HBSP (USA)
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Wilderness Safaris: Ecotourism Entrepreneurship
Austin, James E.; Epler Wood, Megan; Leonard, Herman B.Case HBS-318040-EStrategyWilderness Safaris sees itself as a conservation company that is built on a business model of providing high-end, premium-priced wildlife safaris in various locations in Africa. Dependent on functioning, healthy ecosystems for its long-term survivability as a business, it invests heavily in conservation efforts, both directly, with communities and governments, and with partners and competitors. It may be reaching saturation of the high-cost, high...Starting at €8.20
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Angola and the Resource Curse (Spanish version)
Musacchio, Aldo; Werker, Eric; Schlefer, JonathanCase HBS-714S10Economicsimmense inequality, low life expectancy, a non-diversified economy, and constant grumblings of corruption. The global financial crisis and subsequent fall in state oil revenue drives a loan-seeking Angola towards either the IMF, who demand extensive reforms, or the Chinese, who seek to take a direct stake in the nation's recovery. The case explores the dynamics of post-conflict recovery as well as the challenges associated with a reliance on oil...Starting at €8.20
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Colombia and the Economic Premium of Peace
Vietor, Richard H.K.; White, HilaryCase HBS-715011-EEconomicsColombia, the fastest growing country in Latin America, continues to struggle with productivity. Both labor productivity and total factor productivity have been low for the past decade, despite economic growth of 4.7% annually. Many factors contribute-everything from infrastructure, to banking, to informality. President Santos, one year into his second term, is well aware of these difficulties and has put in place new policies to mitigate them. H...Starting at €8.20
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Pioneers in Colombia
Retsinas, Nicolas P.; Strope, LisaCase HBS-212050-EFinanceIn 2011, Equity International made a $75 million equity investment in Bogota-based real estate company, Terranum Development and became the first institutional real estate investor in Colombia.Starting at €8.20
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Uber: Competing Globally
MacKay, Alexander J.; Migdal, Amram; Masko, JohnCase HBS-720404-EStrategyThis case describes Uber's global market entry strategy and responses by regulators and local competitors. It details Uber's entry into New York City (United States), Bogot (Colombia), Delhi (India), Shanghai (China), Accra (Ghana), and London (United Kingdom). In each instance, the case includes information about Uber's strategy in that market, existing regulations on taxis and transportation in each market, the reactions of competitors and re...Starting at €8.20
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The De Beers Group: Exploring the Diamond Reselling Opportunity
Esty, Benjamin C.; Gross, Daniel P.; Pickle, Lauren G.Case HBS-717430-EStrategyIn September 2014, Tom Montgomery (SVP of strategic initiatives at the De Beers Group) and his team launched a pilot program in the United States to explore the $1 billion diamond market for pre-owned (recycled) diamonds. According to Montgomery, the motivation for the pilot program was to improve the consumer reselling experience and to enhance "diamond equity". Somewhat paradoxically, consumers typically received very low prices when they tried...Starting at €8.20
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Angola Starts Now
Friedman, Jeremy; Reinert, Sophus A.Case HBS-719007-EEconomicsAfter five centuries of colonialism, four decades of civil war, an extended experiment with Marxism-Leninism, and nearly four decades of rule by a single man, Jos Eduardo Dos Santos, Angola finally has a chance to realize its enormous economic potentialStarting at €8.20
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Colombia: Strong Fundamentals, Global Risk
Musacchio, Aldo; Vietor, Richard H.K.; Schlefer, Jonathan; Camacho, CarolinaCase HBS-710012-EEconomicsBy mid-2009 Colombian President Alvaro Uribe had ended decades of virtual civil war and strengthened the business climate, but he faced tough economic challenges. Though he had instituted prominent market reforms and brought inflation down sharply, Colombia seemed stuck in a middle ground, industrially behind Brazil or Chile but ahead of poorer Latin American countries. Traditional exports--coal, coffee, oil--still comprised more than half the to...Starting at €8.20
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Financial Services at Falabella (A)
Foley, C. Fritz; Hurtado, Agustin M.Case HBS-217016-EFinanceIn 2010, the board and senior management team of Falabella, a leading retailer with operations throughout Latin America, faced choices about what to do with its financial services division. More than 4.5 million customers had CMR credit cards that could be used in Falabella stores, and Banco Falabella competed with other banks by offering personal banking services. The case covers many of the key questions the leaders of the firm faced, including...Starting at €8.20
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Antanas Mockus: The Prohibition of Fireworks in Bogot
Fung, Archon; Lurye, InessaCase HBS-HKS790-EEconomicsIn 1994, Antanas Mockus, an unlikely politician and former President of the prestigious National University of Colombia, became Bogot 's first independent mayor, bringing with him a unique vision of harmonious citizenship. The city's new leadership under Mockus, unlike in the past, included academics and researchers, who helped create a raft of new initiatives designed to align public behavior with the rule of law, through education and positive...Starting at €8.20