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Cellnex: un proyecto de crecimiento
Canals, JordiCase SM-1662Corporate Governance, StrategyEste caso muestra los retos a los que tuvo que enfrentarse Cellnex en el año 2015 tras sus importantes inversiones en emplazamientos de telecomunicaciones y la posible OPV. Cellnex era una unidad de negocio de Abertis con competencias tecnológicas especializadas en tres áreas: transmisión y difusión de señal de radio y televisión (broadcasting), gestión de servicios de infraestructuras para transmisión de datos y voz de telefonía móvil, y otros s...Starting at €8.20
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Amadeus: Boosting Long-Term Growth
Roger Masclans; Canals, JordiCase SM-1691-ECorporate Governance, Innovation and Change, StrategyAmadeus, founded in 1988, had become the largest technology service provider for the travel & tourism (T&T) industry and one of the world's largest software companies, thanks to its global distribution system and its ability to adapt to a changing market. Thirty years later, in the summer of 2018, the company was facing a turning point, one of several in its history. That July, Amadeus CEO Luis Maroto was preparing a meeting with the board of dir...Starting at €8.20
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AMC Networks Inc.: The Walking Dead Problem
Ram SubramanianCase IVEY-9B18M203-EStrategyIn August 2017, AMC Networks Inc. (AMCN), a New York City–based cable television provider, faced a lawsuit from the creative talent behind the hit show The Walking Dead. The lawsuit charged that AMCN used its vertical integration into content development to reduce the profits available for distribution to participants. For AMCN, which was originally a content distributor, expanding into content creation through its AMC Studios had several benefit...Starting at €8.20
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eBay Inc.: The Portfolio Decision
Ram SubramanianCase IVEY-9B20M113-EStrategyIn January 2019, eBay Inc. (eBay), a California-based e-commerce company, faced an activist campaign centred on its portfolio of businesses. Elliott Management Corporation, the hedge fund leading the campaign, believed that StubHub and Classifieds, two ofStarting at €8.20
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Banco Santander-Banco Popular - 1994
Canals, Jordi; Bardolet Urgellès, DavidCase ASE-380EconomicsEste caso permite discutir la posición competitiva de algunos bancos españoles en 1997, así como su estrategia de internacionalización y diversificación de actividades. Forma parte de la serie Banco Santander-Banco PopularStarting at €8.20
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La economía británica a finales de 1988
Canals, JordiCase ASE-147EconomicsDescribe la situación de la economía británica a finales de 1988. Permite analizar las relaciones entre el ahorro, el déficit público, los tipos de interés, la balanza de pagos y el tipo de cambio de la libra.Starting at €8.20
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Etsy: A B Corp Start-Up Takes on Amazon
Ram SubramanianCase IVEY-9B16M074-EStrategyAWARD WINNING CASE - This case was one of the winners of the 2016 John Molson MBA Case Writing Competition. When Etsy proceeded with an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in April 2015, it was the second U.S. company to go public as a certified B Corporation. Etsy’s status as a B Corporation meant that social responsibility was ingrained in its mission. However, as an online marketplace for artisanal goods, Etsy faced a number...Starting at €8.20
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Viacom, Inc.: Corporate Governance in a Controlled Company
Ram SubramanianCase IVEY-9B17M036-EStrategyViacom, Inc., a New York City-based media company, owned Paramount Pictures and popular television channels such as MTV, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon. Viacom was controlled by Sumner Redstone and run by his hand-picked second in command. In 2016, the 92-year-old Redstone, facing a claim of mental incompetency because of his advanced age, stepped down from his role as executive chair of the board. This led to several issues regarding corporate ...Starting at €8.20
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First Solar: The Module Recycling Opportunity
Ram SubramanianCase IVEY-9B16M042-EStrategyIn 2014, the vice-president and director of recycling at the Arizona-based First Solar, Inc., the world's leading solar energy company, was considering a business plan to convert its solar panel recycling initiative from a cost centre to a profit-making business. Although the company pre-funded the recycling of photovoltaic solar panels by adding the recycling cost to the end-customers’ purchase price, Europe had recently enacted laws requiring t...Starting at €8.20
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Asian Paints Limited: Corporate Governance Blues
Ram SubramanianCase IVEY-W27942-EKnowledge and CommunicationOn December 29, 2021, the independent shareholder advisory firm InGovern Research Services (InGovern) published a report accusing Asian Paints Limited (APL) of corporate governance lapses. Nearly 53 per cent of the shares of APL, which was based in Mumbai, India, were owned by its promoters and their families. InGovern had followed up on a whistle-blower’s report claiming that APL had engaged in several related-party transactions but had failed t...Starting at €8.20