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Grupo Beta San Miguel
Bell, David E.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-514005-EEconomicsIn November 2013, Dr. Jose Pinto, head of Grupo Beta San Miguel (BSM), Mexico's largest private sugar producer, is weighing the future prospects of the Mexican sugar industry as he considers whether BSM should bid on one of the state-owned sugar mills slated for auction. His decision will be informed by dynamics in the North American sugar market-NAFTA affords Mexico unique duty-free access to the U.S.-as well as the world sugar market and other ...Starting at €8.20
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Building a Winning Culture (Spanish version)
Simons, Robert L.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-114S05Accounting and ControlThis case illustrates a CEO-led organizational transformation driven by stretch goals, performance measurement, and accountability. When Kasper Rorsted became CEO of Henkel, a Germany-based producer of personal care, laundry, and adhesives products, in 2008, he was determined to transform a corporate culture of "good enough" into one singularly focused on winning in a competitive marketplace. Historically, Henkel was a comfortable, stable place t...Starting at €8.20
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Officenet (B): After the Merger (Spanish Version)
Kuemmerle, Walter; Collura, MeredithCase HBS-804S05EntrepreneurshipDescribe la ejecución de una nueva fusión economía. Officenet, una tienda de ladrillos y clics de material de oficina, se vende a un Internet pure-play, Submarino.com. Los fundadores de Officenet se encuentran en Brasil, donde la empresa ha ampliado recientemente sus operaciones, y deben considerar varias preguntas sobre los planes de crecimiento de la empresa y la situación financiera.Starting at €5.74
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Camposol
Bell, David E.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-516111-EMarketingWith $289 million in 2015 revenues, Camposol is a Peruvian grower, exporter, and marketer of fruits and vegetables, with a focus on the high-growth, high-margin blueberry category. Camposol aspires to become Peru's first multinational branded produce company. It already has a strong foothold in the U.S.-an important market where it is refining its branding and retail-customer strategy-and it also seeks to expand in other markets, especially China...Starting at €8.20
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NatureSweet
Alvarez, Jose B.; Reinhardt, Forest L.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-518002-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case describes the business model and workplace philosophy of NatureSweet, a privately owned, vertically integrated greenhouse grower and marketer of fresh tomatoes with sales across the U.S. and $329 million in 2016 revenues. CEO Bryant Ambelang treated NatureSweet more like a consumer-packaged goods manufacturer than an agricultural producer, with a focus on consistency, branding, margin and price stability, and a frontline-worker-centric ...Starting at €8.20
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Bayer Crop Science
Bell, David E.; McLoughlin, Damien P.; Kindred, Natalie; Barnett, JamesCase HBS-520055-EStrategyIn mid-2019, a year after German conglomerate Bayer Group closed its acquisition of U.S.-based seeds giant Monsanto, the leadership of Bayer's Crop Science division (which absorbed Monsanto) is reflecting on the opportunities ahead. Some observers have questioned Bayer's decision to buy Monsanto, citing potential reputational and financial liabilities; in the last year, Bayer's stock price has suffered. However, the leadership team expects the co...Starting at €8.20
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Jamaica's Anemic Growth: The IMF, China and the Debt(th) Trap
Di Tella, Rafael; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-711031-EEconomicsThis case describes the economic development problems faced by the small Caribbean-island country of Jamaica over most of the past half-century. The Jamaican economy showed relatively strong growth in the 1960s but stagnated in the 1970s. By the end of that decade, Jamaica was forced to turn to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for balance-of-payments support. Over the 1980s and early 1990s, the unpopular policy conditions associated with IMF...Starting at €8.20
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Submarino.com (A) (Spanish version)
Applegate, Lynda M.; Monteiro, Luiz Felipe; Collura, MeredithCase HBS-807S03Knowledge and CommunicationPermite un análisis exhaustivo de Submarino.com, una empresa de comercio electrónico B2C con presencia en Brasil, Argentina, México, España y Portugal. Examina las operaciones globales de la compañía, así como su diseño de la organización y funcionamiento y de gestión capacidades. Considera reto de determinar sus prioridades estratégicas y financieras, ya que pone en marcha un plan de crecimiento rápido con recursos limitados en el 2001 de la com...Starting at €8.20
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2016 Update: Argentina Turns the Page
Bell, David E.; Reinhardt, Forest L.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-716077-EEconomicsThis brief case is a supplement to "Cresud and Argentina" (515-043) and "Note on Agriculture in Argentina" (515-069). Set in early 2016, it describes developments in Argentina under newly elected President Mauricio Macri, including the country's return to international credit markets, major economic and agricultural policy reforms, and the potential improvements and obstacles Argentina faces under this new administration. The case also describes ...Starting at €8.20