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Who Broke the Bank of England?
Ferguson, Niall; Schlefer, JonathanCase HBS-709026-EFinanceIn the summer of 1992, hedge fund manager George Soros was contemplating the possibility that the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) would break down. Designed to pave the way for a full-scale European Monetary Union, the ERM was a system of fixed exchange rates linking together twelve members of the European Union, including Britain, France, Germany, and Italy. However, the impact of German reunification after 1989 had created significant st...Starting at €8.20
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Consumer Payment Systems - United States and Japan, Teaching Note
Edelman, Benjamin; Hagiu, AndreiTeaching Note HBS-909039-EStrategyTeaching Note for [909006] and [909007].Starting at €0.00
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Government in Your Business
Reich, Robert B.Article HBS-R0907L-EEconomicsFor the foreseeable future, governments will take a keen interest in how executives manage. In the U.S., industries and sectors representing more than a third of the nation's economy - including financial services, automobiles, health care, and telecom - are being reshaped. But don't expect a return of old-style regulation, which would stifle innovation. Government will coax businesses rather than curb them by offering incentives for desirable co...Starting at €8.20
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Government in Your Business (Spanish version)
Reich, Robert B.Article HBS-R0907LEconomicsFor the foreseeable future, governments will take a keen interest in how executives manage. In the U.S., industries and sectors representing more than a third of the nation's economy - including financial services, automobiles, health care, and telecom - are being reshaped. But don't expect a return of old-style regulation, which would stifle innovation. Government will coax businesses rather than curb them by offering incentives for desirable co...Starting at €8.20
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New World versus Old (Spanish version)
Bartlett, Christopher A.Case HBS-912S02StrategyThe case contrasts the tradition-bound Old World wine industry with the market-oriented New World producers, the battle for the US market, the most desirable export target in 2009 due to its large, fast-growing, high-priced market segments. The case allows analysis of the way in which newcomers can change the rules of competitive engagement in a global industry. It also poses the question of how incumbents can respond, especially when constrained...Starting at €8.20
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Global Wine War 2009: New World versus Old
Bartlett, Christopher A.Case HBS-910405-EKnowledge and CommunicationThe case contrasts the tradition-bound Old World wine industry with the market-oriented New World producers, the battle for the US market, the most desirable export target in 2009 due to its large, fast-growing, high-priced market segments. The case allows analysis of the way in which newcomers can change the rules of competitive engagement in a global industry. It also poses the question of how incumbents can respond, especially when constrained...Starting at €8.20
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Choosing a GAAP for Canada
Ramanna, Karthik; Cheng, BeitingCase HBS-110023-EAccounting and ControlExplores Canadian regulators' decision to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The Canadian decision in 2005 to adopt IFRS is particularly interesting because Canada had well-developed domestic accounting standards and because a significant fraction of Canadian industry was lobbying for the adoption of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and not IFRS. The case positions the student as an advisor to an importa...Starting at €8.20
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A Map to Healthy--and Ailing--Markets (Spanish version)
Thomas, Kurian; Vasudeva, JoydeepArticle HBS-F1001EEconomicsA look at global bailout and stimulus levels as percentages of GDP helps identify which economies will be stressed and which will have the resources to bounce back.Starting at €8.20
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Mexico: Crisis and Competitiveness
Musacchio, Aldo; Vietor, Richard H.K.; GarcÃa-Cuéllar, ReginaCase HBS-710058-EEconomicsIn 2010, the bicentennial anniversary of Mexico's revolution against Spain, Mexican President Felipe Calderon hoped he could orchestrate several crucial reforms that Mexico needed. Mexico had not grown much over the course of the last decade, losing competitiveness to China and other Asian countries. Several of its institutions, including labor, education, healthcare, energy, and antitrust, seemed uncompetitive. But with a weaker peso and greater...Starting at €8.20
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The Precautionary Principle
Toffel, Michael W.; Uludere Aragon, Nazli Z.Case HBS-610043-EEconomicsThis note describes the precautionary principle and its key tenets, highlights challenges associated with its use, and includes many examples of its application, primarily within the realm of regulating activities based on the risk of harm to human health and the environment. Appendices provide detailed examples of how the precautionary principle has been applied to regulations in three key industries: agriculture, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals....Starting at €8.20