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Learning from the India Way: Redefining Business Leadership
Cappelli, Peter; Singh, Harbir; Singh, Jitendra V.; Useem, MichaelBook Chapter HBS-5822BC-EThe roaring success of Indian business in the last two decades points the world toward a different enterprise model than the one widely practiced in the U.S., with its emphasis on financial goals and shareholder value. Indeed, the global economic crisis of 2008-2009-widely viewed as being triggered by American excesses-has rekindled the debate about the proper role of personal gain and shareholder value in business affairs. In this chapter, autho...Starting at €8.20
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BabbaCo
Bussgang, Jeffrey J.; Jain, GauravCase HBS-813107-EEntrepreneurshipHaving just raised a Series B financing, the case protagonist is faced with a tough decision: should she "step on the gas" and scale the customer base, or continue focusing on fine-tuning the product and business model. The case describes the various marketing channels employed by the BabbaCo team (Search, Email, Social Media, Deal Sites, Affiliates, etc.), including the strategy and effectiveness for each. Readers can use this knowledge to evalu...Starting at €8.20
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Leadership Lessons from India
Cappelli, Peter; Singh, Harbir; Singh, Jitendra V.; Useem, MichaelArticle HBS-R1003G-ELeadership and People ManagementUntil recently India was seen by Western businesses primarily as a source of cheap, low-skill labor. But over the past decade the country has attracted a flood of high-skill jobs from the West. Meanwhile, India's economy has grown at roughly 9% a year, and some of its largest companies have grown at twice that rate. What accounts for this? A host of economic, policy, and other environmental factors have played important roles, but the authors asc...Starting at €8.20
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RMS: Investing in Chinese Timberland
Perold, Andre F.Case HBS-213002-EFinanceThe protagonist is considering acquiring a timber property located in rural China, a region where almost no timberland investment has taken place. The question is how to value the property, including understanding the appropriate risk-adjusted return.Starting at €8.20
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International Carbon Finance and EcoSecurities
Perold, Andre F.; Reinhardt, Forest L.; Hyman, MikellCase HBS-208151-EFinanceIn late 2007, EcoSecurities had to decide whether to undertake a new Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project in China. EcoSecurities was an aggregator of carbon credits and also invested directly in projects that produced carbon credits. Governments andStarting at €8.20
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Growth Hacking at Bazaart (B)
Bussgang, Jeffrey J.; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-815077-EEntrepreneurshipGrowth Hacking at Bazaart (B)" provides a brief update of what has transpired at Bazaart since the timing of "Growth Hacking at Bazaart (A).Starting at €5.74
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C16 Biosciences: Lab-Grown Palm Oil
Bussgang, Jeffrey J.; Hull, OliviaCase HBS-820008-EEntrepreneurshipSynthetic biology start-up C16 Biosciences wants to solve a big problem: replace palm oil, a major contributor to deforestation and climate change, with a lab-grown substitute. CEO Shara Ticku has ambitious plans to supply her lab-grown palm oil to food manufacturers, who use palm oil liberally in a variety of products from ice cream to margarine. In bringing her product to market, Ticku faces a tough decision. Should she roll out the product fir...Starting at €8.20
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C16 Biosciences: Lab-Grown Palm Oil, Teaching Plan
Bussgang, Jeffrey J.; Hull, Olivia; Martin, MelTeaching Note HBS-820071-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching plan for case 820008.Starting at €0.00
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Getting Offshoring Right (Spanish version)
Aron, Ravi; Singh, Jitendra V.Article HBS-R0512JStrategythe value it creates for customers and the degree to which the company can capture some of that value. Companies will want to keep their core (highest priority) processes in-house and consider outsourcing their commodity (low-priority) processes. Second, businesses should analyze all the risks that accompany offshoring and look systematically at their critical and commodity processes in terms of operational risk (the risk that processes won't op...Starting at €8.20
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KhataBook
Bussgang, Jeffrey J.; Mnookin, Allison; Barnett, JamesCase HBS-821006-EEntrepreneurshipIn January 2020, India-based KhataBook, a digital ledger app for small businesses, is led by CEO Ravish Naresh, as his team faces a series of dilemmas regarding where to focus next.Starting at €8.20