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Investment Strategies and Berkshire Hathaway
Palencia, LuisCase C-734-EAccounting and ControlAn average investor, Josu Short, reviews Berkshire Hathaway's 13-plus-one points of the "contract with shareholders" present in each of the company's annual reports. Apparent inconsistencies and financial paradoxes are presented.Starting at €8.20
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RELE-Rouen: Inmersión lingüística en Normandía (A)
Soler, Edi; Palencia, Luis; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosCase ASN-58Entrepreneurship, StrategyEn ese caso, Maxime Demongeot se plantea qué orientación dar a su empresa de enseñanza de idiomas a ejecutivos. Ha de optar entre modificar de franquiciado con el actual franquiciador; cambiar de franquiciador y de enfoque de negocio, o vender el negocio y el inmueble. Además de criterios económicos y de sostenibilidad, hay aspectos de relaciones familiares y capacidades que hay que tener en cuenta.Starting at €8.20
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Nasser Press
Kadach, Igor; Palencia, LuisCase ASN-83-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe owner of a mid-size printing company based in New Jersey has to decide whether to accept an offer of a large publishing house who during the 2008 crisis had endangered the future of the company by abruptly reducing the volume of business. If he now accepted his proposal, and due to capacity constraints, he would have to drop some smaller customers, reducing diversification; in addition, the owner feels indebted to these small businesses becau...Starting at €8.20
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3P (Produits pour tout problème), S.A.
Grandes, Mª Jesús; Palencia, LuisCase C-793-EDecision AnalysisThe case examines a company's decision-making process behind whether to outsource its packaging. The company can continue manufacturing a bottle for one of its top-selling glues in-house, or it can close its packaging department and outsource the task. There is a supplier ready to provide the packaging, but it insists on a four-year contract with certain conditions that must be analyzed carefully.Starting at €8.20
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RELE-Rouen: Language Immersion in Normandy (A)
Soler, Edi; Palencia, Luis; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosCase ASN-58-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyMaxime Demongeot is considering how to orient the future of his company, dedicated to language education for executives. He is faced with a choice between modifying the conditions with the current franchiser, switching to a new franchiser and adapting the focus of the business or selling the business and the property where it is located. In addition to economic criteria and questions of sustainability, there are also aspects linked to family rela...Starting at €8.20
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Uber: El futuro de la movilidad
Samila, Sampsa; Wehrheim, David; Biquez Talayero, JesúsCase SM-1721Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, StrategyEste caso describe la evolución de Uber y su situación en el momento de la OPI, en la primavera de 2019. El caso permite una rica discusión sobre la economía de plataforma y, en concreto, sobre el multihoming y los costes de cambiar por ambas partes, señalando los graves límites del potencial de rentabilidad del modelo. Además, hay material para debatir sobre cómo cambiarían la economía la regulación de la relación laboral con los conductores y l...Starting at €8.20
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3P (Produits pour tout problème), S.A.
Grandes, Mª Jesús; Palencia, LuisCase C-793Decision AnalysisA lo largo del caso se plantea la decisión de seguir fabricando el envase para uno de los pegamentos más vendidos o externalizar su producción. Hay un proveedor está dispuesto a suministrarlo, pero para ello exige la firma de un contrato de abastecimiento durante cuatro años con unas condiciones determinadas que deben analizarse cuidadosamente.Starting at €8.20
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Uber: The Future of Mobility
Samila, Sampsa; Wehrheim, David; Biquez Talayero, JesúsCase SM-1721-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, StrategyThis case describes the evolution of Uber and its situation at the time of its IPO in the spring of 2019. This case allows a rich discussion of platform economics and, in particular, about multihoming and switching costs on both sides, pointing towards severe limits on the potential profitability of the model. Furthermore, there is material for discussion on how the regulation of the relationship with drivers, as well as the emergence of autonomo...Starting at €8.20