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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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Opportunity Network (B): Growth Challenges
Amigó i Navarro, Pau; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-186-EDecision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeThe start-up that in just two years of existence has proved to be able to develop a business model and changing networking services. They have expanded worldwide and increased they revenues exponentially of digital disruption. However, there was still a challenge that Opportunity Network had to face which had successful growth: the need to balance its growth with its business model and firm values and diversification.Starting at €5.74
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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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El Ganso Takes Flight (B)
Amigó i Navarro, Pau; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-181-EDecision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, StrategyAfter experiencing impressive growth, El Ganso brings LVMH on board as a strategic partner in a move that will help the Spanish clothing group tackle several significant challenges it's facing. This case discusses how the deal for L Capital to take a stake in El Ganso's parent company was forged, the aspects of the alliance with LVMH that were most significant, the elements of a new strategic plan developed by the company, and the changes made to...Starting at €5.74
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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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Carter & Wilson y Tamper
Perote J.; Pastor, AlfredoCase ASE-397EconomicsLa adquisición de una compañía por una multinacional es denunciada ante el Tribunal de Defensa de la Competencia. Motivo: exceso de poder de mercado. El caso plantea los argumentos que la compañía denunciada debe emplear en su defensa.Starting at €8.20
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Téneo
Pastor, Alfredo; Perote J.Case ASE-371EconomicsEl caso que se propone presenta un supuesto dilema al que se enfrentaron los responsables del Instituto Nacional de Industria en España cuando se planteó la posibilidad de escindir del grupo industrial las empresas mas rentables y con posibilidades de inversión y autofinanciación dada la nueva situación de competencia europea y aprovechando la reciente recuperación parcial de los resultados del Grupo. La trascendente decisión en cuestión no era f...Starting at €8.20