HBSP (USA)
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The United Fruit Company in Guatemala (Spanish version)
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Bucheli, MarceloCase HBS-807S06EconomicsExamines the overthrow of President Jacobo Arbenz of Guatemala in 1954 in a U.S.-backed coup in support of the United Fruit Co. Over the previous half century, United Fruit had built a large vertically integrated tropical fruit business that owned large banana plantations in the "banana republics" of Central America, including Guatemala. Examines the impact and role of United Fruit in the Guatemalan economy, one of the poorest in the world, and t...Starting at €8.20
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Angola and the Resource Curse (Spanish version)
Musacchio, Aldo; Werker, Eric; Schlefer, JonathanCase HBS-714S10Economicsimmense inequality, low life expectancy, a non-diversified economy, and constant grumblings of corruption. The global financial crisis and subsequent fall in state oil revenue drives a loan-seeking Angola towards either the IMF, who demand extensive reforms, or the Chinese, who seek to take a direct stake in the nation's recovery. The case explores the dynamics of post-conflict recovery as well as the challenges associated with a reliance on oil...Starting at €8.20
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The Context for Intergroup Leadership: Women's Groups in Saudi Arabia
Al-Dabbagh, MayBook Chapter HBS-3797BC-EIntergroup leadership can benefit from a more thorough understanding of the role of contextual factors in intergroup dynamics. So says the author who argues that leadership literature has given disproportionate attention to the role of the leader, and more recently to the role of follower, but less work has been done on the context of leadership. In this chapter, she uses the nascent women's movement in Saudi Arabia as a case study to examine how...Starting at €8.20
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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.
Marquis, Christopher; Yang, ZoeCase HBS-414065-EStrategyA company with a strong commitment toward corporate social responsibility since its founding days, Green Mountain faced an ethical decision point in 2007 as new information from the field uncovered a chronic dire problem facing coffee communities-seasonal starvation. Company leaders are driven to re-assess their social impact and address this widespread problem while aligning their efforts with their broader, rapidly expanding business of selling...Starting at €8.20
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Saudi Arabia: Vision 2030
Vietor, Richard H.K.; Sheldahl-Thomason, HavilandCase HBS-718034-EEconomicsSaudi Arabia's King Salman faces several challenges, both domestic and foreign. Domestically, he need to build the country's economy to accommodate a "youth bulge" while balancing between liberals and conservatives. And he needs to diversify the economy away from its reliance on oil. Internationally, he must cope with the Arab Spring, with war in Syria and Yemen as well as the threats from Iran and ISIS and continuing friction between Palestinian...Starting at €8.20
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Saudi Arabia: Vision 2030, Teaching Note
Vietor, Richard H.K.Teaching Note HBS-718053-EEconomicsTeaching note for case 718034.Starting at €0.00
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Almarai Company: Milk and Modernization in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Fabbe, Kristin E.; Al-Amin, Safwan; Cekin, Esel; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-719020-EEconomicsWith SAR 14 billion ($3.7 billion) in 2017 revenues, Almarai was Saudi Arabia's largest dairy producer, distributor, and marketer, with a large portfolio of branded dairy products, juices, bakery goods, and infant formula and a sales presence across the Gulf region, Jordan, and Egypt. Almarai employed some 42,000 people across its operations, from its massive dairy farms to its processing plants to its vast sales and distribution operation that r...Starting at €8.20
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Saudi Arabia: Finding Stability after the Arab Spring
Vietor, Richard H.K.; White, HilaryCase HBS-714053-EEconomicsIn 2015, King Salman of Saudi Arabia was juggling several balls as the kingdom's new monarch. At home, there were pressures for liberalization, from women and youth, and pressures for more conservative religious observance and policy from the Muslim "ulema." His domestic economic policy, which entailed diversification, infrastructure construction, education and a move towards a "knowledge economy," remained difficult to implement because of oil's...Starting at €8.20
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Mrs. Ebtissam Algosaibi: An Entrepreneur in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Isenberg, Daniel J.Case HBS-809166-EEntrepreneurshipMrs. Ebtissam Algosaibi has created the leading high end jewelry company in the Middle East, Erum Jewelry, based in her home town of Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia. She believes Erum has the potential to be a world player similar to Cartier and Chopard. How should she expand Erum beyond the Saudi market? The case also deals with the new opportunities and old challenges for women entrepreneurs in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East.Starting at €8.20
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Dubai: Global Economy
Vietor, Richard H.K.; Forrest, NicoleCase HBS-709043-EEconomicsThis case, along with Saudi Arabia: Modern Reform, Enduring Stability (709-042), provides an opportunity to discuss Saudi Arabia's efforts to modernize, without really Westernizing, in sharp contrast to Dubai, a nearby Arab Emirate. As Saudi Arabia's development strategy unfolds in the past six years, it is contrasted to social and political pressures within the country, volatility in global oil markets and severe political problems in the Middle...Starting at €8.20