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Romney vs. Obama and U.S. Energy Policy
Abdelal, Rawi; Tuthill, KaitlynCase HBS-713050-EEconomicsIn 2012, the energy sector in the United States was demanding major reform. Prices of oil and gas had continued to cripple the middle and lower class as the U.S. economy slowly recovered. At the same time, the U.S. lagged behind developed economies in production of renewable energy. The acceptance of climate change remained a partisan issue. The development of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) promised an abundance of accessible, cheap, domesticall...Starting at €8.20
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Baroo (A): Pet Concierge
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Ma, Susie L.Case HBS-820011-EEntrepreneurshipBaroo CEO Lindsay Hyde was facing unrest from the board of her pet services startup in August 2017. One board member (and lead investor) was alarmed that Baroo's growth was slowing while it's appetite for funding was accelerating. Hyde wanted to hit the gas and continue expanding to new cities, which meant she needed to raise venture capital. How could she convince the board and potential investors that the business opportunities were too good to...Starting at €8.20
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Baroo (B)
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Ma, Susie L.Case HBS-820026-EEntrepreneurshipBaroo CEO Lindsay Hyde must secure venture capital funding if she wants to save her pet services startup. If she is unable to finance a series A, she will need to sell or shut down.Starting at €5.74
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Everybody Knows: Russia and the Election
Abdelal, Rawi; Di Tella, Rafael; Goldstein, GalitCase HBS-719012-EEconomicsFollowing a contentious presidential race, Donald Trump's 2016 election destabilized America's status quo. Academics, journalists, politicians and the public at large examined why Trump had won. Many Americans, inside and outside the government, asserted that a state-led Russian disinformation campaign had influenced the election's outcome. The leaders of major social media companies, including Twitter and Facebook, also conceded that state actor...Starting at €8.20
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The United States and Russia: Gas Rivals in Europe
Abdelal, Rawi; Goldstein, Galit; Apostolicas, PaulCase HBS-720006-EStrategyThough the shale revolution transformed the U.S. into the largest producer of petroleum products, it was unclear how much success American exporters would find selling liquefied natural gas on the European energy market. Gazprom, the state-controlled Russian energy company, provided Europe with the majority of its natural gas. Many voices discussed European energy needs in terms of security or politics, but buyers and sellers of natural gas in th...Starting at €8.20
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The Sino-Russian Rapprochement: Energy Relations in a New Era
Abdelal, Rawi; Skalamera, Morena; Tarontsi, SogomonCase HBS-715016-EEconomicsThe United States could enhance or threaten China's energy security but China was unsure of the U.S. intentions. China and the United States were both friends and potential foes. In the meantime, Russia's own ambivalent relationship with the United States and its Western allies worsened. In this context, China and Russia grew closer. Bilateral ties in the energy trade quickly improved: Russian oil exports expanded, while disagreements on the term...Starting at €8.20
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Integrating Beam Suntory (B)
Fubini, David G.; Abdelal, Rawi; Lane, DavidCase HBS-421004-ELeadership and People ManagementSupplements (A) case: The spring 2014 acquisition of U.S. alcoholic spirits maker Beam Inc. by Japan's Suntory Holdings vaulted Suntory from 15th to third-largest international spirits company in the world. Yet Suntory had borrowed nearly the entire $16 bStarting at €5.74
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Wayfair
Rayport, Jeffrey; Ma, Susie L.; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-819045-EMarketingIn 2016 Niraj Shah and Steve Conine, founders of online home goods retailer Wayfair, are faced with a decision about how to improve user experience on their e-commerce sites. A key driver of consumer interest and conversion to purchase in the home categorStarting at €8.20
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Western Governors University: 10x Vision
Kerr, William R.; Ma, Susie L.Case HBS-819093-EStrategyWestern Governors University (WGU) was a nonprofit institution of higher education whose online learning model served more than 100,000 students in 2019 and was scaling rapidly. President Scott Pulsipher wanted to expand WGU's reach to millions more with a plan called 10x Vision. 10x Vision called for scaling enrollment, creating new ventures to expand access to higher education that complement WGU's business model, and funding these ventures. Pu...Starting at €8.20
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Fiscal Responses to COVID-19
Abdelal, Rawi; Di Tella, Rafael; Pons, Vincent; Goldstein, GalitCase HBS-721011-EEconomicsFor the first half of 2020, the COVID-19 crisis seemed on the verge of spiraling out of control. The business world struggled to figure out what COVID meant for macroeconomics. Extended restrictions limiting human interaction meant an end to normal economStarting at €8.20