HBSP (USA)
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5 de Mayo (Spanish Version)
Segel, Arthur I; Retsinas, Nicolas P.; Margain, David; Caldera, AndresCase HBS-210S05FinanceEn 2004, Adrian Pandal está buscando financiamiento para una conversión de un edificio residencial en el distrito histórico centro de la Ciudad de México. Se debe convencer a los prestamistas potenciales que el proyecto es viable y que tiene sentido apostar por el potencial futuro de una zona que, hasta hace poco, no ha atraído la inversión sustancial de bienes raíces.Starting at €8.20
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PadFone vs. FonePad
Shih, Willy; Chai, SenCase HBS-614023-EStrategyTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. To Jonney Shih, Chairman of ASUSTek Computer, the introduction of Apple's iPad made clear the need to transition his company to a new cloud-computing era. But the company's roots in the manufacture of Windows-powered desktop and notebook PCs bounded the creativity of his design and engineering teams. The case examines the ASUS's efforts to get into the smartphone business, l...Starting at €8.20
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BGI: Data-driven Research
Shih, Willy; Chai, SenCase HBS-614056-EService and Operations ManagementBGI has the largest installed gene-sequencing capacity in the world, and to Zhang Gengyun, general manager of the Life Sciences Division, this represented an opportunity to apply his training as a plant breeder and his early career work as a biochemist to improving important parts of the world food supply. But his biggest challenge was in scaling up his organization to address the multitude of opportunities he wanted to address. Along with its ma...Starting at €8.20
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Kibera and the Kenya Slum Upgrading Project (A)
Segel, Arthur I; Retsinas, Nicolas P.; Diaz, Marc; Shepherd, JohnCase HBS-207017-EEconomicsKenya's Minister of Housing faces tremendous pressures in dealing with the pervasive housing troubles in his country. Kibera is the largest slum in Africa and home to over 800,000 residents, yet only measures two square kilometers, roughly half the size of Manhattan's Central Park. Most homes are single-story structures and the density is 3,000 persons per hectare (compared to 43 in London, 100 in New York City, and 143 in Tokyo), making this one...Starting at €8.20
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Hotel Ivory, Teaching Plan
Retsinas, Nicolas P.; Strope, LisaTeaching Note HBS-214002-EFinanceTeaching Plan for 213050.Starting at €0.00
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Via Verde
Segel, Arthur I; Retsinas, Nicolas P.; Berkman, Philip; Liu, Sean; Katseff, Jared; Tuli, ShawnCase HBS-214105-EFinanceDevelopers Jonathan Rose and Adam Weinstein were trying to determine which of three proposals to submit to the city of New York in response to a RFP to create an affordable housing project in the South Bronx. The site, referred to as Via Verde, was a 1.5-acre triangular brownfield in one of the poorest neighborhoods in New York City. It was 2006 and the housing market was peaking but had not yet crashed. Both Rose and Weinstein were experienced d...Starting at €8.20
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Habitat for Humanity International in South Africa, Teaching Note
Segel, Arthur I; Retsinas, Nicolas P.Teaching Note HBS-207014-EFinanceTeaching Note to (207-016).Starting at €0.00
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Alnylam Pharmaceuticals: Building Value from the IP Estate
Shih, Willy; Chai, SenCase HBS-611009-EStrategyTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. The learning objective of this case is to help students to recognize the interplay between intellectual property (IP) rights and corporate strategy. We do this by examining what is a fairly atypical circumstance today in which a single firm is able to secure what it perceives to be a frontier IP "estate" that blocks competitors from "practicing" in a significant part of the ...Starting at €8.20
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BMS-Biocon Research Center: Growing a Joint Research Venture in India
Sato, Vicki L.; Chai, Sen; Ballenger, Rich; Chi, Christine; Down, Alexander; Leimberg, RossCase HBS-613072-EEntrepreneurshipBristol Myers Squibb, a multi-national pharmaceutical company, is seeking to globalize its R&D strategy while managing costs. It has formed a joint venture with an Indian company, which has worked well, but now faces a strategic decision on how and whether to continue.Starting at €8.20
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Novozymes: Establishing the Cellulosic Ethanol Value Chain
Shih, Willy; Chai, SenCase HBS-614001-EService and Operations ManagementTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. As the world's largest producer of industrial enzymes, Novozymes had invested heavily for many years to bio-engineer enzymes that could break down cellulose into fermentable sugar. In 2010, the company had launched what it thought would become a breakthrough product for the conversion of crop residues from corn into fermentable sugars for the production of motor fuels. But t...Starting at €8.20