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Swadhaar: Self-Support through Financial Services
Rajesh Panda; Madhvi Sethi; Pooja GuptaCase IVEY-9B20N002-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceSwadhaar FinServe Private Limited (Swadhaar), a non-banking financial company–microfinance institution (NBFC-MFI), was set up in Mumbai, India in 2008 with the objective of providing the urban poor with increased access to financial services. Swadhaar was a leading provider of financial services to clients in several major states of India. Between 2009 and 2013, there were major changes in the regulatory environment; some of these restricted the ...Starting at €8.20
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The Game of Financial Ratios
Pooja Gupta; Madhvi Sethi; Darroch A. RobertsonExercise IVEY-9B17B001-EAccounting and Control, StrategyThis exercise revolves around the rivalry between two financial analysts. Upset by their constant game of one-upmanship, an advisor to the governor of the Reserve Bank of India came up with a challenge for them to prove who was better. He provided them with financial data for the financial year ending March 2014 from 10 anonymous companies and asked them to match the financial data with specific industries given in a list. The challenge was timed...Starting at €8.20
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Gillette Singapore: Managing Global Business Integration on the Ground (B) (Spanish Version)
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Dretler, Thomas D.Case HBS-806S04EntrepreneurshipComplementa el caso (A).Starting at €5.74
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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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China Vanke: Battle for Control (A)
Paine, Lynn Sharp; Wang, Charles C.Y.; Lau, Dawn; Woo, Anthony K.Case HBS-318117-EKnowledge and CommunicationStarting at €8.20
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China Vanke: Battle for Control (D)
Paine, Lynn Sharp; Wang, Charles C.Y.; Lau, Dawn; Woo, Anthony K.Case HBS-318120-EIn the battle for control over China Vanke, the Chinese securities regulator steps in to censure Vanke and Baoneng for acting against the interests of the market and minority shareholders. The Chinese insurance regulator also finds Baoneng to be in violation of insurance regulations, and subjects its insurance arm to severe restrictions on further sales of its products. A rival private property developer, China Evergrande, also joins the fray, bu...Starting at €5.74
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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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China's Evolving Labor Laws (B)
Paine, Lynn Sharp; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-308093-EThe (B) case describes how the various business groups responded to the Chinese government's invitation to submit comments on its draft labor contract law and details the ensuing global controversy. The (B) case also describes changes made to the working draft and provides an overview of the law as finally enacted in June 2007.Starting at €5.74
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Gillette Singapore: Managing Global Business Integration on the Ground (C) (Spanish Version)
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Dretler, Thomas D.Case HBS-809S08EntrepreneurshipComplementa el caso (A).Starting at €5.74
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Ethics and Business Practices (A) (Spanish version)
Paine, Lynn SharpCase HBS-304S11Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityBecton Dickinson's Global One-Company Operations Group must decide on the company's global policy on gifts, gratuities, and business entertainment. A central issue is whether the policy should be established centrally and made uniform worldwide or whether it should be decided locally, depending on local circumstances and practices. The case contains numerous examples of troubling situations drawn from different regions of the world, as well as ba...Starting at €8.20