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Manufacturing Profit: What Is Driving Stock Prices in the Auto Industry?
Matthew Sooy; Alex Solomos; Jack HidiCase IVEY-W25539-EAccounting and Control, FinanceIn 2019, an investment analyst for a hedge fund firm based in the Bahamas was tasked with evaluating his firm’s exposure to the automotive industry. The hedge fund firm held various large positions in the automotive segment, most notably in two equities—Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. and Ford Motor Company. The analyst decided to focus on these global industry giants as a proxy for the broader automotive segment. His manager expected an assessmen...Starting at €8.20
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T-Systems South Africa: Contextual Leadership of Shared Value
Caren Scheepers; Abdullah Verachia; Sheila MotsepeCase IVEY-9B18C024-EAccounting and ControlIn June 2017, the managing director of T-Systems South Africa (TSSA) was considering how best to inspire stakeholders to join his movement towards contributing positively to nation building in South Africa. TSSA had experienced some success in setting up information and communication technology systems and academies to create jobs and to create shared value, but it needed to overcome a threshold to exert its influence over a broader level within ...Starting at €8.20
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Allied Electronics Corporation Ltd: Linking Compensation to Sustainability Metrics
Eccles, Robert G.; Serafeim, George; Li, Shelley Xin; Knight, AlanCase HBS-412075-EAccounting and ControlRobert Venter, second-generation Chief Executive (CE) of family-owned Allied Electronics Corporation Ltd (Altron), considered the pros and cons of more clearly linking the firm's compensation system to sustainability performance. In June 2011, Altron, a conglomerate headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, controlled more than 200 companies in Africa, Europe, the US, the UK, Australia, and the Far East. More than 14,000 employees designed, de...Starting at €8.20
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Integrated Reporting in South Africa
Eccles, Robert G.; Serafeim, George; Armbrester, PippaCase HBS-413038-EAccounting and ControlThis case presents a 20-year history of the evolution of corporate governance and corporate reporting in South Africa starting in 1992 with a focus on the three King codes of corporate governance (King I in 1994, King II in 2000, and King III in 2009). From a reporting perspective these reforms culminated in the "apply to explain why not" mandate for integrated reporting by all companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.Starting at €8.20
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Manufacturing Profit: What Is Driving Stock Prices in the Auto Industry? - Teaching Note
Matthew Sooy; Alex Solomos; Jack HidiTeaching Note IVEY-W25540-EAccounting and Control, FinanceTeaching note for product W25539.Starting at €0.00
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Asante Teaching Hospital: Activity-Based Costing
Melissa Jean; Courtney YoungCase IVEY-9B16B012-EAccounting and Control, StrategyIn August 2015, an intern at Asante Teaching Hospital, a prestigious not-for-profit hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa, wanted to organize the cost data she had gathered from staff interviews into clear recommendations for the hospital's chief executive officer. Asante Teaching Hospital's maternity ward competitors had begun offering bundled pricing for natural births, and the intern wondered if Asante Teaching Hospital should do the same. In...Starting at €8.20
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Steinhoff International and the Stock Exchange
Sikochi, Siko; Lim, AustinCase HBS-118066-EAccounting and ControlSteinhoff International Holdings N.V. was a holding company, whose subsidiaries manufactured, distributed and sold furniture and household products. Steinhoff was widely known as a South African company because it first listed on the South African Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and its global headquarters was in South Africa. However, Steinhoff went on to expand from distribution and manufacturing to retail businesses across 30 countries, empl...Starting at €8.20
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Steinhoff International and the Stock Exchange, Teaching Note
Sikochi, SikoTeaching Note HBS-119014-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for case 118066.Starting at €0.00
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Apartheid in South Africa
Healy, Paul M.Case HBS-113084-EAccounting and ControlA short history of Apartheid in South Africa.Starting at €8.20