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Driverless Trucks at Ford: Cruising into a Compromised Brand Identity?
Venkatesan, Rajkumar; Craddock, JennyCaso DARDEN-M-0967-EMarketingFord’s F-Series of trucks were first introduced in 1948, and ever since they have represented American identity for their consumers. Both earned media, in movies like Urban Cowboy, and Ford’s paid media positioned Ford as part of the pioneering culture. Ford also constantly introduced innovations to the F-Series to make the trucks more suitable to the changing needs of its consumers. In 2018, Ford’s management decided to retreat from the low-mar...Desde 8,20 €
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The Brexit Unknown-Britain's Boom or Bust?
Allayannis, George (Yiorgos); Craddock, JennyCaso DARDEN-F-1780-EFinanzasThis case invites students to assess the impact that Brexit, the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, might have on a New York-based hedge fund’s portfolio and, specifically, its UK assets. The case is designed to prompt students to make market assumptions and investment hypotheses based on a combination of numerical data and qualitative information. It requires no numerical computations; instead, it asks the student to inter...Desde 8,20 €
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The Battle for Value, 2016: FedEx Corp. versus United Parcel Service, Inc.
Schill, Michael J.; Craddock, JennyCaso DARDEN-F-1773-EFinanzasThis case invites students to assess the financial performance of FedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service, Inc., two firms that have long competed for dominance in the overnight delivery industry. The case is designed to introduce students to corporate value creation and its sources. It requires no numerical computations; instead, it asks the student to interpret the results and to reflect upon their implications.Desde 8,20 €
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Ferrari: The 2015 Initial Public Offering
Schill, Michael J.; Craddock, JennyCaso DARDEN-F-1775-EFinanzasThis case examines the October 2015 initial public offering pricing decision for legendary Italian sports car company Ferrari by Fiat Chrysler management. Students are invited to model the value of Ferrari in light of Ferrari CEO Sergio Marchionne’s interest in expanding production despite the company’s long standing tradition of severely limiting production strategy to maintain an exclusive brand image. The case is designed to showcase corporat...Desde 8,20 €
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Comerica Inc.: The Pandemic and Its Value Implications
Allayannis, George (Yiorgos); Craddock, Jenny; Sesia, AldoCaso DARDEN-F-1997-EFinanzasThis case follows a fictional hedge fund manager as she works to finalize an investment thesis on Comerica Incorporated to present to her manager, who is undecided as to whether the fund should buy (go long) or sell (short) the stock. Assessing Comerica’s value and outlook is complex. She needs to have a view on Comerica’s future earnings, which are clearly linked to the gravity and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resiliency of the bank...Desde 8,20 €
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Safaricom 2018: The Emerging-Markets Payments Battle
Allayannis, George (Yiorgos); Craddock, JennyCaso DARDEN-F-1843-EFinanzasThe case discusses the decision of a hypothetical London-based hedge fund manager, Greg Rubin, who manages a fund primarily investing in emerging and frontier markets to decide whether to buy (or short) Safaricom, a Kenya-based telecom and financial services company that became globally known more than a decade ago (2007) for its use of technology to facilitate payments via mobile phones. There was a real need in Kenya for a different system of p...Desde 8,20 €
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LEGO Bricks: Fit for the Big Screen
Chen, Ming-Jer; Craddock, JennyCaso DARDEN-S-0296-EDirección estratégicaFor years Danish toymaker LEGO had turned down multiple attempts from directors and producers to make a LEGO movie. Now the CEO of the Danish toymaker has gotten a movie pitch from Warner Brothers. The entire LEGO brand is at risk if the movie is poorly eDesde 8,20 €
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NeoGenius: B2B or (Not) To Be
Dominic Lim; Eric MorseCaso IVEY-9B17M001-EDirección estratégica, Iniciativa emprendedoraNeoGenius Co., Ltd. (NeoGenius) was an early-stage entrepreneurial venture based in South Korea. Founded in February 2000, NeoGenius provided a wide range of business-to-business (B2B) e-business software and related services. In June 2001, the company was up and running, but it faced competition from larger firms, and the effects of a global economic downturn; as a result, its financial performance was falling short of expectations. NeoGenius ha...Desde 8,20 €
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Grandma Treesaw's Bannock: Mixing In Growth
Dominic Lim; Zuhayr Abbas; Nick FoxCaso IVEY-W34807-EDirección estratégica, Iniciativa emprendedoraTeresa Ward, founder of Grandma Treesaw’s Bannock (GTB), had recently received positive media coverage from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and was hoping to leverage it to grow her Yukon-based bannock-mix business. She was considering two options: expand her direct to consumer offer by working with Shopify Inc. to improve GTB’s e-commerce sales or grow her product portfolio by introducing two new flavours of bannock mix. A few questions lo...Desde 8,20 €
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The Yukon Soaps Company: Indigenous Business Growth
Dominic Lim; Victor LalCaso IVEY-9B21M055-EDirección estratégicaIn February 2019, the owner of the Yukon Soaps Company (Yukon Soaps), based in Mayo, Yukon, was contemplating the path forward for her business. Founded in 1998, Yukon Soaps was a provider of hand-crafted artisanal soap featuring Indigenous artwork. Yukon Soaps had been experiencing double-digit annual sales growth over the past several years, and demand was steadily exceeding supply. The owner felt that her business had reached a critical point,...Desde 8,20 €