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Nestle's Creating Shared Value Strategy
Porter, Michael E.; Kramer, Mark R.; Herman, Kerry; McAra, SarahCase HBS-716422-EStrategyThis case considers Nestl 's creating shared value (CSV) strategy, which focused on the three categories of nutrition, water, and rural development. In the packaged food and beverage industry, pressure had mounted since the 1990s to improve supply chain sustainability and provide healthier, more natural foods, leading to consolidation and causing sales to decline in the 2010s. With 150 years' experience in the industry, Nestl had transformed i...Starting at €8.20
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May 2002 (Spanish version)
Bhide, Amar V.; Campbell, Dennis; Stack, KristinCase HBS-119S26Accounting and ControlStarting at €8.20
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Nota Sobre la Construcción de una Empresa Autosuficiente
Bhide, Amar V.Case HBS-303S17EntrepreneurshipSe describen los retos estratégicos y organizativos de convertir una empresa en ciernes en un negocio autosostenible. En contraste con los modelos tradicionales de ciclo de vida, la nota sostiene que las empresas evolucionan de maneras idiosincrásicas. Por lo tanto, los líderes de las empresas jóvenes tienen que desarrollar estrategias teniendo en cuenta toda la situación (en lugar de una "etapa de crecimiento") y después de la consideración de u...Starting at €8.20
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The Robin Hood Foundation (Spanish version)
Ebrahim, Alnoor; Ross, CatherineCase HBS-315S07Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityCreated by hedge fund and financial managers, the Robin Hood Foundation fights poverty through grants to nonprofit organizations. As the global financial crisis continues to impact the poor disproportionately, the Foundation needs to ensure that its funds are being spent on the most effective poverty-fighting programs. The organization's senior vice president, Michael Weinstein, has developed a benefit-cost (BC) approach to analyze the performanc...Starting at €8.20
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Deaver Brown and Cross River, Inc. (Spanish Version)
Bhide, Amar V.; Brown, DeaverCase HBS-316S03EntrepreneurshipCross River fabrica y vende un innovador, cochecito de bebé plegable para el mercado de EE.UU.. La compañía ha roto incluso en su primer año, vendiendo principalmente a los pequeños comerciantes. CEO Deaver Brown quiere urgentemente para ampliar la distribución a cadenas nacionales y ha asegurado citas con los compradores de Macy y K-Mart. Lo que de paso debe hacer?Starting at €8.20
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The Judgment Deficit
Bhide, Amar V.Article HBS-R1009B-ELeadership and People ManagementIndividual judgment and initiative are essential to the success of the modern capitalist economy. At the same time, rules and centralized systems are needed to bring order and prevent waste. Balancing decentralization and command-and-control modes of decision making has always been a struggle, and organizations have experience managing the tension. In recent times, though, a new form of centralized control has taken root: mechanistic decision mak...Starting at €8.20
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Dow: Breakthroughs to World Challenges
Porter, Michael E.; Kramer, Mark R.; Lobb, AnnelenaCase HBS-715403-EStrategyDow had adopted the "Breakthroughs to World Challenges" (BWC) program as part of its ten-year 2015 Sustainability Goals. BWC was an internal award recognizing products that effectively addressed one of five world challenges: energy and climate change, sustainable water supply, decent affordable housing, personal health, and food supply. By late summer 2014, two products had been designated as BWCs and two others were set to be announced in the fa...Starting at €8.20
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Discovery Limited
Porter, Michael E.; Kramer, Mark R.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-715423-EStrategyDiscovery Ltd. is a South-African based insurance company. Started in the early 1990s, Discovery used behavioral economics and data collection to innovate in the health care insurance industry. Its founder Adrian Gore believed that the company's products needed to not only make money but have a positive impact on society. Using its Vitality Wellness program as its strategic lynchpin, Discovery expanded into other insurance areas and financial ser...Starting at €8.20
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DBL Partners: Double Bottom Line Venture Capital, Teaching Note
Kramer, Mark R.; Cole, Shawn; Reimers, CaitlinTeaching Note HBS-219048-EFinanceTeaching note for case 217022.Starting at €0.00
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Brummer and the bracNet Investment
Ebrahim, Alnoor; Pirson, Michael; Mangas, PatriciaCase HBS-309065-EbracNet, a for-profit/nonprofit partnership, aims to establish Internet connectivity throughout Bangladesh. Venture capitalist Patrik Brummer invested in a first round of funding to connect major cities. Should he invest again, this time in a rural roll-out, which may have lower financial returns but greater social returns?Starting at €8.20