Untapped Potential: Renewable Energy in Argentina

Publication Date: August 23, 2019

In 2015, Mauricio Macri became President of Argentina and declared solving the energy crisis one of his top priorities. When Macri attempted to raise utility tariffs, however, he faced loud protests from citizens. In search of solutions to...

Alexandre Mars and Epic

Publication Date: June 11, 2019

The case examines the strategy, impact, and sustainability of a boutique philanthropy with a big goal: change the way people donate to charities. Epic Foundation was founded to support a portfolio of children’s charities. Now, its...

A Puzzle Too Complex? James Baker’s Mediation Mission in Western Sahara, 1997-2004

Publication Date: June 3, 2019

An uneasy ceasefire has held in Western Sahara since 1991, largely preventing a resumption of armed conflict. Yet a  final status agreement to sustainably resolve the conflict has proved elusive.  This case describes the strategy and...

Nadine Vogel: Negotiating Work and Life

Publication Date: May 31, 2019

This case tells the career story of a leader who rose from a humbling career start to head a new corporate division she envisioned to serve the financial needs of families with children with disabilities. The case recounts how Vogel negotiated...

Integrating Renewable Energy in Argentina

Publication Date: May 21, 2019

In 2015, Mauricio Macri became President of Argentina and declared solving the energy crisis as one of his top priorities. When Macri’s administration attempted to raise utility tariffs, however, it faced loud protests from citizens. In...

The Massport Model: Integrating Diversity and Inclusion into Public-Private Partnerships

Publication Date: March 3, 2019

On May 22, 2018, executives from the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), along with Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, gathered in the Seaport District of South Boston for a groundbreaking ceremony to...

Aung San Suu Kyi, Seizing the Moment: Soaring Hopes & Tough Constraints in Myanmar's Unfolding Democracy (Abridged)

Publication Date: October 24, 2018

This 9-page version of Seizing the Moment primarily differs from the original in omitting a 4-page section that describes the early, confusing stages of Myanmar’s democratization process. Like the original, this leadership case is set in...

Aadhaar: India’s Big Experiment with Unique Identification (B)

Publication Date: August 20, 2018

Many people take identity for granted, confident that they can prove they are who they say they are by using a driver’s license or other ID card. For many millions of people, this is not the case. They possess not only no driver’s...

Aadhaar: India’s Big Experiment with Unique Identification (A)

Publication Date: August 20, 2018

Many people take identity for granted, confident that they can prove they are who they say they are by using a driver’s license or other ID card. For many millions of people, this is not the case. They possess not only no driver’s...

Mothers of Rotterdam: Scaling a Social Services Program in the Netherlands

Publication Date: June 7, 2018

Board Chair Nanne Boonstra was about to learn the details of a scaling strategy proposal for Mothers of Rotterdam, a fledgling social service program that helped the city’s disadvantaged pregnant women.Boonstra’s employer, a venture...

Colombia’s Peace Negotiations: Finding Common Ground After 50 Years of Armed Conflict

Publication Date: December 4, 2017

By the time they sat down to negotiate in secret, in February of 2012, the Colombian government and the FARC guerrillas had been fighting for almost 50 years. Thousands had died, millions had been displaced. Ending a conflict with such deep...

Peace and Justice in Colombia: Finding a Balance After 50 Years of War

Publication Date: December 4, 2017

The concept of transitional justice has been at the heart of many efforts to end major conflicts in nations where mass atrocities have been committed. A core element in that approach is accountability for the crimes committed by the various...