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Voltium, Inc.
del Potro, Eloy; Stein, Guido; Pin Arboledas, José Ramón; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosCase BE-173-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe manager at Voltium,a European company that was installing electricity in various parts of an African country, pondered whether it was justifiable to yield to the extortion of a local public official of the Dambo region, just as the company was about to finalize the project for the electrification of the area. This case was recognized by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) as the best publication in the 2012 Case Writing ...Starting at €8.20
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Con Roux Construction (B)
Miller, PaddyCase FH-498-ELeadership and People ManagementStarting at €5.74
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Gencor transformed: The keys era
Ferreira, Anton; Miller, PaddyCase DG-1247-ELeadership and People ManagementStarting at €8.20
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Con Roux Construction (C)
Miller, PaddyCase FH-570-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case resumes the history of Con Roux Construction as covered in cases (A) and (B).Starting at €5.74
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The African Safari: Managing a Team in Crisis (A)
Mayank Dayal; Raes, AnneloesCase DPO-763-ELeadership and People ManagementProject leader Nimesh Kumar is facing a tough decision after his expat software development team is robbed from all their equipment. Should he abandon the project and return home to avoid the ongoing security threat, or stay in Kenya to finish the project and help their client and Kenya´s agricultural sector? Team members are divided into two groups, one group comprised of experienced team members aged in their late 30s and 40s who want to return...Starting at €8.20
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A Sacred Spirits Dilemma (B)
Delonca, Elodie; Brion, SebastienCase DPO-400-ELeadership and People ManagementEmployed by an African subsidiary of a French mining company, Anne was appointed project manager of a new mining project in Central Africa. While potentially representing a 5% increase of the country¿s GDP and presenting promising benefits, it turned out that some of the production areas were worshipping places where local communities conducted sacred ceremonies to honor their sacred spirits. This topic ended up being the largest project bottlene...Starting at €5.74
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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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Dowry: A Price for a Bride
Olale, Esther; Ribera, AlbertoCase DPO-294-ELeadership and People ManagementWhile studying for an MBA in Washington, D.C., a Kenyan woman falls in love with a classmate from the United States. Eventually they get engaged and decide to marry and live in Nairobi, where she plans to take over her father's business. When the groom arrives in Nairobi to meet her fiancée's family, she explains to him that her family expects to receive a dowry, consisting of some gifts and cash, in keeping with the tradition of their tribe.Starting at €8.20
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Balkan Snack Foods, d.d.
Roig, Guillem; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-916-EFinanceThe structure of Balkan Snack Foods allows for an analysis of financing costs depending on the choice between different currencies. Such an analysis entails measuring the exchange rate risk as well as its impact on the company's financing costs and bottom line. It also involves an examination of the relationship between the company's competitive position and the type and form of financing it chooses.Starting at €8.20
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Gallina Blanca Star- Africa: To Launch or not to Launch a Bouillon Tablet Enriched with Vitamin A
Szecowka, Bianca; Renart, Lluís G.Case M-1238-EMarketingSince the 1970s Spanish company Gallina Blanca has had a substantial competitive presence in the African market, where it sells Jumbo bouillon tablets, competing mainly with Nestlé's "Maggi" line of products. In October 2007 managers at Gallina Blanca must decide whether or not to launch a JUMBO bouillon tablet fortified with vitamin A in Africa. If they decide to go ahead, they will have to determine the details of the launch plan and the forese...Starting at €8.20