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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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21st Century Food: NüFood
Arriola Ordónez, Estefanía; García Caffaro, Isabella; Velásquez, Teresa; Coma, Pablo; Castillo, Sofía; Figueredo, AlvaroCase INCAE-31361_E-EEntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurs saw a window of opportunity in the production of Soldier Fly Black protein as a sustainable source of protein for animals. They had an established business plan, with the production of NüContainers for lower-middle-income communities and a production plant to serve companies, but this was questioned when they got allies from different industries who believed that their market niche should be different from the previously established...Starting at €8.20
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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
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Cyprus (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Werker, Eric; Berardi, Sebastian; Elia, Stelios; Muakkassa, Omar; Zumberge, JamesTeaching Note HBS-714012-EEconomicsTeaching Note for 714010 and 714011.Starting at €0.00
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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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CloneTech: Start-up and University Collaboration in IoT Precision Agriculture
Figueredo, Alvaro; Coma, Pablo; Castillo, Sofía; Arriola, Estefanía; García Caffaro, Isabella; Velásquez, TeresaCase INCAE-31365_E-EInformation TechnologiesCloneTech is a Costa Rican startup in agricultural technologies that collaborated with the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala. We explored the process through which CloneTech established and consolidated itself as a company, how it came to collaborate with a Guatemalan university and, finally, the implications and impact of this collaboration. It was necessary to form a multidisciplinary group to develop the project, given that it united the tech...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