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Choque cultural en el consejo de administración
Xin, Katherine; Haijie, WangArticle HBS-R1109LLeadership and People ManagementLiu Peijin es el presidente de almendra China, una filial de la empresa alemana almendra química. la empresa conjunta de China, con almendras Chongqing Nº 2 Chemical Company, que actualmente está fallando para prosperar, implica un choque de opiniones con respecto a la ética empresarial. Los ejecutivos de Chongqing están irritados por las normas europeas que se oponen regalos y comisiones-incentivos rutinariamente empleados por los competidores d...Starting at €8.20
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Culture Clash in the Boardroom (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Xin, Katherine; Haijie, WangArticle HBS-R1109L-ELeadership and People ManagementLiu Peijin is the president of Almond China, a subsidiary of the German company Almond Chemical. Almond China's joint venture with Chongqing No. 2 Chemical Company, which is currently failing to thrive, involves a clash of views regarding business ethics. The Chongqing executives are chafing under European standards that preclude gifts and commissions-incentives routinely employed by Almond's competitors. And a huge sale for the joint venture may...Starting at €8.20
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China Life: Microinsurance for the Poor
Cole, Shawn; Xu, LileiCase HBS-212030-EFinanceChina Life must decide whether to accept the government's "invitation" to develop a microinsurance product for the rural poor. Can it be done profitably?Starting at €8.20
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BASIX (Abridged)
Cole, Shawn; Tufano, PeterCase HBS-213035-EFinanceBASIX, an Indian microfinance corporation, must decide whether to continue to sell weather insurance to its clients. A brand-new financial product, weather insurance pays if measured rainfall during the growing season falls below a pre-specified limit. Mr. Sattaiah, managing director of the BASIX's bank, considers a revised insurance policy for the coming season, weighing the costs and potential risks of expanding the product against the potentia...Starting at €8.20
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Nirvana Vihar Rehabilitation Homes
Cole, Shawn; Rotenberg, Andreas; van den Aarssen, ThomasCase HBS-217013-EFinanceKumar Builders KUL was finally nearing completion on the four luxury condominium towers that comprised the first phase of its bold vision for the redevelopment of more than 70-acres of prime real estate in downtown Pune, India. The Nirvana Hills development also involved working with the Slum Redevelopment Authority to relocate and build on the site homes in towers for at least 20,000 slum dwellers and restoring much of the site to green space. A...Starting at €8.20
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SKS Microfinance, Teaching Note
Cole, ShawnTeaching Note HBS-209132-EFinanceTeaching Note for [208137].Starting at €0.00
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SKS and the AP Microfinance Crisis, Teaching Note
Cole, ShawnTeaching Note HBS-213092-EEconomicsTeaching Note for case 212018.Starting at €0.00
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SKS Microfinance (Abridged)
Cole, Shawn; Chen, TheresaCase HBS-217069-EFinanceVikram Akula, CEO of SKS Microfinance, seeks a venture capital investment to fund his firm. SKS, one of the largest and fastest growing microfinance institutions in India, is a profitable, for-profit institution with a social mission. In what is one of the first commercial financing deals in the world, Akula must decide at what value to sell equity in SKS, and to whom to sell it. The case focuses on valuation, which is difficult because at the ti...Starting at €8.20
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Microfinance in India 2010-2016: Crisis and Recovery
Cole, Shawn; Gandhi, Vikram; Reimers, Caitlin; Saleman, YannickCase HBS-217070-EFinanceSKS, India's leading microfinance firm, is challenged when politicians declaim microfinance as exploitation of the poor and severely restrict business practices.Starting at €8.20
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Toyota Motor Corporation: 1990-2010
Shapiro, Roy D.; van Sice, StephanieCase HBS-611035-EService and Operations ManagementThis case follows Toyota's remarkable growth and geographic expansion from 1990 to 2010 and, in the recalls of 2009 and 2010, poses questions about the impact of that growth. Issues of increasing technological complexity also play a part.Starting at €8.20