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Berlin Brandenburg International Airport
Teworte, Victoria; Martínez de Albéniz, VictorCase P-1142-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyJust after German reunification in 1990, plans were made for a single, new airport to concentrate all the traffic of the new capital Berlin. Twenty-five years later, Berlin Brandenburg International Airport (BER) was still not operational. The project was amassing mistakes and had already seen four delays, due mainly to the fire detection system. At the end of December 2014, the Supervisory Board announced that the airport would finally open in t...Starting at €8.20
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Fraunhofer: Innovation in Germany
Comin, Diego; Trumbull, Gunnar; Yang, KerryCase HBS-711022-EEconomicsFraunhofer is one of the largest applied research organizations in the world. With 17,000 employees and a 1.6 billion euros budget, Fraunhofer has 60 institutes in Germany that cover most fields of science. The case examines the consequences that Fraunhofer has for the competitiveness of the German economy. It also explores whether the organization of R&D is affected by the size distribution of firms as well as by institutions in labor and financ...Starting at €8.20
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Aeropuerto Berlin Brandenburg International
Teworte, Victoria; Martínez de Albéniz, VictorCase P-1142Innovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyJusto después de la reunificación alemana de 1990, se prepararon planes para crear un nuevo único aeropuerto para concentrar todo el tráfico de la nueva capital Berlín. 25 años más tarde, el aeropuerto internacional Berlín Brandenburgo (BER) aún no estaba operativo. El proyecto acumulaba errores y había presenciado ya cuatro retrasos, debidos principalmente al sistema de detección de incendios. A finales de diciembre de 2014, el consejo superviso...Starting at €8.20
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Malaysia: People First
Comin, Diego; Abraham, JohnCase HBS-710033-EEconomicsOn March 30, 2010, Prime Minister Najib Razak presented his new economic model (NEM) for Malaysia. With the goal of raising per capita income to over $15,000 by 2020 from the current level of $6,634, the plan included measures to improve human capital, reduce migration and privatize inefficient government linked corporations (GLCs). However, the most controversial part of the NEM was the dismantling of the new economic policy (NEP), an affirmativ...Starting at €8.20
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Malaysia: Standing on a Single Leaf
Comin, Diego; Kuykendoll, Maurice; Williams, MonneCase HBS-713007-EEntrepreneurshipThe case discusses the development of palm oil in Malaysia. This experience provides important insights about when and how government intervention can be successful in developing new sectors in the economy.Starting at €8.20
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Malaysia: The Economic Transformation Program (B)
Comin, Diego; Peng, Ku KokCase HBS-713008-EEconomicsThis case presents the Economic Transformation Program (ETP) designed by the Malaysian government meant to revamp productivity growth after a decade of slow down. It also presents the procedures and outcome of the ETP. Follow up to Malaysia: People First? Very transparent view of policy making in Malaysia.Starting at €5.74