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Governance and Sustainability at Nike (B) (Spanish version)
Paine, Lynn S.; Hsieh, Nien-he; Adamsons, LaraCase HBS-316S01StrategyTwo members of Nike's executive team must decide what sustainability targets to propose to Nike's CEO and to the corporate responsibility committee of Nike's board of directors. Set in 2012, the case traces the evolution of Nike's approach to environmental and social concerns from its origins in student protests against labor conditions in the supply chain in the 1990s through the development of a board-level corporate responsibility (CR) committ...Starting at €5.74
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Global Sourcing at Nike
Hsieh, Nien-he; Toffel, Michael W.; Hull, OliviaCase HBS-619008-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe Inside the Case video that accompanies this case includes teaching tips and insight from the author (available to registered educators only). This case explores the evolution of Nike's global product sourcing strategy, in particular ongoing efforts to improve working conditions at its suppliers' factories. When the case opens in July 2018, Vice President of Sourcing Amanda Tucker and her colleagues in Nike's Global Sourcing and Manufacturing...Starting at €8.20
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Governance and Sustainability at Nike (B)
Paine, Lynn S.; Hsieh, Nien-he; Adamsons, LaraCase HBS-313147-EKnowledge and CommunicationTwo members of Nike's executive team must decide what sustainability targets to propose to Nike's CEO and to the corporate responsibility committee of Nike's board of directors. Set in 2012, the case traces the evolution of Nike's approach to environmentaStarting at €5.74
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The Ready-Made Garment Industry: A Bangladeshi Perspective (A), (B), (C), and (D), Teaching Note
Hsieh, Nien-heTeaching Note HBS-318124-ETeaching note for cases 317052, 317053, 317054, and 318028.Starting at €0.00
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Apollo Tyres: Investment Decision Dilemma
Varun Dawar; Rakesh ArrawatiaCase IVEY-9B14N032-EFinance, StrategyIn early March 2012, an investor sat at home in Gurgaon, India examining the latest financial information about Apollo Tyres Limited, India’s leading tire manufacturer. Over the past decade, the company had significantly diversified its product and geographic mix through organic investment and strategic acquisitions and had experienced superior growth opportunities. Yet, after almost doubling between 2007 and 2010, its share price had not seen an...Starting at €8.20
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IndusInd Bank: Residual Income Valuation
Varun Dawar; Rakesh Arrawatia; Saumya Ranjan Dash; Arit ChaudhuryCase IVEY-9B16N015-EFinance, StrategyIn early 2013, an analyst at an insurance company was examining whether IndusInd Bank, a mid-size bank in India, would be a good investment for the insurance fund’s equity portfolio. From January 2008 until March 30, 2013, the bank’s stock had tripled under its new management. The analyst wondered whether deploying funds in the bank would yield any significant returns. He decided to use the available financial information and the residual income ...Starting at €8.20
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Time Value of Money: A Home Investment Decision Dilemma
Arit Chaudhury; Varun Dawar; Rakesh ArrawatiaCase IVEY-9B17N016-EFinance, StrategyIn early 2016, Naresh Jain was busy looking at various rental properties on popular real estate listing websites. Because of a sudden downturn in business conditions and an immediate need for money, Jain’s landlord wanted to sell the property and therefore had asked Jain to vacate the premises within 30 days. Jain had been living in the spacious, two-bedroom apartment in North West Delhi for the past five years as it was within a reasonable commu...Starting at €8.20
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Governance and Sustainability at Nike (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Hsieh, Nien-heTeaching Note HBS-318126-ETeaching note for case 313146 and 313147.Starting at €0.00
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Pidilite Industries: Assessing Credit Quality
Varun Dawar; Debasish Maitra; Arit ChaudhuryCase IVEY-9B16B019-EAccounting and Control, StrategyIn mid-2015, a credit analyst with a leading investment company was tasked with assessing the overall credit quality of a chemical company that equity analysts had recommended as a long-term investment for his firm’s insurance equity fund. The analyst set out to use various financial parameters—liquidity, working capital, profitability, efficiency, capital structure, and debt servicing. He believed that a fair assessment of credit quality could h...Starting at €8.20
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Portfolio Diversification Enigma
Varun DawarCase IVEY-9B14N031-EFinance, StrategyIn early January 2013, a product manager with one of the leading insurance companies in Delhi, India, sat in his home office and pondered the strategy he had followed for his personal investment portfolio over the last three years. He was worried that talk of tapering off the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Quantitative Easing Program, undertaken in the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis, and the Indian general elections in May 2014 might affec...Starting at €8.20