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Escapes Outdoor Living Designs Inc.
Michael Sider; Richard BloomfieldCase IVEY-9B14M044-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe owner of Escapes Outdoor Living Designs (Escapes) must decide what to do with his small landscaping and construction business. Escapes has been doing well, but has not had any sustainable growth over five years. The owner feels the business lacks focus and will need a good strategy in order to grow successfully. Facing problems with employee retention and shifting market opportunities, he has to perform an in-depth analysis of his current bus...Starting at €8.20
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Marineland and the Mayor
Michael Sider; Ahn HoangCase IVEY-9B13M063-EStrategyThe mayor of one of Canada’s largest tourist destination cities has to decide how to handle the media outcry that followed a major newspaper story in which eight former staffers at the local, popular aquatic zoo accused the zoo of treating its animals with severe cruelty. His initial response was perceived by many as being too glib and favouring the marine park, which is an important source of revenue for the city. Although he is no expert on ani...Starting at €8.20
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Greenpeace's Unfriend Coal Campaign and Facebook
Michael Sider; Paul BigusCase IVEY-9B12M011-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyFacebook’s director of policy communications was faced with a situation caused by a YouTube video posted by the non-governmental organization (NGO) Greenpeace. This video publicly critiqued the environmental sustainability of Facebook’s decision to build a new data centre, its main objection being that the new facility would be connected to a local utility provider that supplied electricity mainly from the burning of coal, one of the largest sour...Starting at €8.20
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Homestrings, Inc.: Diaspora-Based Financing and the Crowd Funding of Development
Kerr, William R.; Brownell, AlexisCase HBS-814031-EEntrepreneurshipHomestrings is an online investment platform for overseas diasporas to link financially with their home countries. The founder believes crowd-funding can become a pillar for development, but U.S. regulatory hurdles and resources constraints are substantial. The company is considering targeting non-diaspora investors, introducing new products like insurance or banking, and related expansion strategies.Starting at €8.20
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Supercell, Teaching Note
Kerr, William R.; Jones, Benjamin; Brownell, AlexisTeaching Note HBS-817055-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for case 817052.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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Culture (Spanish version)
Kerr, William R.; Brownell, AlexisCase HBS-820S03EntrepreneurshipIn 2016, ING Group began an overhaul of its company culture, culminating in a code of conduct dubbed "The Orange Code."Starting at €8.20
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Nexgen: estructuración de obligaciones de deuda colaterizada (CDOs)
Chacko, George; Hecht, Peter; Subrahmanyam, Marti; Dessain, Vincent; Sjoman, AndersCase HBS-208S02FinanceUn cliente pide Luc Giraud, director general del proveedor de soluciones de financiación estructurada Nexgen Financial Solutions, para armar una solución que permite al cliente añadir los bonos con calificación AAA a su cartera. El cliente no puede encontrar enlaces con mejor puntuación adecuada precio en el mercado y se pregunta si Nexgen puede utilizar bonos de grado más bajo para crear instrumentos AAA-equivalentes. El proceso de paquetes de t...Starting at €8.20
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RBC - Financing Oil Sands (B)
Michael Sider; Jana Seijts; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B10M016-EFinance, StrategyUnder pressure from the Rainforest Action Network to make their lending policies more sustainable, executives at the Royal Bank of Canada who deal with issues of corporate citizenship and sustainability must decide whether to continue financing companies involved in extracting oil from the tar sands of Alberta, Canada. The case asks students to consider the following questions: 1) Should banks lend to any business or industry the government deems...Starting at €5.74