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Merck CEO Ken Frazier Quits President Trump's Advisory Council
Zelleke, Andy; Tilley, BrianCase HBS-318105-EEconomicsIn the first six months of Donald Trump's presidency, Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier appeared alongside Trump at least three times at press events, one of which commemorated the first and only meeting of the president's Manufacturing Job Initiative (better known at the president's "Manufacturing Council"). Then by August 2017, after tragic events surrounding a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, and a press event in which Trump conde...Starting at €8.20
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Charity or Bribery, Teaching Note
Soltes, Eugene; Tilley, BrianTeaching Note HBS-118112-ETeaching note for case 118052.Starting at €0.00
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Charity or Bribery (Spanish version)
Soltes, Eugene; Tilley, BrianCase HBS-121S02Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityFilip Kowalski, a senior manager at the pharmaceutical company Healthgen, leads sales for the firm's Polish division. While pitching Healthgen's products, he develops a relationship with a director of a regional health fund who also runs a private foundation. After a natural disaster, Healthgen- at the request of the director- donated products to help during the crises. After Healthgen wins an important contract, the media alleges that the donati...Starting at €8.20
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Assistant Professor Gyan Gupta and the Wet Noodle Class (A)
Leonard, Dorothy; Harmeling, Susan S.Case HBS-912405-EProfessor Gupta faces three major problems in teaching cases: 1) his students, accustomed to lectures, don't know how to conduct a case discussion; 2) the students are using the Internet to discover the outcome of managerial dilemmas posed in the case; 3) he wants to share the theory he learned as a doctoral student, but can't figure out the appropriate way to integrate theory into the case-based discussion. He seeks advice, particularly about th...Starting at €8.20
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Donald Trump Calls Carrier Corporation
Zelleke, Andy; Tilley, BrianCase HBS-318030-EEconomicsThis case examines the influence of political pressure on corporate decision-making. It questions whether fidelity to domestic operations ought to be a corporate social responsibility, and thus it challenges the limits of "social responsibility" as a corporate ideal. Specifically, the case focuses on Donald Trump's effort to encourage U.S. companies' domestic operations, through a study of one company's decision to backtrack on a factory relocati...Starting at €8.20
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Charity or Bribery
Soltes, Eugene; Tilley, BrianCase HBS-118052-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityFilip Kowalski, a senior manager at the pharmaceutical company Healthgen, leads sales for the firm's Polish division. While pitching Healthgen's products, he develops a relationship with a director of a regional health fund who also runs a private foundatStarting at €8.20
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Merrimack Tractors and Mowers: LIFO or FIFO, Teaching Note
Bruns, William J., Jr.; Bruns, Sharon; Harmeling, Susan S.; Chapman, Craig JTeaching Note HBS-3219-EAccounting and ControlTeaching Note to 3217Starting at €0.00
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LIFO or FIFO? (Spanish version)
Bruns, William J., Jr.; Bruns, Sharon; Harmeling, Susan S.Case HBS-311S10Accounting and ControlWhen students have the English-language PDF of this Brief Case in a coursepack, they will also have the option to purchase an audio version. At Merrimack Tractors and Mowers in 2008, product manufacturing costs are increasing faster than competitors' costs, and as a result earnings are likely to fall below those reported in 2007. The company president and the company controller have discussed this problem, and the controller has mentioned that if...Starting at €8.20