Business Corruption in China

It provides an overview of corporate corruption in China and places it in a context that takes into account various political, economic, legal and cultural elements. In particular, it examines the ownership structure and structure of companies in China, identifies sources of corruption, and analyzes the effects of corruption on the country’s social and economic …

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America’s Budget Impasse, 2001-2020

America’s Budget Impasse, 2001-2020, draws on recent government documents to review America’s economic performance since 2001, the ideology and impact of the Bush tax cuts, Obama’s 2009 tax incentives, tax cuts of Trump in 2017 and President Trump’s budget proposal to examine fiscal year 2020.

Defining Torture in the War on Terror (Sequel)

Following the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, President George W. Bush launched a military offensive in Afghanistan that resulted in the capture of al-Qaeda activists believed to be behind the attacks. Senior US officials debated how to extract important information from them about Al Qaeda’s future plans. The CIA wanted to use …

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Chips on the Side (A): The Buy-Out of Avago Technologies

A consortium of private equity firms (KKR and Silver Lake Partners) is currently acquiring Agilent’s semiconductor business. In preparation for the signing of the purchase agreement and subsequent transfer of ownership, the negotiation team reviews your investment thesis regarding opportunities and risks. Visit the website dedicated to the case http://cases.insead.edu/chipsontheside/ (copy and paste the URL …

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The Price of Dignity – Labor Rights in Peru

On February 23, 2012, a special commission created by the Peruvian Ministry of Labor presented a technical report to consolidate the country’s national labor regulations into a single law, as has been the case in other Latin American countries. The commission became known as the National Council for the Promotion of Work and Employment (CNTPE) …

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AIT Group Plc

An American venture capital firm has just learned that the transaction structure to buy an illiquid British software company is unacceptable to institutional investors. The group has to decide if it wants to go ahead with the deal. That decision depends on whether investors are confident that their due diligence has uncovered any issues that …

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Executive Pay and the Credit Crisis of 2008 (B)

When the recession lasted until 2009, the US government tried to limit executive salaries and excessive risk. The debate intensified about what constitutes undue risk and how best to contain it. This case describes the government’s restrictions on executive compensation for TARP recipients and addresses the debate on executive compensation and incentives that encourage undue …

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Patriot National Insurance Co.: Case and Simulation

Designed to be used in conjunction with Byrnes, Byrnes & Townsend. It disputes a lawsuit filed by a woman seriously injured in a car accident, alleging that an immediate cause of the accident was improper repairs to her car by a Patriot-insured auto repair shop. It contains general information about the law, accident, witnesses, etc., …

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