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Ebola: Managing to Save Lives
IESE InsightArticle ART-2676-EService and Operations ManagementA year after the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa in March 2014, health-care experts are cautiously optimistic that the epidemic appears to be slowing. Although the outlook is brighter than a year ago when the first case was detected in Guinea, there is still a long way to go and many lessons to be learned in managing a crisis of this scale, related to institutional shortfalls, international coordination, engagement with local stakeholders and, m...Starting at €8.20
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Haifolk 2012 Music Festival
de Santiago, RafaelCase AD-332-EDecision Analysis, Service and Operations ManagementThe case describes the development of a company in Haifa, Israel, whose activity consists of organizing music concerts. Born as a small enterprise, it grew rapidly in just a few years. It now faces the challenge of streamlining the process of creating the concert lineup, taking into account the bands' popularity, venue capacity and so on.Starting at €8.20
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Moshe Kahlon: Telecommunications Reform and Competition in Israel's Cellular Market (B)
Margolis, Joshua D.; Migdal, Amram; Herman, KerryCase HBS-417018-EEconomicsThe case complements "Moshe Kahlon: Telecommunications Reform and Competition in Israel's Cellular Market (A)," HBS case number 417-017, which addresses reforms to regulations in Israel's telecommunications industry initiated and implemented under the leadership of Minister of Communications Moshe Kahlon in 2009-2010. The case highlights the challenges faced by a politician attempting to institute regulatory and legislative reforms in the face of...Starting at €5.74
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The Cheese and the Oligarchs: The Politics, the Media, and Israel's Dream of a Start-Up Nation
Di Tella, Rafael; Snively, ChristineCase HBS-716060-EEconomicsIsrael enjoyed the highest concentration of technology start-ups in the world per capita. Despite regional instability, the country maintained strong economic growth and was considered a high-tech powerhouse. But not all Israelis benefited. Between the 1980s and 2010s, income distribution had widened. By 2015, 20 business groups -- nearly all family-owned -- controlled one in four listed companies through corporate pyramids. Public anger over the...Starting at €8.20
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The Cheese and the Oligarchs: The Politics, the Media, and Israel's Dream of a Start-Up Nation, Teaching Note
Di Tella, Rafael; Snively, ChristineTeaching Note HBS-716075-EEconomicsTeaching note for case 716060.Starting at €0.00
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Fighting Counterfeit Currency through Cross-Boundary Collaboration Case A
Fagan, Mark; Rubin, MichalCase HBS-KS1298-EEconomicsAn innovative collaboration between the central bank, civil prosecutor's office and the police combine to reduce counterfeit currency.Starting at €8.20
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Moshe Kahlon: Telecommunications Reform and Competition in Israel's Cellular Market (A)
Margolis, Joshua D.; Migdal, Amram; Herman, KerryCase HBS-417017-EEconomicsThe case addresses reforms to regulations in Israel's telecommunications industry initiated and implemented under the leadership of Minister of Communications Moshe Kahlon in 2009-2010. The case highlights the challenges faced by a politician attempting to institute regulatory and legislative reforms in the face of uncertainty and resistance from an incumbent oligopoly. When Kahlon entered office, three cellular companies, Pelephone, Cellcom, and...Starting at €8.20
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Israel-An Energy Leviathan
Vietor, Richard H.K.Case HBS-719004-EEconomicsIn the last decade, Noble Energy and the Delek Group have discovered almost 40 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, offshore of Israel. For Israel, this has been an extraordinary turnaround, from energy dependence on Arab producers to energy independence and exporter. For Prime Minister Netanyahu, this abundance poses a huge foreign-policy opportunity to lock in national relationships. For Noble, it poses significance operational challenges, fundi...Starting at €8.20
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OMV Petrom: Investment as Partnership-When It Takes Three to Tango
Roscini, Dante; Moloney, Emer; Beyersdorfer, DanielaCase HBS-716035-EEconomicsPetrom was privatized by the Romanian state in 2004 and acquired by Austrian oil company OMV, with the state retaining a 20.6% stake in the company. The situation was particularly challenging for the foreign investor since the sector in which the company operated was strategic, was regulated by the Romanian state and the company was a key employer and tax payer in a country that was undergoing major structural change. Under OMV and CEO Mariana Gh...Starting at €8.20