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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Bill Ackman's Big Short of Herbalife - Teaching Note
Vandebroek, Tom; Ferraro, Fabrizio; Simon, JanTeaching Note SMT-98-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Finance, StrategyThe teaching note provides an analysis of the case "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Bill Ackman's Big Short of Herbalife" as well as suggestions on how to lead the class discussion. The note also provides references for additional video material for instructors to use.Starting at €0.00
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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Bill Ackman's Big Short of Herbalife
Vandebroek, Tom; Ferraro, Fabrizio; Simon, JanCase SM-1611-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Finance, StrategyThis case describes how hedge fund activist Bill Ackman took a $1 billion short position on the shares of the nutrition company Herbalife. Ackman is convinced that Herbalife's business model is essentially a pyramid scheme, rendering it unsustainable as well as illegal. The case describes his arguments and the evidence he builds on. Other hedge fund titans soon took the opposite position on Herbalife, possibly because they fundamentally disagree ...Starting at €8.20
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Vitamax Technologies
Guiu E.; Bertini, Marco; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1139Information Technologies, MarketingCon la variación de su entorno competitivo, la empresa Vitamax ve amenazada su saludable posición en el mercado. Se analizan distintos aspectos de la empresa Vitamax Technologies: el incremento en el precio inicial de sus acciones al salir a bolsa; la amenaza de desintermediación; la baja conversión que tienen de suscriptores a clientes activos; y en general, la evolución de su modelo de negocios (buscan disminuir ventas de intermediación pura e ...Starting at €8.20
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Original Buff S.A.: Facing the Challenges of an Omnichannel Strategy
Nueno, José Luis; Clemares, FuencislaCase M-1360-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, MarketingBUFF® made a wide variety of products for use in medium- and high-intensity sports and hiking, and even as fashion accessories for the urban environment. Innovation and design were key to the success of its products. BUFF® therefore devoted a significant part of its resources to developing new technologies, including a heat-bonding technique for producing extra-flat seams that eliminated any possibility of chafing, and a laser-cutting technique f...Starting at €8.20
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Cafés Ferrachat
Agustín, Antonio; Farrero, E.; Nueno, José LuisCase M-993-EMarketingStarting at €8.20
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Henkel Ibérica: The Relaunching of Conejo Vajillas
Carrasco, M.; Farrero, E.; Nueno, José LuisCase M-908-EMarketingIn October 1985, S.A. Casamitjana Mensa (leader on the Spanish bleach market) was acquired by the Henkel Ibérica, S.A. Group (one of the biggest manufacturers of chemical products, adhesives, hygiene products, cosmetics, etc.). The takeover caused the new company problems managing marketing and sales. The problem was integrating Casamitjana's brands, sales force, distribution management and manufacturing operations into Henkel's company structure...Starting at €8.20
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Eagel, S.A.: La búsqueda del valor añadido
Miranda, E.; Nueno, José Luis; Vila, VictorianoCase M-903MarketingEn el verano de 1992, José Mª Julià, director general de Eagle, un VAR de Hewlett Packard, se plantea qué medidas adoptar para responder a la cada vez acuciante redistribución del valor añadido por parte de ese fabricante de ordenadores.Starting at €8.20
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Cafés Ferrachat
Agustín, Antonio; Farrero, E.; Nueno, José LuisCase M-993MarketingCafés Ferrachat es una compañía con una buena posición en el mercado francés: 25% de participación de mercado y una marca de reconocido prestigio, Philtre d'or. Jacques Ferrachat recibe de su director comercial la propuesta de servir a la distribución un volumen importante de café en marca privada y duda de que el incremento de ventas compense la inversión en producción y la imagen de «mental lidership» de su compañía.Starting at €8.20
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Henkel Ibérica: El relanzamiento de Conejo Vajillas
Carrasco, M.; Farrero, E.; Nueno, José LuisCase M-908MarketingEn octubre de 1985, la adquisición de S.A. Casamitjana Mensa (líder en el mercado español de lejías), por parte del grupo Henkel Ibérica, S.A. (uno de los principales fabricantes de productos químicos, adhesivos, higiene, cosmética, etc.), plantea la problemática de la gestión de las actividades de marketing y ventas de la empresa resultante de esta absorción. En concreto, la integración de las marcas de Casamitjana, la fuerza de ventas, la gesti...Starting at €8.20
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AJE GROUP: Porsuing Lost Growth
Nueno, José Luis; Bazán, MiguelCase M-1350-EInnovation and Change, Marketing, StrategyThis case is an update of "Aje: Selling Drinks to the Base of the Pyramid" (M-1254-E), including the events of 2016. A series of adverse macroeconomic trends converged during financial year 2015 (an uncertain global economic climate and the appreciation of the dollar compared with other currencies), along with an increase in competition and a drop in sales in key markets. These factors forced the company to implement a series of measures to corre...Starting at €8.20