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African Bank Investments Limited (A)
Paine, Lynn Sharp; Hurwitz, WillCase HBS-319052-ELess than a year after joining the board of African Bank Investments Limited (ABIL), the newest director finds himself in difficult discussions with other directors about removing the struggling company's CEO. The case is set in South Africa in mid-2014 as shares in ABIL, which traded on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, are declining precipitously. The case describes ABIL's origins and evolution, including the acquisition and growth of its wholly...Starting at €8.20
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African Bank Investments Limited (B)
Paine, Lynn Sharp; Hurwitz, WillCase HBS-319053-ELess than a year after joining the board of African Bank Investments Limited (ABIL), the newest director finds himself in difficult discussions with other directors about removing the struggling company's CEO. The case is set in South Africa in mid-2014 as shares in ABIL, which traded on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, are declining precipitously. The case describes ABIL's origins and evolution, including the acquisition and growth of its wholl...Starting at €5.74
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An Inspired Model... or a Misguided One? Oprah Winfrey's Dream School for Impoverished South African Girls
Applegarth, Claire; Bacon, Laura; Edwards, Alix; Kennedy, Kate; Schieffer, Stella; Yang, LinCase HBS-HKS129-EIn 2000, media superstar Oprah Winfrey promised the recently retired Nelson Mandela, first president of post-apartheid South Africa, that she would build his country a top-notch boarding school for disadvantaged girls. Her twin purpose was to use the power of education to help impoverished young girls with exceptional promise-girls much like herself as a child-realize their potential and transform their lives and, at the same time, to train a coh...Starting at €8.20