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Evaluating an Investment in Expansion (Spanish version)
Stafford, Erik; Heilprin, Joel L.; DeVolder, JeffreyCase HBS-411S17FinanceWhen students have the English-language PDF of this Brief Case in a coursepack, they will also have the option to purchase an audio version. A manufacturer of private-label personal care products must decide whether to fund an unprecedented expansion of manufacturing capacity. The decision prompts fundamental financial analysis of the potential project, including development of cash flow projections and net present value calculations. Students wi...Starting at €8.20
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Enbridge Michigan Oil Spill: Patrick Daniel's Challenge (B)
Gerard Seijts; William T. WatsonCase IVEY-9B12C040-ELeadership and People ManagementThis is a supplement to Enbridge Michigan Oil Spill: Patrick Daniel's Challenge (A), 9B12C039.Starting at €5.74
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Defining Capitalism’s Character: Tom Peters versus McKinsey - Teaching Note
Gerard Seijts; William Thomas WatsonTeaching Note IVEY-W27695-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product W27694.Starting at €0.00
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ING DIRECT USA: Facing the Future
Gerard Seijts; P. Fraser Johnson; Mary M. Crossan; V. Joseph Compeau; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B10M090-EInformation Technologies, StrategyAs of 2010, ING DIRECT USA has had a successful first decade, having grown into one of the largest U.S. banks with $90 billion in assets. It has developed an innovative culture and a unique approach to banking, and has a strong brand name. As a result of a regulatory requirement in the Netherlands, ING Group is required to divest ING DIRECT USA by 2013. The chairman, president, and chief executive officer is reviewing his organization and thinkin...Starting at €8.20
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Grantham, Mayo, and Van Otterloo, 2012: Estimating the Equity Risk Premium
Hanson, Samuel G.; Stafford, Erik; Viceira, Luis M.Case HBS-213051-EFinanceStarting at €8.20
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Valuation of AirThread Connections, Teaching Note
Stafford, Erik; Heilprin, Joel L.Teaching Note HBS-4264-EFinanceTeaching note for case #4263.Starting at €0.00
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Valuation of AirThread Connections (Spanish version)
Stafford, Erik; Heilprin, Joel L.Case HBS-413S06FinanceThis case can be used as a capstone valuation exercise for first-year MBA students in an introductory finance course. A senior associate in the business development group at American Cable Communications, one of the largest cable companies in the U.S., must prepare a preliminary valuation for acquiring AirThread Connections, a regional cellular provider. The acquisition would give American Cable access to wireless technology and the wireless spec...Starting at €8.20
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Enbridge Michigan Oil Spill: Patrick Daniel's Challenge (A)
Gerard Seijts; William T. WatsonCase IVEY-9B12C039-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2010, approximately 20,000 barrels of oil being shipped south by Enbridge spilled into Michigan’s Talmadge Creek, contaminating wetlands around Battle Creek and the nearby county seat of Marshall, including a stretch of the Kalamazoo River. The timing of the incident could not have been worse. The pipeline had been carrying controversial tar sands oil at a time when Enbridge and its competitors were seeking to greatly expand their pipeline net...Starting at €8.20
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Defining Capitalism’s Character: Tom Peters versus McKinsey
Gerard Seijts; William Thomas WatsonCase IVEY-W27694-ELeadership and People ManagementIn early 2021, McKinsey & Company (McKinsey) agreed to pay US$573 million to end US state-level investigations into claims that it had helped exacerbate the global opioid crisis. Tom Peters, an influential and highly respected management guru, was upset by how far his former employer had been willing to go in helping US drug maker Purdue Pharma LP increase sales of OxyContin, a narcotic-based painkiller that helped drive an opioid epidemic respon...Starting at €8.20
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A Journey to Washington, DC
Gerard Seijts; Vania SakelarisCase IVEY-W34650-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case highlights the courage, tenacity, and drive of a young woman pursuing her law degree part-time while working full-time in a financial role in Maryland. She applied to a posting for a government relations role in her parent company’s head office in Washington, D.C. The job involved advocacy work with members of the US Congress, which aligned with her interests even though it was intended for candidates several levels above her current rol...Starting at €8.20