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Making Waves in Rural Kenya
Sebastian Herrmann; Glenn Brophey; Denyse Lafrance-HorningCase IVEY-9B09A015-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyThe developers of a simple, inexpensive, locally produced rain water harvesting system tackle the social marketing issues in the undeveloped market of rural Kenya. The benefits of the product are obvious but the poverty levels and entrenched traditions create significant and unique marketing challenges.Starting at €8.20
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Yogurt Mamas: Probiotics in Tanzania
Oana Branzei; David J. Sharp; Jessica Kelly; Osama SiddiquiCase IVEY-9B09M051-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyThis case illustrates a grassroots enterprise's path to self-sufficiency in a subsistence market context. It explores the gradual evolution of a business model with strong social mandates (pro-health, pro-women) and asks which growth options best marry profitability and positive social change. The Mwanza, Tanzania-based Yogurt Mamas emerge as entrepreneurial role models in their communities, with funds from Western donors and an exciting new tech...Starting at €8.20
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Enhancing Competitive Strategy at Darling Kenya
Pamela Odhiambo; Nicole R.D. Haggerty; Ali Kanji; Brandon SwartzCase IVEY-9B15A012-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn September 2013, the managing director of Darling Kenya, a hair care product company headquartered in Nairobi, was pondering his next move. As a leader in the beauty hair care industry in Africa, the company needed to stay a step ahead of increasing competition from both local and multinational firms. With limited room to grow in the industry, he was looking at a set of alternatives to protect Darling’s brand from losing market share. Which opt...Starting at €8.20
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Harlequin Romances - Polonia (A)
Quelch, John A.; Laidler, NathalieCase HBS-505S16MarketingHarlequin Enterprises, editorial líder mundial de los romances de la serie, ha sido particularmente exitoso en Polonia. El caso explora algunos de los desafíos / oportunidades de hacer negocios en Europa del Este y los elementos de la mezcla de marketing necesarias para el éxito.Starting at €8.20
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Vegpro Group: Growing in Harmony
Bell, David E.; Milder, Brian; Shelman, Mary L.Case HBS-508001-EMarketingVegpro, a horticulture company, is Kenya's largest exporter of fresh vegetables and flowers to top supermarkets in the U.K. and Europe. In 2007, Vegpro's business is threatened by growing consumer concern about the environmental impact of food production and transport, including "food miles". The case describes the company's growth, which includes the use of owned land and outgrowers for production, the addition of value-added processing to obtai...Starting at €8.20
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F-Secure Corporation: Software as a Service (SaaS) in the Security Solutions Market, Teaching Note
Austin, Robert D.; Applegate, Lynda M.; Lyytinen, Kalle; Penttinen, Esko; Saarinen, TimoTeaching Note HBS-809151-EMarketingTeaching Note for [809099].Starting at €0.00
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Forta Furniture: International Expansion, Teaching Note
Quelch, John A.; Easwar, KarthikTeaching Note HBS-918548-EMarketingTeaching note for case 918547.Starting at €0.00
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Peepoople Kibera: Providing Sanitation Through Social Business
Obst, Nicole; Moreno, Victoria; Rosenberg, MikeCase SM-1606-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn Nairobi's Kibera slum, a small Swedish company with a social mission and a business mindset is attempting nothing less than solving one of the biggest problems worldwide: insufficient sanitation. Their proposal is simple yet genius, and possibly too radical in terms of classic NGO thinking: a self-sanitizing and biodegradable personal toilet. The solution includes its own sales and waste-collection systems, providing slum dwellers with much-ne...Starting at €8.20
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Telefonica Czech Republic: The FREE Revolution (A)
Segarra, José Antonio; Valentí, AlbertCase M-1306-EInnovation and Change, Marketing, StrategyThe case describes the concerns facing an executive of the Moreno group of companies who is not a member of the owning family when a strategic plan he has presented to the owners is rejected. It also illustrates the role played by the owning family in the governance structure of a family firm.Starting at €8.20
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Telefónica Chequia: la revolución Free (B)
Segarra, José Antonio; Valentí, AlbertCase M-1307Innovation and Change, Marketing, StrategyEn la parte B del caso se explica qué sucedió ocho semanas después del lanzamiento de los nuevos planes tarifarios Free: la decisión de Luis Malvido, presidente ejecutivo de Telefónica Chequia; la reacción de la competencia; la evolución del mercado y los consumidores; o las nuevas informaciones sobre la subasta, entre otras. También se exponen los primeros resultados que obtuvo Telefónica.Starting at €5.74