HBSP (USA)
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The United States and Their Constitution--1763-92 (Spanish version)
Moss, David A.Case HBS-707S30Economics1) the reasons why the American colonists rebelled against Britain (1763-1774); 2) the problems the new nation confronted during the War of Independence and under the Articles of Confederation (1775-1788); 3) the main issues taken up at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia (1787); and 4) the enormous challenges facing Alexander Hamilton as Secretary of the Treasury in the first Washington Administration (1789-1792). A complete version o...Starting at €8.20
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Battle Over a Bank: Defining the Limits of Federal Power Under a New Constitution
Moss, David A.; Campasano, MarcCase HBS-716052-EEconomicsIn late February, 1791, Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton submitted a report to President Washington defending his recent proposal for a national bank, which he hoped would bolster the American economy and assist the federal government in managing its finances. Congress had approved the plan, but some of the President's advisers warned that the federal government lacked the authority to establish a bank because the Constitution did not grant ...Starting at €8.20
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Facebook Confronts a Crisis of Trust
George, William W.; Migdal, AmramCase HBS-318145-EKnowledge and CommunicationStarting at €8.20
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The Deutsche Bank (A)
Moss, David A.Case HBS-708044-EFinanceFounded in 1870 to help finance surging German exports and imports, the Deutsche Bank soon moved into domestic banking. In fact, its founders aimed to create both a commercial bank and an investment bank under one roof--that is, a "universal bank." By the end of the nineteenth century, the Deutsche Bank was not only the largest bank in Germany, but also a strategic actor in the broader European market and, indeed, in the world economy. Over the f...Starting at €8.20
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The Pecora Hearings
Moss, David A.; Bolton, Cole; Kintgen, EugeneCase HBS-711046-EFinanceIn 1932, in the depths of the Great Depression, the Senate Banking Committee began a much-publicized investigation of the nation's financial sector. The hearings, which came to be known as the Pecora hearings after the Banking Committee's lead counsel Ferdinand Pecora, revealed how the country's most respected financial institutions knowingly misled investors as to the desirability of certain securities, engaged in irresponsible investment behavi...Starting at €8.20
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Financing Higher Education in Australia
Moss, David A.; Lo, StephanieCase HBS-711047-EFinanceEven before Australian lawmakers abolished university tuition in 1973, students in Australia had long benefited from low tuition and large government subsidies. By the early 1980s, however, the nation's universities faced growing budget challenges and an apparent shortage of capacity as demand for higher education surged. Policymakers, cognizant of a growing budget deficit as well as a hard-hitting recession, hesitated to provide increased fundin...Starting at €8.20
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What Went Wrong with Boeing's 737 Max
George, William W.; Migdal, AmramCase HBS-320104-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibilitythe crash of Lion Air flight 610 on October 29, 2018, in Indonesia, and the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 on March 9, 2019, in Ethiopia. The evolution of Boeing's organization and management is described, focusing on the span from Boeing's 1997 merger with rival McDonnell Douglas through the development of the 737 Max and the crashes. The case examines the antecedents and possible causes of the crashes, both through the lens of industry...Starting at €8.20
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Andrea Jung: Empowering Avon Women (A) (Spanish Version)
George, William W.Case HBS-408S47Leadership and People ManagementEn octubre de 2005 Andrea Jung está haciendo frente a una disminución del 30% en el precio de las acciones de Avon - la mayor prueba de su liderazgo desde que se convirtió en CEO en 2000.Starting at €8.20
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Martin Luther King and the Struggle for Black Voting Rights
Moss, David A.; Grodzins, DeanCase HBS-716042-EEconomicsIn January 1965, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., the most prominent leader of the civil rights movement in the United States, launched a campaign of civil disobedience in Selma, Alabama, to bring national attention to disenfranchisement of black voters in tStarting at €8.20
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Race, Justice, and the Jury System in Postbellum Virginia
Moss, David A.; Grodzins, DeanCase HBS-716047-EEconomicsIn December 1877, an all-white grand jury in Patrick County, Virginia, indicted two black teenagers, Lee and Burwell Reynolds, for killing a white man. After a series of trials, an all-white trial jury convicted Lee of second-degree murder and sentenced him to prison. A separate all-white jury could not reach a verdict on Burwell, and he was returned to jail to await another trial. During the proceedings, the defendants' attorneys had protested t...Starting at €8.20