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Evaluating an Investment in Expansion (Spanish version)
Stafford, Erik; Heilprin, Joel L.; DeVolder, JeffreyCase HBS-411S17FinanceWhen students have the English-language PDF of this Brief Case in a coursepack, they will also have the option to purchase an audio version. A manufacturer of private-label personal care products must decide whether to fund an unprecedented expansion of manufacturing capacity. The decision prompts fundamental financial analysis of the potential project, including development of cash flow projections and net present value calculations. Students wi...Starting at €8.20
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Tramsa Mobility on the Ropes: Dealing with a Cyberattack (B)
Valor Sabatier, Josep; Zamora, Javier; Jesus Pérez Balaguer; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase SI-209-EInformation Technologies, Leadership and People ManagementIn summer 2020, Tramsa Mobility, a Spanish transportation carrier that operated several concession contracts from the administration, was victim of a ransomware attack that seriously threatened the ability of the company to operate the thousands of buses that gave service to some of the largest cities in the country. The case, broken up in three different parts, describes how the company dealt with the crisis, with new challenges and difficultie...Starting at €5.74
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Swedbank
García-Castro, RobertoCase AD-376-EDecision AnalysisA Data Scientist at Swedbank must develop a credit score system to classify customers. Credit score systems are used by banks to improve lending practices and reduce the number of loan defaults.Starting at €8.20
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Programming Business Models Through Digital Density (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Zamora, JavierArticle ART-3013-PBInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, StrategyThe exponential growth of digital connections and data generates myriad interactions between organizations, people and things that executives can leverage to enhance their current business models or create entirely new ones. But how best to harness the power of this digital density? This article presents a framework to help senior executives tap connected data and pinpoint the programmable elements of their value proposition. The author also high...Starting at €8.20
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Cost of Capital at Ameritrade (Spanish version)
Mitchell, Mark; Stafford, ErikCase HBS-203S18FinanceAmeritrade Holding Corp. is planning large marketing and technology investments to improve the company's competitive position in deep-discount brokerage by taking advantage of emerging economies of scale. In order to evaluate whether the strategy would generate sufficient future cash flows to merit the investment, Joe Ricketts, chairman and CEO of Ameritrade, needs an estimate of the project's cost of capital. There is considerable disagreement a...Starting at €8.20
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Strategic Capital Management, LLC (A) (Spanish version)
Stafford, Erik; Mitchell, Mark; Pulvino, ToddCase HBS-217S01FinanceStrategic Capital Management, LLC, is a hedge fund that is planning to make financial investments in Creative Computers and Ubid. Creative Computers recently sold approximately 20% of its Internet auction subsidiary, Ubid, to the public at $15 per share. Ubid's stock price closed the first day of trading at $48, giving Ubid a $439 million market capitalization. Paradoxically, the parent's stock price did not keep pace with that of its subsidiary....Starting at €8.20
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Harvard Management Company (2010) (Spanish version)
Perold, Andre F.; Stafford, ErikCase HBS-218S12FinanceIn February 2010, Jane Mendillo, CEO of Harvard Management Company, was reflecting on the list of issues facing Harvard University's endowment in preparation for the upcoming board meeting. The recent financial crisis had vividly highlighted several key issues including the adequacy of short-term liquidity, the effectiveness of portfolio risk management, and the balance of internal and external managers.Starting at €8.20
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Tramsa Mobility en dificultades: enfrentándose a un ciberataque (B)
Valor Sabatier, Josep; Zamora, Javier; Jesus Pérez Balaguer; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase SI-209Information Technologies, Leadership and People ManagementEn verano de 2020, Tramsa Mobility, un transportista español que operaba varias concesiones de las administraciones públicas, fue víctima de un ataque de ransomware que amenazó seriamente la capacidad de la empresa para operar los miles de autobuses que daban servicio a algunas de las ciudades más grandes del país. El caso está dividido en tres subcasos, y describe cómo la empresa enfrentó la crisis, mostrando desafíos y dificultades distintas en...Starting at €5.74
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Tramsa Mobility en dificultades: enfrentándose a un ciberataque (C)
Valor Sabatier, Josep; Zamora, Javier; Jesus Pérez Balaguer; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase SI-210Information Technologies, Leadership and People ManagementEn verano de 2020, Tramsa Mobility, un transportista español que operaba varias concesiones de las administraciones públicas, fue víctima de un ataque de ransomware que amenazó seriamente la capacidad de la empresa para operar los miles de autobuses que daban servicio a algunas de las ciudades más grandes del país. El caso está dividido en tres subcasos, y describe cómo la empresa enfrentó la crisis, mostrando desafíos y dificultades distintas en...Starting at €5.74
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Event Arbitrage
Stafford, Erik; Coval, Joshua DCase HBS-208090-EFinanceThe event arbitrage module includes two simulation sessions. The first simulation focuses on analyzing and evaluating individual merger transactions, while the second simulation emphasizes managing a portfolio of individual positions and the limitations of arbitrage investing in real world capital markets. The underlying data and information are derived from actual merger transactions and have been disguised to prevent students from knowing the o...Starting at €8.20