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Oil and Wasser (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Reimus, Byron; Bruner, Robert F.; Cosmides, Leda; Tooby, John; Pragnell, Michael; Schweiger, DavidArticle HBS-R0405A-EStrategyIt was supposed to be an amicable "merger of equals," an example of European togetherness, a synergistic deal that would create the world's second-largest consumer foods company out of two former competitors. But the marriage of entrepreneurial powerhouse Royal Biscuit and the conservative, family-owned Edeling GmbH is beginning to look overly ambitious. Integration planning is way behind schedule. Investors seem wary. But for Royal Biscuit HR he...Starting at €8.20
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Claves para hacer grande una pequeña empresa
Fernández, Albert; Kuemmerle, Walter; Miller, Danny; Le Breton-Miller, IsabelleDossier DOS-25Accounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, Strategy¿Cuáles son los grandes retos y el verdadero potencial de las empresas que sustentan la economía mundial?Starting at €15.00
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Financial Crisis and the Revolutions of 1848 (A)
Bruner, Robert F.; Miller, ScottCase DARDEN-F-1932FinanceOn March 15, 1848, the governor of the Bank of France, Antoine d’Argout, faced the potential collapse of his institution. A cascade of agricultural and industrial shocks, rising food prices, spikes in unemployment, and currency outflows struck at the heart of the French economy. At the same time, France, and Europe more broadly, had dissolved into armed revolution. The French king’s abdication in February, alongside the already teetering financia...Starting at €8.20
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The Financial Crisis of 1847 (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Bruner, Robert F.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1930TN-EFinanceTeaching Note of Product F-1930 and F-1931Starting at €0.00
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The Financial Crisis of 1847 (A)
Bruner, Robert F.; Miller, ScottCase DARDEN-F-1930-EFinanceOn October 25, 1847, British prime minister John Russell met with his cabinet to review a deepening financial crisis and to weigh proposals for government response. Chief among these were two proposals. The first was to suspend the Bank Charter Act of 1844 in order to permit the Bank of England to discount more freely and to issue banknotes in greater volume than the Act allowed. In recent days, delegations of merchants, industrialists, and count...Starting at €8.20
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The Depression of 1920–1921 and the Return to “Orthodoxy” (B)
Bruner, Robert F.Case DARDEN-F-1891-EFinanceIn the A case, F-1890, the leaders of the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) and the US Treasury confronted questions that seemed likely to shape the Federal Reserve (Fed) for years to come. What should be the Fed’s role in the American economy? How should the Fed help resolve World War I’s debt burden and the resulting inflation? What reforms, if any, should the monetary authorities seek? Perhaps most importantly, was the “orthodoxy” of established pra...Starting at €5.74
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The "Roaring ’20s" and the Crash of 1929
Bruner, Robert F.; Miller, ScottCase DARDEN-F-1908-EFinanceIn April 1930, US Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon reviewed recent stock market events as he prepared to enter a meeting of the Federal Reserve Board, which he chaired. In September and October 1929, the US stock market had fallen about a third, and then recovered somewhat. In response to the turmoil, the Federal Reserve (Fed) had lowered the discount rate in five steps from 6% to 3.71%, and market rates of interest across a range of debt securit...Starting at €8.20
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The South Sea Bubble and the Rise of the Bank of England (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Bruner, Robert F.; Miller, ScottTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1820TN-EFinanceTeaching Note of Product F-1821Starting at €0.00
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The Panic of 1873 and the "Long Depression" (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Bruner, Robert F.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1824TN-EFinanceTeaching Note for product F-1824Starting at €0.00
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The Panic of 1819 and the Second Bank of the United States - Teaching Note
Bruner, Robert F.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1815TN-EFinanceTeaching Note of Product F-1815Starting at €0.00