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Angola and the Resource Curse (Spanish version)
Musacchio, Aldo; Werker, Eric; Schlefer, JonathanCase HBS-714S10Economicsimmense inequality, low life expectancy, a non-diversified economy, and constant grumblings of corruption. The global financial crisis and subsequent fall in state oil revenue drives a loan-seeking Angola towards either the IMF, who demand extensive reforms, or the Chinese, who seek to take a direct stake in the nation's recovery. The case explores the dynamics of post-conflict recovery as well as the challenges associated with a reliance on oil...Starting at €8.20
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Asahi India Glass Limited: Leverage, A Double-edged Sword
Sanjay Dhamija; David J. SharpCase IVEY-9B15N018-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyAsahi India Glass Limited faces a situation encountered by many growing companies after having funded its diversification from retained earnings and debt, both in rupees and foreign currency. An over-reliance on borrowed funds without a matching infusion of equity has plunged the company into losses. To reduce its need for financial leverage, the company has issued equity shares on a rights basis, which has helped but is insufficient to reduce it...Starting at €8.20
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Women's Tennis Association Comes to China - But Who (B)
W. Glenn Rowe; Sharda PrashadCase IVEY-9B10M027-EStrategyIn 2007, the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) was facing a saturated market for women's tennis and identified Asia as a growth area. Subsequently, it committed to opening a regional office in Beijing but was unsure how to approach staffing the local office. The dilemma revolved around the intricacies of determining the appropriate mix of local employees and expatriates. The goal of the staffing plan was to achieve a quick, efficient and lasting p...Starting at €5.74
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Essar Energy: Indian GAAP, U.S. GAAP or IFRS (B)
David J. Sharp; Sudershan Kuntluru; Paritosh Basu; Sanjay ChauhanCase IVEY-9B13B015-EAccounting and Control, StrategyThis is a supplement to 9B13B014.Starting at €5.74
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Revenue Recognition for a Services Contract
Pratibha Wasan; David J. SharpCase IVEY-9B15B005-EAccounting and Control, StrategyOn November 25, 2012, the head of Revenue Recognition at ESol Limited (ESol) India was preparing for a meeting with the company’s sales team at the head office in Bangalore. ESol Limited was a large, U.S.-based multinational information technology corporation, which had moved into India in 2000. Since then, its management had insisted on the need for close monitoring of accounting procedures in strict adherence to Generally Accepted Accounting Pr...Starting at €8.20
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Consultancy Development Organization
W. Glenn Rowe; Unnat KohliCase IVEY-9B08M034-EStrategyThe director of Consultancy Development Organization (CDO), a not-for-profit organization that helps develop the consultancy profession in India, needs to respond to CDO's poor morale and specifically to the recent incident with the deputy director of projects. The director's encounter with the deputy director was the latest in a series of frustrating experiences that he has faced since joining CDO the previous year. The director needs to decide ...Starting at €8.20
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Pakistan: Is Foreign Aid Helping or Hindering Development
Musacchio, Aldo; Chu, Ada; Nawabi, Shahnawaz; Schlefer, Jonathan; Staykov, EmilCase HBS-712005-EEconomicsNo abstract available.Starting at €8.20
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Indian Railways: Building a Permanent Legacy, Teaching Note
Khanna, Tarun; Musacchio, AldoTeaching Note HBS-713019-EEconomicsTeaching Note for case #710-008Starting at €0.00
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Brazil Under Lula: Off the Yellow BRIC Road
Musacchio, AldoCase HBS-707031-EEconomicsCovers President Lula's challenges to reduce "Brazil cost" and grow like other BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, and China). Experts agreed that for Brazil to grow like other BRIC countries, the Brazilian government would have to reduce the cost of doing business in the country ("Brazil cost"). At the same time, President Lula's challenge is to develop programs that accelerate growth without undermining the progress achieved in reducing ineq...Starting at €8.20
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Indian Railways: Building a Permanent Legacy
Musacchio, Aldo; Khanna, Tarun; Tahilyani, RachnaCase HBS-710008-EEconomicsTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color.Starting at €8.20