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Carrefour, S.A. (Spanish version)
Fruhan, William E.; de Monton, M. JeanCase HBS-203S09FinanceInvolves a very rapidly growing retail chain that is financing itself in an unusual (and at first glance) risky fashion.Starting at €8.20
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Parenting Magazine (Spanish version)
Sahlman, William A.Case HBS-208S26Entrepreneurship1) How do you assess the opportunity that Wolaner has identified? 2) How much money does Wolaner need? From whom should the capital be raised? 3) Is the proposed deal with Time Inc. reasonable? From whose perspective? What changes, if any, should be made to the deal? 4) What should Wolaner do?Starting at €8.20
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Hilton Manufacturing Co. (Spanish version)
Bruns, William J., Jr.Case HBS-102S42Accounting and ControlA professional manager is hired by a small manufacturing company after the president discovers he made poor decisions. One product appears to be unprofitable, whereas the product sold in highest volume is under competitive price pressure. A crude cost accounting system fails to reveal appropriate actions to correct problems.Starting at €8.20
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Basic Statistics for Portfolio Management
Martínez Abascal, EduardoTechnical Note FN-270-EFinanceConcepts of risk and profitability in a financial asset and a securities portfolio. Calculation of fundamental statistical parameters: mean and standard deviation, on the basis of historical data or expectations. Covariant and correlation between two financial assets. Implications for the risk and profitability of a portfolio.Starting at €8.20
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Brigham and Women's Hospital in 1992 (Spanish version)
Teisberg, Elizabeth Olmsted; Vayle, Eric J.Case HBS-720S08StrategyBrigham and Women's Hospital is a highly successful teaching hospital in 1992. However, the hospital sector is undergoing a major transition and the hospital faces uncertainty about changing demographic trends, new types of competitors, and technological and scientific change. It's premier OB service is declining, and many of the hospital leaders are nearing retirement. How should it craft its strategy for the 1990s?Starting at €8.20
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CFM International, Inc. (Spanish version)
Enright, Michael J.Case HBS-720S10StrategyIn April 1987 the management team of CFM International, Inc. (CFMI) was considering developing a new jet engine for the Airbus A340. The withdrawal of a competitor's engine had created an unforeseen opportunity for CFMI to re-enter a competition it had apparently lost several months earlier. Complicating the decision was the fact that CFMI was a corporation jointly and equally owned by General Electric (U.S.) and the Societe Nationale d'Etude et ...Starting at €8.20
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Analyst's Dilemma (A) (Spanish version)
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr.; Useem, JerryCase HBS-309S37Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityA young investment banker returns home one night to find that her roommate and best friend has been laid off from Universal Bank because Universal is shutting down its capital finance group. Her roommate makes her promise to keep this information confidential because the news is not to be disclosed to the market for several days. The protaganist knows, however, that Universal's capital finance group is collaborating with her own investment bank o...Starting at €8.20
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Framework for Risk Management
Froot, Kenneth A.; Scharfstein, David S.; Stein, Jeremy C.Article HBS-94604-EStrategyIn recent years, managers have become aware of how their companies can be buffeted by risks beyond their control. To insulate themselves from such risks, many companies are turning to the derivatives markets, taking advantage of instruments like forwards, futures, options, and swaps. Although heavily involved in risk management, most companies do not have clear goals underlying their hedging programs. Without such goals, using derivatives can be ...Starting at €8.20
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Chase Manhattan Corp.: The Making of America's Largest Bank
Gilson, Stuart C.; Escalle, Cedric X.Case HBS-298016-EFinanceChase Bank and Chemical Bank intend to merge, producing the largest commercial bank in the United States, the fourth largest in the world. Projected financial benefits under the merger reflect significant planned reduction in operating costs, including 17Starting at €8.20
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Medicines Co.
Gourville, John T.Case HBS-502006-EMarketingIt is early 2001 and the Medicines Co. just received FDA approval to market Angiomax, a blood thinner to be used during angioplasties and heart procedures. It is intended to be a better alternative to Heparin, an 80-year-old drug that costs less then $10 per dose. The company believes it can sell Angiomax for a much higher price than Heparin--but how much more? Angiomax also represents the first of several drugs being developed under a rather uni...Starting at €8.20