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Derivados financieros en Controladora Comercial Mexicana (CCM)
Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-859FinanceEl objetivo pedagógico principal del caso de Comercial Mexicana es mostrar el uso y abuso de los derivados. Comercial Mexicana, que es el tercer mayor minorista de alimentos y otros artículos de México, hizo frente a una posible quiebra en 2008 después de especular con moneda extranjera, lo que expuso a la compañía a una deuda de 1.900 millones de dólares.Starting at €8.20
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Net Working Capital (NWC) at Henkel
Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Sachon, MarcCase F-810-EFinance, Service and Operations ManagementThis case tracks Henkel's initiative in reducing its net working capital (NWC). The case can be used in a both a finance and a supply chain management class to illustrate net working capital and the link between the strategic/financial notions of NWC and operative efficiency of the supply chain.Starting at €8.20
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Metallgesellschaft refining & marketing, Inc.
Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Noussan, Gabriel LuisCase F-664FinanceEl caso esboza el uso de derivativos, especialmente los contratos de futuros de Metallgesellschaft Refining and Marketing (MGRM), filial estadounidense de Metallgesellschaft AG, un gran conglomerado industrial alemán que abarca una amplia gama de actividades, desde la minería y la ingeniería a servicios comerciales y financieros. MGRM, uno de los usuarios más fuertes de contratos de futuros de energía, registró las mayores pérdidas relacionadas c...Starting at €8.20
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Endemol Entertainment
Lupo D.; Mendez M.; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-736-EFinanceThis case deals with financial analysis of a fast growing company. It highlights the relationships between the firm´s growth rate and its short-term financial needs.Starting at €8.20
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SinnerSchrader AG
Huguet, I.; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-710-EFinanceThis case provides a challenging opportunity to undertake a valuation of a Hi-Tech company seeking to go public. The case is based on an undisguised real company, which had a rapid growth in revenues over its short life. This case highlights an interesting dilemma -academic textbooks have advocated the use of DCF approaches, yet the analysis indicates the application of a DCF approach is extremely problematic.Starting at €8.20
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Health Leads: Reaching for Impact (A)
Rangan, V. Kasturi; Appleby, SarahCase HBS-517022-EExplores strategies to achieve system-level impact for a nonprofit focused on addressing patients' basic social needs through healthcare institutions. Founded in 1996 with a volunteer-staffed help desk at Boston Medical Center connecting low-income patients with basic resources like heating assistance, job training, and childcare programs, by 2013 the nonprofit had grown to 6 cities and 1,000 volunteers serving over 11,000 patients annually. At t...Starting at €8.20
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Health Leads: Reaching for Impact (Abridged)
Rangan, V. Kasturi; Appleby, SarahCase HBS-517024-EA nonprofit in the healthcare arena explores strategies to achieve system-level impact. Founded in 1996 with a volunteer-staffed help desk at Boston Medical Center connecting low-income patients with basic resources like heating assistance, job training, and childcare programs, by 2013 the nonprofit had grown to 6 cities and 1,000 volunteers serving over 11,000 patients annually. At the end of a successful "proof plan" period, Health Leads Co-Fou...Starting at €8.20
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Health Leads: Reaching for Impact, Teaching Plan
Rangan, V. Kasturi; Appleby, Sarah; Kelley, JuliaTeaching Note HBS-520005-EThis teaching plan is designed to be used in conjunction with the case "Health Leads: Reaching for Impact (A)," HBS No. 517-022, and its related products, "Health Leads: Reaching for Impact (B)," HBS No. 517-023, and "Health Leads: Reaching for Impact (Abridged)," HBS No. 517-024, to help faculty deepen students' comprehension of business issues and energize classroom discussion.Starting at €0.00
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Venture Philanthropy: Its Evolution and Its Future
Grossman, Allen S.; Appleby, Sarah; Reimers, CaitlinCase HBS-313111-EThis note explores the current state of venture philanthropy in the U.S. and its future. Based on interviews with 28 practitioners in the field of philanthropy and a review of the literature since the publication of the article introducing the concept of venture philanthropy (Virtuous Capital: What Foundations Can Learn from Venture Capitalists) sixteen years ago, the note discusses the signifiant impact venture philanthropy has had on the nonpro...Starting at €8.20
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México: el programa de cobertura de petróleo
Roig, Guillem; Carbonell, Oscar; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-915Economics, FinanceEl caso describe la decisión de Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), la empresa petrolera estatal de México, de emplear un sistema de cobertura basado en la utilización de derivados financieros. Desde el bum del petróleo en la década de los ochenta, México se alzó como unos de los actores principales de este ámbito. Al tratarse de un sector nacionalizado, el riesgo operacional se puede propagar hasta los contribuyentes y, siendo el petróleo un activo cuy...Starting at €8.20