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EVN in Bulgaria: "East Fantasy" Meets Eastern Reality
Seelos, ChristianCase SM-1565-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeThe case reflects on the strategic decisions to implement the growth and internationalization strategy of EVN, an Austrian energy retailer. EVN needed to respond to change competitive dynamics created by the market liberalization enacted by EU law in the 1990s. EVN's management saw a growth opportunity in the Eastern European markets that were underdeveloped but were expected to catch up fast as a result of their admission to the EU. EVN soon fin...Starting at €8.20
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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