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Derivatives Markets with Stochastic Volatility
de Santiago, RafaelBook BK-354-EDecision AnalysisAlthough the assumption of constant volatility is a reasonable approximation for some markets, in the last two decades the need for more general, non-constant volatility models has been the driving force behind numerous works in Financial Mathematics. In this book we study systems that arise in interest-rate markets when the volatility of the short rate is modelled as a function of two mean-reverting diffusions that vary on different scales. This... -
Sports Business Management: Decision Making Around the Globe
Foster, George; O'Reilly, Norm; Dávila, AntonioBook BK-570-EDecision AnalysisSports Business Management will equip students with a comprehensive understanding of the sport industry. With a focus on management, strategy, marketing, and finance, the decision-making approach of the book emphasizes key concepts while translating them into practice. Foster, O'Reilly, and Dávila present a set of modular chapters supported with plenty of examples, mini-cases, and exercises to help students apply the decision-making approach to r... -
Managing Media Businesses
Book BK-598-EDecision Analysis, Finance, Information Technologies, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management, Marketing, Service and Operations Management, StrategyThis book is a practical guide to every aspect of managing media businesses. Written by a team of experts and illustrated with interviews from leading industry players, it addresses the unprecedented change and uncertainty facing the industry. Do newspapers, magazines or books have a future? Will terrestrial television or cable services exist as meaningful players in five years' time? Is there a way to make multiple consumption platforms work to... -
Ceranz Bau AG
Guinand C.; Heukamp, FranzCase AD-301-EDecision Analysis, FinanceThis case describes the bidding decision of a construction company to build a river crossing and manage it during 30 years. The decision revolves around the right bidding strategy trading off the chance of winning and potential profit. Used as a teaching vehicle for project evaluation and auctions.Starting at €8.20
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Math skills warm-up
Bardolet Urgellès, David; Baucells Alibés, Manel; Gómez, JavierTechnical Note ADN-255-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsThis technical note reviews some basic concepts of mathematics. It brushes up some notions of arithmetic and percentages, and provides a brief review of equations and the functions of a variable. At the end, it includes a few related exercises. The note is aimed at students who need to revise the basic concepts that will later be used in the quantitative analysis courses.Starting at €8.20
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Basics of statistics
Bardolet Urgellès, David; Baucells Alibés, Manel; Gómez, JavierTechnical Note ADN-256-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsThis technical note reviews the most basic concepts of statistics. Some measures of centrality (mean and median) are introduced, along with the most commonly used measures of variability (variance, standard deviation and range). The note is intended for students who need to revise the basic concepts that will later be used in the quantitative analysis courses.Starting at €8.20
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Clusterland Upper Austria
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María LuisaCase SM-1590-EDecision Analysis, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThis case describes the origins and functioning of Clusterland Upper Austria, a company created by the regional government of Upper Austria to manage a group of clusters and networks already existing in the region. The organization has been regarded as a best practice example for managing cluster projects. The case examines the specific nature of the region in terms of industrial structure and government policy and its implication in cluster dev...Starting at €8.20
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Forecasting technological change. The Delphi method
Agell, Pere; Ariño, Miguel AngelTechnical Note ADN-249-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsThis note describes how to make medium and long-term forecasts about the technology that will be available in the future. It focuses mainly on the Delphi method.Starting at €8.20
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What Should I Do if I End-up Working in a Corrupted Network
Vaccaro, AntoninoTechnical Note BEN-130-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Decision Analysis, StrategyImagine that one day you receive a phone call from a headhunter. You get a very interesting offer. Nice salary (20% more than your current one), more responsibilities, a lot of fringe benefits. It really seems to be the opportunity you were looking for, so you accept the offer without hesitation. During the few first months, you are happy with the new job. People are nice, the work is not as stressful as you expected, but, after some time, you st...Starting at €8.20
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Jia Wu goes West - Teaching Note
Alegre, Inés; Canela, Miguel Ángel; Güçlü, BurçinTeaching Note ADT-33-EDecision Analysis, MarketingThe objective of this note is to illustrate forecasting with monthly sales data. It is based on historical data of household goods sales in United Kingdom, from January 1997 to December 2011. The student is challenged to develop a model for these data and to calculate a forecast for 2012 sales, based on this model. There is a companion IESE focus case, - ADFC-003 -"The Jia Wu Expansion", that covers the prior expansion of Jia Wu to Australia. The...Starting at €0.00