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Leasing the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Gomez-Ibanez, Jose; Foote, JohnCase HBS-HKS102-EEntrepreneurshipIn June 2007, the governor of Pennsylvania, was negotiating with the state's legislative leaders about his proposal to lease the Pennsylvania Turnpike to private investors. Leasing public highways to private companies was unheard of in the United States until the City of Chicago leased the Chicago Skyway, an 8-mile toll expressway, for $1.83 billion in 2005 and the State of Indiana leased the 157-mile Indiana Toll Road for $3.85 billion in 2006....Starting at €8.20
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Wendell Weeks at Corning Inc.: Extending a History of Life-Changing Innovations
Raffaelli, Ryan L.; Fubini, David G.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-419003-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case examines the leadership challenges associated with maintaining a culture of innovation in established organizations. It asks students to step into the shoes of a leader faced with making several tough decisions about when to invest (or to stop investing) in radical innovation projects. Corning CEO Wendell Weeks, who nearly bankrupted the company in the early 2000s when he overinvested in fiber optics, must initially decide if the compan...Starting at €8.20