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UEFA Euro 2008 (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
de Santiago, Rafael; Martínez Pedraza, ManuelCase AD-322-PBKnowledge and CommunicationThis case deals with the valuation of the risk involved in a particular business situation, and how to hedge that risk by means of insurance. It allows to show the strength of Monte Carlo simulation when dealing with complex risks. It also allows to explain a frequent bias in the decision making process.Starting at €8.20
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Terra Lycos (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Perry, Gaynor; Oliver C.; Valor Sabatier, Josep; Sieber, SandraCase SI-130-PBInformation Technologies, Knowledge and CommunicationIn May 2000, the leading Spanish language portal and Internet Access Provider (IAP), Terra, announced that they were to buy the fourth ranking US portal, Lycos, for $12.5 billion in stock. This merger enabled Terra to expand from Spanish and Portugese speaking markets to become a global player. However, the continued success of the big three portals, AOL, MSN and Yahoo!, has kept Terra Lycos amongst the second tier of portal companies. Against a ...Starting at €8.20
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Autoventa Diaria, S.A. (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Andreu i Civit, RafaelCase SI-35-PBKnowledge and CommunicationThis case describes a conflict between the commercial director of AVDSA and the administration and finance director, who is also in charge of the computing department. Arduous negotiations with a client have come to a positive conclusion, due to the argument that they can connect their computer to AVDSA's, allowing them to send and receive documents such as orders and bills. The computing department says it does not have the short term resources...Starting at €8.20