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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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Part I: Uber in Sao Paulo
Callander, Steven; Orleans, Amadeus; Cojj, Jeff; Varjao, CarlosCase SGSB-P81C-EEconomicsThis case recounts Uber’s experience in four cities at different points in time. This approach offers a way to examine Uber’s strategy for market entry and evaluate the performance of that strategy in these four cities, as well as elsewhere in the world. The cases included here help frame the discussion on the future of Uber’s expansion, and extract lessons for how a firm can successfully navigate the beyond-market business environment.Starting at €8.20
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Massachusetts Eye and Ear: Deciding Whether to Join Partners Healthcare
Bundorf, Mary, K; Pathipati, ACase SGSB-P92-EEconomicsThis case follows John Fernandez, CEO of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, as he evaluates whether or not his organization should join Partners HealthCare, the state’s largest healthcare provider. Starting in the mid-2000s, there was a growing trend towards provider consolidation in health care. Many physician practices joined larger groups or hospitals, while independent hospitals integrated into larger health systems. The case explores the causes an...Starting at €8.20
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Repsol and YPF (C): Recovering Value
Shotts, K; Casey, K; Melvin, SCase SGSB-P90C-EEconomicsBack in 1999, the Spanish oil company Repsol purchased 98 percent of the Argentine oil company YPF’s shares for more than $15 billion and changed its name to Repsol-YPF. At the time, the New York Times said the deal “appears to be a perfect marriage” and asked, “Repsol-YPF: As Good as It Gets?” However, on April 16, 2012, that “perfect marriage” was effectively annulled when Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced that her go...Starting at €5.74
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Natural Gas and Its Role in the New Energy Dynamics
Donald Kennedy, Debra SchifrinCase SGSB-P83-EEconomics“Natural Gas and Its Role in the New Energy Dynamics” presents a comprehensive look at new natural gas extraction technology (hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” and horizontal drilling), as well as the economic and climate effects of the recent dramatic increase in unconventional natural gas production and consumption. It discusses the impact of the low natural gas prices in the U.S., as well as the lucrative arbitrage opportunities in transporti...Starting at €8.20
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Overcoming Political Opposition: Compressed Natural Gas Mandates in Delhi (B)
Jha, S,Case SGSB-P79B-EEconomicsIn 1985, M.C. Mehta, a lawyer and head of his own environmental NGO, filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court of India to enforce the 1981 Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act in the environs of India’s National Capital Region (NCR). In 1988, World Bank experts had advised the Indian government that given the extent to which air pollution in the National Capital Region came from an increasingly large fleet of passeng...Starting at €5.74
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Overcoming Political Opposition: Compressed Natural Gas Mandates in Delhi (C)
Jha, S,Case SGSB-P79C-EEconomicsIn 1985, M.C. Mehta, a lawyer and head of his own environmental NGO, filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court of India to enforce the 1981 Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act in the environs of India’s National Capital Region (NCR). In 1988, World Bank experts had advised the Indian government that given the extent to which air pollution in the National Capital Region came from an increasingly large fleet of passeng...Starting at €5.74
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Managing Local Political Risk: Parking the Tata Nano (A) - (C) - Teaching note
Jha, S, Schifrin, DTeaching Note SGSB-P78TN-EEconomicsManaging Local Political Risk: Parking the Tata Nano highlights the role of political geography in shaping risks to businesses. The case has three parts: an (A) case, (B) case, and (C) case. The (A) case is set in 2006 and discusses the decision Tata Motors must make about where in India to locate a manufacturing plant to build the Nano – the world’s cheapest car. The (A) case presents four possible locations, and the students must evaluate which...Starting at €0.00
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Wastewater Recycling: Public Relations for a Controversial Technology - Teaching note
Shotts, K; , Jhina, A; Hoyt, DTeaching Note SGSB-P73TN-EEconomicsA reliable, safe, supply of drinking water is essential to the survival of communities. In many places the water supply is under stress—a condition that is expected to get progressively more challenging in the future. There are several ways that municipalities can improve their drinking water supply, including conservation, purchases from external suppliers, desalination, and recycling. Recycling wastewater into potable water is attractive in ...Starting at €0.00
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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