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The United Fruit Company in Guatemala (Spanish version)
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Bucheli, MarceloCase HBS-807S06EconomicsExamines the overthrow of President Jacobo Arbenz of Guatemala in 1954 in a U.S.-backed coup in support of the United Fruit Co. Over the previous half century, United Fruit had built a large vertically integrated tropical fruit business that owned large banana plantations in the "banana republics" of Central America, including Guatemala. Examines the impact and role of United Fruit in the Guatemalan economy, one of the poorest in the world, and t...Starting at €8.20
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Global Beauty Made in Brazil (Spanish version)
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Reisen de Pinho, RicardoCase HBS-807S26EntrepreneurshipExplores the globalization strategies of Natura, Brazil's largest cosmetics company. Founded in 1969, Natura grew using a direct selling model. Led by its three founders, the firm made distinctive use of Brazil's diversity and became characterized by high ethical and environmental standards. Natura began to seek international markets in 1982, but experienced many setbacks until surviving the economic crisis in Argentina in 2001. The company opene...Starting at €8.20
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Brazil at the Wheel (Spanish Version)
Jones, Geoffrey G.Case HBS-811S19EconomicsSe imparte en el segundo curso de MBA electiva sobre la evolución del Negocio global. Examina los costos y los beneficios de las políticas del gobierno brasileño para fomentar las multinacionales extranjeras para desarrollar una industria del automóvil durante la década de 1950. Una combinación de incentivos y el cierre de mercado se utiliza para atraer la inversión extranjera directa. Volkswagen respondió más positivamente que las empresas estad...Starting at €8.20
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Novartis: el liderazgo de una empresa global
George, William W.; Palepu, Krishna G.; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-418S09StrategyNovartis, empresa de salud más importantes del mundo, se formó en 1996 de la fusión de dos compañías farmacéuticas muy diferente, de nivel medio con sede en Suiza. El caso describe la evolución de la compañía durante los últimos 17 años, ya que se transformó en una empresa verdaderamente global, con 127.000 empleados de 153 nacionalidades en 140 países y generando $ 56,7 mil millones en 2012 ingresos y $ 9.6 mil millones en ingresos netos, por lo...Starting at €8.20
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Lo que funciona en comunicación
Oliver, Xavier; de Toro, Juan ManuelTechnical Note MN-305MarketingDescripción de las distintas disciplinas de comunicación publicitaria y su utilización óptima: publicidad, marketing directo, promociones, patrocinios y relaciones públicas.Starting at €8.20
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Historian Geoffrey Jones on why knowledge stays put
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Morse, GardinerArticle HBS-F0807H-EStrategyA business historian reminds us that since the nineteenth century, predictions about globalization have been reliably wrong. Despite technology for the fast diffusion of knowledge, information-like wealth-seems to be concentrating even further.Starting at €8.20
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Rise of Corporate Nationality (Spanish version)
Jones, Geoffrey G.Article HBS-F0610AEconomicsThe nationality of global companies has become less ambiguous and more strategically important in recent decades.Starting at €8.20
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Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul: Building on a Diversified Base (Abridged)
George, William W.Case HBS-412088-EEconomicsTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Since the 1970s, the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan region (MSP) had outpaced the nation in job creation and income per capita. MSP's diversified base of industry clusters had enabled the region to adapt to economic downturns and an exodus of major corporate headquarters, earning it the accolade "Minnesota Miracle." Starting in 2003, however, MSP lagged the rest of the U....Starting at €8.20
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Novartis: Leading a Global Enterprise
George, William W.; Palepu, Krishna G.; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-413096-ENovartis, the world's leading healthcare company, was formed in 1996 out of a merger of two very different, mid-tier Switzerland-based pharma companies. The case traces the company's evolution over the past 17 years, as it transformed into a truly global enterprise with 127,000 employees of 153 nationalities in 140 countries generating $56.7 billion in 2012 revenues and $9.6 billion in net income, making the firm one of the world's largest and mo...Starting at €8.20
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Unilever's Paul Polman: Developing Global Leaders
George, William W.; Palepu, Krishna G.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-413097-ELeadership and People ManagementStarting at €8.20