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Korea: On the Back of a Tiger (Abridged)
Huang, YashengCase HBS-708052-EEconomicsWhat caused the 1997 Korea crisis? Did the International Monetary Fund (IMF) help or hinder recovery? Did democracy help or hinder recovery? Seen as an economic miracle, Korea succumbed to the wave of currency crises sweeping Asia in late 1997. Did the same state-led export growth strategy that had brought about such spectacular success cause this financial meltdown? Conversely, what role had foreign investors played in setting up the crisis by p...Starting at €8.20
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Emaar: The Center of Tomorrow, Today
Yog, Sid; Cekin, Esel; Homsy, MarcCase HBS-216051-EFinanceStarting in 1997, Mohammad Alabbar, Chairman of Emaar, has been largely associated with Dubai's most renowned real estate projects: the world's tallest building, largest mall and biggest fountain show. Emaar's pioneering success attracted a large number of private sector entrepreneurs as well as the Government of Dubai to follow in its footsteps. Consequently, land at prime locations in Dubai was not as readily available as it used to be. Emaar t...Starting at €8.20
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IKEA in Saudi Arabia (B)
Ramanna, Karthik; Lenhardt, Jerome; Homsy, MarcCase HBS-116016-EAccounting and ControlSupplement to case 116015. A Swedish newspaper reveals that IKEA has erased all images of women from its catalog for Saudi Arabia. The article sparks criticism of IKEA from the Swedish government and its customers in the West. Critics content that IKEA is not living up to its own commitments to gender equality. Some threaten a boycott. IKEA must respond. Reissuing the catalog with women included risks running afoul of Saudi censors who can impose...Starting at €5.74
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IED en China
Huang, YashengCase HBS-706S22EconomicsChina es uno de los destinos de inversión populares en el mundo. A lo largo de gran parte de la década de 1990, China representó el 50% de la inversión extranjera directa (IED) de entrar en los países en desarrollo, y entre 1994 y 1997, China fue el segundo mayor receptor de IED en el mundo, después de Estados Unidos. Los recientes acuerdos entre China y Estados Unidos y la Unión Europea sobre la adhesión de China a la Organización Mundial del Co...Starting at €8.20
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IKEA in Saudi Arabia (A)
Ramanna, Karthik; Lenhardt, Jerome; Homsy, MarcCase HBS-116015-EStrategyA Swedish newspaper reveals that IKEA has erased all images of women from its catalog for Saudi Arabia. The article sparks criticism of IKEA from the Swedish government and its customers in the West. Critics contend that IKEA is not living up to its own cStarting at €8.20
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IKEA in Saudi Arabia (C)
Ramanna, Karthik; Lenhardt, Jerome; Homsy, MarcCase HBS-116017-EAccounting and ControlSupplement to case 116015. A Swedish newspaper reveals that IKEA has erased all images of women from its catalog for Saudi Arabia. The article sparks criticism of IKEA from the Swedish government and its customers in the West. Critics content that IKEA is not living up to its own commitments to gender equality. Some threaten a boycott. IKEA must respond. Reissuing the catalog with women included risks running afoul of Saudi censors who can impose...Starting at €5.74
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Emaar: The Center of Tomorrow, Today, Teaching Plan
Yog, Sid; Cekin, Esel; Homsy, MarcTeaching Note HBS-216064-EFinanceTeaching plan for case 216051. Starting in 1997, Mohammad Alabbar, Chairman of Emaar, has been largely associated with Dubai's most renowned real estate projects: the world's tallest building, largest mall and biggest fountain show. Emaar's pioneering success attracted a large number of private sector entrepreneurs as well as the Government of Dubai to follow in its footsteps. Consequently, land at prime locations in Dubai was not as readily ava...Starting at €0.00