh vegetables and flowers to top supermarkets in the U.K. and Europe. In 2007, Vegpro's business is threatened by growing consumer concern about the environmental impact of food production and transport, including "food miles". The case describes the company's growth, which includes the use of owned land and outgrowers for production, the addition of value-added processing to obtai...Starting at €8.20
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Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering
Upton, David M.; Kim, BowonCase HBS-609018-EService and Operations ManagementExplores the journey of aggressive learning and capability building in the operations of a major Korean Shipbuilder. While DSHM had once used its superior learning capability to topple its Japanese competition, it now faced the potential for a similar attack from new Chinese competitors. Without outsourcing some of its work to China, DSHM would become uncompetitive. However, in outsourcing the work, some skills would necessarily have to be transf...Starting at €8.20
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KT Corporation in the New Energy Market
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Lau, DawnCase HBS-718051-EEconomicsStarting at €8.20
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J. Perez Foods (A), (B) and (C), Teaching Note
Davis, John A.; Sampson, Courtney J.Teaching Note HBS-807134-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching Note to (801-147), (801-148), and (803-163).Starting at €0.00
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Microsoft in Korea
Siegel, Jordan; Pyun, LynnCase HBS-713522-EStrategyMicrosoft Korea sees a potential opportunity to dramatically improve its subsidiary's performance by actively recruiting and promoting female senior managers in South Korea. The question is to what extent multinationals can gain competitive advantage by actively hiring talented members from the so-called excluded group in a society. Related questions include which initiatives are most effective at implementing change in the organization.Starting at €8.20
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Japan: Betting on Inflation
Rotemberg, Julio J.Case HBS-714040-EEconomicsThe case focuses on the challenges still confronting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the end of 2013, a year after he has been in office. It also gives an overview of Japan's earlier economic performance, focusing primarily on the period after it suffered a stock market and real estate crash in 1989-1992. During his first year in office, Abe introduced three sets of policies designed both to reverse the deflation that had plagued Japan since around ...Starting at €8.20
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Walmart around the World
Alcacer, Juan; Agrawal, Abhishek; Vaish, HarshitCase HBS-714431-EStrategyAfter reaching the limits of its successful expansion in the United States in the early 1990s, Walmart sought growth opportunities in markets abroad. This case describes Walmart's attempts to replicate its successful U.S. business model in Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Central America, China, South Korea, Japan, Germany, the U.K., and Africa. Students reflect on the mixed results of these ventures and identify elements in the company's locat...Starting at €8.20
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Syngenta: Committing to Africa
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Shelman, MaryCase HBS-715010-EStrategyIn 2012, Syngenta, one of the world's largest agricultural input company, committed to build a $1 billion business in Africa over the next 10 years. In mid-2014, CEO Michael Mack and Africa Venture Team head Dimitri Pauwels are reviewing progress. Was the company's committment to Africa still relevant and achievable?Starting at €8.20
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Korea
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Schlefer, Jonathan; Wong, Keith Chi-ho; Yamazaki, MayukaCase HBS-715047-EEconomicsSouth Korea's economic success and its transition from authoritarianism to democracy teach important lessons in national strategy and political economy. Now, though, its famous chaebols may need reform, the population is aging, and relations with the North are as tense as ever. What should the country's leaders do?Starting at €8.20
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Chronology of the Asian Financial Crisis
Alfaro, Laura; Di Tella, Rafael; Kim, ReneeCase HBS-708001-EFinanceIn July 1997, Thailand became the first Asian "tiger" economy to abandon its fixed exchange rate system in response to speculative attacks on its currency. Investors started to flee Asia, and the crisis rapidly spread to other countries. Central banks spent billions of dollars to try and defend their currencies, only to seek emergency bailouts from the International Monetary Fund. This case presents a chronology of events that unraveled during th...Starting at €8.20