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Movies online (B)
Rata, Cristina; Ariño, Miguel Angel; Baucells Alibés, ManelCase AD-278-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsPart (B) describes how to fit a lognormal distribution to the five percentiles given in Part (A) of the case. Given this lognormal distribution, a straightforward Monte-Carlo simulation model can be implemented to find the alternative with the smallest expected cost.Starting at €5.74
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Doctor Bucheli goes to China
Pastor, AlfredoCase ASE-394-EEconomicsEl caso plantea la elaboración de un informe sobre la situación de la economía china a finales de 1998 y sus perspectivas a corto y medio plazoStarting at €8.20
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Lecciones de crecimiento de los mercados emergentes
Thurik, RoyArticle ART-1818EconomicsLos directivos de empresas en países emergentes se encuentran en un periodo de transición. Ante la perspectiva de un menor crecimiento, las empresas pequeñas y jóvenes lideran el paso del modelo económico industrial al nuevo motor del crecimiento: la economía emprendedora. Visto que las diferencias en las tasas de crecimiento de los distintos países en vías de desarrollo están relacionadas con el ritmo al que apuestan por la energía emprendedora,...Starting at €8.20
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Five Pillars for Doing Business in Africa
Mudida, Robert; Lago Esteban, AlejandroArticle ART-2670-EEconomics, Service and Operations Management, StrategyCompanies around the world are setting their sights on Africa as a new frontier for business. However, as with other emerging economies, African ones are tricky to navigate for the uninitiated. This article introduces the five pillars that companies need to consider in the African context. First the authors highlight the main macroeconomic trends; then they present a road map for companies planning to enter African markets. They draw on personal ...Starting at €8.20
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IESE Insight. Issue 10. Third Quarter 2011
IESE InsightMagazine REV-10-EEconomics, Finance, Innovation and Change, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management, Marketing, Service and Operations Management, StrategyMauro F. Guillén and Esteban García-Canal highlight what managers of traditional, established MNCs can learn from their emerging market counterparts. Arnoud De Meyer considers the global innovation trends that have been heavily influenced by China, India and Southeast Asia. Francesc Prior and Javier Santomá take lessons from the banking sector to help all companies adapt their offer to the customers and circumstances of low-income segments. Alici...Starting at €22.00
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La crisis del peso mexicano de 1994
Videla, PedroCase ASE-379EconomicsEl caso analiza las distintas potenciales causas de la crisis cambiaria mexicana de diciembre 1994.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
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Movies online (A)
Rata, Cristina; Ariño, Miguel Angel; Baucells Alibés, ManelCase AD-277-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsA futuristic situation is envisioned where a provider of movies online has to negotiate with a studio the distribution of a movie. The decision boils down to the choice between two alternative license arrangements: a fixed payment and a variable payment. The variable payment requires the elicitation of the (continuous) probability distribution of sales by means of five percentiles.Starting at €8.20
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Deadly Advertising: The Tobacco Case (A)
Olale, Esther; Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-176-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, EconomicsThe case study analyzes the effects of the regulation of tobacco advertising on tobacco companies, the U.S. government and the final consumer from an ethical and business standpoint. The first case deals with how tobacco advertising originated and how it has evolved over the years, and the second case deals with the development of regulation to curb tobacco advertising.Starting at €8.20
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A Walk Through the United States
Bardolet Urgellès, David; Baucells Alibés, Manel; Ariño, Miguel AngelCase AD-374-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsThe case presents the well-known traveling salesman problem in the context of having to visit 48 U.S. State Capitals.Starting at €8.20