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The Industrialization of Global Internet Start-ups: The Klaus Hommels Model
Menden, Lenka; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase F-861-EFinanceIn spring 2010, Klaus Hommels, a leading European business angel based in Switzerland, was at his Zurich office reading another news article on the tremendous growth potential of U.S. online group-buying company Groupon. Klaus was inspired by the Groupon business model and wanted to invest in other companies in the developing group-buying market. However, he recognized that there was a major problem with starting and growing technology businesses...Starting at €8.20
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Corporate Governance of Credit Institutions
Soley, Jorge; Liechtenstein, HeinrichTechnical Note FN-544-EFinanceThe note reviews the main corporate governance rules worldwide for listed banks: the OECD Principles, the IOSCO (International Organization of Securities Commissions) Principles, the Financial Services Action Plan in the EU, and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in the US. It continues with a discussion of the Basel Committee recommendations on corporate governance in banks. The application of the general rules to the particular circumstances of the banking...Starting at €8.20
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Queue Management: Methodology for Basic Queue Analysis
Lago, Alejandro; Martínez de Albéniz, VictorTechnical Note PN-441-EService and Operations ManagementThis technical note gives a brief account of the methodology for dealing with stochastic queue problems in an analytic way. It is intended to be a guide for the reader to follow the process step by step. This document complements technical note PN-427 which gives a more detailed description of queue phenomena.Starting at €8.20
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Pirelli: Investing in Reifen Ritter - Teaching Note
De Agostin, Luca; Liechtenstein, HeinrichTeaching Note FT-68-EFinanceThis teaching note is an aid to the Pirelli Case.The case describes the decision by the newly appointed Marketing and Sales Director in Germany for a tire producer about a loan request from an independent retailer. The case shows how suppliers can use credit lines and loans as instruments to "invest" in their clients, and the various potential benefits for the supplier in terms of growth (e.g. higher sales volumes, higher customer penetration, st...Starting at €0.00
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Allianz: The Iberian Project
Lago, Alejandro; Moscoso, PhilipCase P-1107-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, Service and Operations ManagementIn December 2007, the Allianz Group created a special taskforce to study the possible integration of the subsidiaries in Spain and Portugal. The different alternatives to be analyzed ranged from a complete merger of the two companies to sharing only some key back-office operations. Although companies in both countries had similar products and structures, their operational philosophies were rather different, since Spain had decentralized many acti...Starting at €8.20
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Visant Capital
Kelly, Peter; Liquido, Francisco; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase E-168-EEntrepreneurshipDhruv is an Indian search fund entrepreneur. His is only the second search fund in India. More than a year into his search, he has finally found a company for acquisition and it is time to bring it to investors. Will they like the company? Or will he have to keep searching?Starting at €8.20
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Enerfruit
Soley, Jorge; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase F-801-EFinanceThe case gives a detailed account of a management buy-out (MBO). The following stages are described: - Designing the business plan. - Preparing the prospectus. - Translating the business plan into a financial model. - Valuing the business (multiples used). - Designing and structuring the MBO finance. - Preparing the bid. Emphasis is placed on the "qualitative arguments" for carrying out an MBO and the role played by the company's management, the ...Starting at €8.20
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Dr. Klaus Hommels: La decisión de Midasplayer
Mitchell, Jordan; Amis, David; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase F-806FinanceEl "angel" inversor, Dr. Klaus Hommels, se había reunido varias veces con los cofundadores de la "start-up" Midasplayer.com, con sede en Londres. El tema era la posibilidad de invertir en Midasplayer. Hommels se preguntaba si simplemente era una más de las incontables propuestas que había visto en el pasado o si realmente sería la gallina de los huevos de oro. Los fundadores le habían ofrecido a Hommels la posibilidad de invertir hasta un millón ...Starting at €8.20
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Gestión de colas: Metodología básica para el análisis de colas
Lago, Alejandro; Martínez de Albéniz, VictorTechnical Note PN-441Service and Operations ManagementEsta nota técnica describe resumida la metodología para tratar de manera analítica y aproximada problemas de colas estocásticas. La nota es una guía para que el lector pueda seguir el procedimiento paso a paso. El documento complementa la nota técnica PN-427, donde se puede encontrar una descripción más detallada de los fenómenos de colas.Starting at €8.20
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Rent-a-bike (A)
Fuhrmann T.; Liechtenstein, Heinrich; Johnson, RobCase F-770-EFinanceRent-a-bike is a company that offers a network of publicly available bikes in a city. Customers can call a special phone number to receive a numerical code to open the bike's electronic lock and use it for a certain time. They can leave the bike at any place in town. For the service they pay 6 cents per minute, with a maximum of 15 EUR per day. Rent-a-bike was first launched in Munich in April 2000. Christian Hogl, the founder, realized that it w...Starting at €8.20