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Coke and Pepsi in 2010 (Spanish version)
Yoffie, David B.; Kim, ReneeCase HBS-713S14StrategyCoke and Pepsi in 2010' case examines the industry structure and competitive strategy of Coca-Cola and Pepsi over 100 years of rivalry. The most intense battles of the cola wars were fought over the $74 billion CSD industry in the United States, where the average American consumes 46 gallons of CSD per year. In a "carefully waged competitive struggle," from 1975 to the mid-1990s, both Coke and Pepsi had achieved average annual growth of around 1...Starting at €8.20
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Transformación de Corea Inc.: crisis financiera y reforma institucional
Alfaro, Laura; Kim, ReneeCase HBS-714S13EconomicsCorea del Sur, como una de las economías asiáticas "tigres", se transformó en el 11 del mundo y la mayor economía de los principales exportadores en 1996, emergiendo de ser uno de los países de ingresos más bajos de la región de la espalda en la década de 1960. Sin embargo, un año después, en 1997, Corea fue arrastrado por la crisis financiera asiática y buscó un récord de $ 58 mil millones de rescate del Fondo Monetario Internacional. La crisis ...Starting at €8.20
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Ackman versus the Board (Spanish version)
Palepu, Krishna G.; Srinivasan, Suraj; Weber, JamesCase HBS-112S08Accounting and ControlAfter 15 years of great performance, Target's faltering performance during an economic downturn led an activist shareholder to initiate a proxy fight. Target Corporation, the second-largest discount store retailer in the U.S., had competed successfully against industry leader Walmart for years by promoting an upscale discount shopping experience in comparison to Walmart's focus on low prices. This strategy worked well for Target in good economic ...Starting at €8.20
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Alibaba se vuelve una empresa pública (B)
Palepu, Krishna G.; Srinivasan, Suraj; Wang, Charles C.Y.; Lane, DavidCase HBS-116S12Accounting and ControlActualización sobre evolución de la acción de Alibaba Group y eventos relacionados en el año siguiente su reunión de septiembre 2014 IPO.Starting at €5.74
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Finance Reading: Corporate Governance, Teaching Note
Coates, John; Srinivasan, SurajTeaching Note HBS-5210-EFinanceTeaching note for 5209.Starting at €0.00
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The Risk-Reward Framework at Morgan Stanley Research
Srinivasan, Suraj; Lane, DavidCase HBS-111011-EAccounting and ControlThe case describes the Risk-Reward framework that Morgan Stanley analysts use as a systematic approach to communicate a broader range of fundamental insights about a company rather than the traditional single point estimates. The goal of the framework is to focus the analysts' work on critical uncertainties and model a limited number of scenarios relevant to key investment debates. By outlining a bear, base and a bull case, the analysts can prese...Starting at €8.20
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Brink's Company: Activists push for a spin-off
Srinivasan, Suraj; Sesia, Aldo; Kaser, AmyCase HBS-112055-EAccounting and ControlThe case studies the decision of the security services corporation Brink's Company to spin-off its home security division from the rest of the company. The decision followed intense pressure on the company by three activist hedge funds who felt that Brink's was chronically undervalued and the individual businesses were worth more than the combined company. The company resisted the decision for over a year before agreeing to the break up. The case...Starting at €8.20
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Brink's Company: Activists Push for a Spin-off, Teaching Note
Srinivasan, SurajTeaching Note HBS-113053-EAccounting and ControlTeaching Note for 112055. The case this Teaching Note addresses studies the decision of the security services company Brink's Corporation to spin off its home security division from the rest of the company. The decision followed intense pressure on the company by three activist hedge funds that felt that Brink's was chronically undervalued and the individual businesses were worth more than the combined company. The company resisted the decision f...Starting at €0.00
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Ken Traub at American Bank Note Holographics
Srinivasan, Suraj; Norris, MichaelCase HBS-113073-EAccounting and ControlKen Traub is hired as CFO for American Bank Note Holographics, the market-leading security holograph company in January 1999, but discovers on his first day that the company has misstated its financials and resigns. After consulting with the company for the next several weeks as it announces its misstatements to the public, he is asked to become president of the company. Should he take the job or is the company a sinking ship?Starting at €8.20
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NovaStar Financial: A Short Seller's Battle
Srinivasan, Suraj; Kaser, AmyCase HBS-113120-EAccounting and ControlThe NovaStar case describes the challenges faced by short seller Marc Cohodes of hedge fund Rocker Partners as he tried to expose what he thought was widespread fraud in mortgage lender NovaStar Financial. The case is set in the time period from 2001 to 2007 and tracks the growth of the subprime industry and its collapse leading to the financial crisis. The case describes the business model of NovaStar, a leading subprime mortgage lending company...Starting at €8.20