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Massey-Ferguson Ltd.--1980 (Spanish version)
Baldwin, Carliss Y.; Mason, Scott P.; Hughes, Jennifer H.Case HBS-202S12FinanceMassey Ferguson began fiscal year 1981 in default on $2.5 billion of outstanding debt. The company's future depends on the ability of lenders, the governments of Canada and Ontario, and management, to agree on a refinancing plan. The case reviews Massey's performance and position in the industry and raises questions about the company's ability to compete in the long run. Provides information on the firm's claimants in order to focus students on t...Starting at €8.20
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Thomas J. Watson, IBM and Nazi Germany
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Ballor, Grace; Brown, AdrianCase HBS-807133-EEconomicsConsiders the strategy of U.S.-owned IBM, then a manufacturer of punch cards, in Nazi Germany before 1937. Opens with IBM CEO Thomas J. Watson meeting Adolf Hitler in his capacity as President of the International Chamber of Commerce. IBM had acquired a German company in 1922, and like other American companies, found itself operating after 1933 in a country whose government violently suppressed political dissent and engaged in intimidation and di...Starting at €8.20