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Note on the management of foreign exchange risk
Mendez M.; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadTechnical Note FN-506-EFinanceThis note presents an overview and synthesis of foreign exchange rates, but more importantly, it also introduces some of the basic concepts related to foreign exchange exposure. The note focuses on the management of foreign exchange risk and deals with a set of financial instruments that are most frequently employed in foreign exchange operations in Europe.Starting at €8.20
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Hennes & Mauritz, 2012
Wells, John R.; Danskin, GalenCase HBS-713512-EStrategy"In 2012, Hennes & Maurtiz (H&M) was the second-largest specialty apparel retailer in the world. Sales for fiscal 2012 were $18.1 billion and operating profits were $3.3 billion. H&M operated 2,776 stores, 93% of them outside its home base of Sweden. Over the past decade, H&M had passed Gap in sales, but the company had failed to keep up with Inditex's growth and its Spanish rival had larger sales and greater profitability than H&M. H&M had also ...Starting at €8.20
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Hennes & Mauritz, 2000
Wells, John R.; Danskin, GalenCase HBS-713509-EStrategyIn 2000, Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) was the second-largest and most global player in the fashion retail business. It operated 682 stores, 80% of them outside its home country of Sweden, and achieved revenues of $3.0 billion and operating profits of $375 million. In 1999, when H&M announced plans to enter the U.S., sales had grown 20% per year and operating profits, 30%, for a decade. After the August announcement of U.S. expansion plans, its share pr...Starting at €8.20
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Swissair Group
Longstaff, Julian; Mendez M.; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-731-EFinanceThis case describes the collapse of Swissair, the Swiss flag airline, in October of 2001. The student is given the opportunity to analyse the problem, its sources and development.Starting at €8.20
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Visteon (B)
Boulent, M.; Palencia, Luis; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase C-722-EAccounting and ControlIn 1999, with the Nissan Almera door panel program already under way, the account manager from Visteon's Nissan BBG receives a call from the Nissan program manager asking for a 28% price reduction. He calls the program's PLT manager to discuss what they should do.Starting at €5.74
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Endemol Entertainment
Lupo D.; Mendez M.; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-736-EFinanceThis case deals with financial analysis of a fast growing company. It highlights the relationships between the firm´s growth rate and its short-term financial needs.Starting at €8.20
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Visteon (A)
Boulent, M.; Palencia, Luis; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase C-721-EAccounting and ControlIn 1997, the Visteon management has to decide on the pricing of a door panel (DP) to be manufactured for the Nissan Almera. The company information system is used as a base for the pricing decision. The case explains the pricing process used.Starting at €8.20
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The Fight for Control of The New England Wire & Cable Company: Other People's Money
Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Maximon, Hillel M.; Mitchell, JordanCase F-887-ECorporate Governance, Finance, StrategyThis is a case study based on the much-heralded movie, "Other People's Money." In summary, the story is about how different parties view and pursue the same business. Imagine standing before you the statuesque, articulate and regal Mr. Andrew Jorgensen (played by Gregory Peck) and the pretentious, derisive and totally unappealing Mr. Lawrence Garfield (played by Danny DeVito). Both men make their pitches, in the competition for ownership and cont...Starting at €8.20
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Gap, Inc., 2012
Wells, John R.; Danskin, GalenCase HBS-713511-EStrategy"Between 2000 and 2012, Gap, Inc. (Gap) ceded its world leadership position in specialty fashion retailing to Inditex of Spain and H&M of Sweden. These two companies, each less than a quarter of Gap's size in 2000, were now setting the pace in the globalStarting at €8.20
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Gap, Inc., 2019
Wells, John R.; Weinstock, BenjaminCase HBS-720377-EStrategyIn 2000, The Gap, Inc. (Gap) was the world's largest player in specialty fashion retailing, and companies such as Inditex of Spain, H&M of Sweden, and Fast Retailing of Japan were less than a quarter of Gap's size. But after two decades of growth, Gap's pStarting at €8.20