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Megaprojects & the Role of the Public: Germany's Embattled 'Stuttgart 21' Rail Project
Varley, Pamela; Mayne, QuintonCase HBS-KS1130-EEconomicsIn February 2010, Germany's national railway broke ground on a project that had been under negotiation for more than 20 years-the Stuttgart segment of the European Magistrale, a 930-mile cross-Europe high-speed rail line that would one day extend from Paris through Munich and Vienna to Budapest and Bratislava. At long last, the German national railway, the state of Baden-W rttemberg, and the city of Stuttgart had come to agreement on the routing...Starting at €8.20
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TSG Hoffenheim: Football in the Age of Analytics (B)
Zhu, Feng; Schmidt, Sascha L.; Lakhani, Karim R.; Koppers, SebastianCase HBS-620055-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2015, Dietmar Hopp, owner of Germany's Bundesliga football team TSG Hoffenheim and co-founder of the global enterprise software company SAP, was considering how to ensure long-term sustainability and competitiveness for TSG Hoffenheim. While historically a small team from bottom rungs of the league, TSG Hoffenheim, with revenues of 60 million to 70 million, reached the top division of the Bundesliga in the 2008-2009 season thanks to a de...Starting at €5.74