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Reform in the Chicago Public Schools
Weinzierl, Matthew C.; Flanagan, KatrinaCase HBS-714027-EEconomicsIn 2012, the Chicago Teachers' Union went on strike over proposed reforms by the city's mayor, Rahm Emanuel. At the heart of the reforms, and the strike, was frustration over many decades of underperformance in the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and a surge of controversial, largely market-based, experimentation in public education in many U.S. cities.Starting at €8.20
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Should Corporate Profits Be Taxed (A)
Weinzierl, Matthew C.; Flanagan, KatrinaCase HBS-714033-EEconomicsTaxing corporations is popular, but why? Corporations do not bear the burden of taxes, people do, and the incidence of the corporate income tax burden is likely to be far different from what many of its supporters assume. Instructors may also obtain a Teaching Note, written by this case's author, that provides suggestions for using this case effectively in the classroom.Starting at €8.20
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Emerging Business Opportunities at IBM (B) (Spanish version)
Garvin, David A.; Levesque, Lynne C.Case HBS-304S20StrategySupplements the (A) case.Starting at €5.74
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Janet Yellen and the Bernanke Fed (Spanish version)
Weinzierl, Matthew C.; Flanagan, KatrinaCase HBS-718S20EconomicsThe unelected Federal Reserve Chairman exerts exceptional influence over the U.S., in fact global, economy. As Janet Yellen prepared to take over the position, she would look back on Chairman Bernanke's tenure during the Great Recession. During that time, Bernanke was attacked by critics from both the left and the right for guiding monetary policy into dangerous territory. Their criticisms echoed arguments Bernanke himself had made with regard to...Starting at €8.20
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Obamacare
Weinzierl, Matthew C.; Flanagan, KatrinaCase HBS-714029-EEconomicsOne vote in June, 2012, decided the fate of President Barack Obama's crowning first-term achievement: universal health insurance. Chief Justice John Roberts of the U.S. Supreme Court cast the deciding vote to uphold the keystone of the reform: the mandate to purchase insurance. That mandate had a convoluted history. Though born in a conservative think-tank and originally adopted by Republican leaders as a necessary component of reform, it was rej...Starting at €8.20
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Janet Yellen and the Bernanke Fed
Weinzierl, Matthew C.; Flanagan, KatrinaCase HBS-714030-EEconomicsThe unelected Federal Reserve Chairman exerts exceptional influence over the U.S., in fact global, economy. As Janet Yellen prepared to take over the position, she would look back on Chairman Bernanke's tenure during the Great Recession. During that time, Bernanke was attacked by critics from both the left and the right for guiding monetary policy into dangerous territory. Their criticisms echoed arguments Bernanke himself had made with regard to...Starting at €8.20
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Strategic Planning at United Parcel Service (Spanish version)
Garvin, David A.; Levesque, Lynne C.Case HBS-311S13Strategythe development of the company charter, strategic planning, strategic decision making, and strategy implementation. Also discusses the roles of the various players in the process, focusing especially on the CEO and corporate strategy staff.Starting at €8.20
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Pervasive Computing (Spanish version)
Garvin, David A.; Levesque, Lynne C.Case HBS-304S21StrategySupplements the (A) case.Starting at €8.20
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Executive Decision Making at General Motors (Spanish version)
Garvin, David A.; Levesque, Lynne C.Case HBS-313S03StrategyDescribes the evolution of General Motors' strategy, organizational structure, and management processes from its founding to the present day. Focuses on the role of GM's management committee--the senior-decision-making body at the company, now called the Automotive Strategy Board (ASB)--and how it operates under Rick Wagoner, its current CEO. In October 2004, Wagoner and the ASB are wrestling with recent changes in GM's planning and budgeting pro...Starting at €8.20
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Emerging Business Opportunities at IBM (A) (Spanish version)
Garvin, David A.; Levesque, Lynne C.Case HBS-304S19StrategyBy June 2003, IBM had made significant progress in changing the way it managed new, emerging businesses. Describes the development of a separate management program at IBM designed to identify, fund, and shepherd new businesses through growth. Traces the history of the program, its evolution, and the current challenges senior management faces in scaling up the program.Starting at €8.20