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Digital Transformation at Brazilian Retailer Magazine Luiza (Spanish version)
Teixeira, Thales S.; Guissoni, Leandro; Veludo-de-Oliveira, Tania ModestoCase HBS-519S17Marketinggrow fast and be profitable. Should Trajano opt for more aggressive growth or proceed more conservatively?Starting at €8.20
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Growing from One Thousand to One Million Customers (Spanish version)
Teixeira, Thales S.; Brown, MorganCase HBS-518S08MarketingBy 2016, two-sided online platforms (or marketplaces) were pervasive among the highest growing internet startups around. These marketplaces sought to match suppliers of assets for rent, physical products or services with customers demanding them. Among the most notable two-sided platforms in terms of their tremendous early growth were Airbnb, Etsy and Uber. They offered short-term property rentals, handcrafted goods, and car rides, respectively. ...Starting at €8.20
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Aguas Argentinas – La resolución de un litigio
Wells, Louis T., Jr.; De Royere, AlexandraCase HBS-706S25EconomicsLa propiedad francesa Aguas Argentinas se enfrenta a una demanda por parte del gobierno argentino que renegociar su concesión para operar los servicios de agua y alcantarillado en Buenos Aires. La empresa debe decidir si continuar con los esfuerzos para asentarse en un nuevo contrato o para ejercer sus derechos para ir al arbitraje internacional. De cualquier manera, debe decidir sobre su estrategia de cara al futuro.Starting at €8.20
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The Miracle Years (Spanish version)
Wells, Louis T., Jr.Case HBS-707S32EconomicsJapan experienced rapid growth in the 1950s and 1960s while following a set of policies that differ from current policies in fashion. Although some observers believe that Japanese growth occurred in spite of the policies rather than because of them, several countries have looked to Japan's approach during this period as a way to accelerate their own growth. This case provides data on performance and describes the important institutions, policies,...Starting at €8.20
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Making Virtual Reality Real
Zhu, Feng; Mehta, Sarah; Lane, DavidCase HBS-617013-EService and Operations ManagementThis note describes virtual reality and augmented reality technologies, and describes the main consumer products on offer in 2016 and their manufacturers. It also surveys existing applications of virtual and augment reality technologies.Starting at €8.20
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Airbnb, Etsy, Uber: Growing from One Thousand to One Million Customers
Teixeira, Thales S.; Brown, MorganCase HBS-516108-EMarketingBy 2016, two-sided online platforms (or marketplaces) were pervasive among the highest growing internet startups around. These marketplaces sought to match suppliers of assets for rent, physical products or services with customers demanding them. Among the most notable two-sided platforms in terms of their tremendous early growth were Airbnb, Etsy and Uber. They offered short-term property rentals, handcrafted goods, and car rides, respectively. ...Starting at €8.20
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Selling on Amazon at Tower Paddle Boards
Teixeira, Thales S.; Lopez-Lengowski, DavidCase HBS-517047-EBy June 2012, Stephan Aarstol felt that he had successfully passed the first critical stage of his ecommerce business. As the founder and CEO of a standup paddleboard (SUP) business, he had built a strong relationship with Asian manufacturers, built a small warehouse and fulfillment center, designed an innovative line of inflatable SUPs, and built an ecommerce website that sold boards and accessories to consumers. After the rising trend in intere...Starting at €8.20
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Luminopia: Improving Treatment for Visual Disorders
Chung, Doug J.; Mehta, SarahCase HBS-517065-EMarketingLuminopia-a start-up founded in January 2016 by three Harvard College freshmen-uses virtual reality technology to treat amblyopia (more commonly called "lazy eye"), the single biggest cause of visual disorders among children. By February 2017, the three founders had raised $950,000 in angel funding and developed a prototype of their virtual reality product, which was in use in clinical trials at Boston Children's Hospital. As the founders prepare...Starting at €8.20
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International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Alvarez, Jose B.; Mehta, SarahCase HBS-518034-ELeadership and People ManagementIt is July 2017, and Dr. Nteranya Sanginga, the director general of the Nigeria-based International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), is making progress toward two of his primary strategic objectives for the nonprofit research Institute: 1) to scale the impact and reach of some of the IITA's most commercially viable products and technologies by working with the private sector, and 2) to address Nigeria's massive youth unemployment problem...Starting at €8.20
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Where to Grow Next at Online Marketplace OLX
Teixeira, Thales S.; Guissoni, Leandro; Dana, SamyCase HBS-519064-EMarketingThe CEO of OLX Brazil, an online classifieds platform business, is debating among multiple paths to grow sustainably (i.e., profitably) without the need for investor money. The options under consideration are: (1) penetration growth by focusing on the core, (2) new markets growth by entering adjacencies, or (3) new products growth by developing new services. Each of these options caries a series of benefits and risks. How should OLX's CEO compare...Starting at €8.20