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God is Brazilian: Turning Alcohol into Fuel
Giordano, Paola; Sanchez, Felix; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase SM-1654-EDecision Analysis, Innovation and Change, StrategyIn September 1979, while Brazil is treading the uncertain and dangerous waters of an oil crisis that has exacerbated the country's balance of payment, Mario Garnero, the president of the National Association of Automotive Vehicle Manufacturers (ANFAVEA), is desperately looking for an escape to avoid the imminent threat of gasoline rationing and to contain the oil dependency of his country. The idea of developing a local ethanol industry and to p...Starting at €8.20
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God is Brazilian: Turning Alcohol Into Fuel (French Version)
Giordano, Paola; Sanchez, Felix; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase SM-1654-FRDecision Analysis, Innovation and Change, StrategyIn September 1979, while Brazil is treading the uncertain and dangerous waters of an oil crisis that has exacerbated the country's balance of payment, Mario Garnero, the president of the National Association of Automotive Vehicle Manufacturers (ANFAVEA), is desperately looking for an escape to avoid the imminent threat of gasoline rationing and to contain the oil dependency of his country. The idea of developing a local ethanol industry and to pr...Starting at €8.20
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Merck & Company: Product KL-798
Frey, Sherwood C. Jr.; Bodily, Samuel E.Case DARDEN-QA-0582-EDecision AnalysisMerck has been approached by a small biotech research firm with the proposal that Merck buy the rights to a new drug that promises to treat obesity and lower cholesterol. The drug is in the middle of phase I of the FDA approval process. Pat Harlow, the chief licensing officer, has been leading Merck's investigation team. A meeting is scheduled for tomorrow at which Merck's response to the offer will be drafted.Starting at €8.20
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George's T-Shirts
Frey, Sherwood C. Jr.; Pfeifer, Phillip E.Case DARDEN-QA-0346-EDecision AnalysisGeorge Lasiter sells special-events T-shirts and must decide how many to order for an upcoming concert. He has high, medium, and low estimates of both concert attendance and the percentage of attendees who will want a shirt. In addition, he has assessed the relative likelihoods of each estimate. The case can be used to introduce or reinforce the fundamental issues surrounding decision making under uncertainty.Starting at €8.20
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Merck & Company: Product KL-798 (Spanish version)
Frey, Sherwood C. Jr.; Bodily, Samuel E.Case DARDEN-QA-0910Decision AnalysisEsta es una traducción al español de la versión del 14 de junio de 2016 del caso UVA-QA-0582. Merck ha sido contactado por una pequeña empresa de investigación en biotecnología con una propuesta para que Merck compre los derechos de un nuevo medicamento que promete tratar la obesidad y reducir el colesterol. El medicamento se encuentra en la mitad de la fase I del proceso de aprobación de la FDA. Pat Harlow, el director de licencias, ha estado al...Starting at €8.20
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Centros Comerciales Pryca, S.A. - Teaching Note
Rahnema Alavi, AhmadTeaching Note FT-25-EFinanceNote prepared as an aid to instructors in the classroom use of case F-541-E.Starting at €0.00
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Nokia's Growing Cash Mountain - Teaching Note
Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadTeaching Note FT-65-EFinanceNote prepared as an aid to instructors in the classroom use of case F-777-E.Starting at €0.00
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Bitcoin: Deciphering the Crypto-currency
Zamora, Javier; Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Tatarinov, KatherineCase SI-191-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, Information TechnologiesBitcoin was one of the first implementations of a concept called crypto-currency. It was built on the notion that money can be any object or any sort of record accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts in a given country or socio-economic context. Bitcoin was designed around the idea of a new form of money that used cryptography to control its creation and transactions, rather than relying on central authorities. In short,...Starting at €8.20
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Ecu, El
Rahnema Alavi, AhmadTechnical Note FN-366FinanceEsta nota presenta una introducción al SME y sus mecanismos de cambio e intervención, como la parrilla de paridades y el indicador de divergencia. La nota analiza también los mercados del ECU y su futuro dentro de la unión económica y monetaria.Starting at €8.20
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El microcrédito y las instituciones microfinancieras
Susaeta Erburu, Lourdes; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadTechnical Note FN-540FinanceEste documento trata de explicar el concepto de microfinanzas y microcrédito en sus distintas modalidades, las instituciones microfinancieras y los tres pilares del microcrédito: alcance, sostenibilidad financiera e impacto. El documento presenta varios casos reales de instituciones microfinancieras que están funcionando actualmente.Starting at €8.20