HBSP (USA)
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Iceland: Small fish in a global pond
Porter, Michael E.; Ketels, Christian H.M.Case HBS-708472-EEconomicsDescribes the economic development of Iceland since 1945, focusing in particular on the years since 2000, when Iceland experienced strong growth and Icelandic companies aggressively internationalized.Starting at €8.20
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Denmark: Globalization and the Welfare State
Daemmrich, Arthur A.; Kramarz, BenjaminCase HBS-709015-EEconomicsThis case describes how Denmark has balanced the impacts of globalization, including outsourcing and movement of labor with its social welfare offerings. Reforms implemented during the past two decades drove down unemployment, promoted new company formation, and put the country at or near the top of international polls on the ease of doing business. The case describes how Danes forged a consensus that embraced international trade and outsourcing ...Starting at €8.20
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Emerging Nokia?
Alcacer, Juan; Khanna, Tarun; Furey, Mary; Mabud, RakeenCase HBS-710429-EStrategyBy late 2009, Nokia was grappling with the decision of whether to recover its leading position in the high-profit developed markets, where they were losing market share to the likes of Apple and Samsung, or defend its market leadership in the low-margin, high-volume emerging markets. This case poses the following questions: Should Nokia stay the course, operating in both the developed and emerging markets, or should they forego one for the other?...Starting at €8.20
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Denmark: Globalization and the Welfare State (PPT)
Daemmrich, Arthur A.Case HBS-711057-EEconomicsStarting at €8.20
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DONG Energy: Clean and Reliable Energy
Bower, Joseph L.; Corsi, ElenaCase HBS-312108-ETo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. The head of Denmark's largest energy group pondered how to use their limited resources to advance the delivery of clean and reliable energy. The Danish State owned DONG Energy had started life as an importer and trader of gas and oil. Under the leadership of the current CEO, Anders Eldrup, the company had become an energy group, present in all steps of the gas and oil value ...Starting at €8.20
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The LEGO Group: Envisioning Risks in Asia (A)
Mikes, Anette; Hamel, DominiqueCase HBS-113054-EAccounting and ControlOn January 1, 2012, the LEGO Group announced a major new initiative to enhance its market penetration in Asia. Later in the year, a cross-functional group of senior managers gathered at company headquarters to discuss the status of the Asian initiative anStarting at €8.20
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Eaton Corporation: Portfolio Transformation and The Cost of Capital (Abridged)
Esty, Benjamin C.; Mayfield, E. Scott; Fisher, DanielCase HBS-221070-EFinanceIn 2000, Eaton Corporation was a broadly diversified industrial conglomerate. But its strategy was evolving and its focus was narrowing around "power management" and more recently on "intelligent power," the use of digitally enabled products and services designed to enhance efficiency and reliability. To implement this transition, Eaton had acquired more than 70 companies and divested another 50. Such active portfolio management required Eaton to...Starting at €8.20
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Alvogen: Scaling Entrepreneurship
Isenberg, Daniel J.; Kerr, William R.; Brownell, AlexisCase HBS-819038-EEntrepreneurshipStarting at €8.20
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Everything or Nothing: Martti Ahtisaari and the Aceh Negotiations (A)
Sebenius, James K.; Green, AlexCase HBS-911040-EIn early 2005, Martti Ahtisaari planned negotiations to end the decades-long conflict between Acehnese insurgents and the Indonesian government that had claimed thousands of lives. The "modern" phase of the insurgency by the fighters from the Free Aceh Movement that sought independence from Indonesia had persisted for some 30 years, claiming tens of thousands dead, countless wounded and tortured, as well as economic damage estimated by the World ...Starting at €8.20
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Everything or Nothing: Martti Ahtisaari and the Aceh Negotiations (B)
Sebenius, James K.; Green, AlexCase HBS-911041-EDescribes Martti Ahtisaari's negotiating strategies and tactics along with the results of his efforts to end the decades-long conflict between Acehnese insurgents and the Indonesian government that had claimed thousands of lives.Starting at €5.74