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Seeding Growth in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Goldberg, Ray A.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Petkoski, DjordjijaCase HBS-914401-EEconomicsBy 2013, the agricultural sector in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had long suffered from war, political instability, and dilapidated infrastructure. A country with 75 million inhabitants and the second lowest GDP per capita in the world in 2011, the DRC's most pressing task was to grow its agriculture sector and cultivate its 80 million hectares of fertile land. This case explores how a developing country could create a comprehensive...Starting at €8.20
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Viterra
Goldberg, Ray A.; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-913401-EService and Operations ManagementAs Mayo Schmidt's tenure as CEO of the Canadian-based agribusiness Viterra wound down before its sale to the Swiss-based commodity company Glencore, he reflected on his tenure, which had seen the firm grow from a Canadian-focused agricultural cooperative to an international agribusiness with operations across the globe, including significant operations in Australia. Now he wondered: What would the future hold for agriculture?Starting at €8.20
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Sandalias Finas de Cuernavaca S.A.: Total Quality Management (A) (Spanish version)
Henry W. Lane; John Kamauff; David AgerCase IVEY-9A95CS18Leadership and People Management, StrategyEl presidente y dueño de una pequeña fabrica de zapatos se da cuenta que para que su compañía logre sobrevivir a largo plazo, las operaciones de manufactura necesitarían ser más eficientes. El descenso de las barreras tarifarias habían aumentado el nivel de competencia extranjera en el país, particularmente en la industria del calzado. Él había atendido recientemente a un seminario de Calidad Total (TQC) esponsoreado por una asociación de comerci...Starting at €8.20
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Sandalias Finas de Cuernavaca S.A.: Total Quality Management (B) (Spanish version)
Henry W. Lane; John Kamauff; David AgerCase IVEY-9A95CS19Leadership and People Management, StrategyEl presidente y dueño de una pequeña fábrica de zapatos decide implementar la Calidad Total (TQC) en su compañía. Este caso describe los pasos que él siguió, los problemas que enfrentó y las medidas que tomó para corregirlos al introducir la Calidad Total (TQC) entre sus empleados. Este caso fue diseñado para ser usado en conjunción con Sandalias Finas de Cuernavaca S.A. : Total Quality Management (A), caso número 9A95C018.Starting at €5.74
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IdentiGEN
Goldberg, Ray A.; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-914408-EService and Operations ManagementCiaran Meghen and Ronan Loftus, co-founders of IdentiGEN (an Irish company that had created a unique service called DNA TraceBack to help customers identify and trace meat products), were discussing the company's future. The recent crisis over beef products being contaminated with horsemeat in Europe had generated strong demand for IdentiGEN's services. But more than this, DNA TraceBack gave customers strong insight into their operations to ensur...Starting at €8.20