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Samuel Slater & Francis Cabot Lowell: The Factory System in U.S. Cotton Manufacturing
Nicholas, Tom; Guilford, MatthewCase HBS-814065-EEntrepreneurshipAt the time of the American War of Independence (1776-1783) and for several decades after it, Great Britain dominated the global production of cotton textiles. In fact, Britain became so dominant in textile manufacturing and trading that Manchester, its industrial capital, was nicknamed "Cottonopolis." By contrast, American manufacturing of export-oriented or even tradable-quality cotton textiles was practically nonexistent. This position of rela...Starting at €8.20
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Jaguar plc, 1989
Luehrman, Timothy A.; Lightfoot, Robert W.Case HBS-207S17FinanceDescribe los problemas del mercado de productos de Jaguar en 1989, y su atractivo para GM y Ford como un blanco de adquisición. A los estudiantes se les pidió que evaluaran la idoneidad de GM y Ford como socios de negocios para Jaguar, y para determinar la cantidad de cada uno debe estar dispuesto a pagar para adquirir parte o la totalidad de Jaguar. También se les pide a formular tácticas para extraer el precio más alto posible de cada licitador...Starting at €8.20
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Jaguar plc, 1984 (Spanish Version)
Luehrman, Timothy A.; Schiano, William T.Case HBS-212S17FinanceUn vehículo para el análisis de la exposición de los flujos de caja operativo para intercambiar cambios en las tasas. Considera el valor de Jaguar plc en el momento de su oferta de privatización y la participación en 1984. Jaguar es un importante exportador del Reino Unido y Estados Unidos, por tanto, está expuesto a cambios en la tasa de cambio del dólar / libra esterlina. Se les pide a los estudiantes para estimar el valor de la empresa en func...Starting at €8.20
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The "Wonder Drug" that Killed Babies
Krieger, Joshua Lev; Nicholas, Tom; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-818044-EEconomicsIn the early 1960s, a popular drug taken by patients worldwide for a range of maladies was found to cause severe birth defects and other health problems in babies born to mothers who had taken it during a certain stage of fetal development. As many as 10,000 children may have been affected. Just a handful of these children were born in the U.S., where safety concerns were raised by Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey, the medical officer handling the thali...Starting at €8.20