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Ghassan Nuqul and the Nuqul Group: Preserving a Father's Legacy
Wing, Christina R.; Cohen, Lauren H.; Thapar, AlpanaCase HBS-624030-EService and Operations ManagementThe Nuqul Group was established in 1952 by Elia Nuqul, a Palestinian refugee who fled his hometown in 1948 with his family to Jordan. He overcame many hardships in his initial years there, but subsequently started a trading business that grew to become one of Jordan's largest family businesses. Its flagship company, Fine Hygienic Holding (FHH), was a leader in hygienic paper products across the Middle East and North Africa. In March 2023, Ghassan...Starting at €8.20
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Rural Electrification in Nicaragua (Abridged)
Shiekh, Tahir; Gomez-Ibanez, JoseCase HBS-HKS483-EService and Operations ManagementIn the fall of 2001, officials of the National Energy Commission of Nicaragua were reviewing a pilot study of the options for electrification in three rural communities. Rural electrification was an important issue in Nicaragua since 40 percent of the population, mostly in rural areas, was without power. Many of those lived too far from the main high-voltage grid to be served easily with grid extensions. The consultants were recommending subsidiz...Starting at €8.20
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Growing pains: the Nicaraguan social insurance health model in transition
La Forgia G. M.; Ribera, Jaume; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1009-EService and Operations ManagementA consultant who has been contracted to draw up a report examining the feasibility of applying a model similar to that of the MSP (provisional health model, already operating within the INSS - Nicaraguan Institute of Social Security) to poor populations not covered by the INSS, reaches the conclusion that the model is not yet transferable as it may require urgent large-scale improvements. The case describes the MSP's progress: a 160% growth in th...Starting at €8.20
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Las dificultades del cambio: el modelo de Seguridad Social nicaragüense en transición
La Forgia G. M.; Ribera, Jaume; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1009Service and Operations ManagementUn consultor contratado para preparar un informe examinando la viabilidad de la aplicación de un esquema similar al del MSP (Modelo de Salud Provisional, ya funcionando dentro del INSS - Instituto Nicaragüense de Seguridad Social) a poblaciones pobres no cubiertas por el INSS, llega a la conclusión que el esquema aún no puede ser transferido ya que puede requerir mejoras urgentes e importantes. El caso describe el progreso del MSP: crecimiento de...Starting at €8.20