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Victoria Pratts (B)
Maedler, Markus; Peñalva, Fernando; Pereira, FernandoCase C-719Accounting and ControlEste caso trata de presentar, simplificando los números al máximo, los problemas más comunes en el establecimiento de estados financieros (y en particular, en la medida del resultado) en una empresa industrial. Ilustra conceptos como el «fair value» y da pie a discusiones sobre las diversas alternativas que la contabilidad ofrece. También introduce sucintamente los temas de la valoración de existencias y ampliaciones de capital. Está prevista su ...Starting at €5.74
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Carmen Braun (A)
Peñalva, FernandoCase C-736Accounting and ControlCaso básico para introducir al alumno en la contabilidad financiera. Presenta la creación y el primer año de operaciones de una empresa comercial. Define los conceptos fundamentales: activo, pasivo, recursos propios, ingresos y gastos. Muestra la preparación y utilidad de los estados contables: balance, cuenta de pérdidas y ganancias, y cuadro de tesorería.Starting at €8.20
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Carmen Braun (B)
Peñalva, FernandoCase C-737Accounting and ControlCaso básico para introducir al alumno en la Contabilidad Financiera. Describe el primer año de operaciones de una empresa industrial. Repasa los conceptos fundamentales: activo, pasivo, recursos propios, ingresos y gastos. Muestra la preparación y utilidad de los estados contables: balance, cuenta de pérdidas y ganancias, y cuadro de tesorería. El caso también expone los siguientes temas adicionales: valoración de existencias (FIFO, promedio, et...Starting at €5.74
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Strategies to Fight Low-Cost Rivals (Spanish version)
Kumar, NirmalyaArticle HBS-R0612FStrategySlashing prices usually lowers profits for incumbents without driving the low-cost entrants out of business. Companies take various approaches to competing against cut-price players. Some differentiate their products--a strategy that works only in certain circumstances. Others launch low-cost businesses of their own, as many airlines did in the 1990s--a so-called dual strategy that succeeds only if companies can generate synergies between the ex...Starting at €8.20
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How Emerging Giants Are Rewriting the Rules of M&A (Spanish version)
Kumar, NirmalyaArticle HBS-R0905KStrategyThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. While Western companies struggle with mergers and acquisitions, emerging giants like Indian aluminum producer Hindalco are using M&A as their main globalization strategy. That's partly because developing economies grew at near double-digit rates in the past 15 year...Starting at €8.20
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Pricing at Vocram Airways (A)
Fredrik Odegaard; John G. WilsonCase IVEY-9B13E013-ECorporate Governance, EntrepreneurshipIn 2010, the owner of a small air-passenger firm transports individuals and small groups to remote waterfront regions. The business serves two types of customers: private and public. The private customers can afford to pay more, while the public customers’ budget constraints limit what they can pay. The owner wants to set a single price that will maximize his expected revenue across both customer groups. A constraining factor is the plane’s limit...Starting at €8.20
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Kimpton Hotels - Setting Prices on Priceline (A)
Chris K. Anderson; John G. Wilson; Joel ReadCase IVEY-9B09E027-EDecision Analysis, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementIn June 2008, the Kimpton Hotels' area director of revenue management (director) for Washington, D.C. was trying to process the most recent customer information report from Priceline.com (Priceline). In an attempt to improve revenues during periods of lowStarting at €8.20
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Pricing at Vocram Airways (B)
Fredrik Odegaard; John G. WilsonCase IVEY-9B13E014-ECorporate Governance, EntrepreneurshipThis is a supplement to 9B13E013.Starting at €5.74
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Kimpton Hotels — Setting Prices on Priceline (C)
Chris K. Anderson; John G. Wilson; Joel ReadCase IVEY-9B09E029-ECorporate Governance, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementThe Kimpton Hotels' area director of revenue management (director) for Washington, D.C. was excited about using Priceline.com to help fill rooms on some of Kimpton's low-demand weekends. He estimated the coming weeks' demand across three rate classes and across three lengths of stay (LOS), and he wanted to make sure he did not use Priceline.com too aggressively by releasing too many rooms onto the site.Starting at €5.74
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Cells For Life (B)
John G. Wilson; Robert Young; Georg Oppitz; Wayne Hoy; David BassinCase IVEY-9B09E011-ECorporate Governance, Service and Operations ManagementA biotech company receives umbilical cells for processing. A number of operational improvements are being considered in order to maintain the company's position and reputation in the market. Information on expected delivery dates is known. However, there is a great uncertainty around these dates. The company needs to take account of this variability when arranging for staffing.Starting at €5.74