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Glovo: Expanding Quick Commerce
Moreno, Antonio; Barnett, JamesCase HBS-621094-EService and Operations ManagementIn March 2021, delivery app CEO Oscar Pierre and his team consider strategies to grow Glovo's quick commerce delivery service and to approach their expansion in Kenya.Starting at €8.20
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Kibera and the Kenya Slum Upgrading Project (A)
Segel, Arthur I; Retsinas, Nicolas P.; Diaz, Marc; Shepherd, JohnCase HBS-207017-EEconomicsKenya's Minister of Housing faces tremendous pressures in dealing with the pervasive housing troubles in his country. Kibera is the largest slum in Africa and home to over 800,000 residents, yet only measures two square kilometers, roughly half the size of Manhattan's Central Park. Most homes are single-story structures and the density is 3,000 persons per hectare (compared to 43 in London, 100 in New York City, and 143 in Tokyo), making this one...Starting at €8.20
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CFWshops
Friedman, Jared; Mungai, Edward; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1104-EService and Operations ManagementCFWshops is a network of pharmacy franchises in Kenya, managed by the Sustainable Healthcare Foundation (SHF). The parent company of SHF is the Healthstore Foundation based in Minnesota, US. The non-profit HealthStore Foundation (HS) (formerly Sustainable Healthcare Enterprise Foundation) was founded in 1997 by Scott Hillstrom to ¿prevent needless death and illness by improving access to essential medicines in a sustainable way¿. Based on the bas...Starting at €8.20
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Helio Polymer Enterprises
Nicole R.D. Haggerty; Juma Wagoki; Clarke Eaton; Wesley Hunt; Matthew SmartCase IVEY-9B14D002-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyHelio Polymer Enterprises, located in Nakuru, Kenya, is a company that manufactures synthetic polymer gunny bags used in the transportation and handling of animal feed. The owner wants to expand her business operations so she can serve more clients. She has three options: to add a night shift, buy a new printing machine or start producing laminate gunny bags for other markets. Before she makes the decision, she must understand her current operati...Starting at €8.20
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Benchmarking Globalization to Boost Business Connections
Ghemawat, Pankaj; Altman, StevenArticle ART-2673-EEconomics, StrategyThough global connectedness, which correlates with global growth, appears to be recovering since the global economic crisis, there is still a long way to go, as the latest DHL Global Connectedness Index reveals. Global strategist and professor Pankaj Ghemawat and research scholar Steven A. Altman unpack the findings of their comprehensive study that measures the depth, breadth and directions of trade, capital, information and people flows ...Starting at €8.20
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El avance de la globalización bajo la lupa
Ghemawat, Pankaj; Altman, StevenArticle ART-2673Economics, StrategyAunque la conectividad global, correlacionada con el crecimiento, parece estar recuperándose de la crisis, todavía queda mucho camino por recorrer. Esa es la conclusión del último Índice de Conectividad Global DHL, elaborado por el profesor del IESE Pankaj Ghemawat y el investigador Steven A. Altman. Los autores presentan los hallazgos de este exhaustivo estudio que mide la profundidad, amplitud y dirección de los flujos comerciales, de capital, ...Starting at €8.20
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Kenya and the Silicon Savannah
Reinert, Sophus A.; Bodnar, Katharine; Kaplow, LeahCase HBS-720032-EEconomicsStarting at €8.20
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<i>Flexiguridad</i> para dinamizar el empleo
Wilthagen, TonArticle ART-2047EconomicsUno de los problemas más acuciantes de los Gobiernos europeos es la elevada tasa de desempleo. Al mismo tiempo, a las empresas les cuesta cada vez más encontrar profesionales experimentados y cualificados que les puedan ayudar a competir en un entorno de negocio global. El modelo de empleo creativo y colaborativo conocido como flexiguridad ofrece una solución a ambos problemas. ¿Cómo? Apostando por modalidades de trabajo flexibles y progra...Starting at €8.20
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Flexicurity: Riding Into the Future
Wilthagen, TonArticle ART-2047-EEconomicsOne of the most urgent problems confronting European governments today is high unemployment. At the same time, global companies are finding it harder to find experienced and qualified professionals who can help them compete in a global business environment. The creative and collaborative approach to employment known as flexicurity seemingly offers a solution to both these problems by emphasizing flexible work arrangements and comprehensive lifelo...Starting at €8.20
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Cuando la crisis no es sólo económica
Arruñada, BenitoArticle ART-1602Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, EconomicsEn España los indicadores de confianza están bajo mínimos, no tanto por la crisis económica como por la incapacidad del país para introducir reformas estructurales. El autor considera dos hipótesis, en parte complementarias, según las cuales el problema se situaría en las instituciones y/o en los valores. La hipótesis del déficit institucional sugiere que el sistema político traduce mal las preferencias de los ciudadanos en acciones de reforma. S...Starting at €8.20