Plans for a $3.5 billion crude oil pipeline in 2014-17 from the Bakken formation of North Sakota and Canada to a transfer point near Chicago, linked to an existing pipeline to the major refining and export faculities on the US Gulf Coast, run into trouble when the developer, Energy Transfer Partners, encounters a "roadblock" on a section of federal land that is within a reservation of the Flat Ro

In 2008-09, Toyota Motor Corp. became engulfed in a perfect storm: oil prices spiked, the global financial crisis brought car loans to a halt, the dollar tanked against the yen, and millions of Toyota vehicles in North America were recalled. Toyota posted its first ever loss since 1950.

A consortium made up of Macquarie Infrastructure Group (MIG) and Cintra Concessiones de Infraestructuras de Transporte wins the concession for the Indiana Toll Road at a bid price of US$3.8 billion in January 2006. Market observers think the amount is too high, but MIG is confident the asset is worth the price.

In September 2014, the Indiana Toll Road (ITR) in the US Mid-west, privatized as a 75-year concession at an impressive price of US$3.8 billion only nine years earlier, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy , having chalked up US$6.3 billion of debt. In the subsequent sell-off the ITR managed to attract an even bigger bid than before - of US$5.72 billion.

In 1994, CEO Gordon Bethune inherited an airline on the brink of its third bankruptcy. The case describes his turnaround plan, focusing on (a) the goal to dramatically improve on-time performance, and (b) the team-based bonus he believed would convince his cynical and demotivated employees to execute the plan.

GM, the world's largest enterprise, marks its 90th year in operation in 1998. The company lacks no resources or technologies. Indeed, it operates in an attractive industry with significant potential for innovation and growth. Yet, the company's market share, profitability, and share price are all under enormous pressure especially relative to key rivals. How can GM turn the situation around?