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Soybean Production in Argentina: The Duhau Group
Alvarez, Jose B.; Cal, MarianaCase HBS-519033-EStrategyCrop-planning was affected by macroeconomic factors including international disputes, commodity prices, local tax and agricultural policies, etc. Enrique and Alejandro Duhau, co-owners of the Duhau Group, analyzed these factors, as well as technical and financial aspects, as they planned their 2019/2020 production. The Duhau Group was an agribusiness holding with $112 in revenues for 2018. That year, the Group harvested 112,000 hectares, produced...Starting at €8.20
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Banorte M vil: Data-Driven Mobile Growth
Israeli, Ayelet; Larangeira, Carla; Cal, MarianaCase HBS-520068-EMarketingIn mid-2019, Carlos Hank, was deliberating over the results for Banorte M vil - the mobile application for Banorte, Mexico's most profitable and second-largest financial institution. Hank, who had been appointed as Banorte s Chairman of the Board in January 2015, had overseen Banorte's transformation (and multi-million-dollar investment) from a product and client volume-focused bank into a customer-centric, technology and data-driven organizati...Starting at €8.20
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Arcos Dorados: Decarbonizing McDonald's in Latin America
Serafeim, George; Toffel, Michael W.; Buitrago, Jenyfeer Martinez; Cal, MarianaCase HBS-623017-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis case describes the decarbonization strategy of Arcos Dorados-McDonald's largest independent franchisee, operating in 20 countries and territories in Latin America and the Caribbean-and how the company measured its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, including those generated directly by the company and by all of its suppliers. Set in May 2022, the case also describes the challenges faced by the company to understand the composition of its carbon...Starting at €8.20
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The U.S. - China Trade War
Cavallo, Alberto F.; Cal, Mariana; Laski, AnneCase HBS-719034-EEconomicsOn December 1, 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump and China's Leader Xi Jinping faced each other across a dinner table during a G20 meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After what Trump called an "amazing and productive meeting," the two leaders announced a truce in the ongoing trade war between their countries, following months of accusations, tariffs, and mounting retaliation. The U.S. agreed to postpone for 90 days an increase from 10% to 25% in...Starting at €8.20
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Fast Track Derailed: The 1997 Attempt to Renew Fast Track Legislation, Abridged
Devereaux, Charan; Lawrence, Robert; Watkins, MichaelCase HBS-HKS302-EEconomicsIn the United States, the president has the Constitutional authority to negotiate international trade agreements. But the Congress has the ultimate authority over trade. This arrangement blunts the negotiating power of the United States in trade talks because other countries know that any commitments made at the table could be altered or rejected by Congress. Therefore, from 1974 to 1993, Congress granted the president fast track authority by com...Starting at €8.20
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International Trade Meets Intellectual Property: The Making of the TRIPS Agreement (Abridged)
Devereaux, Charan; Lawrence, Robert; Watkins, MichaelCase HBS-HKS432-EThis is an abridged version of note NR15-02-1661.0. The focus of international trade negotiations was once quotas and tariffs - how much of a particular product could be imported and the duty levied at the border. As the world economy has experienced deeper integration, attention has shifted away from tariffs and quotas to the complex policies and rules that affect the international movement of goods, services and investment. Such policies incl...Starting at €8.20
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The Eagle and the Dragon: The November 1999 US-China Bilateral Agreement and the Battle over PNTR, Abridged
Devereaux, Charan; Lawrence, RobertCase HBS-HKS475-EThis is an abridged version of note NR14-04-1771.0. On December 11, 2001, China became a member of the World Trade Organization. Many say the 1999 US-China bilateral trade agreement and the vote in Congress to permanently establish normal trade relations with China paved the way for China''s WTO accession. Even though China was not a WTO member, the United States had granted China Most Favored Nation trading status (MFN) since 1979. However, unde...Starting at €8.20
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Arcos Dorados: A QSR Recovery Plan
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Alvarez, Jose B.; Buitrago, Jenyfeer Martinez; Cal, MarianaCase HBS-721023-EEconomicsArcos Dorados-McDonald's largest independent franchisee, covering Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)-faced a pandemic that was disrupting the entire consumer foodservice business in 2020. With the exclusive right to own, operate, and sub-franchise McDoStarting at €8.20
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ProdEng: Services for Oil & Gas Extraction
Cespedes, Frank V.; Miguel, Maria Fernanda; Cal, MarianaCase HBS-819003-EEntrepreneurshipIn 2016 unforeseen Oil and Gas industry-wide demand slump drove ProdEng's average service rates down by more than 37%, with EBITDA margins falling from 50% to 24% in the second half of 2016. Although the Partners remained optimistic about ProdEng's long-term fundamentals and management team, the short-term challenges required that they act rapidly. However, they had divergent views on the path forward. Should they stay the course and focus on the...Starting at €8.20
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Experiencya Cuba: Two Entrepreneurs in Havana
Wu, Charles F; Cal, Mariana; Miguel, FernandaCase HBS-220024-EEconomicsIn 2019, two Cuban entrepreneurs discussed their growth strategy, given the regulatory framework instability, for private companies, in Cuba. Experiencya Cuba offered car and apartment rentals, airport pick-up, and tours around the island, all conducted in perfectly restored American cars from the 1950s.Starting at €8.20