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Navigating Turbulent Waters: Glitnir Bank's Communication Challenge During a Macroeconomic Crisis
Kimbrough, Michael D.; Miller, Gregory S.; Dessain, Vincent; Damgaard Jensen, AneCase HBS-107050-EFinanceGlitnir Bank is an Icelandic company following an aggressive growth strategy that relies heavily on foreign debt. Access to such debt is suddenly curtailed when there is a downturn in market sentiment regarding the Icelandic economy as a whole. Students will reflect on the essential elements of a communications strategy, including the role of the media and analysts. Class discussion will focus on creating infrastructure that will increase the ban...Starting at €8.20
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Accounting for Interest Rate Derivatives
Kimbrough, Michael D.; Jenkins, Nicole ThorneCase HBS-108061-EFinanceExplains the accounting for interest rate derivatives under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 133.Starting at €8.20
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Análisis del mercado del software de código abierto
Armelini, Guillermo; Miralles, Francesc; Valor Sabatier, JosepTechnical Note SIN-50Information Technologies, Knowledge and CommunicationEl objetivo de esta nota es analizar el mercado que se ha generado alrededor del software de código abierto. La falta de homogeneidad, tanto por parte de la oferta como por parte de la demanda, obliga a disponer de marcos adicionales que faciliten el análisis. En este trabajo se ha utilizado el modelo de la cadena de valor "on-line". Con la aplicación de ese marco de análisis se intenta explicar la posición de las empresas en este nuevo contexto,...Starting at €8.20
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Wal-Mart's Use of Interest Rate Swaps
Kimbrough, Michael D.; Faulkender, Michael; Jenkins, Nicole Thorne; Gordon, RachelCase HBS-108038-EFinance"Wal-Mart's Use of Interest Rate Swaps" recounts Wal-Mart's use of interest rate swaps to hedge the fair value of its fixed-rate debt against changing interest rates. This case provides students with a foundation for understanding the use of and accounting for more complex derivatives. Specific issues raised include: (1) the financial statement impact of hedge accounting, (2) motivations for using derivatives, including the potential role of acco...Starting at €8.20
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Whole Foods Acquires Wild Oats (A)
Kimbrough, Michael D.; Balachandran, Sudhakar; Srinivasan, Madhav; Gordon, RachelCase HBS-109029-EFinanceExamines the implications of Whole Foods' CEO's anonymous message board postings including its potential impact on the company's proposed merger with Wild Oats.Starting at €8.20
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Redes sociales: únete a la conversación
Armelini, Guillermo; Káganer, Evgeny; Soumitra, Dutta; Vaast, Emmanuelle; Vaccaro, Antonino; Villanueva Galobart, JuliánDossier DOS-9Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Information Technologies, Marketing, StrategyEmpleados, clientes y competidores ya están hablando en las redes. ¿Qué se puede hacer para no quedarse fuera de juego?Starting at €15.00
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Social Media: Are You in the Conversation?
Armelini, Guillermo; Káganer, Evgeny; Soumitra, Dutta; Vaast, Emmanuelle; Vaccaro, Antonino; Villanueva, JulianDossier DOS-9-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Information Technologies, Marketing, StrategyThese are the issues you need to be discussing - because your customers and competitors are already talking.Starting at €15.00
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Shen Huan's Linux Decision
Armelini, Guillermo; Valor Sabatier, JosepCase SI-148-EInformation Technologies, Knowledge and CommunicationShen Huan, CIO of a joint venture between a Chinese and a Spanish company, has to form his own opinion about the most appropiate platform to implement in his company. On the one hand he knows that the Spanish's partner works with Microsoft-based software, on the other hand Linux and open source software applications have been growing in China due to the Chinese's Government decision to foster and support open source initiatives.Starting at €8.20
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Glosario de términos informáticos y de comunicación
Armelini, Guillermo; Valor Sabatier, JosepTechnical Note SIN-46Information Technologies, Knowledge and CommunicationEste trabajo tiene como objetivo brindar una guía de definiciones de los términos más utilizados en el sector de la informática y las telecomunicaciones, sin pretender ser una divulgación científica, sino una herramienta de ayuda para el participante.Starting at €8.20
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Criterios de evaluación para la toma de decisiones en la adopción de tecnologías: Caso del software de código abierto
Armelini, Guillermo; Miralles, Francesc; Valor Sabatier, JosepTechnical Note SIN-49Information Technologies, Knowledge and CommunicationEl objetivo de esta nota es ofrecer un marco de análisis que ayude, primero, a discernir aquellos criterios que son relevantes para evaluar una solución informática y, segundo, para aplicar estos criterios de forma confiable. La creciente complejidad de las tecnologías de información y comunicación (TIC), los elevados costes de inversión a que se ven sometidas las empresas para gestionar sus sistemas de información, y el elevado nivel de interdep...Starting at €8.20