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Cost of Capital (Brief Case) (Spanish version)
Luehrman, Timothy A.; Heilprin, Joel L.Case HBS-410S15FinanceWhen students have the English-language PDF of this Brief Case in a coursepack, they will also have the option to purchase an audio version. The senior vice president of project finance for a global oil and gas company must determine the weighted average cost of capital for the company as a whole and each of its divisions as part of the annual capital budgeting process. The case uses comparable companies to estimate asset betas for each operating...Starting at €8.20
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Evaluating an Investment in Expansion (Spanish version)
Stafford, Erik; Heilprin, Joel L.; DeVolder, JeffreyCase HBS-411S17FinanceWhen students have the English-language PDF of this Brief Case in a coursepack, they will also have the option to purchase an audio version. A manufacturer of private-label personal care products must decide whether to fund an unprecedented expansion of manufacturing capacity. The decision prompts fundamental financial analysis of the potential project, including development of cash flow projections and net present value calculations. Students wi...Starting at €8.20
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The Long and Short of Apollo Group and the University of Phoenix (A)
Viceira, Luis M.; Heilprin, Joel L.; Holmes, Andrew S.; Zajac, Damian M.Case HBS-212045-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. A hedge fund is deciding whether to liquidate its position in Apollo Group, a for-profit education firm, in light of significant political and macro-economic uncertainty facing the industry. As part of the investment analysis a complete discounted cash flow analysis must be performed.Starting at €8.20
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Blaine Kitchenware, Inc.: Capital Structure, Teaching Note
Luehrman, Timothy A.; Heilprin, Joel L.Teaching Note HBS-4041-EFinanceTeaching Note for 4040Starting at €0.00
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Nextel Peru: Emerging Market Cost of Capital, Teaching Note
Viceira, Luis M.; Heilprin, Joel L.Teaching Note HBS-916517-EFinanceTeaching note for case 916516.Starting at €0.00
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Protecting the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999, Teaching Note
Leonard, Herman B.; Giles, DavidTeaching Note HBS-HKS566-EStrategyTeaching Note for HKS456 and HKS455.Starting at €0.00
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Tennessee Responds to the 2009 Novel H1N1 Influenza A Pandemic
Giles, David; Howitt, ArnoldCase HBS-HKS680-EStrategyThe 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic posed enormous challenges for state health departments across the U.S. This case focuses on the experience of Tennessee - which endured an intense resurgence of the disease in late summer and early fall 2009 - and explores, in particular, how state health officials, working with their partners from local government and the private sector, mobilized in advance of this second wave of the disease. An array of prepare...Starting at €8.20
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Moving People out of Danger (B): Special Needs Evacuations from Gulf Coast Hurricanes
Giles, David; Howitt, ArnoldCase HBS-HKS700-EStrategyIn late summer 2005, Hurricane Katrina - the worst natural disaster in U.S. history - wreaked havoc along the Gulf Coast, causing massive loss of life and property damage. (Just a few weeks later, Hurricane Rita would inflict even more suffering across much of the same area.) The evacuation of special needs individuals (e.g., the institutionalized, those with medical conditions, people without access to cars, etc.) from New Orleans was especially...Starting at €5.74
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Capital Structure (Brief Case) (Spanish version)
Heilprin, Joel L.; Luehrman, Timothy A.Case HBS-410S13FinanceWhen students have the English-language PDF of this Brief Case in a coursepack, they will also have the option to purchase an audio version. A diversified mid-sized manufacturer of kitchen tools contemplates a stock repurchase in response to an unsolicited takeover. The company must determine the optimal debt capacity and capital structure, and subsequently estimate the resulting change in firm value and stock price. Attention is also given to th...Starting at €8.20
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Emerging Market Cost of Capital (Spanish version)
Viceira, Luis M.; Heilprin, Joel L.Case HBS-917S22FinanceNII Holdings, Inc. is a U.S. firm with headquarters in Reston, Virginia, and wireless telephony operations under the Nextel brand in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Peru. During 2012, as the firm struggled with a weak competitive position and a transition to a new 3G platform, its operating results suffered, and a number of analysts were concerned about the firm's liquidity. Against this backdrop, NII decides to refocus its operations on Me...Starting at €8.20