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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International Rivers Network y el Proyecto de Represa en Bujagali (A)
Esty, Benjamin C.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-209S20En el verano de 2002, la Red Internacional de Ríos (IRN), una ONG medioambiental ubicada en Berkeley, California, se dedica a lo que parecía ser las últimas horas de una campaña de tres años para detener un proyecto de la presa y la energía hidroeléctrica $ 582 millones a las cataratas de Bujagali en Uganda. La pieza final del rompecabezas de financiación estaba a punto de ser puesto en marcha como el Banco Mundial se estableció para aprobar una ...Starting at €8.20
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Roshan: Beyond Pioneering Success in Afghanistan
Chu, Michael; Arora, NamrataCase HBS-316030-EStarting at €8.20
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Afghanistan 2006: Building a Brand New State
Maurer, Noel; Spar, Debora L.; Trumbull, GunnarCase HBS-707033-EEconomicsIn 2006, Afghanistan remains a country in turmoil. It has a newly elected democratic government, a rebounding economy, and considerable economic potential. But the country is still torn by rival factions and dominated by the opium trade. Explores how Afghanistan has been rebuilt since the U.S. invasion of 2001, and what it means to create a modern state. Can state institutions be imposed from the outside? And what are the prospects for democracy ...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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Peace, Non-Aligned: The Pragmatic Optimism of Lakhdar Brahimi
Sebenius, James K.; Green, Laurence A.Case HBS-912028-EDescribes the background and career of Lakhdar Brahimi in numerous roles ranging from Algeria's ambassador to Indonesia and the Arab League, to serving as that country's foreign minister, and to his many years at the United Nations, with special emphasis on his actions as a mediator in Lebanese and Afghan conflicts.Starting at €8.20
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What Are You Doing About It? (Spanish version)
Bower, Joseph L.; Leonard, Herman B.; Paine, Lynn S.Article HBS-R1109HStrategyMarket capitalism, a system that has proven to be a remarkable engine of wealth creation, is poised for a breakdown. That sounds dire, and it is. Increasing income inequality, migration, weaknesses in the global financial system, environmental degradation, and inadequate government and international institutions are just a few of the forces that threaten to disrupt global market capitalism in the decades ahead. In conversations with business lead...Starting at €8.20
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Derechos de los Trabajadores y Comercio Global: El Acuerdo Bilateral de Comercio Textil entre Estados Unidos y Cambodia
Abrami, ReginaCase HBS-706S23EconomicsExamina las dimensiones políticas y económicas de la campaña para mejorar los derechos de los trabajadores de todo el mundo a través de la inclusión de las normas laborales en los acuerdos comerciales internacionales. El Acuerdo de comercio textil EE.UU.-Camboya fue el primer acuerdo de este tipo que enlace un mayor acceso a los mercados de Estados Unidos para mejorar las condiciones de trabajo en un país exportador. Algunos sostienen que las nor...Starting at €8.20
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New Tools of Trade (Spanish version)
Abrami, Regina; Bierman, LeonardArticle HBS-F0505JEconomicsHarvard Business School's Regina M. Abrami and Texas A&M's Leonard Bierman argue that companies hurt only themselves when they block legislation that would put labor standards into trade agreements.Starting at €8.20
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ARZU's Founder on Shaping Culture Through Social Enterprise
Duckworth, ConnieArticle HBS-R1609A-ELeadership and People ManagementThe author visited Afghanistan in 2003 as part of a U.S. delegation focused on improving the lives of women. Her idea was to start a business that would employ the women of that country to make a product she could sell in the United States. Some locally woven rugs caught her eye; she carried them back home and started looking for initial funding. She set up a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and began working to construct an entirely new and socially responsi...Starting at €8.20