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Cyprus (B)
Werker, Eric; Berardi, Sebastian; Elia, Stelios; Muakkassa, Omar; Zumberge, JamesCaso HBS-714011-EEconomíaDesde 5,74 €
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Crosley
Nicholas, Tom; Chen, DavidCaso HBS-809160-EIniciativa emprendedoraIn October 1941, a top secret envoy from the U.S. military was sent to Crosley Corporation in Cincinnati, Ohio to request their assistance to construct a weapon that would drastically strengthen the defenses of U.S. troops: the proximity fuze. Such a fuze would allow enemy aircraft to be shot down with a rate of accuracy well above that of previous weaponry. The task would be a challenging one, as conventional wisdom held that it took at least fo...Desde 8,20 €
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Arthur Rock
Hardymon, G. Felda; Nicholas, Tom; Kind, LizCaso HBS-813138-EIniciativa emprendedoraArthur Rock was known as one of the country's first venture capitalists and was instrumental in launching major Silicon Valley firms, such as Fairchild Semiconductor, Intel Corporation, Apple Computer, Inc., Scientific Data Systems and Teledyne Incorporated. He was the first venture capitalist to be featured on the cover of Time magazine. Rock was adamant that his success was due to luck and being in the right place at the right time. Others argu...Desde 8,20 €
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Pittsburgh
Werker, Eric; Rithmire, Meg; Kennedy, Benjamin; Knauer, AndrewCaso HBS-713035-EEconomíaThe case narrates the development of Pittsburgh from the 1940s to 2012. It analyzes the collapse of the steel industry in the early 1980s, the city's subsequent decline, and the city's later re-emergence as a hub for higher education, the tech sector, and the healthcare industry. Attention is given to the public-private partnerships that emerged in Pittsburgh, as well as the economic development and taxation initiatives pursued by different mayor...Desde 8,20 €
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Neoprene
Nicholas, Tom; Tamega Fernandes, FelipeCaso HBS-810084-EIn 1931, during one of the worst economic crises in US history, Du Pont announced the discovery of an innovative rubber synthetic product - neoprene. Yet at the time of the announcement, Du Pont did not have any neoprene to sell. Manufacturing facilities were still being erected and production remained at laboratory scale. Rubber synthetics had been developed in Russia, Germany and even in the United States before, but large scale production had ...Desde 8,20 €
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Neoprene, Teaching Note
Nicholas, TomNota del Instructor HBS-811058-ETeaching Note for 810-084.Desde 0,00 €
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The American Dream in History
Nicholas, Tom; Chen, DavidCaso HBS-808134-EIniciativa emprendedoraDesde 8,20 €
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Maidenform Bras
Nicholas, TomCaso HBS-808095-EIniciativa emprendedoraUses Ida Rosenthal's entrepreneurship in brassieres to explore how economic, social, and demographic changes reshaped gender and business enterprises in early- to mid-20th century America. It shows the importance of timing and geography to Rosenthal's new firm in New York City, as well as the significance of her own entrepreneurial agency. Explores the challenges Rosenthal faced in defining products, consumers, and the company's image in an envir...Desde 8,20 €
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Cyprus (A)
Werker, Eric; Berardi, Sebastian; Elia, Stelios; Muakkassa, Omar; Zumberge, JamesCaso HBS-714010-EEconomíaCyprus is a small Mediterranean island located at the cross-roads of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Since its 1974 split, Cyprus has grown real GDP more than fivefold-in large part because of its development as an "international business" center. The country developed a large network of double-taxation-treaties (including some of the most robust agreements with Russia and other ex-Soviet Republics) that allowed it to serve as a tax-efficien...Desde 8,20 €
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Al Capone
Nicholas, Tom; Chen, DavidCaso HBS-809144-EIniciativa emprendedoraIn 1929, Chicago, IL mob boss Al Capone was at the height of his power. As head of the extensive crime organization known as "The Outfit" during most of U.S.'s Prohibition Era (1920-1933), Capone oversaw hundreds of brothels, speakeasies, and roadhouses which served as venues for gang-administered gambling, prostitution, and illegal alcohol sales. At their peak, yearly revenues from all of his enterprises combined totaled over $100 million. Capon...Desde 8,20 €