Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Global Climate Coorperation and Conflict: Brazil and the Paris Agreement
Clark, Richard; Gaikwad, Nikhar; Scheve, KennethCase SGSB-P98-EEconomicsIt is March 2019, and Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s newly elected president, is deciding what to do about Brazil’s participation in the 2016 Paris Agreement on climate change. Bolsonaro must weigh the economic and political costs and benefits of taking drastic action to curb environmentalism and environmental protections in Brazil. Exiting from the Paris Agreement would provide far greater freedom to reboot Brazil’s economy, which is one of Bolsonaro’...Starting at €8.20
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Flibe Energy: Pursuing a Safe, Affordable, and Sustainable Energy Future
Burgelman, R; Siegel, R; Nolan, SCase SGSB-SM208-EStrategyFlibe Energy is a startup in the nuclear power space seeking to find a safe way to enable nuclear energy using a technology previously dismissed by the US government since it could not be used for making material for nuclear weapons. The founders believe they have found a way to create safe, clean energy using a proven but forgotten technology. The challenges are steep, however, as proof of the technology will require hundreds of millions of doll...Starting at €8.20
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Orb: The Next Big Thing (A)
Pedro M Gardete, Debra SchifrinCase SGSB-M363A-EMarketingIn 2003, the tiny start-up Orb came up with a breakthrough technology. Through its software, every type of media on a PC (including music, photos, and videos) could be streamed remotely to any mobile device for free. Orb also enabled users to stream live TV onto their PCs and mobile devices. This was a technological feat in the days before the iPhone and other smartphones. When Orb launched in 2005, it won the “Next Big Thing” award from the inf...Starting at €8.20
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Ratification Politics and Preferential Trade Agreements: Malaysia and the CPTPP
Gaikwad, Nikhar; Scheve, Kenneth; van Lieshout, ElisabethCase SGSB-P99-EEconomicsWhat does the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) mean for a country like Malaysia? This case investigates the far-reaching domestic ramifications of this type of “mega-regional agreement,” as well as how international agreements can be an important way to strengthen alliances and global standing. The case asks students to evaluate an important decision facing Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, a long-servi...Starting at €8.20
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Orb: The Next Big Thing (A) - Teaching Note
Pedro M Gardete, Debra SchifrinTeaching Note SGSB-M363TN-EMarketingIn 2003, the tiny start-up Orb came up with a breakthrough technology. Through its software, every type of media on a PC (including music, photos, and videos) could be streamed remotely to any mobile device for free. Orb also enabled users to stream live TV onto their PCs and mobile devices. This was a technological feat in the days before the iPhone and other smartphones. When Orb launched in 2005, it won the “Next Big Thing” award from the inf...Starting at €0.00