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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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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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Seeding Growth in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Goldberg, Ray A.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Petkoski, DjordjijaCase HBS-914401-EEconomicsBy 2013, the agricultural sector in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had long suffered from war, political instability, and dilapidated infrastructure. A country with 75 million inhabitants and the second lowest GDP per capita in the world in 2011, the DRC's most pressing task was to grow its agriculture sector and cultivate its 80 million hectares of fertile land. This case explores how a developing country could create a comprehensive...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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The Octopus and the Generals: The United Fruit Company in Guatemala, Teaching Note
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Bucheli, MarceloTeaching Note HBS-809084-EEconomicsTeaching Note for [805146].Starting at €0.00
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Bharti Airtel in Africa
Palepu, Krishna G.; Bijlani, TanyaCase HBS-112096-EKnowledge and CommunicationIn June 2010, Bharti Airtel, India's largest mobile services operator, acquired the African assets of Bahrain-based Zain Telecom for $10.7 billion-the largest ever cross-border deal in emerging markets. Bharti's executives envisioned that they would repliStarting at €8.20
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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
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An Inspired Model... or a Misguided One Oprah Winfrey's Dream School for Impoverished South African Girls, Teaching Plan
Bane, Mary JoTeaching Note HBS-KS1174-ETeaching Note for case HKS129.Starting at €0.00
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Congo River Basin Project: Role for Dr. Campos
McGinn, Kathleen L.; Kolb, Deborah M.; Acosta, Anne Starks; Hammer, Cailin B.Case HBS-909040-EThe director of a research coalition and the founder/coordinator of an NGO consortium meet to discuss the possibility of jointly drafting a proposal for an integrated research and development project in the Congo River basin. Approved projects will receive an annual operating budget of $2 million. Together they must develop a joint plan for how the money should be spent.Starting at €8.20
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The Resource Pathways Framework: Solving the "Build, Borrow, or Buy" Growth Dilemma
Capron, Laurence; Mitchell, WillBook Chapter HBS-9497BC-EKnowledge and CommunicationChapter 1 of "Build, Borrow, or Buy: Solving the Growth Dilemma" lays out a "resource pathways framework" that helps leaders decide whether to build (innovate internally), borrow (enter into contracts, alliances, or joint ventures), or buy (merge or acquire) when they need to obtain new resources for growth. In addition to contrasting two strategies--one successful, one not--used by Compaq and HP, the authors reveal how the framework applies to d...Starting at €8.20