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Launching the Credit Card in Romania (Brief Case) (Spanish version)
Rangan, V. Kasturi; Yong, SunruCase HBS-414S12StrategyWinner of the 2014 Case Centre Award in the category of "Economics, Politics and Business Environment." When students have the English-language PDF of this Brief Case in a coursepack, they will also have the option to purchase an audio version. In 2006, the country manager for Alpen Bank in Romania, Gregory Carle, considers whether to recommend the launch of a credit card business. The firm rejected the idea several years earlier because of poor ...Starting at €8.20
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Corporate Responsibility & Community Engagement at the Tintaya Copper Mine (A) (Spanish version)
Rangan, V. KasturiCase HBS-513S02StrategyLocated in the highlands of Peru, the Tintaya copper mine has long been a source of intense conflict between local community members and mine operators. The mine, which was owned and managed first by the Peruvian state and later by BHP Billiton, stands on 2,300 hectares of land expropriated from local subsistence farmers. In 2000, to contest this loss of land, mining-related environmental degradation, and allegations of human rights abuses, a coa...Starting at €8.20
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The Grass Isn't Greener
Hirsh, Evan; Rangan, V. KasturiArticle HBS-F1301A-EStrategyThe belief that leaders should find the "best" industries and move their company into them is misguided; in almost every case, a bigger opportunity lies in rising to the top of the industry you're in.Starting at €8.20
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Segmenting the Base of the Pyramid
Rangan, V. Kasturi; Chu, Michael; Petkoski, DjordjijaArticle HBS-R1106J-EStrategyThe bottom of the economic pyramid is a risky place for business, but decent profits can be made there if companies link their financial success with their constituencies' well-being. To do that effectively, you must understand the nuances of people's daily lives, say Rangan and Chu, of Harvard Business School, and Petkoski, of the World Bank. Start by dividing the base of the pyramid into three segments according to people's earnings and related...Starting at €8.20
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Audubon (B) in 2019: Two Years after the Turnaround
Rangan, V. KasturiCase HBS-520094-EStrategyStarting at €5.74
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Gilead Sciences, Inc.: Access Program
Rangan, V. Kasturi; Lee, KatharineCase HBS-510029-EStrategyTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Gilead Sciences, the U.S. leader in HIV/AIDS medicines, with global sales of $5.4 billion in 2009, had undertaken several innovative actions to make its anti-viral products available to over 100 low- and middle-income countries. Having reached nearly 680,000 patients by the middle of 2009, the company's senior managers contemplated how to reach 2 million patients by 2012.Starting at €8.20
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Aurolab: Bringing First-World Technology to the Third-World Blind
Rangan, V. KasturiCase HBS-507061-EStrategyAurolab is the in-house producer of IOLs (required in cataract surgery) for the Aravind Eye Care System, a group of charity hospitals with the largest volume of eye surgery in the world. Aurolab's manufacturing capability and capacity had long exceeded the requirements of Aravind. With its impending move to a new, world-class facility, fundamental questions of strategic direction and mission fulfillment gained renewed attention among the organiza...Starting at €8.20
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Alpen Bank: Launching the Credit Card in Romania (Brief Case)
Rangan, V. Kasturi; Yong, SunruCase HBS-4559-EStrategyWinner of the 2014 Case Centre Award in the category of "Economics, Politics and Business Environment." When students have the English-language PDF of this Brief Case in a coursepack, they will also have the option to purchase an audio version. In 2006, the country manager for Alpen Bank in Romania, Gregory Carle, considers whether to recommend the launch of a credit card business. The firm rejected the idea several years earlier because of poor ...Starting at €8.20
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Segmenting the Base of the Pyramid (Spanish version)
Rangan, V. Kasturi; Chu, Michael; Petkoski, DjordjijaArticle HBS-R1106JStrategyconsumers, coproducers, and clients. Specific strategies work best with people in certain roles and at particular income levels. Success requires appreciating the diversity at the base of the pyramid and the importance of scale in undertaking ventures there. Witness Manila Water's success in the Philippines and Hindustan Unilever's in South Asia. Failure to appreciate those elements can foil base-of-the-pyramid ventures, as Microsoft and Procter...Starting at €8.20
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Sustainability at IKEA Group (Spanish version)
Rangan, V. Kasturi; Toffel, Michael W.; Dessain, Vincent; Lenhardt, JeromeCase HBS-519S16StrategyBy 2014, IKEA Group was the largest home furnishing company, with EUR28.5 billion of sales, and planned to reach EUR50 billion by 2020, mainly from emerging markets. At the same time, IKEA Group had adopted in 2012 a new sustainability strategy that focused the company's efforts on its entire value chain from its raw materials sourcing to the lifestyle of its end consumers. The plan especially centered on wood, which represented 60% of IKEA Group...Starting at €8.20