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Fútbol Club Barcelona: El tiki-taka en quiebra
Duro, Miguel; Soler, Edi; Rivera de Asis, JavierCase C-796Accounting and Control, Corporate Governance, FinanceSandro Rosell, el nuevo presidente del Fútbol Club Barcelona (FCB), había tomado posesión del cargo el 1 de julio de 2010, un día después de que la anterior Junta y su presidente, Joan Laporta, formulasen las cuentas de la temporada 2009/2010, que abarcaba del 1 de julio de 2009 al 30 de junio de 2010. Pocas semanas después de la formulación de las cuentas por parte de la Junta de Laporta, Rosell y su Junta habían realizado una reformulación de d...Starting at €8.20
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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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Vueling: The New Generation Airline (A)
Mitchell, Jordan; Ferraro, FabrizioCase SM-1561-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, StrategyVueling (A) case follows start-up and growth of a Spanish low-cost carrier from 2004 until 2007. Barcelona-based Vueling set out to offer "high quality at low price" to travellers in South-Western Europe. The case describes the strategy and competitive situation, Vueling's business model, and the challenges the company faced in an increasingly competitive environment.Starting at €8.20
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Vueling: The New Generation Airline (B)
Mitchell, Jordan; Ferraro, FabrizioCase SM-1562-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, StrategyVueling (B) case follows Vueling from its IPO (December 2006) until 2009 and the challenges it faced in reaching financial viability because of the strong competition of incumbents Iberia, Spanair and Clickair, and low cost giants Ryanair and Easyjet. The option of a merger with Clickair is discussed.Starting at €5.74
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Futbol Club Barcelona: "Tiki-Taka" Gone Bust
Duro, Miguel; Soler, Edi; Rivera de Asis, JavierCase C-796-EAccounting and Control, Corporate Governance, FinanceAlexandre (Sandro) Rosell, the new president of Futbol Club Barcelona (FCB), took office on July 1, 2010, one day after the previous board and its president, Joan Laporta, had presented the club's financial reports for the 2009/10 season, which covered July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010. A few weeks after the annual accounts report was released by Laporta's board, Rosell and his board reformulated it. The reformulation made negative adjustments of mor...Starting at €8.20
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Lew Wasserman and the Motion Picture Industry
Gurses K.; Ferraro, FabrizioCase DG-1494-EEntrepreneurshipLew Wasserman achieved a position of immense power in the movie industry and in the political arena. Before him, old-time moguls like Louis B. Mayer and Jack Warner, had exerted enormous power within their particular domains, but none of them had been able to move outside of the confines of the motion picture industry. Wasserman became enormously powerful in the 1950s, as both an agent and a producer, moving beyond Hollywood to dominate the emerg...Starting at €8.20
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Fútbol Club Barcelona: El tiki-taka en quiebra - Nota del instructor
Duro, Miguel; Rivera de Asis, Javier; Soler, EdiTeaching Note CT-34Accounting and Control, Corporate Governance, FinanceEste caso describe los hechos que, en 2010, llevaron al recién elegido Sandro Rosell y a su junta a convocar una asamblea general de socios para decidir si demandar judicialmente a la anterior junta, presidida por Joan Laporta, por las pérdidas generadas durante el mandato que acababa de terminar. En junio de 2010 Laporta abandonó la presidencia del club dejando las cuentas formuladas el 1 de Julio de 2010 con 9 Millones de Euros de beneficio. Di...Starting at €0.00
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¿Un regalo del cielo El giro estratégico de J. C. Penney
Maoret, Massimo; Martin Romano, Cristina; Ferraro, FabrizioCase SM-1665Innovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, StrategyEl caso analiza la formulación e implementación del giro estratégico de J. C. Penney, un importante minorista estadounidense, por parte de Ron Johnson, ejecutivo destacado que anteriormente había liderado la creación y expansión de Apple Store. El giro es audaz y de gran alcance, lo que plantea interrogantes sobre si funcionará o no.Starting at €8.20
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Pennies From Heaven Strategic Turnaround at J.C. Penney
Maoret, Massimo; Martin Romano, Cristina; Ferraro, FabrizioCase SM-1665-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThe case discusses the formulation and implementation of the strategic turnaround of J.C. Penney, a major U.S. retailer, by Ron Johnson, a star executive who previously led the creation and expansion of the Apple Store. The turnaround is bold and far-reaching, raising questions about whether it will work or not.Starting at €8.20
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In Good Company? Should Supreme Join VF Corp?
Bello, Bárbara; Ferraro, FabrizioCase SM-1737-EDecision Analysis, StrategyThe case describes the evolution of the brand Supreme, from its founding to a $2.1 billion acquisition offer in 2020 by VF Corporation, a $10 Billion holding company with a diverse portfolio of iconic lifestyle brands. Founded in 1994, Supreme positioned itself as a standout streetwear brand with an innovative business model and a highly effective strategy of creative collaborations. Now, the founder needed to decide whether to join VF's brand po...Starting at €8.20