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The Land of 'No Service'
Author: Friedman, Thomas L.
Product Type: Journal Articles; Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: The New York Times
Publication Year: 2009
While maintaining “No Service” in the wild is essential for Africa’s ecotourism industry, the rest of the continent desperately needs more connectivity if it is to prosper.
Multinational Corporations in Apartheid-era South Africa: The Issue of Reparations
Authors: Jones, Geoffrey G.; Reavis, Cate
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2009
Considers the lawsuits filed on behalf of victims of apartheid against multinationals who operated in South Africa prior to 1994.
General De La Rey and the Blue Bulls
Author: Goldman, M.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2009
As a leading South African rugby franchise, the Blue Bulls faced a social and political environment that emphasized racial transformation. Discusses the media frenzy that erupted around the decision to stop playing a popular Afrikaans song at games.
Hollard: The Office Move
Authors: Viedge, C.; Beswick, C.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Witwatersrand
Publication Year: 2009
This case looks at the history of Hollard Insurance and the company's cultural transformation associated with the promotion of Nic Kohler to CEO. Kohler saw Hollard as having three pillars of success: people, partnership, and innovation.
Woolworths SA: Making Sustainability Sustainable
Authors: Luiz, J.; Bowen, A.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Wits Business School - University of the Witwatersrand
Publication Year: 2009
Woolworths had recently identified 10 key risk areas that impacted on the achievement of its original sustainability strategy goals. If the sustainability goals were not reached, Woolworths could lose credibility among its shareholders, staff and consumers.
Pep Stores
Authors: McPherson, C.; Burgess, S.; Jere, M.
Product Type: Cases
Source: ECCH
Publication Year: 2009
Market orientation is an important source of competitive advantage as it facilitates the profitable serving of target customer segments. The case examines the antecedents and consequences of market orientation in the context of Pep Stores, a modern profitable clothing, footwear and textiles discount retailer, catering to low-income consumers in an emerging consumer market.
Developing a Management System's Approach to Sustainability at BMW Group (Part 2 of 2)
Authors: McElhaney, Kellie A.; Toffel, Michael W.; Hill, Natalie
Product Type: Web Sites
Source: Center for Responsible Business, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, California
Publication Year: 2009
This article describes preliminary results and ongoing challenges faced by Designworks/USA, an industrial design subsidiary of the BMW Group, in its sustainability management efforts since it implemented the world's first certified Sustainability Management System (SMS).
Deposita - Whether to Dominate the Value Chain or Not
Author: Barnard, Helena
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2008
Cash is the preferred method of payment for new entrants into an economy, but it is also an attractive target for criminals. In post-Apartheid South Africa, Deposita has seized the business opportunity presented by this tension, and developed an automated banking machine, basically an 'ATM in reverse.'
MTN Group Limited
Author: Baron, David P.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2008
In May 2008, MTN entered into exclusive discussions with Reliance Communications Ltd., the second largest wireless company in India, regarding possible business combinations including a merger. This case explores various issues influencing MTN's analysis, with a focus on non-market factors including taxation, government regulation, and political barriers to financing.
Mining and Metals: Five Issues with Broad Implications
Authors: Shattuck, Rachel; Scully, Maureen
Product Type: Teaching Modules
Source: The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education
Publication Year: 2008
The mining and metals industry offers many challenging questions and useful lessons for MBA students. This teaching module helps professors raise these topics in the classroom by bringing together a variety of different materials from different sources that can be used both as background reading and as the focus of class discussion...
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