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The EMBI Investor
Ariño, Miguel Angel; Canela, Miguel Ángel; Gorecka-Pietrucha, JustynaFocused Case ADFC-2-EDecision Analysis, FinanceThe EMBI Investor case is a practical application of statistical analysis in financial analysis. It uses the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to introduce some basic aspects of statistics and finance and presents how these two aspects, the financial and the statistical, can be connected. This fosters interest in statistical tools through their use in financial analysis. The objectives of the case are: (a) to introduce the concepts of the regres...Starting at €8.20
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Camping Alto Castejón
Ariño, Africa; Santomá, Javier; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan Carlos; Gallo Ll.Case ASN-21Decision Analysis, StrategyDos consultores deciden hacer una inversión en un Camping del Valle de Benasque (Alto Castejón) pensando que sería un buen negocio, las cosas empiezan a ir mal cuando el dueño del camping no hace las inversiones debidas, y pone trabas a que se estudien a fondo los números. Esto plantea decisiones que se deben tomar para mejorar la gestión.Starting at €8.20
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The Sales Trend at Guarini
Osuna, Ignacio; Alegre, Inés; Canela, Miguel ÁngelCase AD-370-EDecision AnalysisGuarini, a European supermarket brand, has about 150 stores in Spain. Being able to track about a 70% of the purchases through customer debit cards, Julia García, Guarini's marketing director for Spain, feels herself compelled to exploit Guarini's database, which still remains largely underused. She plans a pilot study using data from one of the stores located in Barcelona. She collects weekly sales data covering two years and tries to estimate f...Starting at €8.20
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Kapoor's Portfolio
Canela, Miguel Ángel; Alegre, Inés; Moleskis, MelinaFocused Case ADFC-5-EDecision AnalysisThe case follows a trainee portfolio manager in her attempt to build an investment portfolio using stocks on India's National Stock Exchange (NSE). Within the framework of the capital asset pricing model, this note focuses on the computation of financial returns, risk and diversification strategies.Starting at €8.20
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The EMBI Investor - Teaching Note
Ariño, Miguel Angel; Canela, Miguel Ángel; Gorecka-Pietrucha, JustynaTeaching Note ADT-30-EDecision Analysis, FinanceThe EMBI Investor case is a practical application of statistical analysis in financial analysis. It uses the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to introduce some basic aspects of statistics and finance and presents how these two aspects, the financial and the statistical, can be connected. This fosters interest in statistical tools through their use in financial analysis. The objectives of the case are: (a) to introduce the concepts of the regres...Starting at €0.00
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HR Analytics at Barney
N'Guessan, Marie Noelle; Alegre, Inés; Canela, Miguel ÁngelCase AD-369-EAccounting and Control, Decision Analysis, Leadership and People ManagementBarney Consumer Products (BCP) is a large company based in South Africa. The company's performance has worsened in the last couple of years, and the different departments blame each other. The Human Resources (HR) department manager suggest that the decrease in performance could be driven by a decrease in employee performance due to lack of motivation and stress. The board asks the HR manager to provide some data to back up his intuition. The HR ...Starting at €8.20
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Jia Wu goes West - Teaching Note
Alegre, Inés; Canela, Miguel Ángel; Güçlü, BurçinTeaching Note ADT-33-EDecision Analysis, MarketingThe objective of this note is to illustrate forecasting with monthly sales data. It is based on historical data of household goods sales in United Kingdom, from January 1997 to December 2011. The student is challenged to develop a model for these data and to calculate a forecast for 2012 sales, based on this model. There is a companion IESE focus case, - ADFC-003 -"The Jia Wu Expansion", that covers the prior expansion of Jia Wu to Australia. The...Starting at €0.00
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Alianzas para la internacionalizacion de Freixenet
Ariño, Africa; Gallo Ll.Case DG-1300StrategyEl 14 de octubre de 1999 estaban reunidos en pequeño comité algunos de los más altos directivos de Freixenet intentando decidir cómo enfocar las expansiones por nuevos mercados. Todos ellos llevaban ya tiempo en la empresa y eran testigos, e incluso "culpables", de la exitosa carrera internacional de la compañía. Sentados ahí decidieron que lo mejor era hacer un pequeño repaso de la trayectoria ya marcada para decidir cuál sería el mejor plan de ...Starting at €8.20
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Las alianzas de Fagor Electrodomésticos (A)
Ariño, Africa; Gallo Ll.Case DG-1301StrategyA finales de 1999 el equipo directivo de Fagor Electrodomésticos (FED) evaluaba su experiencia en la colaboración con socios a través de alianzas. Elemento clave en la expansión internacional de la empresa, estas alianzas estaban planteando problemas. Los directivos de FED debían tomar decisiones al respecto. También pretendían aprender de la experiencia para el futuro.Starting at €8.20
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Chupa Chups: alliance know-how
Gallo Ll.; Ariño, Africa; García, Eduardo; Valdés, Ana; López, C.Case DG-1307-EStrategyChupa Chups was the name given to Granja Asturias S.A. in 1964. After Enric Bernat purchased the company's equity, the goal he set was to sell the lollypops all over the world so that the company could manufacture large volumes and benefit from major economies of scale. After a brief explanation of the company's background, this case focuses on analyzing the first stages of Chupa Chups' international expansion through strategic alliances or coope...Starting at €8.20