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Hertz & Dollar Thrifty
Estrada, JavierCase F-906-EFinanceMark Frissora, Hertz's chief executive officer and chairman of the Board, had been pushing Elyse Douglas, the company's chief financial officer, to come up with a figure. The figure was how much Hertz should bid to acquire Dollar Thrifty and still generate value for Hertz's shareholders. Frissora had been pursuing the acquisition of Dollar Thrifty for almost three years now, and yet a deal remained elusive. "It's now or never," Frissora told Doug...Starting at €8.20
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Atlas Financial Advisors
Estrada, JavierCase F-954-EFinanceThe team of advisors under the supervision of John Galt gathered at the Coral Gables, Florida, offices of Atlas Financial Advisors in early January 2020. The meeting was held with the sole purpose of issuing a recommendation to the Board of Trustees of the Green Hills golf club, whose $200 million endowment Atlas advised. This case replaces the F-727 Atlas Investment Management case from the same author.Starting at €8.20
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Hilton Hotels, Corp.
Estrada, JavierCase F-711FinanceUn cliente que solicita la formación de una cartera de valores, se muestra interesado en que en la misma hayan acciones de los hoteles Hilton. Análisis de la situación de dicha cadena para la toma de una decisión correcta.Starting at €8.20
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ChemBright, Inc. (Spanish Version)
Hammond, Janice H.Case HBS-604S11Service and Operations ManagementChemBright es una pequeña empresa de nueva creación dedicada a la fabricación de productos químicos de uso doméstico de marca privada. La compañía vende sus productos a cadenas de supermercados en el área de Nueva Inglaterra. Su estrategia se basa en una ventaja de costos basado en la logística significativos. Las decisiones de los casos primarios son: 1) cómo la empresa debe responder a una guerra de precios iniciada por un fuerte competidor, y ...Starting at €8.20
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Unilever: Combatting Global Food Waste
Drake, David; Hammond, Janice H.; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-615040-EService and Operations ManagementThe global consumer goods company Unilever was on pace to hit a number of aggressive targets by 2020 as part of the Unilever Sustainable Living Project, including a goal to halve the waste associated with the disposal of its products. Unilever's Chief Supply Chain Officer Pier Luigi Sigismondi and his team were working towards this goal and had chosen to first focus on three key areas-sugar, tomatoes, and tea-and had analyzed where in the 'farm t...Starting at €8.20
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Dividend Policy - Four Decisions
Estrada, JavierCase F-989-EFinanceAn important decision that companies must make periodically is whether to distribute part of their earnings to their shareholders as dividends, and if so, how large this proportion should be. Unfortunately, financial theory does not provide very clear guidance on this topic. The four decisions discussed below shine a light on some of the important variables that managers need to consider when making this critical decision.Starting at €8.20
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Hilton Hotels, Corp.
Estrada, JavierCase F-711-EFinanceThis is an introductoy case to the issue of company valuation. It introduces two rather-simple models, such as the dividend-valuation model and the use of P/E ratios. The pros and cons of the differrent versions of these models are analyzed and discussed. Ideal for an introduccion to stock princing early in a Corporate Finance course.Starting at €8.20
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Stealth Sports
Estrada, JavierCase F-976FinanceA principios de 2020, Pamela Taggart, la recién nombrada directora financiera de Stealth Sports (una empresa sin cotización oficial), tenía una gran tarea por delante y poco tiempo que perder: debía calcular una tasa crítica de rentabilidad para imponer cierta disciplina en el proceso de toma de decisiones de la compañía. El problema era que, contrariamente a varias de las empresas en las que había trabajado con anterioridad, Stealth no cotizaba ...Starting at €8.20
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African American Inequality in the United States
Hammond, Janice H.; Massey, A. Kamau; Garza, MayraCase HBS-620046-EKnowledge and CommunicationEducators and students can access this "African American Inequality" note for free. You can obtain the download here: https://hbsp.harvard.edu/tu/3ea60564 This note describes how historical and on-going policies and practices that discriminate against African Americans led to present-day inequality. Topics include slavery, segregation, Jim Crow laws, "black codes," and policies and practices relating to criminal justice, housing, and education.Starting at €8.20