The Tragedy of the (Water) Commons

If left unattended, natural resources tend to move toward depletion, overuse, deterioration, or contamination. Common pastures are overgrazed; The lakes are overexploited; The rivers are polluted, etc. In the case of water, some may wonder how overuse or depletion is possible given that water is a renewable natural resource. However, there may be practical and …

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Leo Burnett Co. Ltd.: Virtual Team Management

Leo Burnett Co. Ltd. is a global advertising agency. The company is partnering with one of its largest customers to launch a new line of hair care products in the trial markets of Canada and Taiwan in preparation for a global launch. Typically, after a brand is launched, the Global Brand Center transfers responsibility for …

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Algramo: Smart Purchasing

Algramo is a company that aims to improve the lives of people living below the poverty line. By using a revolutionary technology tailored to customers at the “bottom of the pyramid”, the products of the Algramo families can save an average of 40%, while the return on investment of the company is around the twenty%.

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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Russia: A Drama in Three Acts

The collapse of central authority in the Soviet Union in 1991 ushered in a period of revolutionary transformations for the resulting states. The leaders of Russia, the successor to the USSR, struggled to restore central authority while trying to prevent further disintegration, create democratic politics, and introduce a market economy in the years to come. …

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To Budapest and Beyond (Epilogue)

When Ukraine becomes independent after the collapse and dissolution of the Soviet Union, the nation that is suddenly the third most populous nation in Europe finds itself almost immediately in high-level international diplomacy and negotiations. A significant part of the former nuclear arsenal of the Soviet Union, including ICBMs destined for the United States, is …

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Managing Foreign Exchange Risk: Acquiring Nusantara Communications Inc.

California telecommunications company Wireworld is considering the acquisition of Nusantara Communications, a subsidiary of Indonesian conglomerate Bakrie & Brothers. Nusantara had invested $ 50 million in the development of the advanced rural telephone system, which had the potential to provide much-needed telecommunications services to the predominantly rural population of Indonesia. If exported, the world market …

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Experiments in Public Procurement: Italy Buys in Bulk Sequel

Under pressure from the European Union, which had reluctantly accepted Italy into the “Eurozone” on the condition that the country control its deficit spending and reduce its high national debt, Italy’s central government launched dozens of austerity programs. in the late nineties and early nineties. 2000. One of these programs aimed to save billions of …

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