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APG Group: Managing Pensions for the Future
Viceira, Luis M.; Corsi, ElenaCase HBS-214087-EFinanceStarting at €8.20
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Paradigm Capital Value Fund
Viceira, Luis M.; Corsi, ElenaCase HBS-220014-EFinanceKarl Jan Erick Hummel had founded Paradigm Capital Value Fund in 2007 together with Columbia Business School Professor Bruce Greenwald, an expert in value investing and now chairman of the fund. The fund followed the principles of value investing to their target universe: publicly traded companies with market capitalization between 100 million and 4.5 billion based in Germany, the Nordic countries, the U.K., and Ireland. Hummel and Greenwal...Starting at €8.20
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Shelley Capital and the Hedge Fund Secondary Market
Viceira, Luis M.; Corsi, Elena; Dittrich, RuthCase HBS-211112-EFinanceAn advisory company has to decide how to sell their client's hedge fund holdings in the secondary market, and thinks about their future. Shelley Capital was a a European advisory company operating in the hedge fund secondary market, a market that boosted in 2008 with the world financial crisis. Shelley had identified four final bidders for the $84.5 million portfolio of illiquid hedge fund holdings that one of their clients had commissioned them ...Starting at €8.20
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Models of Endowment Management: King's College, Cambridge
Chambers, David; Dimson, Elroy; Viceira, Luis M.; Corsi, ElenaCase HBS-216023-EFinanceOne of the University of Cambridge's Colleges evaluates different asset management options for its endowment fund. The King's College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in the UK, had most of its endowment invested in equity index funds. Its committee was to discuss whether they should overhaul their investment strategy. The college had three options. One was to invest in a new pooled fund created by the University, i...Starting at €8.20
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ABICI
Khaire, Mukti; Corsi, Elena; Farri, ElisaCase HBS-811085-EMarketingThe co-founder of an Italian, design based bicycle manufacturer evaluates if reducing costs by outsourcing would impact its brand. The company was founded in 2005 in Italy by three friends and in its first five years, it had enjoyed steady growth and built a strong reputation for producing high-quality city bicycles, appreciated for their retro-look and style. Its country of origin had probably helped them exporting their products as their bicycl...Starting at €8.20
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Orsted Goes Global
Bower, Joseph L.; Corsi, ElenaCase HBS-918404-EStrategyThe European leader in offshore wind, the Danish Orsted is building a global position and entering markets where offshore wind is nascent.Starting at €8.20
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The Venice Biennale
Deshpande, Rohit; Corsi, ElenaCase HBS-523097-EMarketingLa Biennale of Venice, which organized festivals in different disciplines, pondered how to remain relevant in front of fading boundaries across arts.Starting at €8.20
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Leading Culture Change at SEB
Edmondson, Amy C.; Corsi, ElenaCase HBS-621074-ELeadership and People ManagementThe Risk organization at SEB, a leading Nordic financial services group founded in 1856, undertook a culture change program focused on psychological safety, empathic listening, and strategic framing. The program enabled risk organization teams to make progress on strategic challenges and improved decision making processes. Chief Risk Officer Magnus Agustsson believed that the rest of SEB should go through a similar program. But it was not clear h...Starting at €8.20
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Managing the European Refugee Crisis
Trumbull, Gunnar; Corsi, Elena; Beyersdorfer, DanielaCase HBS-716076-EEconomicsIn 2016, Europe struggles to cope with one of the largest refugee flows it has ever witnessed.Starting at €8.20
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Zara: Managing Stores for Fast Fashion
Ton, Zeynep; Corsi, Elena; Dessain, VincentCase HBS-610042-EService and Operations ManagementPablo Isla, the CEO of Zara, wanted to improve operational efficiencies in managing its store network. In particular, he wanted to improve labor productivity at the stores. He considered outsourcing certain store operations to third parties, changing the way store managers were compensated, and creating formal operating procedures for store operations. But he knew he had to be careful. Could an emphasis on improving labor productivity hurt other ...Starting at €8.20