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Prodesdir (A)
Rosanas, Josep MariaCase C-684Accounting and ControlEste es el primero de una serie de tres casos (Prodesdir A, B, y C) en la que se pretende impartir los conceptos fundamentales en contabilidad de costes. La empresa Prodesdir tiene tres productos y está trabajando por debajo de su capacidad. Uno de los tres productos no es rentable, basado en el análisis el coste completo. Se pide las posibles medidas a tomar y se propone como ejercicios el cálculo del punto de equilibrio, la preparación de la cu...Starting at €8.20
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Prodesdir (C)
Rosanas, Josep MariaCase C-686Accounting and ControlContinuación de los dos anteriores, y plantea cómo manejarse en una situación en la que el aumento de demanda ha hecho que ya se llegue al límite de capacidad en por lo menos dos aspectos: la mano de obra cualificada, y las máquinas. Puede utilizarse para introducir los conceptos básicos en programación lineal. Se recomienda, como en los dos casos que le preceden, su utilización con hoja de cálculo.Starting at €5.74
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DASA
Rosanas, Josep MariaCase C-648-EAccounting and ControlThe case is intenden to illustrate the use of flexible budgets in manufacturing settings, for overhead control and performance evaluation purposes. A simple situation in a cost center is presented, and an explanation of cost behavior is provided, where different overhead items may vary with different variables. Possible interaction betweendirect labor inefficiencies and different overheads (indirect labor, energy use, scrap, and so on) should be ...Starting at €8.20
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Gerson Lehrman Group: Managing Risks
Groysberg, Boris; Healy, Paul M.; Abbott, Sarah L.Case HBS-412004-EIt was June 2011 and Alexander Saint-Amand, President and CEO of Gerson Lehrman Group, the largest expert network firm globally, has found his firm once again in the midst of controversy. This controversy centered around a number of insider trading cases that had been brought against consultants working for competing expert network firms. While GLG was in no way implicated in these cases, and GLG had invested significantly in its compliance polic...Starting at €8.20
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COSESA
Cugueró-Escofet, Natàlia; Rosanas, Josep MariaCase C-767Accounting and Control, Leadership and People ManagementCOSESA forma parte de un grupo de empresas en el que ha habido un relevo familiar. Por tanto, la segunda generación es la que actualmente dirige la empresa. El problema que surge es cómo integrar dos sistemas de valores y dirección. El nuevo director de ventas, aunque genera muy buenos resultados, tiene muy mala relación con el resto de la organización. Se trata de ver qué soluciones existen y de analizar qué consecuencias tendría cada una....Starting at €8.20
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Eddie Bauer (B)
Healy, Paul M.; Katz, Sharon; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-110009-EAccounting and ControlIn February 2007, shareholders of Eddie Bauer, the specialty apparel retailer, were scheduled to vote on management's proposed sale of the company to two private equity firms. More than 50% of outstanding shares in Eddie Bauer needed to be voted in favor of the deal for it to be finalized. Shareholders needed to decide whether to vote for or against the proposed sale, which was fully endorsed by the board of Eddie Bauer.Starting at €5.74
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Aubrey McClendon's Special Incentive Compensation at Chesapeake Energy (A)
Healy, Paul M.; Rose, Clayton; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-110047-EAubrey McClendon, founder and CEO of Chesapeake Energy, was, according to Fortune Magazine, the highest paid U.S. CEO in 2008 receiving over $100 million in total compensation. McClendon received this compensation despite a significant drop in the company's stock price and financial performance during the year. The (A) case addresses the specifics of the compensation and the rationale for the compensation from the perspective of Chesapeake's boar...Starting at €8.20
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Oddo Securities - ESG Integration
Serafeim, George; Healy, Paul M.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-111085-EThe case describes the process of integrating environmental, social, and governance issues into valuation models and research analyst recommendations.Starting at €8.20
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Growing Financial Services in India: Aditya Birla Financial Services Group
Healy, Paul M.; Tahilyani, RachnaCase HBS-113059-EAccounting and ControlTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Aditya Birla Financial Services Group is a large, broad-based, Indian financial services institution offering products ranging from life insurance and mutual funds to private equity. The company has witnessed a turnaround in recent years and regained lost market share. However, in recent years, concerns about investor protection has increased financial sector regulatory over...Starting at €8.20
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Southeastern Asset Management Challenges Buyout at Dell
Healy, Paul M.; Srinivasan, Suraj; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-114015-EFinanceIn late 2012, Michael Dell wants to take Dell Inc., the company he founded, private. Mr. Dell believes that the successful company's transformation from a personal computer (PC) manufacturer to an enterprise solutions and services provider (ESS) is dependent on going private without the short-term results scrutiny public companies face. He and a private equity firm, Silver Lake Partners, have made an offer for the company, which Dell Inc.'s board...Starting at €8.20