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México: crisis y competitividad
Musacchio, Aldo; Vietor, Richard H.K.; GarcÃa-Cuéllar, ReginaCase HBS-711S30EconomicsEn 2010, el bicentenario de la revolución de México contra España, el presidente de México, Felipe Calderón esperaba que pudiera orquestar varias reformas cruciales que México necesita. México no había crecido mucho a lo largo de la última década, la pérdida de competitividad de China y otros países asiáticos. Varios de sus instituciones, incluido el trabajo, educación, salud, energía y defensa de la competencia, parecía poco competitivo. Pero co...Starting at €8.20
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Duke Energy y el Renacimiento Nuclear
Vietor, Richard H.K.; Reinhardt, Forest L.Case HBS-717S05EconomicsPara maximizar su eficacia, los casos de color deben imprimirse en color. Duke Energy, una empresa eléctrica de propiedad del inversor estadounidense, se enfrenta a miles de millones de dólares de decisiones sobre su mezcla de combustible futuro. En particular, sus líderes están considerando la construcción de nueva capacidad nuclear. Si esto es razonable depende, entre otras cosas, sobre el crecimiento de la demanda, los costos de capital, los p...Starting at €8.20
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Paramount Equipment (Spanish version)
Baldwin, Carliss Y.; Wang, WeiCase HBS-916S14FinanceParamount Equipment, Inc., based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is a large manufacturer of cranes and compact construction equipment, aerial work platforms, and food service equipment. Founded in 1987, Paramount now had manufacturing operations in 24 countries. However, it lost its competitive position because it took on too much debt in the form of bank borrowings relative to the risk level of its business. Now the company must seek funding and guarant...Starting at €8.20
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Supergrid, Teaching Note
Vietor, Richard H.K.Teaching Note HBS-712033-EEconomicsTeaching Note for 707-016.Starting at €0.00
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Valero Energy Corporation and Tight Oil
Vietor, Richard H.K.; Adamson, Eric; Byrd, Aaron; Chiverton, Ned; Meier, Mariko; Rain, RobCase HBS-713083-EEconomicsTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Valero Energy, an incredibly successful US refiner, needs to make some decisions about tight oil. As production of light tight oil increases-from Eagle Ford, Bakken and elsewhere-Valero considers whether to add topping capacity to handle it, on top of its recent investments for heavy oil. Political decisions, however, are pending on Keystone XL, on crude oil exports, and on ...Starting at €8.20
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Sasol: U.S. Growth Program
Vietor, Richard H.K.Case HBS-714034-EEconomicsSasol, the world's largest producer of synthetic oil from coal and gas, has announced plans to build a huge Catalytic cracker and gas-to-liquids plant in Lake Charles, Louisiana. This $21 billion venture will be the single largest foreign direct investment in US manufacturing history. The plants, on 1,600 acres adjacent to the company's existing cracker, will liquefy 98,000 barrels daily, converting ethane to ethylene and then into various specia...Starting at €8.20
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Colombia and the Economic Premium of Peace
Vietor, Richard H.K.; White, HilaryCase HBS-715011-EEconomicsColombia, the fastest growing country in Latin America, continues to struggle with productivity. Both labor productivity and total factor productivity have been low for the past decade, despite economic growth of 4.7% annually. Many factors contribute-everything from infrastructure, to banking, to informality. President Santos, one year into his second term, is well aware of these difficulties and has put in place new policies to mitigate them. H...Starting at €8.20
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Peru: Economic Miracle or Just a Mirage
Vietor, Richard H.K.; D'Alessio, Fernando A.; Pino, Ricardo M.Case HBS-716028-EEconomicsAfter years of rapid growth, Peru's economy had recently slowed. Mineral prices were down and the current President, Humala, had only a year remaining in office before the next election. And he could not run again. While the country had many strengths, especially in minerals, natural resources and tourism, infrastructural problems, corruption, drugs, and inequality continued to plague its growth. The next election would help determine Peru's futu...Starting at €8.20
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Mexico: Crisis and Competitiveness, Teaching Note
Vietor, Richard H.K.; Musacchio, AldoTeaching Note HBS-711011-EEconomicsTeaching Note for 710058.Starting at €0.00
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PepsiCo's Bid for Quaker Oats (B)
Baldwin, Carliss Y.; Soudakov, LeonidCase HBS-209078-EFinanceSecond in a series on PepsiCo's bid for Quaker Oats. Describes the negotiations between PepsiCo and Quaker including due diligence process, first bid and counteroffer. Quaker's counteroffer included a collar on equity consideration, and thus the case offers an opportunity to discuss and value these contractual devices.Starting at €5.74