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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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Superdry: un japonés de Cheltenham - Nota del instructor
Ferraro, Fabrizio; Domínguez de la Maza, ManuelTeaching Note SMT-118StrategyEl caso se centra en la situación de la firma de ropa Superdry en 2016, año en el que enfrenta diversas oportunidades de crecimiento y la necesidad de decidir cuál seguir. La firma, fundada en el Reino Unido en 2003, había experimentado una década de rápido crecimiento, a través de tiendas propias y franquiciadas. El caso, que recoge su evolución, permite discutir los desafíos del crecimiento en el sector de la confección.Starting at €0.00
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Vueling: The New Generation Airline (A)
Mitchell, Jordan; Ferraro, FabrizioCase SM-1561-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, StrategyVueling (A) case follows start-up and growth of a Spanish low-cost carrier from 2004 until 2007. Barcelona-based Vueling set out to offer "high quality at low price" to travellers in South-Western Europe. The case describes the strategy and competitive situation, Vueling's business model, and the challenges the company faced in an increasingly competitive environment.Starting at €8.20
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Laia Bertran (E): En Chicago: y yo qué hago
Bertran, Laia; Las Heras, Mireia; Chinchilla, NuriaCase DPO-402Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementEl caso E presenta la situación de Laia en 2016, tras pasar casi un año en Estados Unidos, donde no ha estado trabajando, sino ayudando a Jordi y a toda la familia a aclimatarse a su nuevo destino. El caso finaliza con una serie de preguntas que Laia se plantea con respecto a su vida profesional.Starting at €5.74
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Superdry: A Japanese Brand From Cheltenham
Ferraro, Fabrizio; Domínguez de la Maza, ManuelCase SM-1653-EStrategyThe case focuses on the clothing firm Superdry in 2016 as it faces various growth opportunities and needs to decide which one to follow. The firm, founded in the United Kingdom in 2003, had experienced a decade of fast growth, through its own stores and franchises. The case provides an opportunity to discuss growth challenges in the clothing sector.Starting at €8.20
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Laia Bertran (D): New Hurdles, New Challenges
Bertran, Laia; Las Heras, Mireia; Chinchilla, NuriaCase DPO-401-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementCase D describes the events that occur in the lives of Jordi and Laia from 2008, the year in which case C ends, to 2015, when Jordi is offered a transfer to the United States as general manager of a subsidiary of the company he works for. During this time, Laia and Jordi have their second daughter; Jordi overcomes two cancers and graduates from the IESE's Executive MBA program; and Laia makes a good recovery from her illness, works very hard (and...Starting at €5.74
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Vueling: The New Generation Airline (B)
Mitchell, Jordan; Ferraro, FabrizioCase SM-1562-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, StrategyVueling (B) case follows Vueling from its IPO (December 2006) until 2009 and the challenges it faced in reaching financial viability because of the strong competition of incumbents Iberia, Spanair and Clickair, and low cost giants Ryanair and Easyjet. The option of a merger with Clickair is discussed.Starting at €5.74
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Laia Bertran (E): In Chicago: So, What Do I Do
Bertran, Laia; Las Heras, Mireia; Chinchilla, NuriaCase DPO-402-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementCase E presents Laia's situation in 2016. At this point, she has spent almost a year in the United States, where, rather than working, her role has been to help Jordi and the rest of the family settle into their new life. The case ends with a series of questions Laia is asking herself about her professional future.Starting at €5.74
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Xing AG: Securing Leadership in the European Online Social Networking Market
Kaganer, Svetlana; Sieber, Sandra; Ferraro, FabrizioCase SI-173-EInformation TechnologiesThe case explains how the German-based professional social networking site Xing was trying to figure out how to compete against its US competitor LinkedIn for the dominance of the European market in 2009. It was facing a series of land marking decisions, ranging from a revision of its pricing scheme to the expansion into business to business operations.Starting at €8.20
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Lew Wasserman and the Motion Picture Industry
Gurses K.; Ferraro, FabrizioCase DG-1494-EEntrepreneurshipLew Wasserman achieved a position of immense power in the movie industry and in the political arena. Before him, old-time moguls like Louis B. Mayer and Jack Warner, had exerted enormous power within their particular domains, but none of them had been able to move outside of the confines of the motion picture industry. Wasserman became enormously powerful in the 1950s, as both an agent and a producer, moving beyond Hollywood to dominate the emerg...Starting at €8.20