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PT Multimédia.com
Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-705-EFinanceThis case describes the IPO of PT Multimédia.com (PTM.com), a subsidiary of Portugal Telecom, in June 2000. According to the weekly newspaper "O Independente", institutional investors had voiced serious reservations about the widely disparate valuations put forward by the institutional tranche's global coordinators, which ranged between 10 and l.l billion euros. The case provides an opportunity for students to analyze a number of issues related t...Starting at €8.20
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Living PlanIT, Teaching Plan
Eccles, Robert G.; Edmondson, Amy C.; Macomber, John D.; Johnson, RyanTeaching Note HBS-413039-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching plan for case case 410081.Starting at €0.00
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Portugal: Can Socialism Survive, Teaching Note
Vietor, Richard H.K.Teaching Note HBS-718054-EEconomicsTeaching note for case 718024.Starting at €0.00
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Portugal: Can Socialism Survive
Vietor, Richard H.K.; Sheldahl-Thomason, HavilandCase HBS-718024-EEconomicsPortugal was not ready to join the European Monetary Union in 1999. With strong unions, weak competitiveness and a legacy of socialism, it could not compete with north-European countries. After borrowing extensively to fund deficits, Portugal went into debt crisis in 2011 and had to borrow from the Troika. As banks failed, structural adjustment followed. Today several structural issues and the threat of external risks continue to cast a shadows o...Starting at €8.20
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Games for rent in Teléfonos de Portugal
Chason R.; Valor Sabatier, JosepCase SI-141-EKnowledge and CommunicationThe case presents the dilemma facing the product manager in charge of the computer game service recently launched by Teléfonos de Portugal. Following an intense advertising campaign, sales have been minimal and the product manager is wondering why this is so and what he can do about it.Starting at €8.20
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Living PlanIT
Eccles, Robert G.; Edmondson, Amy C.; Thyne, Susan; Zuzul, TionaCase HBS-410081-ELeadership and People ManagementLiving PlanIT is a start-up company that has developed a new, innovative business model for sustainable urbanization. This model reflects the software and technology backgrounds of its founders, Steve Lewis and Malcolm Hutchinson, and is in vivid contrast to other models for green or smart cities that are variations on a massive real estate development project. The main economic engine driving Living PlanIT's model is a partner channel strategy a...Starting at €8.20
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INSITE: Simplified Big Data
Sendagorta, Paloma; Gallo, Iñigo; Jiang Wang, ÁngelaCase M-1384-EMarketingInsite is a customer business intelligence software developed by a European consulting company. The Iberia branch has had poor results during 2020. Of particular concern to the manager is the number of demos that are offered to potential clients: demos granted by the sales team have increased, while sales have decreased. Management has to review the process for granting demos. In particular, the case presents three such decisions: clients who are...Starting at €8.20
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Symington Family Estates
Martínez de Albéniz, Victor; Amorim, PedroCase P-1195-EService and Operations ManagementIt was the end of October 2018. Charles Symington was drinking a glass of Graham's 20 Year Old Port together with Rob Symington who had just joined the company after a successful entrepreneurial initiative. Rob would help steer the future of the family-owned business. Both were discussing what decisions to make in the upcoming months, regarding the vintage that had just ended. The quality of the wines to be produced with 2018's vintage was outsta...Starting at €8.20
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Chocolates Da Silva: The Profit Plan
García Viñambres, Ana; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-860-EDecision Analysis, Finance, Innovation and ChangeThis case provide the opportunity for building a profit plan. Based on the information from the income statement, balance sheet, and projected demand and cost schedules, students are required to estimate the three wheels of a profit plan for a medium size closely-held chocolate manufacturer in Portugal. Students must estimate cash flow, profit, and ROE and use this analysis to evaluate the attractiveness of a new offer for entering into the USA ...Starting at €8.20
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Amorim: The Future of Natural Cork
Chris Laszlo; Katherine Gullett; Tim KruegerCase IVEY-9B17M019-EStrategyIn 2015, Corticeira Amorim, S.G.P.S., S.A. (Amorim), the world’s largest cork manufacturer, was facing multiple strategic dilemmas. After enjoying a near-monopoly in the wine stopper market for over 300 years, cork’s reputation had been damaged in the 20th century by concerns over “cork taint,” and the cork industry had been challenged by the resulting disruptive technologies of screw caps and synthetic corks. Amorim needed to rethink its core as...Starting at €8.20