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Barcelona: A Roman Village Becoming a Smart City (Abridged)
Carrasco, Carlos; Ricart, Joan Enric; Berrone, PascualCase SM-1646-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, StrategyOn July 2, 2014, Josep Ramon Ferrer, director of the ICT and smart city strategy at Barcelona City Council, finished the second round of meetings with the companies selected to participate in the competitive dialogue to create City OS, Barcelona's operating system. City OS was one of the key milestones in Barcelona's smart city strategy. It aimed to enable the council to acquire and process data from urban operations in a rapid, efficient, effect...Starting at €8.20
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China Life: Microinsurance for the Poor
Cole, Shawn; Xu, LileiCase HBS-212030-EFinanceChina Life must decide whether to accept the government's "invitation" to develop a microinsurance product for the rural poor. Can it be done profitably?Starting at €8.20
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BASIX (Abridged)
Cole, Shawn; Tufano, PeterCase HBS-213035-EFinanceBASIX, an Indian microfinance corporation, must decide whether to continue to sell weather insurance to its clients. A brand-new financial product, weather insurance pays if measured rainfall during the growing season falls below a pre-specified limit. Mr. Sattaiah, managing director of the BASIX's bank, considers a revised insurance policy for the coming season, weighing the costs and potential risks of expanding the product against the potentia...Starting at €8.20
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Nirvana Vihar Rehabilitation Homes
Cole, Shawn; Rotenberg, Andreas; van den Aarssen, ThomasCase HBS-217013-EFinanceKumar Builders KUL was finally nearing completion on the four luxury condominium towers that comprised the first phase of its bold vision for the redevelopment of more than 70-acres of prime real estate in downtown Pune, India. The Nirvana Hills development also involved working with the Slum Redevelopment Authority to relocate and build on the site homes in towers for at least 20,000 slum dwellers and restoring much of the site to green space. A...Starting at €8.20
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Farmers Business Network: Putting Farmers First
Cole, Shawn; He, TonyCase HBS-217025-EFinanceStarting at €8.20
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Meridiam Infrastructure Africa: Madagascar Airports
Cole, Shawn; Schenk, LynnCase HBS-218068-EFinanceStarting at €8.20
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Root Capital and the Efficient Impact Frontier
Cole, Shawn; Reimers Brumme, Caitlin LindsayCase HBS-218084-EIn 2015 Root Capital, a pioneer in the impact investing space, began to explore how to more systematically integrate impact and financial management. After much deliberation, Root Capital landed on ex-ante rating system for any potential investment which produced a proprietary expected impact. With this tool in place, Root Capital had an integrated picture of impact and financial performance for a loan, and across its portfolio. The next question...Starting at €8.20
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Investing in the 21st Century: Return, Risk and Impact
Cole, Shawn; Gandhi, Vikram; Reimers Brumme, Caitlin LindsayTeaching Note HBS-219005-EFinanceStarting at €0.00
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Acumen Fund - Managing Towards Impact 2018, Teaching Note
Cole, ShawnTeaching Note HBS-219024-EFinanceTeaching note for case 218086.Starting at €0.00