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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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The China Rules
Paine, Lynn S.Article HBS-R1006H-ETo achieve growth and profitability in the world's third-largest economy, multinationals need strong leadership-but China is tough on top executives. Pulsating with opportunity, China attracts foreigners, yet HR professionals continue to rank it as one of the most challenging destinations for expatriates. The problem, says the author, is that many executives sent to lead China operations are ill equipped to tackle the country's unique challenges....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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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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Scotty Smiley
Snook, Scott A.; Crandall, DougCase HBS-412058-ELeadership and People ManagementU.S. Army Lieutenant Scotty Smiley faces the biggest challenge of his young life. What will he do after learning that the wounds he received from a car bomb in Iraq have left him permanently blinded? On April 6, 2005, Lieutenant Scotty Smiley was grievously wounded by a suicide bomber while leading his infantry platoon during a combat patrol in Iraq. This is a biographical case that outlines who Scotty was prior to this incident and asks readers ...Starting at €8.20
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FieldFresh Foods: Frozen Vegetables Business
Davinder Singh; Uday GosainCase IVEY-9B15M060-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyA joint venture company that started its operations in 2004 in India was in the business of growing, processing and marketing fresh fruits and vegetables, both in India and abroad. As new market opportunities emerged in response to the growing demand for frozen products in the domestic market, the company launched frozen vegetables in the Indian market in 2011 and successfully established the supply chain covering contract farming, processing and...Starting at €8.20
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Books for Change: Reorienting Business and Marketing Strategies
Davinder Singh; Vinod KaliaCase IVEY-9B12A060-EMarketing, StrategyBooks for Change (BfC), a small publisher, produces books that focus on the social sector. The company’s purpose is to raise awareness about specific development issues among academia, researchers and policy makers. BfC was started in 1998 by ActionAid, an international non-governmental organization working in the field of social development. Like other small publishers, BfC faces various challenges, including a lower demand for its books and dif...Starting at €8.20
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China Vanke (A-1)
Paine, Lynn S.; Macomber, John D.; Wong, Keith Chi-hoCase HBS-314104-EAs China's largest homebuilder, China Vanke Co. Ltd. (Vanke) was facing an industry downturn sparked by strong government intervention. Faced with falling prices, Vanke's president must decide whether to keep the company's pricing and product positioning intact, and how aggressively to pursue its greener building strategy. Follow-up cases present additional decisions, including how, and how aggressively, to improve safety and quality (A-2), and w...Starting at €8.20
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China Vanke (A-3)
Paine, Lynn S.; Macomber, John D.; Wong, Keith Chi-hoCase HBS-314106-EChina Vanke's president is considering whether and how the company might make further inroads into the commercial real estate sector, while continuing to lead in the residential sector. He is also considering whether to branch into overseas residential markets such as Hong Kong, Singapore, and the United States.Starting at €8.20