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Divided We Stand: Gay Marriage Rulings and Official Disobedience
Winig, Laura; Robichaud, ChristopherCase HBS-KS1199-EOn June, 26, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that the federal Defense of Marriage Act violated the U.S. Constitution's Fifth Amendment protection of equal liberty, effectively overturning the law. Pennsylvania, however, banned same-sex marriage. Despite the state law, D. Bruce Hanes, a register of wills in Pennsylvania, agreed to honor a request from two women seeking a same-sex marriage license-an act of official disobedience that immedi...Starting at €8.20
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Money & Morals: The Minimum Wage and the American South
Varley, Pamela; Robichaud, ChristopherCase HBS-KS1233-EEconomicsIn 2014, U.S. President Barack Obama called on Congress to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $10.10. To the surprise of no one, Congressional Republicans blocked the move, as they had a similar proposal the year before. Seeing little hope of federal action, wage activists turned their sights on state and local governments. Riding a tide of popular support, dozens of jurisdictions voted in hikes in their own state and city mini...Starting at €8.20
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Hero or Traitor Edward Snowden and the NSA Spying Program
Winig, Laura; Robichaud, ChristopherCase HBS-HKS798-EEconomicsOn June 5, 2013, a London newspaper reported that the United States National Security Agency (NSA) was collecting the telephone records of millions of Verizon customers in the U.S. The story was the first of many top secret revelations about the NSA's spying programs, leaked by Edward Snowden, a former NSA contractor. The case examines Snowden's actions and motivations and asks students to consider the repercussions of whistleblowing/leaking on t...Starting at €8.20
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Currency Hedging Review (Spanish version)
Tufano, Peter; Poetzscher, CameronCase HBS-203S14FinanceThe chief financial officer of a rapidly growing U.S.-based software firm that sells its process-control software to industrial users around the globe must review the goals, strategies, and policies of the firm's currency hedging program. This review is prompted by changes in the firm's business, notably its acquisition of a United Kingdom subsidiary, other growing overseas expenses, and its recent initial public offering.Starting at €8.20
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Gestión de Deuda en General Motors
Tufano, PeterCase HBS-206S01FinanceAnalista de General Motors encargado de la gestión de la estructura de la deuda de la automotriz debe decidir si y cómo modificar la exposición al tipo de interés de oferta de deuda más reciente de la firma. El analista debe tener en directrices de política de administración de pasivos consideración de GM, la exposición de la empresa existente de tipos de interés, sus expectativas de tasas de interés, y la amplia gama de productos de tipos de int...Starting at €8.20
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MW Petroleum Corp. (A) (Spanish version)
Luehrman, Timothy A.; Tufano, Peter; Wall, Barbara D.Case HBS-306S16FinanceAmoco Corp. is negotiating to sell a wholly-owned subsidiary, MW Petroleum, to Apache Corp. MW owns large reserves of oil and gas comprising many properties at different stages of engineering, development, and production. The proposed acquisition is a large one for Apache and poses several important financing and valuation problems. This case focuses primarily on valuation.Starting at €8.20
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Role Responsibility, Official Disobedience, and the Supreme Court's Ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act, Teaching Plan
Robichaud, Christopher; Winig, LauraTeaching Note HBS-KS1177-EEconomicsTeaching plan for case HKS793. In June, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that the federal Defense of Marriage Act violated the U.S. Constitution's Fifth Amendment protection of equal liberty, effectively overturning the law. Pennsylvania, however, banned same-sex marriage. Despite the state law, D. Bruce Hanes, a register of wills in Pennsylvania, agreed to honor a request from two women seeking a same-sex marriage license-an act of offici...Starting at €0.00
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Williams--2002 (Spanish version)
Coval, Joshua D; Tufano, Peter; Greenwood, RobinCase HBS-206S12FinanceWilliams, a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based firm in various energy businesses, must decide whether to accept a financing package offered by Berkshire Hathaway and Lehman Brothers. The proposed one-year credit facility would provide the firm with financial resources in a difficult period.Starting at €8.20
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Atlantic Corporation
Tufano, PeterCase HBS-208S14FinanceDos fabricantes de productos forestales negocian la venta de un grupo de activos. ACER permitiría que el comprador se deprecie rápidamente el intensificó base para justificar una alta valoración. El vendedor pagó recientemente greenmail, y esta operación puede estar relacionado con su deseo de evitar el pago de un segundo inversor.Starting at €8.20
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Subasta de Antamina
Tufano, Peter; Moel, AlbertoCase HBS-208S20FinanceEn junio de 1996, los ejecutivos de la empresa minera multinacional licitación RTZ-CRA contemplan para adquirir la mina de cobre y zinc Antamina, en Perú. El proyecto Antamina se ofrece a la venta en pública subasta como parte de la privatización de la estatal minera Perú. RTZ-CRA tiene que determinar lo que vale la mina y decidir si y cómo se debe hacer una oferta en la próxima subasta. Las bases de licitación establecidos por el dictado gobiern...Starting at €8.20