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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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Digital Competition in Fashion & Luxury Goods: YNAP versus Farfetch - Teaching Note
Sastre Boquet, Isaac; Ferraro, Fabrizio; Baldo, AndreaTeaching Note SMT-120-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyIn 2015, Yoox CEO Federico Marchetti spearheaded the deal of a lifetime, merging Yoox Group with Net-a-Porter Group. But in 2017, two years later, the financial community was expecting him to deliver results. Moreover, a new threat had emerged. Farfetch, a luxury platform that aggregated the inventories of over 500 luxury boutiques all over the world, had reached US$800 million in sales after less than 10 years of operations, with a staggering 70...Starting at €0.00
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Kaupthing Bank hf Acquires Singer & Friedlander Group plc
Murray J. Bryant; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B07B013-EAccounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, StrategyThe managing director of investment banking for Kaupthing Bank hf (Kaupthing) was considering what he would need to do if he accepted a new appointment as chief executive officer of Kaupthing's latest acquisition, U.K.-based investment bank Singer & Friedlander Group plc (Singer). He would have to deal with the fact that the two merging companies had very different cultures, the possibility that some employees may leave as a result of the change ...Starting at €8.20
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It's in the Bag. Or Is It Michael Kors' Quest to Stay at the Top
Ferraro, Fabrizio; Baldo, Andrea; Tozer, Alice; Arribas, VerónicaCase SM-1619-EMarketing, StrategyThe case "It's in the Bag. Or Is It? Michael Kors' Quest to Stay at the Top" describes the meteoric rise of this fashion company and outlines the strategic options it might consider for the future. The year 2014 marked three years since Michael Kors Limited had completed a successful IPO. But John Idol (CEO) and Michael Kors (Chief Creative Officer) needed to take stock. There were indications that the handbag market might be becoming saturated. ...Starting at €8.20
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Crear y nutrir tu red: El arte de construir relaciones mutuametne beneficiosas a largo plazo
Neill, Conor; Ferraro, FabrizioTechnical Note SMN-676Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementEl networking es el arte de construir relaciones mutuamente beneficiosas a largo plazo, y esta nota describe qué pueden hacer las redes sociales y qué es, y qué no, el networking. Además, te ofrecemos siete sugerencias para comenzar a construir tu propia red de contactos.Starting at €8.20
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Responsible Investing Takes Root
Ferraro, FabrizioArticle ART-2314-EFinance, StrategyResponsible investment is moving from being a niche in the asset management universe to increasingly becoming mainstream. In Europe, especially, it appears to be taking off. This article identifies some of the key drivers and the challenges that responsible investment poses to investors and managers as they try to take this novel field and embed it into their institutional practices. Looking to the future, the author highlights three areas that h...Starting at €8.20
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ESG is dead, long live ESG
Ferraro, Fabrizio; Alex EdmansArticle ART-3449-EFinance, StrategyESG factors are so important, which is an argument for why they shouldn?t be treated as anything special. Fabrizio Ferraro digs into the debate with Alex Edmans.Starting at €8.20
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Changing the Rules of the Game
Ferraro, Fabrizio; Malone, Thomas W.; Ricart Costa, Joan Enric; Ryans A.Dossier DOS-4-EAccounting and Control, Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, Decision Analysis, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Information Technologies, Innovation and Change, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management, Marketing, Service and Operations Management, StrategySometimes the best way to get a jump on rivals is to rewrite the norms. When your turn comes, be ready to go!Starting at €15.00
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Mahindra Satyam - Restoring Corporate Governance
Murray J. Bryant; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B10M086-EStrategyVarious mergers and acquisitions in the Indian information technology (IT) sector had resulted in the newly formed Mahindra Satyam (Mahindra) and the recently appointed chief compliance officer (CCO) was to develop a corporate governance structure that would address and repair previous mismanagement of the company. The CCO also functioned as the chief operating officer (COO) with profit centre responsibility for business verticals. His largest ta...Starting at €8.20