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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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The Lydia Pinkham Story
Gómez, JavierCase AD-273-EEconomicsThe Lydia Pinkham data are presented. The case focuses on the analysis of the effect of advertising expenditures on sales of a pharmaceutical product. Consideration is given to the fact that the effect of advertising on sales may change during the period, because of external factors such as FDA regulations.Starting at €8.20