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Mr. Five Percent: Calouste Gulbenkian and the Origins of Global Oil
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Al-Rashed, YazeedCase HBS-321003-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis case describes the business career of Calouste Gulbenkian, a skilled intermediary who was able to secure 5 per cent of a vast oil concession covering much of the Middle East that was signed in 1928. Gulbenkian was an ethnic Armenian born in the Ottoman Empire, which was a large multi-ethnic empire covering large swathes of the Middle East and eastern Europe. Gulbenkian's career is set against the steady erosion of the Empire's sovereignty by...Starting at €8.20
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Oak Street Health: A New Model of Primary Care
Porter, Michael E.; Lee, Thomas H.; Alger, Meredith A.Case HBS-717437-EKnowledge and CommunicationIn 2000, Dr. Gary Kaplan became CEO of the Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. The hospital was facing significant challenges: It was losing money for the first time in its history, staff morale had plummeted, and area hospitals presented ardent competition. Considerable change was imminent. Within his first few months, Kaplan had rallied the organization around a new strategic direction: to become the quality leader in health c...Starting at €8.20