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Metallgesellschaft refining & marketing, Inc.
Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Noussan, Gabriel LuisCase F-664FinanceEl caso esboza el uso de derivativos, especialmente los contratos de futuros de Metallgesellschaft Refining and Marketing (MGRM), filial estadounidense de Metallgesellschaft AG, un gran conglomerado industrial alemán que abarca una amplia gama de actividades, desde la minería y la ingeniería a servicios comerciales y financieros. MGRM, uno de los usuarios más fuertes de contratos de futuros de energía, registró las mayores pérdidas relacionadas c...Starting at €8.20
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Conflict Over Leadership and Succession in a Successful Family Business: The Lakkard Leather Company
Simon Parker; Matthias A. TietzCase IVEY-9B11M043-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe founder of the Lakkard Leather Company was proud of his business, and attributed much of its success to his own leadership style, which did not allow for anyone else’s participation in important decisions. When he was badly injured in a car accident, his son stepped in and kept the business going. Without any intention to take over, the son altered the leadership and operations of the company in the space of a few months, so that by the time ...Starting at €8.20
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Rosch Innovations: Preparing the Biggest IPO Ever
Matthias A. TietzCase IVEY-9B16M131-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe chief executive officer (CEO) of Rosch Innovations and his team had developed a kinetic power plant that used the buoyancy force of air in water to generate electricity. This breakthrough innovation defied old principles of physics and was therefore difficult to comprehend and communicate. The CEO and his team had grown their network behind the scenes, careful not to raise too much attention from the powerful German energy lobby in the beginn...Starting at €8.20
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Metallgesellschaft refining & marketing, Inc.
Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Noussan, Gabriel LuisCase F-664-EFinanceThe case profiles the use of derivatives, mainly futures contracts by Metallgesellschaft Refining and Marketing (hereafter, MGRM), a US subsidiary of Metallgesellschaft AG a large German industrial conglomerate engaged in a wide range of activities, from mining and engineering to trade and financial services. MGRM, one of the most aggressive users of energy futures contracts, reports the largest derivative-related losses ever reported by any firm...Starting at €8.20