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Snap Inc.: Becoming a “Camera Company”
Neil Bendle; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B19A023-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn March 2018, Snap Inc. (Snap), based in Venice, California, and commonly known as Snapchat for its application that allowed users to send photos that disappeared, was looking for ways to grow its user base in the competitive social media platform industry and to differentiate itself from the other major platforms. To do this, it was trying to position itself as a “camera” company and to become relevant to a larger target market: adults aged 25 ...Starting at €8.20
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Daily Bread Food Bank: The Adoption of Social Missions
Neil Bendle; Wendy WangCase IVEY-9B20A052-EMarketingIn February 2019, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Daily Bread Food Bank (Daily Bread) in Toronto, Ontario reflected on the charity’s strong performance in the past year. Despite Daily Bread’s success, the CEO felt there were opportunities to do more. Toronto’s food insecurity rate had been rising in recent years, and food banks across the city had been struggling to meet demand. The CEO had several potential ideas for contributing to the...Starting at €8.20
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Impossible Foods, Beyond Burgers, and Plant-Based Meat
Neil BendleCase IVEY-9B20A044-EMarketingIn 2019, a small investor was reviewing her portfolio mix, which included quick-service restaurants. During her research, she learned of new-product launches by two companies: Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat. Both companies produced plant-based productsStarting at €8.20
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Analyzing the Success of “Retailers”
Neil Bendle; Xin (Shane) WangExercise IVEY-9B15A045-EMarketingKelsey, a newly minted MBA hired by a firm that provides analysis of companies, has been given a task to present an assessment of six very different firms described by her manager as “retailers.” She has been given the performance details of these companies and is expected to quickly analyze the metrics related to the firms’ performance, such as return on assets, inventory turns and staff productivity. Her manager also wants her to assess and com...Starting at €8.20
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Flash Memory, Inc. (Brief Case) (Spanish version)
Fruhan, William E.; Stephenson, CraigCase HBS-413S08FinanceCapital Budgeting, Cash Flows, Financial Forecasting, Long Term Financing, Net Present Value (NPV), and Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)Starting at €8.20
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Hill Country Snack Foods Co. (Spanish version)
Kester, W. Carl; Stephenson, CraigCase HBS-913S04FinanceHill Country Snack Foods, located in Austin, Texas, manufactures, markets, and distributes snack foods and frozen treats. The CEO is passionate about maximizing shareholder value and believes in keeping tight control over costs and operating the business as efficiently as possible. The company invests in additional capacity and new products only when attractive, low-risk opportunities are identified and can be funded internally. The firm's cultur...Starting at €8.20
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Valuing Stock Options in a Compensation Package (Spanish version)
Fruhan, William E.; Stephenson, CraigCase HBS-915S06FinanceNew MBA graduate Larry Steffen has accepted an attractive job offer from Athena Global Technology but must now choose one of two alternative compensation plans. The first compensation plan option includes a base salary plus a $25,000 cash bonus, and the second includes the same base salary plus employee stock options. In order to evaluate and decide on one of these plans, Larry must estimate the value of the offered stock options and consider sev...Starting at €8.20
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Creciendo en China: El financiamiento de Babycare Ltd.
Desai, Mihir A.; Veblen, Mark F.Case HBS-207S07FinanceEl director financiero de este infante compañía de productos nutricionales debe elegir entre los que compiten ofertas de financiación. La interacción de las restricciones técnicas de negociación y los capitalistas de riesgo legal y las costumbres chinas desafiar el CFO para navegar una negociación complicada y elaborar un modelo de negocio único dado estas limitaciones. El caso ofrece un ejercicio de valoración y se destacan algunas de las pregun...Starting at €8.20
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Nota sobre regímenes tributarios internacionales
Desai, Mihir A.; Luchs, Kathleen; Veblen, Mark F.Case HBS-207S13FinanceProporciona un marco para entender los diferentes tipos de regímenes fiscales internacionales. Examina la forma alternativa de regímenes fiscales sobre los impuestos al ingreso de divisas de sus ciudadanos (incluidos los ciudadanos corporativos); cómo los regímenes fiscales definen ingreso exterior e interior; y cómo se utilizan los créditos y deducciones de impuestos extranjeros en los regímenes fiscales en todo el mundo para mitigar la doble im...Starting at €8.20
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La política en materia de tipos de cambio de la Autoridad Monetaria de Singapur
Desai, Mihir A.; Veblen, Mark F.Case HBS-209S24FinanceLa Autoridad Monetaria de Singapur (MAS) es responsable de la política monetaria del país, y sus decisiones tienen la intención de apoyar la estrategia general del país para el crecimiento económico sostenible con estabilidad de precios. MAS ha tenido mucho éxito en la gestión de los tipos de cambio utilizando un sistema de flotación administrada, lo que permite más flexibilidad que un tipo de cambio fijo, pero una menor volatilidad que los tipos...Starting at €8.20