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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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Strategies That Go the Distance in Africa
Ariño Martín, AfricaArticle ART-2671-EStrategyWhat do you need to know to expand your operations across the African continent? Quantitative data and statistical analyses are meaningless unless they go hand-in-hand with a deeper understanding and appreciation of the non-traditional factors that make growing a business there possible. This article shares the collective wisdom of African business leaders on the do's and don'ts of internationalizing in Africa, based on first-person interviews th...Starting at €8.20
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Estrategias de largo recorrido para crecer
Ariño Martín, AfricaArticle ART-2671Strategy¿Qué necesita saber para expandirse en el continente africano? Los datos cuantitativos y análisis estadísticos le servirán de poco si no entiende bien los factores atípicos que permiten consolidar un negocio allí. Este artículo comparte la sabiduría colectiva de líderes empresariales en África y recoge consejos y advertencias para la internacionalización en el continente. Se trata de una guía elaborada por la autora a partir de las entrevistas qu...Starting at €8.20