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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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Hertz y Dollar Thrifty: una introducción al DCF
Estrada, JavierCase F-940Entrepreneurship, FinanceEste caso examina el proceso detrás del intento de adquisición de Dollar Thrifty por parte de Hertz. Hertz Global Holdings (Hertz) es una empresa de alquiler de automóviles y equipos con sede en Park Ridge, Nueva Jersey. Walter Jacobs fundó la empresa en 1918, en Chicago, y la vendió, en 1923, a John Hertz, quien la rebautizó como Hertz Drive-Ur-Self System. Con el tiempo, Hertz pasó por varios propietarios, y cotiza en la Bolsa de Valores de Nu...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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Una breve introducción a los museos
Marco, Elvira; Herrero, Quionia; Munoz-Seca, Beatriz; Riverola, JosepTechnical Note PN-445Knowledge and Communication, Service and Operations ManagementHistóricamente, los museos europeos se desarrollaron a partir de las elites sociales, muchos tienen su origen en colecciones reales, y no se permitía la visita del público. A partir del siglo XIX comenzaron a abrir sus puertas a los visitantes y se concibieron como un instrumento para educar a las clases populares. Los museos han evolucionado en el último tercio del siglo XX de estar orientados a la conservación y almacenamiento de piezas durant...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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The Essential Financial Toolkit: Tool 2 - Mean Returns
Estrada, JavierTechnical Note FN-553-EFinanceThis note discusses three definitions of mean returns and highlights their different interpretations and uses. In many cases, particularly when evaluating risky assets, the concept of "mean return"¿ is meaningless and stating the type of mean return discussed, arithmetic or geometric, is essential. Also, when investors trade actively, their mean return and that of the asset in which they invest may differ, which requires yet another concept, the ...Starting at €8.20
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Project Evaluation in Emerging Markets: Exxon Mobil, Oil, and Argentina - Teaching Note
Estrada, JavierTeaching Note FT-70-EFinanceEarly in 2006 a brief report arrived at Exxon Mobil's headquarters in Irving, Texas, with the results of geological tests in the south of Argentina. The tests determined that the area explored seemed to be rich in oil and that, subject to a proper cost-benefit analysis, it could be worth investing in the necessary production facilities to extract oil from the ground. You have been asked to evaluate this investment opportunity and report to manage...Starting at €0.00
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A Brief Introduction to Museums
Marco, Elvira; Herrero, Quionia; Munoz-Seca, Beatriz; Riverola, JosepTechnical Note PN-445-EKnowledge and Communication, Service and Operations ManagementHistorically, museums in Europe were developed by the social elite, and many have their origins in royal collections which were not open to the public. However, during the nineteenth century, they began to open their doors to visitors, a move conceived as a means of helping to educate the masses. During the last third of the twentieth century, the role that museums played in society evolved: they went from being places for the display, preservati...Starting at €8.20
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El sector cultural
Herrero, Quionia; Marco, Elvira; Munoz-Seca, Beatriz; Riverola, JosepTechnical Note PN-453Economics, Service and Operations ManagementLa cultura en sí misma es una actividad económica que genera empleo e ingresos fiscales y que compra bienes y servicios. Se perfila como un campo en expansión dentro de la economía de los países industrializados donde ha crecido en los últimos años por encima del PIB con un volumen de generación de empleo superior a la media.Starting at €8.20