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Building a 'Grand' Style: The John F. Kennedy's Experience
Leggett, Brian O'Connor; Salvia, A.Case DPO-103-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementThe Kennedy case is about how someone who was uneasy speaking in public became one of the best-remembered political orators of the 20th century. Kennedy worked hard to develop his oratorical abilities, while learning to turn controversy to advantage and polishing his networking skills. The case also deals with the advent of TV debates and audience management. Finally, it looks at examples of Kennedy's grand style: his inaugural address and his Be...Starting at €8.20
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorCase DPO-70-ELeadership and People ManagementFrank Capra's Oscar-winning film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, made over sixty-five years ago, is one of the great classics of the film world. Like all great classics, whether on screen or in print, it is the underlying theme that gives it its longevity. It is not the actors, the special effects, the music or even the story that makes it special. It is special because it raises an issue that bothers us all: It is about integrity in politics; it i...Starting at €8.20
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Ronald Reagan: A Story telling style: 40th President of the United States
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorCase DPO-127-ELeadership and People Management, MarketingFormer actor Ronald Reagan, the U.S. president from 1981 to 1989, put his own stamp on presidential communication by harnessing the power of television broadcasting. He was a charming grand-style deliberate speaker, with a more intimate and personal style than John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama, with their Ciceronian style of oratory. Reagan was a conviction speaker with a storytelling manner who appeared to link up personally with his audience.Starting at €8.20
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Profile of a Negotiator: Lyndon Johnson: 36th President of the United States
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorCase DPO-128-ELeadership and People ManagementThe quote ¿Come now, and let us reason together¿ comes from Isaiah 1:18 and perhaps best sums up what we can describe as Lyndon B. Johnson¿s own very special interpersonal communication style. It was about negotiating or reasoning together. The ability to use the language of negotiation is of great benefit to everyone and, more especially, to those in business and politics. It is a set of skills and attitudes that differ from those needed by the ...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
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Valoración de NVIDIA Corporation
Eufinger, Christian; Sacchetto, StefanoCase F-955FinanceEste caso estudia la valoración de NVIDIA Corporation, un productor de unidades de procesamiento de gráficos (GPU) con sede en California. En los últimos años, el precio de las acciones de la empresa se ha visto afectado por las fluctuaciones en la demanda de GPU debido a su uso en la minería de criptomonedas. El estudio del caso permite a los estudiantes incorporar sus suposiciones sobre las perspectivas de la empresa en una valoración de flujo ...Starting at €8.20