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Elliot: A Sniper on the Board of Arconic
Corbatera Jorge, Sergi; Davila, AntonioCase C-787-EAccounting and Control, Corporate GovernanceThe case describes Elliot Management's actions to change the governance structure of Arconic. Elliot Management is one of the largest activist investor funds in the US. Among its businesses, it identifies undervalued companies and unlocks this value, taking a significant position in the equity of the company and through this position forcing changes, often starting at the governance level. Arconic is the Mid and Upstream company that came out of ...Starting at €8.20
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Scripped.com: Creating the Business Model
Rajaraman, Aarthi; Davila, AntonioCase E-146-EEntrepreneurshipThis case study presents the challenges of an Internet start-up as it finds its business model for growth. Scripped.com (later Scripted.com) is a start-up founded by three MBAs, in which screenwriters are able to produce their own work. Over time, the founders learn about the market.Starting at €8.20
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A Sacred Spirits Dilemma (B)
Delonca, Elodie; Brion, SebastienCase DPO-400-ELeadership and People ManagementEmployed by an African subsidiary of a French mining company, Anne was appointed project manager of a new mining project in Central Africa. While potentially representing a 5% increase of the country¿s GDP and presenting promising benefits, it turned out that some of the production areas were worshipping places where local communities conducted sacred ceremonies to honor their sacred spirits. This topic ended up being the largest project bottlene...Starting at €5.74
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A Sacred Spirits Dilemma (A)
Delonca, Elodie; Brion, SebastienCase DPO-399-ELeadership and People ManagementEmployed by an African subsidiary of a French mining company, Anne Ormière was appointed project manager of a new mining project in the republic of French Equatorial Africa. While the project represented a potential 5% increase in the country's GDP and the benefits looked promising, it turned out that some of the proposed production areas were places of worship where local people conducted ceremonies to honor the "sacred" spirits of their ancesto...Starting at €8.20