HBSP (USA)
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The United Fruit Company in Guatemala (Spanish version)
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Bucheli, MarceloCase HBS-807S06EconomicsExamines the overthrow of President Jacobo Arbenz of Guatemala in 1954 in a U.S.-backed coup in support of the United Fruit Co. Over the previous half century, United Fruit had built a large vertically integrated tropical fruit business that owned large banana plantations in the "banana republics" of Central America, including Guatemala. Examines the impact and role of United Fruit in the Guatemalan economy, one of the poorest in the world, and t...Starting at €8.20
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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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Forjando el Nuevo Salomon
Paine, Lynn Sharp; Santoro, Michael A.Case HBS-309S36Knowledge and CommunicationDescribe la recuperación de Salomon Brothers desde agosto de 1991 escándalo de la subasta del Tesoro. Detalla el impacto de la divulgación de la firma de irregularidades de licitación y describe cómo el nuevo equipo de gestión, dirigido por Warren Buffett y Deryck Maughan, condujo a la empresa a través de la consiguiente crisis. El impacto de la crisis se sigue hasta el final de 1992.Starting at €8.20
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Thomas J. Watson, IBM and Nazi Germany, Teaching Plan
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Ballor, GraceTeaching Note HBS-821066-EEconomicsTeaching plan for case 807133.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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Thomas J. Watson, IBM and Nazi Germany
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Ballor, Grace; Brown, AdrianCase HBS-807133-EEconomicsConsiders the strategy of U.S.-owned IBM, then a manufacturer of punch cards, in Nazi Germany before 1937. Opens with IBM CEO Thomas J. Watson meeting Adolf Hitler in his capacity as President of the International Chamber of Commerce. IBM had acquired a German company in 1922, and like other American companies, found itself operating after 1933 in a country whose government violently suppressed political dissent and engaged in intimidation and di...Starting at €8.20
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Christian Dior: A New Look for Haute Couture, Teaching Plan
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Hisano, AiTeaching Note HBS-317072-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching plan for case 809159.Starting at €0.00
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Pfizer: Protección global de la propiedad intelectual
Paine, Lynn Sharp; Santoro, Michael A.Case HBS-309S32EconomicsAltos funcionarios de Pfizer están evaluando su estrategia para mejorar la protección de las patentes de Pfizer en todo el mundo. El resultado de la Ronda Uruguay de negociaciones del GATT es incierto y no está claro si un acuerdo de protección de la propiedad intelectual aceptable emergerá. El caso describe cómo Pfizer ayudó a transformar la propiedad intelectual de la especialidad de un abogado a un problema de comercio internacional de preocup...Starting at €8.20