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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Bill Ackman's Big Short of Herbalife
Vandebroek, Tom; Ferraro, Fabrizio; Simon, JanCase SM-1611-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Finance, StrategyThis case describes how hedge fund activist Bill Ackman took a $1 billion short position on the shares of the nutrition company Herbalife. Ackman is convinced that Herbalife's business model is essentially a pyramid scheme, rendering it unsustainable as well as illegal. The case describes his arguments and the evidence he builds on. Other hedge fund titans soon took the opposite position on Herbalife, possibly because they fundamentally disagree ...Starting at €8.20
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OpenAI y el mercado de los grandes modelos de lenguaje
Samila, Sampsa; Berrone, PascualCase SM-1742Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and Change, StrategyEl caso se centra en Sam Altman, el CEO de OpenAI, y las trascendentales decisiones que debía tomar con respecto al rumbo de la empresa en un mercado, el de los grandes modelos de lenguaje (LLM), que crecía rápidamente. Gracias al éxito del GPT-4, OpenAI se había convertido en un actor prominente del sector, y Altman tenía que elaborar una estrategia integral con la que mantener la posición de la empresa y, al mismo tiempo, sortear los complejos ...Starting at €8.20
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Amazon.com, Inc: la transformación mediante IA
Samila, Sampsa; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase SM-1724Information Technologies, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, StrategyEste caso describe el desarrollo y utilización de la IA en Amazon. Este caso ha sido usado en clase para discutir el amplio abanico de aplicaciones de IA en Amazon, los efectos competitivos de estas aplicaciones, el proceso para desarrollar estas aplicaciones, y el estado actual de la organización de Amazon.Starting at €8.20
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Santa's Workshop (B). Forecasting and Diagnosis
Simon, JanCase F-949-EFinanceThe case uses an original setting (Santa?s Workshop) to discuss aspects of operational finance decision-making. Using the framework explained in FN-471-E (Operational Finance II: Diagnosis and Forecasting), it provides the users of the case to apply the framework. The case is written for discussion of diagnosis and action plan. The A-case discusses previous part of the analysis (Analysis and Diagnosis of the situation as is).Starting at €5.74
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Investment Advice for Grace Osbourne
Simon, JanCase F-904-EFinanceWhile looking at both Grace's estimated yearly expenses (Exhibit 1) and her investment portfolio (Exhibit 2) - divided into two funds - she tried to remember what her instructor in wealth management had said about portfolio diversification, traditional and alternative asset classes, financial advice, taxes and correlation coefficients (Exhibit 3). She wanted to give Grace her best advice.Starting at €8.20
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Canadian Pacific Railway and the Creation of Shareholder Value (A)
Simon, Jan; Tatay, Santiago; Richards, WilliamCase F-895-EFinance, StrategyBy the end of 2011, Green and the financial markets were informed that the hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management (PSCM), led by founder and CEO Bill Ackman, had increased its share in CPR from 12.4% to 14.2%. Ackman was an "activist" hedge fund manager , known for having made big changes to the boards of the companies that he had invested in as well as having provided his shareholders with handsome returns. In light of this event, Green h...Starting at €8.20
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The Promotion Decision
Almandoz, John; Samila, SampsaCase DPO-776-EInformation Technologies, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThis is a choice to fill a director position in a company. What are the benefits of following the recommendation provided by the algorithm that favors one candidate versus following the preference of a manager who knows the other candidate very well and in fact has developed that candidate through coaching? Biases can be discussed and the merits of AI in hiring and promotion decisions.Starting at €8.20
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OpenAI and the Large Language Model Market
Samila, Sampsa; Berrone, PascualCase SM-1742-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and Change, StrategyThe case study centered on Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, as he faced critical decisions regarding the company's future direction in the rapidly growing large language model (LLM) market. With the success of GPT-4, OpenAI became a prominent player in the industry, and Altman had to develop a comprehensive strategy to maintain this position while navigating a complex array of challenges. The case explored key issues such as competitive dynamics, f...Starting at €8.20
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Uber: El futuro de la movilidad
Samila, Sampsa; Wehrheim, David; Biquez Talayero, JesúsCase SM-1721Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, StrategyEste caso describe la evolución de Uber y su situación en el momento de la OPI, en la primavera de 2019. El caso permite una rica discusión sobre la economía de plataforma y, en concreto, sobre el multihoming y los costes de cambiar por ambas partes, señalando los graves límites del potencial de rentabilidad del modelo. Además, hay material para debatir sobre cómo cambiarían la economía la regulación de la relación laboral con los conductores y l...Starting at €8.20
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Santa's Workshop (A): Analysis and Diagnosis
Simon, JanCase F-948-EFinanceThe case uses an original setting (Santa's Workshop) to discuss aspects of operational finance decision-making. Using the framework explained in FN-470-E (Operational Finance I: A Model of Analysis), it provides the opportunity for the users of the case to apply the framework. The case is written for discussion of the analyses (business analysis, economic analysis, financial analysis and cash analysis) and diagnosis (of economic and financial pro...Starting at €8.20