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A Cascade of Emergencies (A): Responding to Superstorm Sandy in New York City
Howitt, Arnold M.; Giles, DavidCase HBS-KS1264-EEconomicsOn October 29, 2012, Superstorm Sandy made landfall near Atlantic City, New Jersey. Sandy's massive size, coupled with an unusual combination of meteorological conditions, fueled an especially powerful and destructive storm surge, which caused unprecedented damage in and around New York City, the country's most populous metropolitan area, as well as on Long Island and along the Jersey Shore. This two-part case study focuses on how New York City p...Starting at €8.20
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Defending the Homeland: The Massachusetts National Guard Responds to the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings
Giles, David; Howitt, Arnold M.Case HBS-KS1220-EOn April 15, 2013, Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev placed and detonated two homemade bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three bystanders and injuring more than two hundred others. This case profiles the role the Massachusetts National Guard played in the complex, multi-agency response that unfolded in the minutes, hours, and days following the bombings, exploring how its soldiers and airmen helped support efforts on multipl...Starting at €8.20
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A State of Flux (A): Reorganizing Public Health in Arkansas, 2005 - 2007
Giles, David; Howitt, Arnold M.Case HBS-KS1272-EEconomicsBeginning in the late 1990s and lasting through much of the next decade, the Arkansas Department of Health underwent multiple changes to its organizational structure. Part A of "A State of Flux" recounts how, after a brief period in which the director of health replaced traditional hierarchical leadership with team-based management, several findings of administrative shortcomings helped prompt Governor Mike Huckabee and the state legislature to m...Starting at €8.20
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TXU (A): Powering the Largest Leveraged Buyout in History
Fetter, Trevor; Snowberg, Erik; Henderson, Rebecca M.Case HBS-320064-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis case is designed to support a lively discussion about the relative merits of shareholder vs. stakeholder perspectives in the context of a company that provides a vital public service that has important environmental implications. The 2007 purchase ofStarting at €8.20
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The Leveraged Buyout of TXU (B): Energy Future Holdings
Fetter, Trevor; Snowberg, Erik; Henderson, Rebecca M.Case HBS-320065-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis case is designed to support a lively discussion about the relative merits of shareholder vs. stakeholder perspectives in the context of a company that provides a vital public service that has important environmental implications. The 2007 purchase ofStarting at €5.74
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Crisis at the 11th Hour
Fubini, David G.; Henderson, Rebecca M.; Gulick, Sarah; Fetter, TrevorCase HBS-320041-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityA successful lawyer describes an important decision she had to make as a young attorney about whether to disclose information in a contract.Starting at €8.20