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MTR Corporation Limited: Measuring the Cost of Capital
Larry Wynant; Stephen R. Foerster; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B07N001-EFinance, StrategyTwo MTR Corporation (MTRC) managers are participating in a week-long program in financial management. For their next class, they need to calculate the cost of capital for MTRC. First, they will review the concepts of investor expectations and cost of capital. Then, they must calculate the cost of capital by using the financial statements provided to them by the instructor. The two managers discuss their understanding of these concepts as they pre...Starting at €8.20
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TeaBox - Running Tuck Shops in Hong Kong Schools (A)
Kevin Au; Mingles TsoiCase IVEY-9B08M032-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyTeaBox was a small, food-selling retail shop located in secondary schools in Hong Kong. It was considered a bold enterprise as it was run by a non-governmental organization using social workers to test social enterprise as a way of servicing the community. After one year in business, an evaluation of the enterprise identified poor management as the cause of financial losses and complaints in employee surveys. The superintendent of TeaBox was dete...Starting at €8.20
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Jadelink and the Luxury Goods Market in China
Kevin Au; Barbara LiCase IVEY-9B08M052-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe experienced entrepreneurial chief executive officer (CEO) of Jadelink International Limited was striving to create a modern jewelry brand representing a new perception in jade. The CEO has achieved early success by growing sales rapidly and bringing Jadelink products to Shanghai, the trendiest city in China. But the company wanted to expand business to the Asian and international luxury goods markets. This requires intensive capital to contin...Starting at €8.20
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Jerónimo Martins Agribusiness: From to Supermarket to Farm
Villafuerte Martin, Antonio;Case IIST-MI-149-E-EStrategyJerónimo Martins Agro-Alimentar (JMA) was a new business unit oriented towards dairy, cattle and aquaculture production that the Portuguese food distribution group Jerónimo Martins was developing in March 2015. It was in line with the Group’s top management strategy of backward integration into the primary sector, aimed at securing its supply needs of some products by 2020. However, the 2015 acute price crisis in the European dairy industry made ...Starting at €8.20
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Jerónimo Martins Agroalimentaria: del Supermercado a la Granja - Nota del Instructor
Villafuerte Martin, Antonio;Teaching Note IIST-MITN-149StrategyNota del Instructor del caso: MI-149Starting at €0.00
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Esquel Group: Building a Sustainable Partnership with Cotton Farmers in Xinjiang (B) (Spanish Version)
Sebenius, James K.; Qian, Cheng (Jason)Case HBS-916S03StrategyDetalles y evalúa los resultados de la iniciativa de Esquel 2002 para negociar asociaciones a largo plazo con los agricultores a menudo explotadas en Xinjiang (China occidental) para adquirir una variedad de algodón superior.Starting at €5.74
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European Integration: Meeting the Competitiveness Challenge
Porter, Michael E.; Ketels, Christian H.M.Case HBS-714405-EStrategyThe case discusses the origins and development of the European Integration process from the post-war period up to 2007, focusing particularly on the efforts of the Lisbon-agenda under way since 2000 to enhance Europe's competitiveness. It discusses the different policy areas that have been approached at the European level over time, and provides background on the architecture of European institutions. The case enables students to understand how E...Starting at €8.20
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International Expansion (Spanish version)
Bartlett, Christopher A.; O'Connell, JamieCase HBS-303S11StrategyNoli Tingzon, newly-appointed international division VP at Jollibee, the Philippines-based hamburger chain, is faced with the challenge of expanding fast food operations in Asia in the face of stiff competition. The case describes Jollibee's six-year international expansion history and the lessons the company has learned. Against this background, Noli must decide among expansion opportunities in New Guinea, Hong Kong, and California.Starting at €8.20
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Chow Tai Fook: Blockchain for the Diamond Industry
Kenith Poon; Hubert Pun; Jianping Liang; Jing ChenCase IVEY-9B20M033-EStrategyIn 2019, Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited, one of Hong Kong’s most popular jewellery chains, had recently adopted blockchain, under the leadership of managing director, to address some of the challenges in the diamond industry. In particular, the comStarting at €8.20
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Grupo Pires
Gallo, Miguel Ángel; Gallo, R.; Mozo, EnriqueCase DG-1061StrategyPresenta a un grupo de empresas portuguesas de propiedad familiar dedicadas al sector de la confección, y describe la historia del grupo desde sus inicios, con la primera empresa de confección de camisas, hasta el impresionante crecimiento posterior que le ha llevado a ser el mayor grupo empresarial del sector. El caso se sitúa temporalmente después de la muerte repentina del hijo del fundador de la empresa, que estaba a la cabeza del grupo, y se...Starting at €8.20