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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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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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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