HBSP (USA)
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Three Examples (Spanish version)
Bruns, William J., Jr.; Hertenstein, Julie H.Case HBS-105S10Accounting and ControlThis case introduces the statement of cash flow through three examples of multi-year statements of cash flows from three unidentified companies.Starting at €8.20
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Diversity in Accounting Principles: A Problem, a Strategic Imperative, or a Strategic Opportunity (Spanish Version)
Bruns, William J., Jr.Case HBS-105S01Accounting and ControlProvides an introduction to the diversity of generally accepted accounting principles. An example shows how financial reports in one firm could differ depending on accounting methods and principles selected. Presents arguments that this may be a problem, an imperative for change, or a strategic opportunity for managers.Starting at €8.20
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Hubway (A): Bike Sharing in Boston
Gomez-Ibanez, Jose; Johnston, TrevorCase HBS-KS1180-EIn the summer of 2014, Alta Bicycle Share, Inc had just won its second contract to operate the Hubway bike sharing system in the cities of Boston, Brookline, Cambridge and Somerville in Eastern Massachusetts. Emily Stapleton, Hubway's General Manager, was engaged in conversations with project managers from each of the four client municipalities about when and where to expand the system. Expansion was on the agenda because Hubway was widely percei...Starting at €8.20
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Uber Comes to Boston
Gomez-Ibanez, Jose; Hogge, PaulCase HBS-KS1240-EOn August 5, 2016, Governor Charlie Baker signed into law Massachusetts' first statewide regulations on ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft. The law was a monumental victory for the ride-sharing companies given that a few years earlier state officials tried to ban the startups from doing business in Massachusetts. The outcome was a major defeat for the taxi industry, whose drivers and license holders argued that their livelihoods were severe...Starting at €8.20
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Depreciation at Delta Air Lines: The "Fresh Start", Teaching Note
Bruns, William J., Jr.Teaching Note HBS-4016-EAccounting and ControlTeaching Note to 4013Starting at €0.00
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Regulating Broadband in Chile: The Debate Over Open Access, Teaching Note
Gomez-Ibanez, Jose; Martabit, Jorge TarzijanTeaching Note HBS-HKS669-EEconomicsTeaching Note for HKS670.Starting at €0.00
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Airlines and Antitrust: Scrutinizing the American Airlines-US Airways Merger Sequel
Gomez-Ibanez, Jose; Datla, AnjaniCase HBS-KS1141-EEconomicsThis sequel accompanies case number 2044.0. In August 2013, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) shocked many in the airline industry by filing a lawsuit to block the merger of American Airlines and US Airways on the grounds that the merger would reduce competition. The two airlines had announced their intention to merge in February, making way for the creation of the largest airline in the world. The new airline would carry ...Starting at €8.20
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The Quest for Sustainable Public Transit Funding: SEPTA's 2013 Capital Budget Crisis Sequel
Gomez-Ibanez, Jose; Rosengard, Jay K.; Varley, PamelaCase HBS-KS1146-EFinanceThis sequel accompanies Case Number 2047.0. Designed for a course in public finance or in transportation, this case describes the financial crisis that, in 2013, loomed over the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), the transit system serving Philadelphia and four surrounding counties. The difficulties were predominantly in the system's long-inadequate capital budget, which funded maintenance, repair, and replacement costs f...Starting at €8.20
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Lagos Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (LAMATA)
Gomez-Ibanez, JoseCase HBS-KS1156-EIn 2011 the World Bank and others were concerned that cities all over the developing world were losing their battle with increasing traffic congestion in part because they lacked institutions that had the authority and the capacity to promote public transportation in an integrated fashion. Lagos was one of the few major cities in the developing world to have a metropolitan area public transportation authority with broad powers, independent resour...Starting at €8.20
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Plans versus Politics: New Orleans after Katrina
Schlefer, Jonathan; Gomez-Ibanez, JoseCase HBS-HKS100-EStrategyOn Tuesday, August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina battered New Orleans, causing inadequate levees to collapse and flood the city in what came to be widely seen as a man-made disaster. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) calculated that 105,000 of the city's 188,000 housing units were severely damaged or destroyed. It was the worst urban disaster in national memory. However, city leaders were not prepared to accept New Orleans' demise. On ...Starting at €8.20