HBSP (USA)
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Global Beauty Made in Brazil (Spanish version)
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Reisen de Pinho, RicardoCase HBS-807S26EntrepreneurshipExplores the globalization strategies of Natura, Brazil's largest cosmetics company. Founded in 1969, Natura grew using a direct selling model. Led by its three founders, the firm made distinctive use of Brazil's diversity and became characterized by high ethical and environmental standards. Natura began to seek international markets in 1982, but experienced many setbacks until surviving the economic crisis in Argentina in 2001. The company opene...Starting at €8.20
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Jamnalal Bajaj, Mahatma Gandhi, and the Struggle for Indian Independence, Teaching Plan
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Sheth, Sudev JTeaching Note HBS-319058-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching plan for case 807028.Starting at €0.00
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Ernesto Tornquist: Making a Fortune on the Pampas
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Lluch, AndreaCase HBS-807155-EEconomicsExamines the career of Ernesto Tornquist, a cosmopolitan financier considered to be the most significant entrepreneur in Argentina at the end of the 19th century. Tornquist created a diversified business group, linked to the political elite, which integrated Argentina into the trading and financial networks of the first global economy. Provides an opportunity to understand why Argentina was such a successful economy at this time, and to debate wh...Starting at €8.20
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Ken Durham and Unilever as a 'Multi-Local Multinational'
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Decker, StephanieCase HBS-808025-EStrategyExplores the opportunities and threats to Unilever's global business in 1978 based on the commercial and political challenges faced by three of its subsidiaries, Lever Brothers in the United States, Hindustan Lever in India, and United Africa Company in West Africa. Management faced several problems: criticism of multinational companies, anti-trust legislation, expropriations, and rising competition from international and local rivals. Focuses on...Starting at €8.20
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Ernesto Tornquist: Making a Fortune on the Pampas, Teaching Plan
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Takayama, EmilieTeaching Note HBS-820066-EEconomicsTeaching plan for case 807155.Starting at €0.00
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Kaweyan: Female Entrepreneurship and the Past and Future of Afghanistan
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Lemmon, Gayle TzemachCase HBS-811023-EEntrepreneurshipExplores the challenges of female entrepreneurship in Afghanistan through the case of Kemeli Sediqi, who built a business under the Taliban, and founded a consultancy in 2004. The case positions Sediqi's experiences against the background of Afghanistan's turbulent history, with a focus on the contested role of women in Afghani society.Starting at €8.20
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Jamnalal Bajaj, Mahatma Gandhi, and the Struggle for Indian Independence (B)
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Sheth, Sudev JCase HBS-319088-EEntrepreneurshipSupplement to case 807028.Starting at €5.74
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Kaweyan: Female Entrepreneurship and the Past and Future of Afghanistan (B)
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Lemmon, Gayle TzemachCase HBS-316070-EEntrepreneurshipThis B case takes up the story of the Afghan female entrepreneur Kamila Sidiqi between 2009 and 2015. The case opens with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry praising her achievements at a State Department dinner in March 2015 for the newly elected President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani. It describes the growth of her Kaweyan firm, which diversified into dried fruit processing and a cab service, against a background of some economic and social pro...Starting at €5.74
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Raj Kapoor: The Socialist Showman
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Sur, SnigdhaCase HBS-317100-EThis case examines the career of Raj Kapoor, the legendary Bollywood filmmaker of the postwar decades. It explores how Kapoor built RK studios after 1948 by releasing a series of movies that combined romance with social messages focused on the fate of the common man in a world of social injustice. The case discusses how women were depicted in Kapoor's films and enables a discussion of the role of cinema in propagating gender stereotypes and contr...Starting at €8.20
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Ernesto Tornquist: Making a Fortune on the Pampas (Spanish Version)
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Lluch, AndreaCase HBS-809S06EconomicsExamina la carrera de Ernesto Tornquist, un financiero cosmopolita considerado como el empresario más importante de la Argentina a fines del siglo 19. Tornquist creó un grupo empresarial diversificado, vinculado a la élite política, que integra la Argentina en las redes comerciales y financieras de la primera economía mundial. Proporciona una oportunidad para entender por qué la Argentina era una economía tan exitosa en este momento, y el debate ...Starting at €8.20