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Tecnosol 2016
Cifuentes, Martha Sofía; Pérez Pineda, FelipeCase INCAE-12525-EStrategyThis case presents Tecnosol, a firm dedicated to the sale and installation of solar panels for both the rural and urban markets. The firm had begun in Nicaragua in 1998 and by 2016 had expanded to three other countries in Central America. Its inclusive business model catered especially to the rural and remote communities with no access to electricity. The company was facing challenges related to financing and updating its expansion strategy in or...Starting at €8.20
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Efytaxi: "Una Carrera Inesperada"
Ocampo Bonilla, Edwin; Vellojín Helíaz, Andrea; Vellojín Helíaz, Marcela; Cátedra.René Morales Carazo de EmprendimientoCase INCAE-31279_SEntrepreneurshipCon el deseo de emprender, Juan Bernardo Toro y Mario Lacayo se unieron para ofrecer en Nicaragua, una nueva alternativa de transporte selectivo, por medio de una aplicación para usar en teléfonos inteligentes. Por más de un año, Toro y Lacayo trabajaronStarting at €8.20
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Al-Shabaab, Gatekeepers, and the Ethics of Humanitarian Aid
Krehbiel, KCase SGSB-ETH01-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityFollowing decades of civil strife among warring clans, and exacerbated by the worst drought in decades (2010-2012), millions of starving dislocated Somalis resided in crowded camps throughout the country. Humanitarian aid organizations made good-faith efforts to distribute food and medical treatment and supplies to those who suffered most. Almost always, however, these nongovernment organizations (NGOs) were thwarted by so-called gatekeepers, w...Starting at €8.20
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Crisis in Cyprus: Was it Different this Time
Nandita Yadav; Pratap Chandra BiswalCase IVEY-9B13N016-EFinance, StrategyCyprus is a small island member of the European Union, constituting 0.2 per cent of the eurozone gross domestic product. During its growth phase, the Cypriot banking system developed vulnerabilities after suffering heavy losses during the Greek sovereign debt crisis. The European Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the European Union offered a bailout of US$16.9 billion if the Cypriot government could raise US$7.54 billion from with...Starting at €8.20
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LifeNet International's Transformation of African Healthcare via Social Franchising
Ilan Alon; Raul CarrilCase IVEY-9B14M131-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyLifeNet International was a social conversion franchise concept aiming to provide basic, quality and sustainable healthcare to poor and underserved populations in sub-Saharan Africa. The founder and president had relied on the assistance of others to help bring about his idea of affordable healthcare. In 2012, the executive director for LifeNet International’s operations in Burundi, began focussing on developing the company in Burundi. She was ex...Starting at €8.20
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Ransom on the High Seas: The Case of Piracy in Somalia
Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra; Michael Train; Jeanne McNettCase IVEY-9B11M104-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyIn recent years, incidents of piracy have increased dramatically off the coast of the failed state of Somalia. In this case, a group of 14 pirates have hijacked a cargo ship full of machinery, but have yet to make any demands. They hold hostage a multinational crew of 20 (whose captain and two officers are American), the ship, and the cargo. The chief operating officer of an international shipping company must choose among alternative strategies ...Starting at €8.20
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Concentrix Nicaragua: The New and Growing Focal Point in Latin America
Rodríguez Redondo, Carlos; Torres Cóndor, JoséCase INCAE-31335_E-EStrategyEn abril de 2017, Javier Hugentobler recibió una propuesta para aceptar un nuevo cliente para la subsidiaria de Concentrix en Nicaragua, en un área de tecnología, la cual es nueva para la operación nicaraguense. La propuesta incluía un cliente muy importante, una empresa llamada FT100, en referencia a una de las 100 mayores empresas del mundo según el ranquin del Financial Times, en un área de tecnología, la cual no había sido desarrollada en Ni...Starting at €8.20
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Concretix Nicaragua: El nuevo foco de Crecimiento en América Latina (B)
Rodríguez Redondo, Carlos; Torres Cóndor, JoséCase INCAE-31336_SStrategyEn abril de 2017, Javier Hugentobler recibió una propuesta para aceptar un nuevo cliente para la subsidiaria de Concentrix en Nicaragua, en un área de tecnología, la cual es nueva para la operación nicaraguense. La propuesta incluía un cliente muy importante, una empresa llamada FT100, en referencia a una de las 100 mayores empresas del mundo según el ranquin del Financial Times, en un área de tecnología, la cual no había sido desarrollada en Ni...Starting at €5.74
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Cyprus (A)
Werker, Eric; Berardi, Sebastian; Elia, Stelios; Muakkassa, Omar; Zumberge, JamesCase HBS-714010-EEconomicsCyprus is a small Mediterranean island located at the cross-roads of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Since its 1974 split, Cyprus has grown real GDP more than fivefold-in large part because of its development as an "international business" center. The country developed a large network of double-taxation-treaties (including some of the most robust agreements with Russia and other ex-Soviet Republics) that allowed it to serve as a tax-efficien...Starting at €8.20
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Cyprus (B)
Werker, Eric; Berardi, Sebastian; Elia, Stelios; Muakkassa, Omar; Zumberge, JamesCase HBS-714011-EEconomicsStarting at €5.74