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A Wall Won't Secure the U.S.-Mexico Border, but Economic Policy Could
Global Business Digital ArticleAnd it would be cheaper. -
The Power of Community Partnerships in Times of Crisis
Global Business Big IdeaThe Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia (FNC) is one of Colombia's largest and most important businesses. But in 2008, coffee prices were crashing... -
Managing Authenticity: The Paradox of Great Leadership
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleLeaders and followers both associate authenticity with sincerity, honesty, and integrity. It's the real thing--the attribute that uniquely defines great... -
Time for a Unified Campaign? (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleAlegre, a leading hotel group in Central and South America, is suffering under the troubled economy, and its newest property, the flagship Palma Cay in... -
Time for a Unified Campaign? (HBR Case Study)
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleAlegre, a leading hotel group in Central and South America, is suffering under the troubled economy, and its newest property, the flagship Palma Cay in... -
Time for a Unified Campaign? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleAlegre, a leading hotel group in Central and South America, is suffering under the troubled economy, and its newest property, the flagship Palma Cay in... -
Globalizing the Rest of the World
Global Business Magazine ArticleAlthough they account for 20% of the world's population and a major share of its natural resources, Latin America and Africa have been left out of the... -
Entrepreneurs, Look to Your Network to Help You Through the Pandemic
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How to Get Employees to (Actually) Participate in Well-Being Programs
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Health Reform Lessons from Mexico
Social enterprise Digital ArticleEditor’s note: This post is part of a three-week series examining innovation in health care, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. Health systems are at a crossroads. Throughout the world, countries at all levels of economic development and with all types of political systems have embarked in a creative search […] -
Peña Nieto's Plans for Mexico's Economy
Global Business Digital ArticleA combination of low-hanging fruit and bipartisan support could make Mexico more competitive. -
Is Your Supply Chain Ready for a NAFTA Overhaul?
Globalization Digital ArticleThree types of actions companies can take. -
Banana War Maneuvers
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleHow Dole beat Chiquita by working around a restrictive EU trade policy instead of struggling against it. -
What a Changing NAFTA Could Mean for Doing Business in Mexico
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Who’s Responsible for the Walmart Mexico Scandal?
Boards Digital ArticleAfter a close evaluation of the company’s new compliance report, we still don’t know. -
Mexico Needs a Venture Capital Industry
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleEntrepreneurship is essential for economic growth in this emerging market. -
Why Mexico's Economy Doesn't Depend on the Next U.S. President
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleDeveloping economies need to move beyond free-trade deals.
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Global Sourcing at Nike
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This case explores the evolution of Nike's global product sourcing strategy, in particular ongoing efforts to improve working conditions at its suppliers'... -
AB InBev: Brewing Up Forecasts during COVID-19
Management Case Study8.95View Details In July 2021, the CEO of AB InBev's European operations and his team strategized to position the company for success post-pandemic. As the world's largest... -
Choosing the Right Esports Business Model
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Two esports entrepreneurs must choose on which business model to focus their time and money. After successfully launching an online esports coaching platform,... -
Pattern Brands
Sales & Marketing Case Study15.05View Details In March 2020, direct-to-consumer (DTC) company Pattern Brands needed to decide how to allocate resources across its different brands. Pattern Co-Founders... -
Sapientis and the Launch of CECE
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This case invites students to grapple with the dilemmas faced by Laura Lopez, the new Executive Director of a Puerto Rican educational advocacy NGO called... -
Conducting a Kaizen
Technology & Operations Case Study15.05View Details Kaizen, meaning change for the better in Japanese, is a set of activities directed at improving standardized work, equipment, and procedures for carrying... -
Profits, Politics, and Pipelines: Europe, Russia, and the Challenge of Nord Stream 2 (A)
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Proposed in 2012, Nord Stream 2 was a pipeline project that aimed to bring natural gas directly from Russia to Europe beneath the Baltic Sea. Gazprom,... -
Pricing at Netflix: The Sequel
Management Case Study5.00View Details This case continues the themes discussed in "Pricing at Netflix" (Case 521-004). Following the conclusion of the original case, Netflix developed new,... -
Access Health CT: Marketing Affordable Care (A)
Sales & Marketing Case Study15.05View Details At the close of open-enrollment in March of 2014, Kevin Counihan, CEO of Access Health CT, Connecticut's state health insurance exchange, stops to consider... -
Juno (C): Leveraging Student Power
Sales & Marketing Case Study5.00View Details In May 2020, Juno co-founders Chris Abkarians and Nikhil Agarwal decided to hold the annual auction for their student loan assistance startup. Five lenders... -
NOW PT (B): Should We Invest?
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details This (B) case examines the results of the HBS Impact Investment Fund student team's diligence on Neurologic Optimal Wellness Physical Therapy (NOW PT).... -
Groupon for Local Businesses
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details Local businesses' experiences with using Groupon to promote themselves ran the gamut of roaring success to absolute failure. Why is there such a large... -
Road to Hell (A)
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Deals with the problems of developing indigenous personnel to take over expatriate positions. Human relations cases, they deal specifically with the problems... -
Worldreader: Helping Readers Build a Better World
Innovation & Leadership Case Study15.05View Details Founded in 2010, Worldreader was an international nonprofit organization that promoted reading to children around the world. For many years, Worldreader... -
America Online, Inc.
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details America Online's (AOL) stock price has soared nearly 2,000% since its IPO. However, there is considerable disagreement among analysts regarding the future... -
Uber: Competing Globally
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details This case describes Uber's global market entry strategy and responses by regulators and local competitors. It details Uber's entry into New York City... -
Accounting for Leases at American Airlines (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details In March 2020, as coronavirus reduced demand for air travel, an analyst was forecasting American Airlines' (American's) first quarter financial results.... -
Cola Wars Continue: Coke vs. Pepsi in the 1990s
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details The competition between Coke and Pepsi is a classic corporate battle that began in America at the turn of the century and has expanded into worldwide... -
Mastercard: Creating a World Beyond Cash
Strategy & Execution Case Study15.05View Details In late 2021, Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach and Chairman and former CEO Ajaypal "Ajay" Banga considered how Mastercard could best position itself for... -
C16 Biosciences: Lab-Grown Palm Oil
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Synthetic biology start-up C16 Biosciences wants to solve a big problem: replace palm oil, a major contributor to deforestation and climate change, with...
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Global Sourcing at Nike
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This case explores the evolution of Nike's global product sourcing strategy, in particular ongoing efforts to improve working conditions at its suppliers'... -
AB InBev: Brewing Up Forecasts during COVID-19
Management Case Study8.95View Details In July 2021, the CEO of AB InBev's European operations and his team strategized to position the company for success post-pandemic. As the world's largest... -
Choosing the Right Esports Business Model
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Two esports entrepreneurs must choose on which business model to focus their time and money. After successfully launching an online esports coaching platform,... -
Pattern Brands
Sales & Marketing Case Study15.05View Details In March 2020, direct-to-consumer (DTC) company Pattern Brands needed to decide how to allocate resources across its different brands. Pattern Co-Founders... -
Sapientis and the Launch of CECE
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This case invites students to grapple with the dilemmas faced by Laura Lopez, the new Executive Director of a Puerto Rican educational advocacy NGO called... -
Horst Dassler, Adidas, and the Commercialization of Sport, Teaching Plan
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleTeaching plan for case 316007. -
Centerbridge Partners and Great Wolf Resorts: Buying from a Highly Regarded Competitor, Teaching Note
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleTeaching note for cases 818023 and 818024. -
A Wall Won't Secure the U.S.-Mexico Border, but Economic Policy Could
Global Business Digital ArticleAnd it would be cheaper. -
Conducting a Kaizen
Technology & Operations Case Study15.05View Details Kaizen, meaning change for the better in Japanese, is a set of activities directed at improving standardized work, equipment, and procedures for carrying...