HBSP (USA)
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The Dutch East India Company in 1612 (A)
Paine, Lynn S.; Dari-Mattiacci, GiuseppeCase HBS-320047-EEconomicsThe Dutch East India Company's board of directors must decide what to do about an impending legal requirement to liquidate the company's assets and return to shareholders their capital and any profits earned during a ten-year lock up period. The charter granted to the company in 1602 by the Dutch Estates General (legislature) required the liquidation and accounting to shareholders after the initial ten-year period and again at the end of a second...Starting at €8.20
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Rovna Dan: The Flat Tax in Slovakia
Alfaro, Laura; Di Tella, Rafael; Damgaard Jensen, Ane; Dessain, VincentCase HBS-707043-EEconomicsExplores the tax policy choices made by Slovakia and the impact of reforms. Set in 2006, looks at the decision facing new Prime Minister Robert Fico as he faces the public's "reform fatigue." Traces the development of tax and fiscal policies since Slovakia's independence in 1993, focusing on the 2004 implementation of the rovna dan, or "equal tax," a drastic simplification of the tax system. A major theme is the impact of labor market and welfare...Starting at €8.20
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Bert Twaalfhoven: The Successes and Failures of a Global Entrepreneur
Isenberg, Daniel J.Case HBS-807165-EEntrepreneurshipTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Bert Twaalfhoven (70; HBS '54) is faced with two offers to acquire the manufacturing holding company he had built up over 40 years. Despite the attractive price, which would net Twaalfhoven and his family $70 million, he is reluctant to sell the company because his original vision was to create a family-owned conglomerate which would last for generations. Of his eight childr...Starting at €8.20
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Royal DSM N.V.: Information Technology Enabling Business Transformation, Teaching Note
Applegate, Lynda M.; Soule, DeborahTeaching Note HBS-809078-ETeaching Note for [807167].Starting at €0.00
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Transformation at ING (C): Culture
Kerr, William R.; Brownell, AlexisCase HBS-818121-EEntrepreneurshipIn 2016, ING Group began an overhaul of its company culture, culminating in a code of conduct dubbed "The Orange Code."Starting at €5.74
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Fairstar Heavy Transport (A)
Subramanian, Guhan; Ghosh, RheaCase HBS-911036-ETo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In 2009, the small heavy marine transport company Fairstar entered into bidding on one of the largest contracts in the history of the industry. Chronicles the company's year-long tendering process, leading up to a final make-or-break meeting.Starting at €8.20
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Fairstar Heavy Transport (C)
Subramanian, Guhan; Ghosh, RheaCase HBS-911043-ESupplements the (A) and (B) case.Starting at €5.74
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Global Diversity and Inclusion at Royal Dutch Shell (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Sucher, Sandra J.Teaching Note HBS-612023-ETeaching Note for 610-056, 611-051 and 613063.Starting at €0.00
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Sustainability at IKEA Group, Teaching Note
Toffel, Michael W.Teaching Note HBS-616017-EStrategyCan IKEA Group double its global sales within a decade by expending in emerging markets while implementing on its ambitious sustainability strategy that included focusing on raw material sourcing and suppliers' production processes? The case focuses on IKEA Group's efforts to manage the environmental impacts associated with its use of wood, which constituted the majority of its total procurement volume. The company needs to design and deploy a su...Starting at €0.00
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Integrated Assurance at Philips Electronics N.V.
Eccles, Robert G.; Salzman, DanielaCase HBS-412054-EAccounting and ControlPhilips Electronics is a leader in integrated reporting. In 2010 it produced its third generation report. Since its first report in 2008, Philips' integrated reports and its integrated reporting website had grown in sophistication. In planning for its integrated report for 2011, the company is exploring the issues that will need to be addressed in order to produce an integrated report. KPMG is the company's auditor for both the financial and nonf...Starting at €8.20