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Game of Thrones: Tourism in Dubrovnik, Croatia
Karen Robson; Kerstin HeilgenbergCase IVEY-9B19A013-EMarketing, StrategyIn 2018, Game of Thrones, a widely popular television series, had inspired a significant increase in tourism to one of its filming locations: Dubrovnik, Croatia. The economy in Croatia, in general, and Dubrovnik, in particular, relied significantly on tourism. However, the popularity of the television series had led to overwhelming tourist traffic in the area. During the peak tourist season, the city now suffered from serious overcrowding. In add...Starting at €8.20
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Calle 13: The Urban Band Route to Fame (Spanish version)
Valerie Rivera Lozada; Victor QuiñonesCase IVEY-9B13AS035MarketingA Latin-based urban music ensemble, Calle 13, shapes its art form to redefine the rap/reggaeton scene that is predominant in Latin America. This redefinition includes political and social backlash towards the leaders of various countries, including the band members’ homeland of Puerto Rico. While the group’s political and social criticism results in some welcome exposure for the musicians, it also results in cancelled shows. The group wants to ex...Starting at €8.20
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Wal-Mart Puerto Rico: Promoting Development Through a Public-Private Partnership
Myrna Comas; Julia SagebienCase IVEY-9B10M024-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategySowing the Development of the Country (SDC) was a public-private partnership between Wal-Mart Puerto Rico (Wal-Mart PR), the island's Department of Agriculture as well as its Economic Development Bank (EDB), two NGOs Caborroje's Pro Salud y Ambiente (Caborroje's Pro Health and Environment) and ConectaRSE (a corporate social responsibility (CSR) promotion non-governmental organization(NGO)), and a group of local farmers. The objective of the proje...Starting at €8.20
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Challenging Sports Authority in Puerto Rico
Shirley Ann Molina; Valerie Rivera Lozada; Victor QuiñonesCase IVEY-9B15A024-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn 2014, Shooting & Outdoor Distributor (SOD) was a Puerto Rican family-owned wholesale business selling sporting goods for hunting and fishing. After a year of working for the company, the operations manager was confronted with the arrival of a U.S. retail chain, Sports Authority (SA), to the Puerto Rican market. SA carried many sporting goods sold by SOD, as well as a number of brands under exclusive distribution agreements between SOD and its ...Starting at €8.20
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Porto Adriatico, Teaching Note
Segel, Arthur ITeaching Note HBS-214053-EFinanceTeaching Note to the Porto Adriatico Case, HBS No. 213024.Starting at €0.00
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Calle 13: The Urban Band Route to Fame
Valerie Rivera Lozada; Victor QuiñonesCase IVEY-9B13A035-EMarketingA Latin-based urban music ensemble, Calle 13, shapes its art form to redefine the rap/reggaeton scene that is predominant in Latin America. This redefinition includes political and social backlash towards the leaders of various countries, including the band members’ homeland of Puerto Rico. While the group’s political and social criticism results in some welcome exposure for the musicians, it also results in cancelled shows. The group wants to ex...Starting at €8.20
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Trouble in Paradise: Stakeholder Conflict in the Paseo Caribe Project (Spanish version)
Gwendolyn ToroCase IVEY-9B10MS18Entrepreneurship, StrategyEl caso trato con respecto a las muchas controversias que rodean el proyecto de desarrollo en San Juan, el capital de las propiedades inmobiliarias de Paseo Caribe de Puerto Rico. Los reveladores del proyecto tuvieron que soportar con demostraciones grandes, desobediencia civil, la intervención del Gobierno, procesos jurídicos y retardos costosos como resultado de alegaciones que había habido irregularidades múltiples en los procesos de permitir-...Starting at €8.20
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Balkan Snack Foods, d.d.
Roig, Guillem; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-916-EFinanceThe structure of Balkan Snack Foods allows for an analysis of financing costs depending on the choice between different currencies. Such an analysis entails measuring the exchange rate risk as well as its impact on the company's financing costs and bottom line. It also involves an examination of the relationship between the company's competitive position and the type and form of financing it chooses.Starting at €8.20
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Porto Adriatico
Segel, Arthur ICase HBS-213024-EEntrepreneurshipTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In March 2012, Jack Dawkins is in the early stages of leading the development of an old navy yard in Croatia into a mixed-use waterfront community of residences, hotel rooms, shops and dining. Catering to those arriving by superyachts and other leisure boats, and set amongst dramatic coastline, the project would transform the region. Coordinating the many stakeholders in a n...Starting at €8.20
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Sapientis and the Launch of CECE
Lastra-Anadon, Carlos; Brown, DavidCase HBS-HKS689-EStrategyThis case invites students to grapple with the dilemmas faced by Laura Lopez, the new Executive Director of a Puerto Rican educational advocacy NGO called Sapientis. Six months ago, Sapientis gained national visibility when its national coalition for educational reform and excellence (CECE) achieved a breakthrough by gaining government support for major educational reform. But, in the ensuing months, a variety of events have raised questions abou...Starting at €8.20