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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Greg James at Sun Microsystems, Inc. (A) (Spanish version)
Neeley, Tsedal; DeLong, Thomas J.Case HBS-415S01StrategyGreg James, a global manager at Sun Microsystems, Inc., sets out to meet with his entire 43-member customer implementation team spread across India, France, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States of America to resolve a dire customer system outage as required by a service agreement. Rather than finding a swift resolution to the rapidly escalating customer situation that motivated his trip, he finds himself facing distributed work, global...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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Vegpro Group: Growing in Harmony
Bell, David E.; Milder, Brian; Shelman, Mary L.Case HBS-508001-EMarketingVegpro, a horticulture company, is Kenya's largest exporter of fresh vegetables and flowers to top supermarkets in the U.K. and Europe. In 2007, Vegpro's business is threatened by growing consumer concern about the environmental impact of food production and transport, including "food miles". The case describes the company's growth, which includes the use of owned land and outgrowers for production, the addition of value-added processing to obtai...Starting at €8.20
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Christie's and Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi: The Value of a Brand
Avery, JillCase HBS-518066-EMarketingA sixteenth century Renaissance masterpiece, missing for 137 years, believed by many to have been destroyed, and then rediscovered less than a decade ago, becomes the most expensive painting ever sold, all the while surrounded by controversy. Did the buyer of Leonardo da Vinci's painting pay too much? Was it real? Did it matter? The sale of Leonardo's painting allows students to reengineer brand equity to understand from what it is derived and ho...Starting at €8.20
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Dubai Duty Free
Lal, Rajiv; Kiron, DavidCase HBS-511034-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In mid-February 2009, Dubai Duty Free Managing Director Colm McLoughlin received the January sales report. He left the report lying on his desk unopened and went to walk around the shops as he did every morning. When he returned, he sat down at his desk, looked at the cover of the report, then called his wife, Breeda, to confirm that they were hosting a dinner party that wee...Starting at €8.20
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Syngenta: Committing to Africa
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Shelman, MaryCase HBS-715010-EStrategyIn 2012, Syngenta, one of the world's largest agricultural input company, committed to build a $1 billion business in Africa over the next 10 years. In mid-2014, CEO Michael Mack and Africa Venture Team head Dimitri Pauwels are reviewing progress. Was the company's committment to Africa still relevant and achievable?Starting at €8.20
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Managing a Global Team: Greg James at Sun Microsystems, Inc. (A)
Neeley, Tsedal; DeLong, Thomas J.Case HBS-409003-EStrategyGreg James, a global manager at Sun Microsystems, Inc., sets out to meet with his entire 43-member customer implementation team spread across India, France, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States of America to resolve a dire customer system outage as required by a service agreement. Rather than finding a swift resolution to the rapidly escalating customer situation that motivated his trip, he finds himself facing distributed work, global...Starting at €8.20
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Managing a Global Team: Greg James at Sun Microsystems, Inc. (B)
Neeley, TsedalCase HBS-410020-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case updates students on the steps Greg James took to solve the problems that instigated the crisis documented in "Managing a Global Team: Greg James at Sun Microsystems, Inc. (A)." We find out how James solves the process problems involved in his team's breakdown and creates team cohesion to help them function together effectively. We also learn whether or not James is successful in taking his global team to a new level of productivity and ...Starting at €5.74
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Sheikh Mohammed and the Making of "Dubai, Inc."
Mayo, Anthony J.; Cromwell, JohnathanTeaching Note HBS-410130-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for 410063.Starting at €0.00