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Ford Motor Company: Basic Financial Ratios
Zhichuan (Frank) Li; Xiaojun Zhu; Daniela Zapata; Tabish MunirCase IVEY-9B18N027-EFinanceIn January 2018, an investment portfolio manager learned of a safety recall for Ford Motor Company (Ford) involving faulty airbags that failed to deploy upon collision. An investigation by U.S. regulators found that the company had been aware of these faulty airbags but had not taken proactive measures to mitigate the potential damage. As a result, in just one day, the share price for Ford dropped from $13.10 to $12.18 per share. The portfolio ma...Starting at €8.20
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Ford Motor Company: Basic Financial Ratios - Teaching Note
Zhichuan (Frank) Li; Xiaojun Zhu; Daniela Zapata; Tabish MunirTeaching Note IVEY-8B18N027-EFinanceTeaching note for product 9B18N027.Starting at €0.00
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Green Trend: The Road to an Overseas Red-Chip IPO - Teaching Note
Jun Jiang; Zhichuan (Frank) Li; Zhi Qiang YangTeaching Note IVEY-8B20N007-EFinanceTeaching note for product 9B20N007.Starting at €0.00
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Tesla: The Solarcity Acquisition
Zhichuan (Frank) Li; Tomiwa AdemidunCase IVEY-9B17N011-EFinanceIn mid-2016, the chief executive officer of Tesla, a U.S. manufacturer of electric cars, was interested in acquiring SolarCity, a U.S. solar power manufacturer and distributor. Both Tesla and SolarCity operated in young, high-growth industries; however, despite their high growth rates, both companies were also losing money every year. Both companies had similar products and could be a strong strategic fit. The chief executive officer needed to co...Starting at €8.20
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Santander-Serfín: Revitalizing the Payment Systems Business
Díez J.; Villanueva, Julian; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1190-EMarketingIn June 2001, Ramón Tellaeche, director of products and marketing at Banco Santander Serfín in Mexico, was considering the commercial strategy which the means of payments division should follow over the following months in order to achieve its ambitious commercial objectives. Marcial Portela, general manager of Grupo Santander's Americas Division, had set the objective of doubling the credit card market share in a year and a half, and capturing 2...Starting at €8.20
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The Challenge of Multichannel Marketing Management
Clemares, Fuencisla; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1346-EMarketing, StrategyIt had been five years since Jordi Catalá, the founder and CEO of Sleeping (a manufacturer and distributor of sleep-related products and bedding), had launched his company's online channel. E-commerce now accounted for 10% of total sales and was about to reach breakeven in terms of the income statement. Tension between the traditional and online marketing teams was high, and Jordi felt like they were unable to work together and take advantage of ...Starting at €8.20
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Fluidra Connect: The Internet of Pools
Rodríguez, Silvia; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1349-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, MarketingConnect Fluidra is a smart solution for pool industry professionals to remotely manage and diagnose pool-related issues. It was one of the most innovative initiatives by Fluidra and would require a different business model than what the company had traditionally developed. After running a controlled product launch in Spain, approached as a lab, things did not go as expected: They had only installed one hundred devices when the target was five hun...Starting at €8.20
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The End of Low Cost Fundamentalism
Rodríguez, Silvia; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1267-EMarketingOn September 19th, at the World Low Cost Airline Congress, Alex Cruz, CEO of Vueling Airlines, offered his take on the future of the low cost industry. ¿We are witnessing the last phase of the transformation of short-haul. What will the new competitive landscape be like? This movement will affect all players. For airports, this will mean growth (increased number of passengers, flights, services), higher discretionary income and greater ability ...Starting at €8.20
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Aje: Selling Drinks to the Base of the Pyramid
Nueno, José Luis; Bazán, Miguel; Rodríguez, SilviaCase M-1254-EMarketingThe case study describes AJE Group's internationalization process. It analyzes its foray into the Asian market and the consumer profile in this region as opposed to the company's natural market, South America. The text describes the challenges of a family business turned multinational group: human resource management, financial management, cultural issues, and so on.Starting at €8.20
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Media Markt's Omnichannel Strategy (A)
Clemares, Fuencisla; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1347-EMarketing, Service and Operations Management, StrategyThe launch of its online channel made Media Markt reconsider its pricing policy and promotional strategy. In the digital world, traditional distributors also competed with purely online low-cost players with very aggressive pricing strategies. In order to be competitive, the online channel required a strategy of low margins and low prices. The challenge was that consumers were multichannel and constantly moved back and forth between the website a...Starting at €8.20