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Londolozi
Authors: Abdelal, Rawi; Koelble, Thomas
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2008
The Londolozi game viewing reserve in South Africa became a defining icon of ecotourism during the 1990s and early 2000s--that is, a tourist business promoting ecological land management and, at the same time, local economic development.
The Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development: Tackling HIV/AIDS and Poverty in South Africa (A, B, C)
Authors: Mead, Jenny; Werhane, Patricia H.
Product Type: Cases
Source: University of Virginia Darden School Foundation
Publication Year: 2008
In 1998, Klaus Leisinger and Karin Schmitt of the Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development in Basel, Switzerland, were approached by a sociologist who wanted help in launching a pilot program in Tanzania to deal with the crisis of the more than 8 million HIV/AIDS-orphaned children in sub-Saharan Africa.
De Beers Consolidated Mines: HIV/AIDS Strategy
Authors: Korpalo, Olga; Zimmerman, Brenda
Product Type: Cases
Source: Schulich School of Business
Publication Year: 2008
Joy Beckett, De Beers’ HIV/AIDS Manager, Operations, returned to Johannesburg from the Toronto International AIDS Conference in August 2006. She was very excited to share her new knowledge and the connections she acquired at the conference with her colleagues. However, she realized she needed to think carefully about how to share her ideas for expanding the impact of De Beers HIV/AIDS programs with her colleagues especially in light of the current company restructuring which had been going on for the last three years. A second wave of retrenchment had been just announced.
Monkeybiz: Marketing The 'Bigger Than Barbie' Dream
Authors: Motala, M; Golestaneh, M
Product Type: Cases
Source: University of Cape Town
Publication Year: 2008
Monkeybiz is a registered not-for-profit organization (NPO), which aims to alleviate poverty for South African township bead workers.
African Bank Investments Ltd: Breaking Through Microfinance Frontiers
Authors: Mosala, T.; Denga, B.
Product Type: Cases
Source: INSEAD
Publication Year: 2008
The case reviews the rise of African Bank Investments Limited, under the leadership of Leon Kirkinis, as one of the predominant players in the provision of financial credit services to the mass employed population of South Africa.
Putting a Different Face on Africa: Hope for an Economic Turnaround
Author: Knowledge@Wharton
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Publication Year: 2007
With the world pushing for alternative sources of energy such as windmills or geothermal power, it will be easier to develop and implement these new technologies from scratch in Africa than to impose them on the entrenched power grid in the West. There are numerous opportunities for new technologies to flourish among 900 million Africans who have steadily lagged behind the rest of the developed world so far.
Dr. Iqbal Surve at Sekunjalo Investment Group (A, B, C, D)
Authors: Hill, Linda A.; Stecker, Emily
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2007
Dr. Iqbal Surve, a self-described “medical doctor, philanthropist, and social entrepreneur,” was born in 1963 and grew up in poverty, like virtually all non-white South Africans during apartheid. In 1997, Surve and three of his comrades founded Sekunjalo, an investment holding company that sought to offer “a gentler capitalism” that stressed putting people before profits, and talent development as a means of raising the lives of previously disadvantaged South Africans.
De Beers: Addressing the New Competitiveness Challenges
Authors: Marciano, Sonia; Porter, Michael E.; Warhurst, Alyson
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2007
Traces the development of De Beers and the diamond industry and enables deep examination of the interdependence of companies and the locations and communities in which they operate. This case examines how firms create prosperity, how firms are responsible for social problems, and what they should do in the locations in which they operate.
Triple Green Paper Promotes Sustainability: Sappi
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Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: NBI
Publication Year: 2007
Triple Green is the latest innovation from Sappi, which has an ongoing commitment to producing high-quality coated fine paper in a sustainable and environmentally sound manner...
De Beers at the Millennium
Authors: Ghemawat, Pankaj; Marciano, Sonia
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2007
Consumers' increasing awareness that diamond production in some countries was linked to inequities and human rights violations had an impact on De Beers' reputation. In 2000, De Beers' sustainability depends on the ability of its leaders to shift the paradigm of both the firm and its context.
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