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IXSIR Winery of Lebanon
Marina Apaydin; Sarah Jane Noujeim; Claire Chalouhi; Abdul Sattar OuaydaCase IVEY-9B17M044-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn the summer of 2016, the general manager of IXSIR Winery of Lebanon (IXSIR)—a young winery in Lebanon that offered customers a new level of quality by producing wine from a mixture of grapes harvested from different terroirs—received news of a bomb striking Beirut. IXSIR had been facing challenges competing in the unstable and risky local market, and the general manager realized that the bombing signalled rougher economic times ahead and likely...Starting at €8.20
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Qatar: Energy for Development
Musacchio, Aldo; Donovan, Colin; Mikati, Samir; Sarafa, Rami; AlMisnad, AbdullaCase HBS-714003-EEconomicsDespite being the richest country in the world on a per capita basis, for analysts Qatar belongs in the group of emerging markets considered "frontier markets." This case analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of the development strategy of this small country as set forth by Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who ruled from 1995 to 2013. In 2013, for the first time in Qatar's history, Emir Hamad passed on control of the government to his son Tamim p...Starting at €8.20