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Gentera: Beyond Microcredit
Lal, Rajiv; Mazzanti, LisaCase HBS-515017-EMarketingGentera, whose largest subsidiary is Compartamos Banco, has been a fantastically successful endeavor since it started in the 1990s. But in 2014, Gentera faces challenges in expanding beyond group-lending and micro-credit into microfinance and beyond in order to fulfill its mission of financial inclusion.Starting at €8.20
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The TELUS Share Conversion Proposal
White, Lucy; Esty, Benjamin C.; Mazzanti, LisaCase HBS-214001-EFinanceOn February 21, 2013, TELUS announced a proposal to convert the firm's non-voting shares into voting shares on a one-to-one basis, thereby eliminating the firm's dual class structure. Shareholders were scheduled to vote on the proposal at the firm's annual general meeting (AGM) on May 9, 2013. Despite strong support from management, the board, two proxy advisory firms, and several large shareholders, the proposal was opposed by Mason Capital Mana...Starting at €8.20
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Cynthia Carroll at Anglo American (A)
Mukunda, Gautam; Mazzanti, Lisa; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-414019-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2007, Cynthia Carroll, the newly-appointed chief executive of mining giant Anglo American, was considering shutting down mines in South Africa for safety reasons, namely worker fatalities. No company had ever done so before. Carroll felt that operating a company whose goal was anything less than "zero harm" (meaning no fatalities or serious injuries) was unacceptable. As the first woman and non-South African to lead the century-old company, ma...Starting at €8.20
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Cynthia Carroll at Anglo American (B)
Mukunda, Gautam; Mazzanti, Lisa; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-414020-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2007, Cynthia Carroll, the newly-appointed chief executive of mining giant Anglo American, ordered the temporary shutdown of Anglo American Platinum's Rustenburg, South Africa mines in response to a spate of deaths at the operations. The case lays out Carroll's requirements of what had to be done before the Rustenburg mines could restart operations, including the implementation of a new safety program for tens of thousands of workers that call...Starting at €5.74
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Ron Johnson: Retail at Target, Apple, and J.C. Penney
Narayandas, Das; Herman, Kerry; Mazzanti, LisaCase HBS-513103-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In April 2013, Ron Johnson (HBS '84) stepped down after just 18 months as CEO of J.C. Penney. In his brief tenure, Johnson, an acclaimed retailer respected for his innovation and success in shaping the retail image at Target and Apple, introduced dramatic departures from J.C. Penney's traditional retail approach, and enacted changes quickly and simultaneously, with little ma...Starting at €8.20
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Cynthia Carroll at Anglo American (A) (Spanish version)
Mukunda, Gautam; Mazzanti, Lisa; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-419S05Leadership and People ManagementIn 2007, Cynthia Carroll, the newly-appointed chief executive of mining giant Anglo American, was considering shutting down mines in South Africa for safety reasons, namely worker fatalities. No company had ever done so before. Carroll felt that operating a company whose goal was anything less than "zero harm" (meaning no fatalities or serious injuries) was unacceptable. As the first woman and non-South African to lead the century-old company, ma...Starting at €8.20
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Codecademy: Monetizing a Movement, Teaching Plan
Bussgang, Jeffrey J.; Mazzanti, LisaTeaching Note HBS-815117-EEntrepreneurshipThis is a Teaching Plan for the case on Codecademy, an open-platform, online community for learning computer programming, launched in 2011. By 2014, the company had raised a total of $12.5 million in funding and was, on many fronts, an overwhelming success. However, there were still no revenues. The founders decided it was time to experiment with different monetization strategies before deciding on a way forward. Although they wanted to avoid bei...Starting at €0.00