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In Service for Sight (Spanish version)
Rangan, V. KasturiCase HBS-506S02MarketingStarting as a modest 20-bed hospital, Aravind had grown into a 1,400-bed hospital complex by 1992. It had by then screened 3.65 million patients and performed 335,000 cataract surgeries, nearly 70% of them free of cost for the poorest of India's blind population. Aravind's founder, Dr. Venkataswamy, now 74 years old, had a goal to spread the Aravind model to every nook and corner of India, Asia, and Africa. The case sets the stage for developing ...Starting at €8.20
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Cardiac Care for the Poor (A) (Spanish version)
Khanna, Tarun; Rangan, V. KasturiCase HBS-514S15Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityDescribes the mission, vision, and strategy of a team of entrepreneurs headed by a charismatic heart surgeon who founded a heart hospital in Bangalore, India. The purpose of the hospital was to offer health care for the masses. This tertiary care hospital performed over 4,000 surgeries a year (approximately half on pediatric patients), which is more than that performed by The Cleveland Clinic and the Mayo Clinic (ranked #1 and #2 in the United St...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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Manila Water Company
Rangan, V. KasturiCase HBS-508004-ETo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In 1997, the Philippines government privatized its water utility in the metropolitan Manila area. The East Zone concession was won by Manila Water Company and the West Zone concession by Maynilad Water Services. Over the next decade, Manila Water turned in an impressive and profitable performance, while Maynilad failed. Describes the management actions of Manila Water and po...Starting at €8.20
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Repositioning CARE USA
Rangan, V. Kasturi; Lee, KatharineCase HBS-509005-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. CARE USA, a large ($600 million) international nonprofit/NGO, had recently revamped its external branding and positioning in support of its international development work. The case lays out the challenges facing its new CEO, Helene Gayle, as she manages through the organization's transition.Starting at €8.20
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Narayana Hrudayalaya Heart Hospital: Cardiac Care for the Poor, Teaching Note
Khanna, Tarun; Rangan, V. KasturiTeaching Note HBS-510107-ETeaching Note for [505078].Starting at €0.00
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Levi Strauss & Co.: Global Sourcing (A)
Paine, Lynn Sharp; Katz, Jane PalleyCase HBS-395127-EIn 1993, senior managers at Levi Strauss & Co., the world's largest brand-name apparel manufacturer, were deciding whether the company should have a business presence in China, given the human rights and other problems there. The China Policy Group has been asked to use the company's "principled reasoning approach" to make a recommendation based on the company's ethical values and newly-adopted global sourcing guidelines.Starting at €8.20
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Levi Strauss & Co.: Aprovisionamiento Global (A)
Paine, Lynn Sharp; Katz, Jane PalleyCase HBS-309S43Knowledge and CommunicationEn 1993, los altos directivos en Levi Strauss & Co., el mayor fabricante de la marca de ropa del mundo, estaban decidiendo si la empresa debe tener una presencia comercial en China, teniendo en cuenta los derechos humanos y otros problemas allí. El Grupo de Política de China ha pedido a utilizar "enfoque de razonamiento de principios" de la compañía para hacer una recomendación basada en los valores éticos de la empresa y las directrices de abast...Starting at €8.20
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Gotong Royong: Toward Sustainable Palm Oil
Henderson, Rebecca M.; Yew, Hann-Shuin; Baraldi, MonicaCase HBS-316124-EKnowledge and CommunicationIn late 2015, Jeff Seabright, Chief Sustainability Officer at Unilever, had to report to Unilever CEO Paul Polman on the effort to transform the cultivation of oil palm. Historically, palm oil was produced using unsustainable methods that included burningStarting at €8.20
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Mahindra Lifespace Developers' Venture into Affordable Housing, Teaching Note
Fuller, Joseph B.; Baraldi, MonicaTeaching Note HBS-317029-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for case 315082.Starting at €0.00