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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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crowdSPRING: "Design the Future" Competition
Káganer, Evgeny; Zamora, Javier; Oré, CarlosCase SI-180-EInformation TechnologiesThe co-founders and managing partners of crowdSPRING, a global marketplace for crowdsourced creative services located in Chicago, IL, were discussing the pipeline of ongoing projects. The development team was working at full capacity, on track for an on-time release of a set of new features and upgrades for the site. This was business as usual. There was, however, a non-trivial decision that Kimbarovsky and Samson needed to make. LG Electronics, ...Starting at €8.20
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Facebook y el mundo de las redes sociales
Sieber, Sandra; Oré, CarlosCase SI-177Information Technologies, Knowledge and CommunicationLa emergencia y el crecimiento de las redes sociales en los últimos años, y su impacto en cómo las personas se comunican e interactúan está generando muchas nuevas oportunidades para las empresas. Esto es especialmente relevante en el caso de Facebook, cuyo crecimiento tanto en usuarios como en tiempo pasado en plataforma la colocan como la red social número uno del momento. A pesar de que Facebook introdujo herramientas para que las empresas pud...Starting at €8.20
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crowdSPRING: el concurso "Design the Future"
Káganer, Evgeny; Zamora, Javier; Oré, CarlosCase SI-180Information TechnologiesLos cofundadores y socios directivos de crowdSPRING, un marketplace de servicios creativos integrales externalizados en masa con sede en Chicago (Illinois), hablaban sobre su cartera de proyectos. El equipo de desarrollo estaba funcionando a pleno rendimiento, algo habitual cuando trabajaban para llegar a tiempo al lanzamiento de una nueva serie de características y mejoras de la página web. Hasta aquí, nada nuevo. Sin embargo, Kimbarovsky y Sams...Starting at €8.20
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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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Facebook and the World of Social Networks
Sieber, Sandra; Oré, CarlosCase SI-177-EInformation Technologies, Knowledge and CommunicationThe emergence and growth of social networks in recent years and their impact on how people communicate and interact is creating many new business opportunities. This is especially relevant in the case of Facebook, whose growth both in users and in time spent on the platform make it the number one social network. Although Facebook introduced tools to allow companies to participate in the "social conversation" just a few years ago, there are alread...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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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