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Transformación de Corea Inc.: crisis financiera y reforma institucional
Alfaro, Laura; Kim, ReneeCase HBS-714S13EconomicsCorea del Sur, como una de las economías asiáticas "tigres", se transformó en el 11 del mundo y la mayor economía de los principales exportadores en 1996, emergiendo de ser uno de los países de ingresos más bajos de la región de la espalda en la década de 1960. Sin embargo, un año después, en 1997, Corea fue arrastrado por la crisis financiera asiática y buscó un récord de $ 58 mil millones de rescate del Fondo Monetario Internacional. La crisis ...Starting at €8.20
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How Companies Can Profit from a "Growth Mindset"
Harvard Business ReviewArticle HBS-F1411A-EStrategyPsychologist Carol Dweck's work on "mindset" has been hugely influential in fields such as education and sports training, and her 2006 book Mindset was a bestseller. Some people, Dweck has argued, view talent as a quality they either possess or lack, and thus have a "fixed mindset"; others, with a "growth mindset," consistently see potential to develop new skills. Now she is extending her work on mindset to organizations. This article describes h...Starting at €8.20
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How to Make the Most of Omnichannel Retailing
Harvard Business ReviewArticle HBS-F1607A-EMarketingOne of the biggest challenges for brick-and-mortar retailers is competing with online-only sellers such as Amazon. The conventional "omnichannel" strategy is to encourage consumers to shop across channels. But few retailers have closely examined the profitability of such efforts, and they typically pay little attention to how far a customer lives from the store. New research led by Temple University's Xueming Luo shows that distance is a crucial ...Starting at €8.20
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Cyprus (A)
Werker, Eric; Berardi, Sebastian; Elia, Stelios; Muakkassa, Omar; Zumberge, JamesCase HBS-714010-EEconomicsCyprus is a small Mediterranean island located at the cross-roads of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Since its 1974 split, Cyprus has grown real GDP more than fivefold-in large part because of its development as an "international business" center. The country developed a large network of double-taxation-treaties (including some of the most robust agreements with Russia and other ex-Soviet Republics) that allowed it to serve as a tax-efficien...Starting at €8.20
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Cyprus (B)
Werker, Eric; Berardi, Sebastian; Elia, Stelios; Muakkassa, Omar; Zumberge, JamesCase HBS-714011-EEconomicsStarting at €5.74
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Cyprus (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Werker, Eric; Berardi, Sebastian; Elia, Stelios; Muakkassa, Omar; Zumberge, JamesTeaching Note HBS-714012-EEconomicsTeaching Note for 714010 and 714011.Starting at €0.00
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Chronology of the Asian Financial Crisis
Alfaro, Laura; Di Tella, Rafael; Kim, ReneeCase HBS-708001-EFinanceIn July 1997, Thailand became the first Asian "tiger" economy to abandon its fixed exchange rate system in response to speculative attacks on its currency. Investors started to flee Asia, and the crisis rapidly spread to other countries. Central banks spent billions of dollars to try and defend their currencies, only to seek emergency bailouts from the International Monetary Fund. This case presents a chronology of events that unraveled during th...Starting at €8.20
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Transforming Korea Inc.: Financial Crisis and Institutional Reform, Teaching Note
Alfaro, Laura; Kim, ReneeTeaching Note HBS-708027-EEconomicsTeaching Note for 708007.Starting at €0.00
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Australia: The Riches and Challenges of Commodities, Teaching Note
Alfaro, Laura; Kim, ReneeTeaching Note HBS-710066-EEconomicsTeaching Note for 709007.Starting at €0.00
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China: Flotar o no Flotar (B) Calendario de cambios relevantes del Renminbi chino
Alfaro, Laura; Di Tella, Rafael; Vogel, Ingrid; Kim, Renee; Russell, WilliamCase HBS-707S11EconomicsEl 21 de julio, 2005, China revaluó su tipo de cambio cuasi-fijo década de duración de aproximadamente 8,28 yuanes por dólar EE.UU. un 2,1% a 8,11% y, al mismo tiempo, introdujo un sistema de tipo de cambio más basado en el mercado. Muchos analistas y economistas se mostraron decepcionados con lo que consideraban un cambio muy pequeño y pidieron una mayor flexibilidad en el tipo de cambio dólar-yuan EE.UU.. Proporciona una línea de tiempo de más ...Starting at €5.74