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MTV Networks: The Arabian Challenge
Author: Purkayastha, D.
Product Type: Cases
Source: ICMR Center for Management Research
Publication Year: 2008
Music Television Networks (MTVN) had developed over the years a reputation for its ability to provide localized content without diluting what MTV stood for.
The International Investor: Islamic Finance and the Equate Project
Authors: Millet, Mathew M.; Esty, Benjamin
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 1999
Equate Petrochemical Co. (Equate) is a joint venture between Union Carbide Corp. and Petrochemical Industries Co. (PIC) for the construction of a $2 billion petrochemical plant in Kuwait. The sponsors began construction in August 1994 using a bridge loan and are in search of permanent, non-recourse finance...
The Sekem Initiative
Authors: Seelos, Christian; Mair, Johanna
Product Type: Cases
Source: IESE Business School
Publication Year: 2004
"The Sekem Initiative" portrays a complex set of circumstances that frames Sekem's decisions to further grow and develop the initiative along its historical path of holistic development in the social, economic and cultural spheres...
International Marketing Ethics From An Islamic Perspective: A Value-Maximization Approach
Authors: Saeed, Mohammad; Ahmed, Zafar; Mukhtar, Syeda-Masooda
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Journal of Business Ethics. Vol. 32, Issue 2.
Publication Year: 2001
This article discusses the characteristics, capabilities, and strengths of the Islamic ethical framework for international marketing.
Exporting American Culture
Authors: Useem, Jerry; Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 1995
A large entertainment company, extensively criticized for producing violent, offensive, and anti-social material, is considering whether to sell its material to a semi-illegal operation that is beaming satellite TV into Turkey. The opportunity raises many questions about cultural sensitivities and the concept of American cultural imperialism around the globe, especially in the traditional Muslim Middle East...
The Dubai Ports World Debacle and its Aftermath
Author: Rotemberg, Julio J.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2007
DP World obtained clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States before P&O shareholders approved the deal in February 2006. Nonetheless, a ruckus over port security erupted both in Congress and in the press and this ruckus led DP World to promise that it would relinquish the U.S. terminals of P&O.
Management of an Ethics Based International Development Finance Institution: The Case of Islamic Development Bank
Author: Anwar, Syed A.
Product Type:
Source: University of Sharjah
Publication Year: 2001
The Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Saudi Arabia has carved out a niche for itself by designing financial instruments and approaches based on ethics and Islamic law. The objective of this case study is to highlight the case of a unique organization aimed at contributing to economic development through non-conventional (Islamic) methods of financing and with the Islamic management styles.
Caspian Oil and the Baku-Ceyhan Pipeline: International Relations Meets International Business
Authors: Horton, Raymond D.; Ruseckas, Laurent
Product Type: Cases
Source: Columbia University
Publication Year: 2000
The central issue is whether the Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC), an international oil consortium developing oil in the Caspian Sea, should build a pipeline from Baku, Azerbaijan to the Mediterranean port of Ceyhan, Turkey. The case describes the 'power vs profits' framework of the dispute and concludes with an interactive spreadsheet that lets users make their own assumptions about key political and economic variables that will determine AIOC's decision...
Car-Free, Solar City in Gulf Could Set a New Standard for Green Design
Author: Revkin, Andrew C.
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: The New York Times
Publication Year: 2008
In an ever more crowded world facing environmental limits, the push is on to create entire communities with reduced needs for energy, water, land and other resources.
BOSSit
Authors: Oveissi, Ali; Linowes, Richard
Product Type: Cases
Source: Emerging Markets Development Advisers Program
Publication Year: 2004
“You're telling me that a call center representative from India can emulate a Texan accent?” Faris asked jokingly. “Exactly! ....Now imagine if we could offer such a service for the entire Middle East from Jordan!” Maher exclaimed. After putting their idea into practice, however, the company encountered a number of problems doing business in Jordan. Paradoxically, companies on the cutting-edge ultimately rely on age-old, face-to-face, relationship-based approaches to grow their business.
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