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Estimating Walmart's Cost of Capital
Stephen R. FoersterCase IVEY-9B19N011-EFinanceIn March 2019, two senior managers attending an executive education program had been assigned the task of applying their learnings from readings in order to estimate the costs of capital for Walmart Inc. (Walmart). They also needed to discuss why the cost of capital was such an important topic. The managers had with them background information, including a recent Walmart balance sheet and income statement; a U.S. Department of Treasury yield curv...Starting at €8.20
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Eurostar and the Channel Tunnel Incident (A)
Rocha e Oliveira, Paulo; Lago, Alejandro; Valadas, JorgeCase M-1251-EMarketing, Service and Operations ManagementThis case describes the ordeal experienced by passengers who were trapped under in English channel on December 2009 and poses questions related to how managers should react to the situation. The main issues that come out in the case relate to how the firm should react to this service failure.Starting at €8.20
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Kids&Us: International Expansion - Teaching Note
Girbal, Albert; Lago, AlejandroTeaching Note PT-73-EKids&Us is a successful family business founded by Natàlia Perarnau and Quim Serracanta. In Spain, the company has revolutionized methods used to teach children English from a very early age. The Kids&Us method is an innovative system that uses eye-catching materials with stories and characters that appeal to children, interactive classes in which songs play a key role, and CDs to facilitate repetition of content at home. The business model is ba...Starting at €0.00
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Compras y externalización
Moscoso, Philip; Lago, AlejandroTechnical Note PN-499Service and Operations Management, StrategyToda empresa, en algun momento, se enfrenta a una pregunta fundamental: que recursos deben ser propios y que actividades de la cadena de valor quiere realizar internamente. En resumen, se enfrenta a la conocida disyuntiva de si "hacer o comprar" (make or buy). Esta nota presentas al directivo, de forma somera, las claves y oportunidades de la externalizacion y las compras, para ayudar asi a convertir estas actividades en fuentes de ventaja compet...Starting at €8.20
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La estructura de operaciones de Benihana
Lago, AlejandroInteractive Case OITI-14Service and Operations ManagementEl siguiente caso es una adaptación del original de Sasser, W. Earl. "Benihana of Tokyo." Harvard Business School Case 673-057, Noviembre 1972. (Revisado Enero 2004.) La técnica del método del caso ha sido adaptada para que puedas ver la aplicación real de los conceptos presentados en el módulo 1 del curso "Gestión de Operaciones"; el propósito es que generes tus propias reflexiones y conclusiones, partiendo de la experiencia y decisiones que otr... -
Torre de control del aeropuerto de Barcelona
Lago, AlejandroInteractive Case OITI-3Service and Operations ManagementGRASAS, A., RIBERA, J. (2003). El centro de Control de Área de Barcelona (ACC). IESE, P-1052. La técnica del método del caso ha sido adaptada para que puedas ver la aplicación real de los conceptos presentados en el módulo 3 del curso "Gestión de Operaciones"; el propósito es que generes tus propias reflexiones y conclusiones, partiendo de la experiencia y decisiones que otros participantes han generado en discusiones reales. -
Valuing Wal-Mart 2010
Stephen R. Foerster; James E. Hatch; Cyrus ZahediCase IVEY-9B11N004-EFinanceAn equity analyst uses a variety of methods to value Wal-Mart shares with a view to making a buy/sell or hold recommendation for the stock. Her key task is to use an intrinsic value approach to price the shares and to then compare the resulting price with the price at which the stock is traded in the market.Starting at €8.20
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Was Insider Trading Ahead of Takeovers a Problem
Stephen R. Foerster; Michael R. King; Fatma SonmezCase IVEY-9B12N021-EFinanceOn January 6, 2010, Stanko Grmovsek was sentenced to three years and three months in prison for making profits of an estimated US$9 million over 14 years based on insider tips from his best friend from law school, Gil Cornblum. Grmovsek and Cornblum had operated an illegal insider trading scheme from 1994 until 2008. Using his role as a corporate lawyer at various law firms, Cornblum had passed material non-public information related to 46 takeov...Starting at €8.20
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MTR Corporation Limited: Measuring the Cost of Capital
Larry Wynant; Stephen R. Foerster; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B07N001-EFinance, StrategyTwo MTR Corporation (MTRC) managers are participating in a week-long program in financial management. For their next class, they need to calculate the cost of capital for MTRC. First, they will review the concepts of investor expectations and cost of capital. Then, they must calculate the cost of capital by using the financial statements provided to them by the instructor. The two managers discuss their understanding of these concepts as they pre...Starting at €8.20
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Sun Life Financial: Planning for the Future
Stephen R. Foerster; Tony S. Frost; Eric Morse; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B07M045-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe Sun Life Financial cases allow students to take a cross-enterprise leadership approach in examining Sun Life's effort to re-enter the Indian insurance market. Set in March 1999, a vice-president in Sun Life's international team is looking at international expansion options. In its domestic market, Sun Life, relative to its peers, has had below average financial performance. With the domestic insurers demutualizing (i.e. converting from a poli...Starting at €8.20