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Angola and the Resource Curse (Spanish version)
Musacchio, Aldo; Werker, Eric; Schlefer, JonathanCase HBS-714S10Economicsimmense inequality, low life expectancy, a non-diversified economy, and constant grumblings of corruption. The global financial crisis and subsequent fall in state oil revenue drives a loan-seeking Angola towards either the IMF, who demand extensive reforms, or the Chinese, who seek to take a direct stake in the nation's recovery. The case explores the dynamics of post-conflict recovery as well as the challenges associated with a reliance on oil...Starting at €8.20
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Brief History of Decision Making (Spanish version)
Buchanan, Leigh; O'Connell, AndrewArticle HBS-R0601BLeadership and People ManagementThe debunking of Descartes' rational man threatens to swamp our confidence in our choices. Is it really surprising, then, that even as technology dramatically increases our access to information, Malcolm Gladwell extols the virtues of gut decisions made, literally, in the blink of an eye?Starting at €8.20
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Novartis's Great Leap of Trust: Daniel Vasella on China as an Emerging Scientific Power
Vasella, Daniel; O'Connell, AndrewArticle HBS-F0703F-EEconomicsCEO Daniel Vasella explains why his company is placing a big bet on China's future as a world scientific power.Starting at €8.20