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El sector productivo de la pesca en el Perú
Farrán, Juan; Luque F.Technical Note MN-277MarketingAnálisis sobre el sector productivo pesquero en el Perú, y para ello toca aspectos relacionados con su riqueza ictiológica (biomasa), se hace una breve descripción de las instituciones y empresas públicas que tienen influencia en la evolución del sector pesquero, se describe la actividad extractiva (capacidad de bodega, costes, empleo y remuneración, etc.) y se hace un análisis de los procesos de transformación de las capturas realizadas. Finalme...Starting at €8.20
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Corporate Responsibility & Community Engagement at the Tintaya Copper Mine (A) (Spanish version)
Rangan, V. KasturiCase HBS-513S02StrategyLocated in the highlands of Peru, the Tintaya copper mine has long been a source of intense conflict between local community members and mine operators. The mine, which was owned and managed first by the Peruvian state and later by BHP Billiton, stands on 2,300 hectares of land expropriated from local subsistence farmers. In 2000, to contest this loss of land, mining-related environmental degradation, and allegations of human rights abuses, a coa...Starting at €8.20
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Mi Tiendecita de Moda: Selling Fashion Through Facebook in Peru
Matthias A. Tietz; Susan Calderón UrbinaCase IVEY-9B15M065-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyA young Peruvian MBA graduate, who previously had worked in international marketing firms, founded an online fashion store and has been selling North American fashion products through Facebook, personal sales events and pop-up stores. The business has been growing profitably with an increasing customer base, overcoming initial supply side issues. Three years after the launch, however, the personal approach to satisfy each customer, a stronghold o...Starting at €8.20
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Mission Produce
Alvarez, Jose B.; Shelman, MaryCase HBS-514023-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. As the leading distributor of fresh avocados in the U.S., Mission Produce was at a crossroads in late 2013. Avocado consumption was booming and CEO Steve Barnard wanted to acquire additional land in Peru and develop new avocado farms to help fill a projected supply gap. Mission could also buy avocado farms in other countries, expand its international marketing efforts, inves...Starting at €8.20
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Newmont Mining Corp. and a Mercury Spill in Peru (A)
Jaana Woiceshyn; Allan IngelsonCase IVEY-9B13M002-EStrategyThe CEO of Newmont Mining Corporation (Newmont) had learned that a subcontractor’s truck en route to Lima from Yanacocha, a gold mine operated by Newmont, spilled mercury along the highway and in small villages. Local residents had picked up some mercury with their bare hands and taken it to their homes. The CEO was trying to determine the best way to handle the situation. This A case describes the mine developer’s history, the operations at Newm...Starting at €8.20
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Mining and Corporate Social Responsibility: BHP Billiton and the Tintaya Dialogue
Sheila Puffer; David T.A. WesleyCase IVEY-9B12M021-EStrategyThe case takes place in Peru in the aftermath of the worst mercury spill in history, by a transportation contractor for Newmont Mining Corporation. BHP Billiton, which has no connection to Newmont but is affected by increased hostility toward mining companies, enters into an agreement with Oxfam to conduct training on sustainability and “the impacts of large-scale infrastructure projects on communities.” Executives from the company’s various inte...Starting at €8.20
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Newmont Mining Corp. and a Mercury Spill in Peru (B)
Jaana Woiceshyn; Allan IngelsonCase IVEY-9B13M003-EStrategyThis B case is a supplement to Newmont Mining Corp. and a Mercury Spill in Peru (A) 9B13M002. Since the spill, Newmont spent more than US$100 million on compensation and improvements to the mine to reduce its environmental impact and prevent further spills.An internal audit concluded environmental standards at the mine were seriously lacking. In-house counsel warned other executives about the possibility of criminal liability.Despite improvements...Starting at €5.74
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Trout Farming in Peru: The Lake Titicaca Decision
Christopher J. Robertson; David T.A. WesleyCase IVEY-9B07M003-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyFaced with capacity constraints at the company's river fed facilities, the president and general manager of Piscifactorias de los Andes (Piscis), the largest trout farming company in Peru, is considering an option to create a trout farm on Lake Titicaca. Although Titicaca was the largest lake in South America and was in many ways ideally suited to trout farming, all previous attempts to commercialize the lake's fishery had failed. In addition, Pi...Starting at €8.20
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Camposol
Bell, David E.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-516111-EMarketingWith $289 million in 2015 revenues, Camposol is a Peruvian grower, exporter, and marketer of fruits and vegetables, with a focus on the high-growth, high-margin blueberry category. Camposol aspires to become Peru's first multinational branded produce company. It already has a strong foothold in the U.S.-an important market where it is refining its branding and retail-customer strategy-and it also seeks to expand in other markets, especially China...Starting at €8.20
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Atención Virtual en el Banco Simplex
Rodríguez Redondo, Carlos; Cadena, Lenin Andrés; Álvarez Peñalosa, Cinthya; Frischwasser, JaimeCase INCAE-31337_SStrategyEl caso describe el reto que Patricio Maldonado, gerente de operaciones de Banco Simplex en Perú, presenta en cuanto a como incrementar la eficiencia en la atención telefónica brindada en su centro (Simplexfono). El problema fundamental del caso para Patricio y la gerencia de operaciones es: ¿Que segmento de la organización se debiera intervenir (empleados nuevos, de mediana experiencia o veteranos) y qué medidas implementadar para reducir el t...Starting at €8.20