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Cresud and Argentina
Bell, David E.; Shelman, MaryCase HBS-515043-EStrategyArgentina-based Cresud managed 1 million hectares (2.5 million acres) of land in South America. For 20 years, the publicly traded company's strategy had been to acquire underutilized properties and turn them into productive farmland for cattle and crops. In 2014, Cresud's CEO wondered if the strategy was still correct in the face of falling commodity prices, more powerful input companies, and potentially positive changes in Argentina's political ...Starting at €8.20
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Note on Agriculture in Argentina
Bell, David E.; Shelman, MaryCase HBS-515069-EEconomicsThis note describes the history of Argentina agriculture and how it has been affected by government policies and new technologies.Starting at €8.20
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Saudi Aramco and Corporate Venture Capital
Fuller, Joseph B.; Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew; Burbank, NathanielCase HBS-816068-EEntrepreneurshipSaudi Aramco launched an internal venture capital arm in 2011, which promptly became the world's largest investor in energy related startups. In choosing to proceed, the company's New Business Development unit (NPD) wrestled with a number of challenges. How should the fund be structured, as a fully independent, venture capital partnership or as a business unit? How should it be governed, and how should the investment committee function? Could mec...Starting at €8.20