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Fetchr: A New Way of Last Mile Delivery
Narayanan, V.G.; Kuzucu, ErenCase HBS-119018-EAccounting and ControlBy mid-2016, five years of aggressive growth had transformed Fetchr from a small logistics startup to a 1,000-employee, full-fledged last-mile delivery company operating across four countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Already beneficiaries of the largest Series A round to the Middle East from an American firm, CEO Idriss Al Rifai and the Fetchr team had ambitions of raising another $40 million in Series B and deliberated continu...Starting at €8.20
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Sombrero: Proposed Fruit Juice Outlet
John McLellanCase IVEY-9B09B001-EAccounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, StrategyAn entrepreneur must decide whether to proceed with the business plan for his startup business. This mini case exercise presents all startup costs to open a fruit juice outlet in a mall in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates.Starting at €8.20
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Yalla Momos: Expansion Dilemmas of a Small Business
Anupam Mehta; Vimi JhamCase IVEY-9B17B020-EAccounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2015, the owner and the founder of a restaurant business in Dubai was concerned about the company's future expansion and growth. Although it was doing well in terms of profitability, a financial forecast was required for the following year, particularly in light of tough competition in the restaurant business in Dubai.Starting at €8.20
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Integrated Assurance at Philips Electronics N.V.
Eccles, Robert G.; Salzman, DanielaCase HBS-412054-EAccounting and ControlPhilips Electronics is a leader in integrated reporting. In 2010 it produced its third generation report. Since its first report in 2008, Philips' integrated reports and its integrated reporting website had grown in sophistication. In planning for its integrated report for 2011, the company is exploring the issues that will need to be addressed in order to produce an integrated report. KPMG is the company's auditor for both the financial and nonf...Starting at €8.20
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Royal Philips: Designing Toward Profound Change
Datar, Srikant M.; Lal, Rajiv; Bowler, Caitlin N.Case HBS-118017-EAccounting and ControlStarting at €8.20
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The Toliza Museum of Art
Bilmes, LindaCase HBS-KS1124-EAccounting and ControlJuan Antonio Jimenez is the new Executive Director of the Toliza Museum of Art located in Spain. Jimenez is concerned that the museum lost money in 2008 and wants to understand what the financial results for the current year (2009) are likely to be. The museum has an extensive collection of contemporary and classical art which are shown as Regular Exhibits. The museum also hosts travelling Special Exhibits made up of items loaned by other galleri...Starting at €8.20
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Sink or Float: An Oliver Wyman and Duke Royalty Investment Opportunity
Mary Gillett; Amy HorrocksCase IVEY-9B18B005-EAccounting and Control, StrategyIn late 2016, an analyst at Oliver Wyman (OW), was contemplating the high stakes of her new project. European riverboat company Temarca Group (Temarca) had just approached Duke Royalty (Duke) seeking €9.0 million to expand its riverboat fleet at the time. The analyst had to consider the first potential investment for the newly-formed partnership. If a financing decision was made, Temarca would be one of the first investments in Duke’s portfolio. ...Starting at €8.20
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Abu Dhabi National Hotels: What Went Wrong
Anupam MehtaCase IVEY-9B14B016-EAccounting and Control, StrategyIn 2012, Abu Dhabi National Hotels had been struggling and the performance of the company had significantly declined, especially that of its main hotel business. Net profit had been decreasing since 2009 and, with this shrinking profitability, shareholders were losing confidence in the company. The share price of the company had also deteriorated and was expected to decline further. With the drop in net profit year after year, investors were very...Starting at €8.20