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Stealth Sports - Teaching Note
Estrada, JavierTeaching Note FT-122-EFinanceEarly in 2020, Pamela Taggart, the recently-appointed CFO of Stealth Sports (a non-publicly-trade company), had one overriding task and little time to waste: She needed to estimate a hurdle rate to force some discipline in the decision-making process of the company. Her problem was that unlike some of the companies she had worked for before, Stealth was not publicly traded; that complicated her job but did not make it impossible. This case is des...Starting at €0.00
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The Essential Financial Toolkit: Tool 2 - Mean Returns
Estrada, JavierTechnical Note FN-553-EFinanceThis note discusses three definitions of mean returns and highlights their different interpretations and uses. In many cases, particularly when evaluating risky assets, the concept of "mean return"¿ is meaningless and stating the type of mean return discussed, arithmetic or geometric, is essential. Also, when investors trade actively, their mean return and that of the asset in which they invest may differ, which requires yet another concept, the ...Starting at €8.20
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Project Evaluation in Emerging Markets: Exxon Mobil, Oil, and Argentina - Teaching Note
Estrada, JavierTeaching Note FT-70-EFinanceEarly in 2006 a brief report arrived at Exxon Mobil's headquarters in Irving, Texas, with the results of geological tests in the south of Argentina. The tests determined that the area explored seemed to be rich in oil and that, subject to a proper cost-benefit analysis, it could be worth investing in the necessary production facilities to extract oil from the ground. You have been asked to evaluate this investment opportunity and report to manage...Starting at €0.00
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International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Alvarez, Jose B.; Mehta, SarahCase HBS-518034-ELeadership and People ManagementIt is July 2017, and Dr. Nteranya Sanginga, the director general of the Nigeria-based International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), is making progress toward two of his primary strategic objectives for the nonprofit research Institute: 1) to scale the impact and reach of some of the IITA's most commercially viable products and technologies by working with the private sector, and 2) to address Nigeria's massive youth unemployment problem...Starting at €8.20
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Soybean Production in Argentina: The Duhau Group
Alvarez, Jose B.; Cal, MarianaCase HBS-519033-EStrategyCrop-planning was affected by macroeconomic factors including international disputes, commodity prices, local tax and agricultural policies, etc. Enrique and Alejandro Duhau, co-owners of the Duhau Group, analyzed these factors, as well as technical and financial aspects, as they planned their 2019/2020 production. The Duhau Group was an agribusiness holding with $112 in revenues for 2018. That year, the Group harvested 112,000 hectares, produced...Starting at €8.20
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U.S. Food Retail During the Pandemic: March 2020
Alvarez, Jose B.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-520098-EMarketingThis note, written in late March 2020 and mainly U.S. focused, looks at the unfolding impact of the coronavirus pandemic on food retailers and their suppliers. It allows student to consider the challenges facing food retail executives as they navigate urgent supply chain challenges amid rapidly changing information and circumstances. It touches on developments in various segments of the supply chain, including farms, manufacturers, the trucking i...Starting at €8.20
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The Nature Conservancy in 2018
Alvarez, Jose B.; Reinhardt, Forest L.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-719054-EEconomicsStarting at €8.20
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Red Tomato: Keeping it Local
Alvarez, Jose B.; Shelman, Mary; Winig, LauraCase HBS-510023-EThis case describes the operating model and history of Red Tomato, a non-profit organization dedicated to branding and logistical support for locally grown produce farmers in the northeast U.S. The case highlights the challenges involved in making locally grown produce available to large consumer markets.Starting at €8.20