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Berkshire Hathaway (Spanish version)
Anand, Bharat N.; Jayanti, SamhitaCase HBS-710S04FinanceBerkshire Hathaway describes the history and strategy of one of the best known investment firms over the last forty years. The case describes the investment philosophy of Warren Buffett, its legendary chairman and CEO, the gradual diversification of its portfolio, its capital allocation strategy, compensation structure, and corporate governance approach, leading up to August 2008.Starting at €8.20
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Note on Sum-Of-The-Parts Valuation
Villalonga, BelenCase HBS-209105-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Most large companies operate in more than one business. Valuing a diversified company requires separate valuations for each of its businesses and for the corporate headquarters. This method of valuing a company by parts and then adding them up is known as Sum-Of-The-Parts (SOTP) valuation and is commonly used in practice by stock market analysts and companies themselves. How...Starting at €8.20
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Addleshaw-Goddard LLP
Eccles, Robert G.; Edmondson, Amy C.; Weber, JamesCase HBS-409056-ELeadership and People ManagementAddleshaw-Goddard (AG), the 15th largest law firm in the U.K., is seeking ways to serve larger clients on more important legal matters. Part of this strategy involves its "Client Development Centre (CDC)," an innovative idea and set of services launched by Dr. Jim Hever who holds a Ph.D. in Strategic Leadership Development. The mission of the CDC is to improve the capabilities of clients' in-house legal departments, such as by making them better ...Starting at €8.20
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Addleshaw-Goddard LLP (Portuguese version)
Eccles, Robert G.; Edmondson, Amy C.; Weber, JamesCase HBS-424P05Leadership and People ManagementAddleshaw-Goddard (AG), the 15th largest law firm in the U.K., is seeking ways to serve larger clients on more important legal matters. Part of this strategy involves its "Client Development Centre (CDC)," an innovative idea and set of services launched by Dr. Jim Hever who holds a Ph.D. in Strategic Leadership Development. The mission of the CDC is to improve the capabilities of clients' in-house legal departments, such as by making them better ...Starting at €8.20
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Starbucks: Addressing the Dangers of Success
Comín, Marta; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1211-EMarketingIn 2008 the Starbucks chain of cafés was having to face an unprecedented crisis. Its accelerated growth was beginning to threaten the company's sophisticated image. Should they try and check this growth, or on the contrary, should they consider breaking into new sectors of the market?Starting at €8.20
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Buro Happold
Eccles, Robert G.; Herman, KerryCase HBS-409021-ELeadership and People ManagementPadraic Kelly became Managing Director (MD) of the engineering services firm Buro Happold in 1996. One of his first initiatives was "Aim for Growth," which was intended to help the firm grow beyond its current size where it was constrained by a structure of having each of the firm's founding partners responsible for a group of 25-30 engineers. This initiative was very successful, but the firm then found itself with a lack of leadership skills at ...Starting at €8.20
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Leading in times of Uncertainty
Álvarez de Mon Pan de Soraluce, Santiago; Baucells Alibés, Manel; Gunther McGrath, Rita; Hunter, Richard; Weber, Martin; Westerman, GeorgeDossier DOS-1-EDecision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Leadership and People ManagementInternational experts highlight what you need to know - when you don't know what tomorrow might bring.Starting at €15.00
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Growth and Diversification on Martifer
Caldart, Adrián A.Case AESE-DG-A-886(I)-EStrategyThe case describes the fast process of international growth and diversification of the Portuguese firm Martifer. Originally an Iberian leader in the metallic structures business, Martifer became a relevant actor in renewable energies-related businesses in only four years. In doing so, the firm invested heavily in businesses related to wind energy, solar energy and bio fuels throughout 15 countries across the 5 continents. The case describes the p...Starting at €8.20
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Virginia Investment Partners Optimal Portfolio Allocation
Evans, Richard B.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1598-EFinanceThis technical note provides a simple, yet powerful, optimization exercise to demonstrate the benefits of diversification in a portfolio and the importance of asset allocation. While the note is targeted for MBA students in an investments or portfolio management course, it is also appropriate for an advanced undergraduate course.Starting at €8.20
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Acciona and the Battle for Control of Endesa
Villalonga, Belen; Silverberg, RachelleCase HBS-210029-EAcciona, S.A. is a global infrastructure and renewable energy conglomerate that is publicly traded in Spain and controlled by the Entrecanales family. In 2006, the company joined the highly politicized cross-border takeover battle for Spain's largest electric utility, Endesa, by acquiring a 10% stake that it subsequently built up to 21%. Other interested suitors were E.ON and Enel, the largest electric utilities in Germany and Italy, respectively...Starting at €8.20