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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Bill Ackman's Big Short of Herbalife
Vandebroek, Tom; Ferraro, Fabrizio; Simon, JanCase SM-1611-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Finance, StrategyThis case describes how hedge fund activist Bill Ackman took a $1 billion short position on the shares of the nutrition company Herbalife. Ackman is convinced that Herbalife's business model is essentially a pyramid scheme, rendering it unsustainable as well as illegal. The case describes his arguments and the evidence he builds on. Other hedge fund titans soon took the opposite position on Herbalife, possibly because they fundamentally disagree ...Starting at €8.20
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Teléfonos de México, S.A. de C.V. y la decisión respecto a Prodigy Internet Plus
Lamyin, M.; Bertini, Marco; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1124Information Technologies, MarketingEl caso analiza la estrategia que Telmex debe seguir para incrementar la base de clientes de su servicio de provisión de Internet (ISP) en México. Para ello, debe tomar en cuenta los problemas de falta de recursos económicos en la población mexicana y la incapacidad de adquirir ordenadores. Asimismo, debe considerar su reciente adquisición de Prodigy (uno de los principales ISP en Estados Unidos) y analizar el papel que éste debe jugar en la nuev...Starting at €8.20
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Teléfonos de México, S.A. de C.V. and the Prodigy Internet Plus decision
Lamyin, M.; Bertini, Marco; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1124-EInformation Technologies, MarketingThe case analyzes the strategy Telmex must follow in order to increase the customer base of its ISP service in Mexico. The low disposable income of the Mexican population and the inability to afford computers must be taken into account. The company must also consider its recent acquisition of Prodigy (one of the leading ISPs in the U.S.) and analyze the role it should play in the new marketing strategy.Starting at €8.20