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A New Framework (Spanish version)
Kaplan, Robert S.; Mikes, AnetteArticle HBS-R1206BStrategyRisk management is too often treated as a compliance issue that can be solved by drawing up lots of rules and making sure that all employees follow them. Many such rules, of course, are sensible and do reduce some risks that could severely damage a company. But rules-based risk management will not diminish either the likelihood or the impact of a disaster such as Deepwater Horizon, just as it did not prevent the failure of many financial institut...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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Vale: Global Expansion in the Challenging World of Mining (B)
Musacchio, Aldo; Khanna, Tarun; Reisen de Pinho, RicardoCase HBS-713012-EEconomicsSupplements the (A) case.Starting at €5.74
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The World Food Programme during the Global Food Crisis (B)
Mikes, Anette; Tufano, Peter; Werker, Eric; de Neve, Jan-EmmanuelCase HBS-709052-EEconomicsStarting at €5.74
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Cosan: Thinking Outside the Barrel
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Maurer, Noel; Reisen de Pinho, RicardoCase HBS-710017-EEconomicsThe Cosan case introduces students and executive education participants to political economy and business strategy in the biofuels industry. Cosan, based in Brazil, is the largest grower and processor of sugarcane in the world, and the largest sugar and ethanol producer in Brazil; it is also the world's largest exporter of ethanol for vehicle fuels. Rubens Ometto, Cosan's CEO, has staked out a leading position in the Brazilian ethanol and sugar i...Starting at €8.20
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Managing Risks: A New Framework
Kaplan, Robert S.; Mikes, AnetteArticle HBS-R1206B-EStrategyRisk management is too often treated as a compliance issue that can be solved by drawing up lots of rules and making sure that all employees follow them. Many such rules, of course, are sensible and do reduce some risks that could severely damage a company. But rules-based risk management will not diminish either the likelihood or the impact of a disaster such as Deepwater Horizon, just as it did not prevent the failure of many financial institut...Starting at €8.20
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Developing the Sustainability Scorecard (Spanish version)
Kaplan, Robert S.; Reisen de Pinho, RicardoCase HBS-108S10StrategyDescribes the challenges of using the Balanced Scorecard to implement a triple-bottom-line strategy for delivering excellent economic, environmental, and social performance. The owners and senior executive team of Amanco, a producer of plastic pipe and complete water treatment systems, want strong financial returns but are also deeply committed to improving the environment and making a difference in people's lives. Robert Salas, CEO, wants a mana...Starting at €8.20
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Driving Strategy with the Balanced Scorecard (Spanish version)
Kaplan, Robert S.; Reisen de Pinho, RicardoCase HBS-112S07Accounting and Controlshould cut back production levels and funding for strategic initiatives until sales recover, or should it continue to invest for the future? This case is accompanied by a Video Short that can be shown in class or included in a digital coursepack. Instructors should consider the timing of making the video available to students, as it may reveal key case details.Starting at €8.20
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Banking on Sustainability (Spanish version)
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Reisen de Pinho, RicardoCase HBS-311S04Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityABN AMRO REAL made corporate social responsibility central to its brand, adding to customer focus and reflecting its values. Leaders developed the Bank of Value theme and implemented it through activities such as microfinance in poor communities, environmentally oriented lending products, socio-environmental screening of customers and suppliers, employee diversity, and reduction of waste and recycling. Now the fourth largest private bank in Brazi...Starting at €8.20
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Managing Risk in the New World
Kaplan, Robert S.; Mikes, Anette; Simons, Robert L.; Tufano, Peter; Hofmann, Michael; Champion, DavidArticle HBS-R0910E-EFive experts gathered recently to discuss the future of enterprise risk management: Kaplan, the Baker Foundation Professor at Harvard Business School, who with his colleague David Norton developed the balanced scorecard; Mikes, an assistant professor at HBS who studies the evolution of risk management and the role of the chief risk officer; Simons, the Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration at HBS; Tufano, the Sylvan C . Coleman...Starting at €8.20