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F. Mayer Imports: Hedging Foreign Currency Risk
Wallace FanCase IVEY-9B17N004-EFinance, StrategyIn September 2014, F. Mayer Imports Pty. Ltd., an Australian gourmet food importer, had a narrow window of opportunity to potentially protect its budget exchange rate for the rest of that, and the following, financial year. With imports such as European butter, chocolate, and cheese, the company procured a significant portion of its product in euros. The Australian dollar to euro exchange (AUD/EUR) dropped from a high of 0.7027 in October 2013 to...Starting at €8.20
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Australian Vintage Ltd.
Hawkins, David F.Case HBS-111034-EAccounting and ControlFollowing International Financial Reporting Standards guidance company records a number of significant losses and a related deferred tax asset.Starting at €8.20
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From Little Things Big Things Grow: The Clontarf Foundation Program for Aboriginal Boys (B)
McFarlan, F. Warren; Vitale, Michael R.Case HBS-913416-EThis case focuses on the growth of an innovative non-profit institution that motivates aboriginal children to attend school by harnessing their love of football.Starting at €5.74
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From Little Things Big Things Grow: The Clontarf Foundation Program for Aboriginal Boys
McFarlan, F. Warren; Vitale, Michael R.Case HBS-910402-EThis case focuses on the growth of an innovative non-profit institution that motivates aboriginal children to attend school by harnessing their love of football.Starting at €8.20
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Preparing for a Pandemic (Spanish version)
Staples, Jeffrey; Dowell, Scott F.; Bresee, Joseph S.; Nohria, Nitin; Bennis, Warren G.; Fischhoff, Baruch; MacGowan, William; Brilliant, Larry; Susser, Peter; Cooper, Sherry; Dobson, Wendy; Golden, Brian R.Article HBS-F0605AThis month, all of Harvard Business Review's Forethought contributions address avian influenza, its potential to become a pandemic, and the red flags this possibility raises for businesses. Jeffrey Staples warns that the H5N1 strain of the avian flu represents a new class of global threat and urges companies to plan accordingly. Scott F. Dowell and Joseph S. Bresee show how mutations of the virus could boost its ability to spread from person to p...Starting at €8.20
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Currencies and International Stock Returns (Spanish version)
Desai, Mihir A.; Luchs, Kathleen; Meyer, Elizabeth A.; Veblen, Mark F.Case HBS-207S16FinanceWhat do international stocks contribute to the portfolio of a U.S. investor? How do currencies interact with stock price movements in determining the benefits of international diversification? This case helps students compare the risks and returns of foreign stock markets with each other and with the U.S. market and to examine the risks and returns of international diversification. Students must calculate returns, adjust for currencies, derive co...Starting at €8.20
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Rodan + Fields Dermatologists
Narayandas, Das; Roberts, Michael; Kind, LizCase HBS-513067-EMarketingThe case focuses on issues involved in managing the direct multilevel marketing sales consultants who sell R+F skin care products. The company is trying to better manage the inconsistent and highly variable recruitment behavior of the sales force i.e., the degree to which existing consultants recruit new consultants. The company utilizes a range of periodic incentives for recruitment, but hopes to build a system of salesforce compensation and man...Starting at €8.20