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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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Beyschlag
Mulet J.; Munoz-Seca, BeatrizCase P-982Service and Operations ManagementBeyschlag es una empresa de tamaño mediano situada en el norte de Alemania. Suministra componentes electrónicos que suponen una pequeña parte dentro de los presupuestos de compras de sus clientes. Sin embargo, el impacto que puede tener sobre el coste y la calidad de los productos finales en los que se integran, una eventual incorporación de componentes de baja calidad es enorme. Beyschlag ha conseguido comunicar a su mercado las ventajas de su a...Starting at €8.20