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PanEuroSearch
Vergés S.; Ricart, Joan EnricCase DG-1412StrategyEn enero del año 2003, Joan Serra hacía balance de los seis primeros meses de actividad de su recién fundada firma, PanEuroSearch. Las últimas cifras indicaban que el año 2002 había sido uno de los peores para el sector del «executive search» a nivel mundial. En años anteriores, el sector había vivido un espectacular crecimiento a causa de la proliferación de los negocios de telecomunicaciones e Internet, así como por la alta competitividad por e...Starting at €8.20
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Grupo Prisa
Vergés S.; Rosenberg, Mike; Tàpies, JosepCase DG-1468-EStrategyThe Prisa Executive Committee is deciding on its strategy to compete with its main international rivals. The case describes Grupo Prisa's structure, the growth and diversification processes undertaken up to 2004, and its expansion into the Spanish-speaking world. It also analyzes the group's main rivals in Spain and beyond.Starting at €8.20
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Committee for Democracy in Information Technology (CDI)
Vergés S.; Mair, JohannaCase DG-1453-EStrategyThis is the first of a case series on Social Entrepreneurship written in collaboration with the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship. The Comite para Democratizaçao da Informática (CDI) was a non-governmental, non-profit organization founded by Rodrigo Baggio in Brazil in 1995. Its mission was to set up schools to teach computer skills to low-income communities so that slum residents could begin to move into the mainstream of society and...Starting at €8.20
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WestWood Foods & Drinks GmbH (B) - Teaching Note
Eufinger, Christian; Martínez Abascal, EduardoTeaching Note FT-133-EFinance, StrategyWestWood is a wholesale food and drink supplier of small supermarkets and convenience stores. It is located in a rural area in Germany and has sales of around 13 million euros. It grows above the industry average and needs further funding to finance its ongoing expansion. The company asks its main bank for a further loan and credit line. The business, as well as its P&L and balance sheets needs to be analyzed to decide whether to grant the loan r...Starting at €0.00
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North American Hitech
Vergés S.; Tàpies, JosepCase DG-1455StrategyChapman, presidente del consejo de administración de North American Hitech, se pregunta cuál es el valor aportado por su consejo a la empresa. Para ello encarga a una consultora especializada un análisis del consejo y los consejeros. Analizando los resultados de la evaluación realizada por la consultora, el caso permite abordar varios problemas que pueden aparecer en los consejos de administración: en las reuniones de los consejeros, en la estruc...Starting at €8.20
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Grupo Prisa
Vergés S.; Rosenberg, Mike; Tàpies, JosepCase DG-1468StrategyEl equipo de dirección del Grupo Prisa se planteaba cómo debía seguir su estrategia para poder competir con los grandes rivales a nivel internacional. El caso describe la estructura del Grupo Prisa, la diversificación y crecimiento llevado a cabo en los años posteriores a 2004 y su internacionalización en los países de habla hispana. También se analizan sus principales competidores a nivel español e internacional.Starting at €8.20
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HIFU TAOC: Investing in Tech Projects: Introduction to Project Valuation
Antón, Miguel; Giné, Mireia; Eufinger, Christian; Sacchetto, StefanoCase F-996-EFinanceThe case delves into the strategic decision-making process at Tel Aviv Oncology Center (TAOC) under the leadership of its new Managing Director, Dr. Lia Abrams. With a vision to establish TAOC as a regional reference center, Dr. Abrams evaluates the adoption of High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) technology, a non-invasive treatment for tumors in hard-to-operate areas. The case discusses the potential financial benefits of this investment, i...Starting at €8.20
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Lycos España
Vergés S.; Ricart, Joan EnricCase DG-1371StrategyEl caso describe las acciones llevadas a cabo por Oscar Sánchez, director general de Lycos España, para posicionar su portal en el mercado de los portales en España. El caso analiza los principales competidores y las estrategias que siguen las grandes empresas de telecomunicaciones para liderar el sector de portales. También se describe la nueva situación creada por la compra de Lycos por Terra lo que obliga a replantear la estrategia que Lycos s...Starting at €8.20
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Risk management at Silicon Valley Bank
Eufinger, ChristianCase F-997-EFinanceThe unexpected collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) had a significant impact on the venture capital market. Founded in 1983, SVB grew into the 16th largest bank in the US, with $212 billion in assets and $173 billion in total deposits by the end of 2022. Between 2019 and 2021, SVB tripled in size, largely due to its focus on VC-backed tech, life science companies and high VC deal activity. Its deposit balances more than tripled from 2019 to 202...Starting at €8.20
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Valuation of NVIDIA Corporation
Eufinger, Christian; Sacchetto, StefanoCase F-955-EFinanceThis case studies the valuation of NVIDIA Corporation, a California-based producer of graphics processing units (GPUs). In recent years, the stock price of the company was affected by fluctuations in the demand for GPUs due to their use in mining cryptocurrencies. The case study allows students to incorporate their assumptions about the prospects of the firm into a discounted cash flow valuation and use information on comparable firms to perform ...Starting at €8.20