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Dharavi: Developing Asia's Largest Slum (B)
Iyer, Lakshmi; Macomber, John D.Case HBS-711107-EEconomicsIn July 2009, as investors prepared to submit financial bids for the $3 billion Dharavi slum redevelopment project, considerable economic and political risks remained.Starting at €5.74
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China Vanke (A-2)
Paine, Lynn S.; Macomber, John D.; Wong, Keith Chi-hoCase HBS-314105-EChina Vanke's president and his team must decide on a plan of action after reviewing the quality issues the company faced in early 2012 after a series of highly publicized incidents concerning the quality of the homes they built.Starting at €8.20
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China Vanke: Supplement
Paine, Lynn S.; Macomber, John D.; Wong, Keith Chi-hoCase HBS-314108-EStarting at €8.20
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Sobha Group Real Estate: Backward Integration for Quality
Macomber, John D.; Thapar, AlpanaCase HBS-219034-EFinanceFrom humble beginnings in Kerala, India, Mr. PNC Menon built a reputation for quality, detail, and trustworthiness, earning him major construction commissions in the Gulf region. This paved the way for venturing into real estate development in Dubai, UAE. Striving to control quality and schedule, his firm, Sobha Middle East, self-performs a wide range of tasks - an unusual set of choices in the global real estate and construction industry. In mid...Starting at €8.20
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Hang Lung Properties and the Chengdu Decision (A)
Macomber, John D.; Shih-ta Chen, Michael; Wong, Keith Chi-hoCase HBS-210089-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. A residential real estate developer competes in a heated auction for a prime retail development site in the interior of China during the 2009 boom. Total project cost might be in excess of $1billion US for over 4,000,000 square feet of building. Hang Lung Properties has enjoyed success in residential building in Hong Kong but has focused on very limited projects in China, no...Starting at €8.20
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Sarvajal: Water for All
Macomber, John D.; Sinha, MonaCase HBS-211028-EFinanceEntrepreneur wrestles with business model using SMS and RFID technology, franchising, and leasing to rapidly grow off-the-grid water purification business without subsidies. The company seeks to provide potable water services to rural and urban India wherStarting at €8.20
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Schneider Electric: Becoming the Global Specialist in Energy Management
Macomber, John D.; Tahilyani, RachnaCase HBS-212082-EFinanceGlobal electrical products company assesses growth and market demands in India. Company must decide between a products acquisition or developing a service business. Students need to be aware of different country conditions, demands on implementation of different strategies, impact on culture. Also discusses energy performance contracting in the context of making India energy generation capability more efficient.Starting at €8.20
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Chile: El tigre latinoamericano
Kennedy, Robert E.; Ramos, TeresitaCase HBS-706S04EconomicsExamina estrategia de desarrollo de Chile desde 1973. Tras una serie de reformas económicas internas, el país debe decidir si unirse a un bloque comercial regional. Considera las ventajas y desventajas de los acuerdos comerciales regionales y examina las diferencias entre un tratado de libre comercio (TLC) y una unión aduanera (Mercosur).Starting at €8.20
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"To Get Rich Is Glorious" (Spanish version)
Kennedy, Robert E.; Vietor, Richard H.K.; Galef, JuliaCase HBS-711S05EconomicsIn 1978, Deng Xiaoping assumed the leadership of an impoverished China, after Mao Zedong's disastrous Cultural Revolution. During the next 17 years, Deng applied pragmatic policies to liberalize the Chinese economy gradually while maintaining the power of the Communist state. In hindsight, this strategy was among the most successful development strategies ever. Reviews Chinese political history and explores in detail eight parts of Deng's develop...Starting at €8.20
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Dharavi: Developing Asia's Largest Slum (A)
Iyer, Lakshmi; Macomber, John D.; Arora, NamrataCase HBS-710004-EEconomicsMaharashtra state is accepting bids to redevelop Dharavi, the largest slum in Asia. A real estate developer assesses the risks and tenders a bid. The bid conditions include providing new free housing to tens of thousands of slum dwellers. The cost of constructing the housing is anticipated to be paid for from the revenues from developing and selling market-rate housing. While the primary concerns are cost of construction, cost of capital, and rev...Starting at €8.20