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Nike and International Labor Practices (Spanish version)
Spar, Debora L.; Burns, JenniferCase HBS-712S17EconomicsNike and International Labor Practices' is set in the mid-1990s, when Nike, one of the world's most successful footwear companies, is hit by a spate of alarmingly bad publicity. After years of high-profile media attention as the company that can "just do it," Nike is suddenly being portrayed as a firm that relies on low-cost, exploited labor in its overseas plants. Nike officials vigorously deny the charges, claiming that Nike has no control ove...Starting at €8.20
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Extend Fertility: Conceiving the Market for Egg Preservation (A)
Spar, Debora L.; Hull, OliviaCase HBS-719019-EStrategyThe case follows entrepreneur Christy Jones as she tries to imagine, and then build, a firm that will enable young women to preserve their eggs -- and thus extend their fertility. In April 2003, entrepreneur and MBA student Christy Jones was planning a new venture to help women preserve their fertility. Her company, Extend Fertility, would commercialize a technique known as egg freezing, in which a woman's eggs were extracted and stored at low te...Starting at €8.20
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The Test of Transition: The Case of the Community Preservation and Development Corporation
Von Hoffman, AlexanderCase HBS-HKS123-EThe case study presents facts pertaining to the Community Preservation and Development Corporation (CPDC), one of the best-known nonprofit housing development companies in the United States, at a time of fundamental transition--a new chief executive officer has been installed after several months of the board of directors running the company. Working with the founder, Eugene Ford, the first chief executive had made a specialty of using a variety ...Starting at €8.20
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Pacesetter, Riverdale, and the Illinois Campaign for Affordable Housing, Epilogue
Von Hoffman, Alexander; Apgar, WilliamCase HBS-HKS459-EZenovia Evans, mayor of the small Chicago suburb of Riverdale, was determined to save the subdivision of Pacesetter which had once been her home. As part of her efforts to save the deteriorating neighborhood, Mayor Evans joined a wide-ranging and innovative campaign to bring affordable housing to the entire Chicago metropolitan area, a region with a troubled history of race and class relations. Several influential business and civic leaders, lear...Starting at €8.20
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Network Associates : Asegurando Internet
Burns, Jennifer; Spar, Debora L.Case HBS-703S08EconomicsSigue la trayectoria de una empresa a través de un terreno inexplorado de la regulación gubernamental y la Internet. En marzo de 1998, Network Associates anunció que comenzaría a vender el software de cifrado de gran alcance de su filial holandesa. Tal medida se veía al gobierno de EE.UU. como una violación de las normas de exportación, pero la empresa confía en que había operado dentro de los límites de la ley. De hecho, Network Associates parec...Starting at €8.20
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Union Carbide's Bhopal Plant (A) (Spanish version)
Hull, Suzanne; Kou, Julia; Spar, Debora L.Case HBS-704S18EconomicsIn December 1984, a Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India, sprung a leak, releasing thousands of gallons of highly toxic gas into the atmosphere. By the time the leak was sealed, over 2,000 people had died. In a series of three excerpts from published accounts, the case covers the events that led up to the tragedy and the aftermath--financial, legal, and emotional--for Union Carbide's management. The case is designed to allow students to explore t...Starting at €8.20
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The Social Purpose of the Firm
Spar, Debora L.; Comeau, JuliaCase HBS-323051-EKnowledge and CommunicationThe Social Purpose of the Firm (SPF) is a short module designed to explore how, and under what circumstances, business leaders can harness the power of capitalism and markets to "make a difference in the world" - that is, to address a significant societal problem as a commercial endeavor. This Module Note summarizes the cases and themes discussed in SPF. Together, the cases are designed to study entrepreneurs and business leaders who are tackling...Starting at €8.20
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To Understand a Growing Organization: Greater Miami Neighborhoods
Von Hoffman, AlexanderCase HBS-HKS122-EThis case study explores the factors that are important in analyzing the health and soundness of a project in a growing nonprofit housing company with multiple program areas. A new loan officer at a community development financial institution must decide whether to recommend approval of an application by Greater Miami Neighborhoods (GMN) for financing the construction of a mixed-income condo building in downtown Miami. GMN recently has become the...Starting at €8.20
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To Build a Different Model: The Case for Preservation of Affordable Housing, Inc.
Von Hoffman, AlexanderCase HBS-HKS685-EEconomicsThis case study examines the business model of the Preservation of Affordable Housing, Inc., (POAH) and its applicability to nonprofit housing providers. POAH is one of the premier socially conscious low-income housing developers and owners in the United States. Its primary mission is to purchase large, multi-family properties and refinance them for long-term affordability. As of 2010, POAH has rescued and refinanced more than 4,900 units of affo...Starting at €8.20
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To Build a Different Model: The Case for Preservation of Affordable Housing, Inc., Teaching Note
Von Hoffman, AlexanderTeaching Note HBS-HKS686-EEconomicsThis case study examines the business model of the Preservation of Affordable Housing, Inc., (POAH) and its applicability to nonprofit housing providers. POAH is one of the premier socially conscious low-income housing developers and owners in the United States. Its primary mission is to purchase large, multi-family properties and refinance them for long-term affordability. As of 2010, POAH has rescued and refinanced more than 4,900 units of affo...Starting at €0.00