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Klöckner: Operations During Transformation
Siegel, Robert; Scott, MitchelCase SGSB-E-721-EEntrepreneurshipThe Eyewitness Surveillance II case tells the story of Rush Arnold and RT McCloy, friends who met while studying at Wharton, who raise a search fund under the name Channelstone Partners. In the fall of 2010, after having spent two-thirds of their search fund capital and reviewed over 200 companies, they came across Eyewitness Surveillance, a company specializing in the use of video technology to protect the assets of car dealerships. Eyewitnes...Starting at €8.20
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Restoring Japan: Abenomics
Mas, Núria; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase ECON-421-EEconomicsThe case presents Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose economic policies, nicknamed "Abenomics," aim to remedy the economic malaise Japan has suffered since the 1990s. The case then jumps back to that era and describes the circumstances that surrounded the beginning of this "lost decade" and the actions of the Japanese authorities of the time in response to it. Those actions failed to prevent stagnation, which has plagued the Japanese economy ever si...Starting at €8.20
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Berlin Brandenburg International Airport
Teworte, Victoria; Martínez de Albéniz, VictorCase P-1142-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyJust after German reunification in 1990, plans were made for a single, new airport to concentrate all the traffic of the new capital Berlin. Twenty-five years later, Berlin Brandenburg International Airport (BER) was still not operational. The project was amassing mistakes and had already seen four delays, due mainly to the fire detection system. At the end of December 2014, the Supervisory Board announced that the airport would finally open in t...Starting at €8.20
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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (NPS)
Kase, Kimio; Nonaka, Ikujiro; Independent Investigation CommissioCase SM-1579-EDecision Analysis, Knowledge and Communication, StrategyThe questions may largely fall into two categories: (1) Did Japan or PM Kan and his team cope well with the crisis (i.e., questions regarding efficiency and effectiveness)? And, perhaps more importantly, (2) Have lessons been learned that would help Japan prepare for other natural or man-made catastrophes (i.e., questions regarding learning and knowledge-creation)?Starting at €8.20
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¿Qué significa ser un buen jefe? (B)
Ramus, Tommaso; Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-190Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityEn marzo de 2007, menos de un año después de su nombramiento como CEO, René Obermann recibió un correo electrónico enviado por un técnico de 48 años del Departamento de T-Com Berlin, que lo remitió con copia a algunos miembros del Consejo de Administración, representantes sindicales y otros empleados. La misiva se propagó rápidamente por la empresa y se convirtió en viral en Alemania. A continuación se recoge un extracto de la misma: "Sus continu...Starting at €5.74
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Android y iPhone: ¿listos para hacer negocios
Sieber, Sandra; Tatarinov, KatherineCase SI-188Information Technologies, Innovation and ChangeEste caso analiza los cambios que están teniendo lugar en el sector móvil, en particular, con respecto a los teléfonos inteligentes (más comúnmente conocidos como smartphones) y las tabletas de las cuatro compañías más importantes del mercado actual. En el documento se comparan sus cuatro estrategias y se analizan los productos de cada competidor. Después, se resumen las tendencias y los importantes desarrollos tecnológicos que afectarán a este m...Starting at €8.20
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Volkswagen AG: Valuation in 2009 (B)
Bischof, Anton; Vergara, CarlesCase F-899-EFinanceThe purpose of this case is to introduce two of the most basic and used valuation techniques: dividend discount model (DDM) and multiples valuation. Students are required to value Volkswagen AG in the context of its merger agreement with Porsche and a major economic crisis that strongly affected the car industry. This case is designed for use at the beginning of a standard MBA Corporate Finance course, but can also be placed in any valuation modu...Starting at €5.74
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Volkswagen AG: Valuation in 2009 (A)
Saffi, Pedro; Vergara, CarlesCase F-845-EFinanceThe purpose of this case is to introduce two of the most basic and used valuation techniques: dividend discount model (DDM) and multiples valuation. Students are required to value Volkswagen AG in the context of its merger agreement with Porsche and a major economic crisis that strongly affected the car industry. This case is designed for use at the beginning of a standard MBA Corporate Finance course, but can also be placed in any valuation modu...Starting at €8.20
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What Does It Mean Being a Decent Boss (A)
Ramus, Tommaso; Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-189-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Knowledge and CommunicationThis case analyzes a pre-crisis situation experienced by René Obermann, while he was serving as CEO of Deutsche Telekom. He received a letter from a technician, who complained about the top management style being focused on short-term results instead of on the company's long-term stability.Starting at €8.20
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Schneider Drinks (B). Solicitud de préstamo adicional
Stodieck J.; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase F-774FinanceStarting at €5.74