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Infosys Technologies: Powered by Intellect, Driven by Values
Mitchell, Jordan; Velamuri, RamaCase E-81-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, EntrepreneurshipThis case documents the evolution of Infosys Technologies from its humble beginnings in 1981 to its position in 2004 as one of the most admired companies in India, with revenues exceeding US$ 1 billion, profits of US$ 270 million (CAGR in revenues and profits of approximately 60% over the past 10 years), and a workforce of more than 25,000 employees. The case focuses on the values of the founders, and the extent to which these values have allowed...Starting at €8.20
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TerraPower
Sahlman, William A.; Nanda, Ramana; Lassiter, Joseph B.; McQuade, JamesCase HBS-813108-EEntrepreneurshipJohn Gilleland, CEO of TerraPower, returned to his office after a lengthy meeting with potential investors. It was October 2012, and TerraPower was in the process of raising a $200M Series C round to finance the ongoing development of its next-generation nuclear reactor. Though early in the fundraising process, Gilleland noted that this most recent conversation was similar to conversations with other interested cleantech growth equity investors. ...Starting at €8.20
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Alacrity Housing Chennai - Teaching Note
Mitchell, Jordan; Velamuri, RamaTeaching Note ET-3-EEntrepreneurshipNote prepared as an aid to instructors in the classroom use of cases E-69-E and E-70-E, Alacrity Housing Chennai (A) and (B).Starting at €0.00
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Carbon Engineering
Lassiter, Joseph B.; Misra, SidCase HBS-814040-EEntrepreneurshipDr. David Keith, President of Carbon Engineering, a company based in Calgary, Alberta, is commercializing a technology to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. The company plans to market the captured CO2 to produce low carbon transportation fuels in markets such as California where regulation, derived from a state law designed to manage climate change, restricts the maximum carbon intensity of transportation fuel.Starting at €8.20
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Husk Power: Scaling the Venture
Roth, Benjamin N.; Lassiter, Joseph B.; Rigol, NataliaCase HBS-819069-EEntrepreneurshipIn January 2018, Husk Power had just raised $20 million to scale operations for a second time. From 2007 through 2013, Husk built 80 biomass waste (primarily rice husk from rice mills) plants that provided electricity to 250,000 villagers and shop owners spread across 350 villages in India and Africa.
By 2015, Husk underwent a major pivot. Rather than a rural electrification vision aimed at providing power to rural households through biomass...Starting at €8.20
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Transitions Asia: Managing Across Cultures, Teaching Note
Chua, Roy Y. J.; Mozgai, Sharon; Lau, DawnTeaching Note HBS-414045-ELeadership and People ManagementThe director of an interim executive research firm, Chee Lung Tham, faced a clash of culture and management styles when his mainland China client threatened to fire the American interim manager that Tham had assigned. The client, Wong Lung, ran a family-owned garment manufacturing business along with his younger brother, as well as his two overseas-educated children. While Wong needed the American manager's technology expertise, his own brother a...Starting at €0.00
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CDG: Managing in China's Economic Transformation
Chua, Roy Y. J.; Chen, Shaohui; Kwan, Lisa B.Case HBS-411067-ELeadership and People ManagementChina Data Group (CDG) is a leading business processes outsourcing company based in Beijing, China. Roc Yang, Chairman of CDG had to confront a dilemma when he discovered that one of his senior managers gave a gift to a potential client in an effort to win a large business deal. Although this practice was pervasive in the China business context characterized by heavy reliance on personal relationships or guanxi, it went against the founding princ...Starting at €8.20
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CEIBS: A Global Business School Made in China
Quelch, John A.; Velamuri, Rama; Liu, ShengjunCase HBS-510088-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In 2009, just 15 years after it was founded, the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) has achieved the remarkable 8th position in the Financial Times Global MBA rankings. The case describes the short history of the school and the reasons for its success. It also describes the difficult challenges the school faces to maintain its position of leadership in Asia: ...Starting at €8.20
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Alacrity Housing Chennai (A)
Velamuri, RamaCase E-69-EEntrepreneurshipThe case describes the values-based management of Alacrity Housing, a construction company founded by Amol Karnad. The company takes a firm stand against corrupt practices, and achieves market leadership in a very short space of time.Starting at €8.20
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Managing Creativity at Shanghai Tang (Spanish version)
Chua, Roy Y. J.; Eccles, Robert G.Case HBS-416S17Leadership and People ManagementShanghai Tang is a luxury brand that focuses on Chinese-inspired fashion, accessories, and home decoration products. In Fall 2008, amidst a growing global economic crisis, Raphael Ie Masne, executive chairman of Shanghai Tang, had to decide what to do with the recently vacant creative director position. Did Shanghai Tang need to hire a new creative director at this uncertain economic time? Or could he take on the role of the creative director him...Starting at €8.20