Esta web utiliza cookies técnicas, de personalización y de análisis, propias y de terceros, para anónimamente facilitarle la navegación y analizar estadísticas del uso de la web. Obtener más información
Resultados de búsqueda
-
The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company: Capital Structure, Valuation, and Cost of Capital (Spanish version)
Bruner, Robert F.; Carr, SeanCaso DARDEN-F-1840FinanzasEsta es una traducción al español de la versión del 15 de noviembre de 2005 del caso UVA-F-1482. En junio de 2002, el director de un fondo de cobertura "el inversionista activo" está considerando las posibles ganancias de aumentar la capitalización de la deuda de The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company. Wrigley ha sido financiado de manera conservadora y, a la fecha del caso, no tiene deudas. Las tareas para el estudiante son: • Estimar el cambio potencial e...Desde 8,20 €
-
FedEx Corp. versus United Parcel Service of America, Inc.: Who Will Deliver Returns from China?
Bruner, Robert F.; Lipson, Marc L.; Carr, SeanCaso DARDEN-F-1601-EFinanzasIn early 2006, the anticipated expansion of package delivery services in China provided a great opportunity for the two package delivery giants FedEx and UPS. It was unclear which of these firms would make the most of this opportunity. An analysis of financial performance suggests that UPS is the better performer. On the other hand, the FedEx stock price performance has been far stronger. This apparent conflict highlights the fact that stock pric...Desde 8,20 €
-
The Panic of 1907
Bruner, Robert F.; Debaere, Peter; Carr, SeanCaso DARDEN-G-0619-EConocimiento y comunicaciónThe case discusses and analyzes the runup to the financial panic of 1907 and its aftermath. Market conditions and institutional responses are highlighted. We sketch the broader economic context and the monetary situation in particular. The case draws on the Bruner and Carr (2007) book, "The Panic of 1907: Lessons Learned from the Market’s Perfect Storm" and on the Friedman and Schwartz (1963) book, "A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1...Desde 8,20 €
-
Le Frigorifique: Charles Tellier and the Creation of the Cold Chain (A)
Bruner, Robert F.; Costa, Sarah; Carr, SeanCaso DARDEN-ENT-0232Iniciativa emprendedoraThis case set describes the gale of creative destruction that came with the rise of refrigeration and the creation of a globalized food supply chain, examined through the life of Charles Tellier, a French entrepreneur and inventor of the refrigerated shipDesde 8,20 €
-
Le Frigorifique: Charles Tellier and the Creation of the Cold Chain (B)
Bruner, Robert F.; Costa, Sarah; Carr, SeanCaso DARDEN-ENT-0233Iniciativa emprendedoraThis case set describes the gale of creative destruction that came with the rise of refrigeration and the creation of a globalized food supply chain, examined through the life of Charles Tellier, a French entrepreneur and inventor of the refrigerated shipDesde 5,74 €
-
Penicillin: The Miracle Drug
Bruner, Robert F.; Carr, Sean; Bojanski, Michael; Hogan, Sean; Shepherdson, WillCaso DARDEN-ENT-0234-EIniciativa emprendedoraThis case is a study of the initial discovery of penicillin and how it came to be a mass-market product. The discovery of penicillin is fascinating first and foremost because of its direct, life-saving benefits and because of the context of World War II that surrounded its rise. Throughout the case, an argument is made for the importance of this invention not only for the society of the 1940s, but for our society today. Students are introduced to...Desde 8,20 €
-
The Innovation Catalysts
Martin, RogerArtículo HBS-R1106E-EA few years ago the software development company Intuit realized that it needed a new approach to galvanizing customers. The company's Net Promoter Score was faltering, and customer recommendations of new products were especially disappointing. Intuit decided to hold a two-day offsite for the company's top 300 managers with a focus on the role of design in innovation. One of the days was dedicated to a program called Design for Delight. The cente...Desde 8,20 €
-
Design for Action
Brown, Tim; Martin, RogerArtículo HBS-R1509C-ELiderazgo y Dirección de personasEver since it became clear that smart design led to the success of many products, companies have been employing it in other areas, from customer experiences, to strategy, to business ecosystems. But as design is used in increasingly complex contexts, a new hurdle has emerged: gaining acceptance of the "designed artifact" into the status quo. In fact, the more innovative a new design is, the more resistance it's likely to meet. The solution, say...Desde 8,20 €
-
The Overvaluation Trap
Martin, Roger; Kemper, AlisonArtículo HBS-R1512H-ELiderazgo y Dirección de personasIn 2007, Chuck Prince, then the CEO of Citigroup, made a notorious comment about the subprime mortgage market: "As long as the music's playing, you've got to get up and dance. We're still dancing." Soon after, the financial system crashed, and that remark came to be seen as a cavalier justification for excessive risk taking by the bank. But authors Martin and Kemper raise another possibility: Prince may have been painted into a corner, because Ci...Desde 8,20 €
-
Rethinking the Decision Factory
Martin, RogerArtículo HBS-R1310E-ECompanies everywhere compete to find the best talent in knowledge work, and often wind up with thousands of expensive employees who aren't as productive as hoped. So they lay off a huge number of them, and soon after are out recruiting again. This binge-and-purge cycle is highly destructive, writes the author: Aside from the human and social costs involved, it is an extremely inefficient way to manage any resources, let alone knowledge workers. T...Desde 8,20 €