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Rock Health, Teaching Note
Higgins, Robert F.; Cornell, Ian McKownTeaching Note HBS-813136-EEntrepreneurshipThis is the teaching note associated with HBS Case #813035. The case should enable students to identify emerging challenges, evaluate Rock Health's funding model, debate the effectiveness of its incubation service and assess its long-term viability.Starting at €0.00
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La escasez de agua y la inversión inmobiliaria en la Ciudad de México
Macomber, John D.; Garcia-Cuellar, Regina; James, Griffin H.Case HBS-211S07FinancePara maximizar su eficacia, los casos de color deben imprimirse en color. Una característica comercial de la empresa evalúa los riesgos de agua incluyendo la capacidad del gobierno a un recurso, la exposición de funcionamiento de la empresa y la mitigación, y si hay que desplazarse a causa del riesgo de agua. Un gestor de fondos de bienes raíces evalúa las perspectivas de inversión en la Ciudad de México en el contexto de una importante crisis de...Starting at €8.20
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Business and Government: Campaign Contributions and Lobbying in the United States
Ramanna, Karthik; Sucher, Sandra J.; Cornell, Ian McKownCase HBS-113037-EEconomicsThis note on business-government relations introduces students to the state of campaign contributions and lobbying by corporations in the United States. The note develops two hypotheses as to the impact of corporate political engagement: (i) a vehicle to facilitate good government; and (ii) an instrument of special-interest capture. The note can be used to generate a discussion on the following issues: (1) In a democratic capitalist society, what...Starting at €8.20
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Mexico City Water Shortage
Macomber, John D.; Garcia-Cuellar, Regina; James, Griffin H.; Nellemann, FrederikCase HBS-212044-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In this case, a property company, a water privatizer, and municipal engineers explore the causes of and solutions to a severe water shortage in Mexico City, a great global capital. The protagonist is a real estate investor doing due diligence on the magnitude of the crisis, the impact on the firm's operations, and the likelihood of resolution. Due diligence includes intervie...Starting at €8.20
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Citibank: Weathering the Commercial Real Estate Crisis of the Early 1990s
Wulf, Julie M.; Cornell, Ian McKownCase HBS-712446-EStrategyAs the commercial real estate market began to crash in early 1990, heavily exposed banks like Citibank and Chase Manhattan were left largely undercapitalized. John Reed, Citibank Chairman and CEO, was caught off guard by the sudden market plunge. While Reed struggled to maintain the capital reserve of us his bank further weaknesses within Citi began to emerge. In addition, to missing the coming of the real estate crisis Citi had had poorly manage...Starting at €8.20
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CityCenter (D): Financial Crisis, Grand Opening, and a New Paradigm
Macomber, John D.; James, Griffin H.Case HBS-210067-EFinance"CityCenter (D)" follows the (A), (B), and (C) cases with subsequent chronological events through CityCenter's grand opening in December 2009 and financial results through March 2010. The case includes a simple valuation exercise intended to explore CEO Jim Murren's options as he seeks to avoid an MGM MIRAGE bankruptcy. The (D) case presents Murren with the choice of selling the Borgata casino in New Jersey or receiving an ownership stake in City...Starting at €5.74
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Design Creates Fortune: 2000 Tower Oakes Boulevard
Macomber, John D.; James, Griffin H.Case HBS-210070-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. A real estate developer assesses its ability to capture the benefits of investing in LEED Platinum, Vedic Design, and EnergyStar components in new buildings. The building at 2000 Tower Oaks Boulevard in Rockville, Maryland is said to be the healthiest building in the National Capital Region. Does this matter? Can the developer realize higher rents because of this? The develo...Starting at €8.20
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Water Shortage and Property Investing In Mexico City
Macomber, John D.; Garcia-Cuellar, Regina; James, Griffin H.Case HBS-210085-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. A commercial property company evaluates water risks including the government's ability to remedy, the company's operating exposure and mitigation, and whether to relocate because of water risk. A real estate fund manager assesses investment prospects in Mexico City in the context of a major water supply and distribution crisis facing one of the world's largest cities. Can th...Starting at €8.20
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Rock Health
Higgins, Robert F.; Cornell, Ian McKownCase HBS-813035-EEntrepreneurshipRock Health was a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization offering accelerator services to spur innovation at the intersection of healthcare and technology. The company was the creation of Halle Tecco (HBS '11) and her HBS classmate Nate Gross (HBS '11), who met early in their first year at the HBS Healthcare Club meeting and decided to undertake a year-long field study that married their shared interests in healthcare, technology and entrepre...Starting at €8.20