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Hertz & Dollar Thrifty
Estrada, JavierCase F-906-EFinanceMark Frissora, Hertz's chief executive officer and chairman of the Board, had been pushing Elyse Douglas, the company's chief financial officer, to come up with a figure. The figure was how much Hertz should bid to acquire Dollar Thrifty and still generate value for Hertz's shareholders. Frissora had been pursuing the acquisition of Dollar Thrifty for almost three years now, and yet a deal remained elusive. "It's now or never," Frissora told Doug...Starting at €8.20
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Atlas Financial Advisors
Estrada, JavierCase F-954-EFinanceThe team of advisors under the supervision of John Galt gathered at the Coral Gables, Florida, offices of Atlas Financial Advisors in early January 2020. The meeting was held with the sole purpose of issuing a recommendation to the Board of Trustees of the Green Hills golf club, whose $200 million endowment Atlas advised. This case replaces the F-727 Atlas Investment Management case from the same author.Starting at €8.20
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Hilton Hotels, Corp.
Estrada, JavierCase F-711FinanceUn cliente que solicita la formación de una cartera de valores, se muestra interesado en que en la misma hayan acciones de los hoteles Hilton. Análisis de la situación de dicha cadena para la toma de una decisión correcta.Starting at €8.20
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Stealth Sports - Teaching Note
Estrada, JavierTeaching Note FT-122-EFinanceEarly in 2020, Pamela Taggart, the recently-appointed CFO of Stealth Sports (a non-publicly-trade company), had one overriding task and little time to waste: She needed to estimate a hurdle rate to force some discipline in the decision-making process of the company. Her problem was that unlike some of the companies she had worked for before, Stealth was not publicly traded; that complicated her job but did not make it impossible. This case is des...Starting at €0.00
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Chick-fil-A: Sandwiches and cultural wars (B)
de la Cierva, Yago; Notario, EduardoCase DPO-736-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThe American fast-food chain Chick-fil-A suffered several boycotts promoted by LGTBQ+ organizations after the CEO's public comments regarding his religious background and because of the company's financial support to organizations lobbying against legal recognition of same-sex marriage. The following years, the company kept growing and, at the same time, its reputation was affected. What to do next?Starting at €5.74
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Atlas Investment Management - Teaching Note
Estrada, JavierTeaching Note FT-60-EFinanceAid to instructors in the classroom use of case no. F-727-E Atlas Investment Management.Starting at €0.00
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Boeing 737 MAX: ¿La seguridad, lo primero
de la Cierva, Yago; Villegas, CarolinaCase DPO-739Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management, StrategyEn marzo del 2019, el segundo accidente mortal de un Boeing 737 MAX, el modelo renovado actualizado del avión más vendido de la historia de la aviación, desencadenó una crisis corporativa sin precedentes en el gigante norteamericano de la aeronáutica. El caso revisa la respuesta de Boeing y las reacciones de los distintos stakeholders (víctimas, clientes, empleados, reguladores y, medios de comunicación), desde el momento del accidente hasta que,...Starting at €8.20
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Campuses as "Hunting Grounds": Documenting the Sex Assault Crisis at American Universities
Guzik, Paulina; de la Cierva, YagoCase DPO-784-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Knowledge and Communication, MarketingLast decade, the number of sexual assaults in American campuses reached a peak, to the point that President Barak Obama spoke of a "national crisis". The case collects four episodes that happened in four different campus of prestigious universities, in order to get a better picture of how stakeholders react, and how university administration should respond.Starting at €8.20
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Disney World and the Alligators (A) (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
García Guillén, Carlos; Pacheco Barceló, Leyre; Rodríguez Medina, Ignacio; Sastre Ortega, Ana; de la Cierva, YagoCase DPO-737-PBCorporate Governance, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementDisney World resort in Orlando, USA, suffered a crisis when a toddler was taken by an alligator and disappeared inside a pond. The event happened when the senior management was in Shanghai for the inauguration of the new thematic park in China.Starting at €8.20
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Dividend Policy - Four Decisions
Estrada, JavierCase F-989-EFinanceAn important decision that companies must make periodically is whether to distribute part of their earnings to their shareholders as dividends, and if so, how large this proportion should be. Unfortunately, financial theory does not provide very clear guidance on this topic. The four decisions discussed below shine a light on some of the important variables that managers need to consider when making this critical decision.Starting at €8.20