Billy Beane and the Oakland Athletics “changed the game” in terms of talent identification, analysis and player investment in Major League Baseball (MLB). Cases A and B are designed to enable and inspire learning about these topics by recounting Billy Beane’s success as General Manager of Oakland A for the past 16 seasons (1998-2013). The …
The case involves understanding and comparing the performance of two leading retail companies, Ahold and Tesco. The case features the Dupont and Modified Dupont Decomposition tools. While the return in terms of return on equity was similar for the two companies, Ahold performs significantly better on the stock market compared to Tesco. Ahold also has …
Sensormatic is a leading provider of retail security systems. The company relies on customer financing as an integral part of its strategy. The company’s growth strategy and accounting are under attack from short sellers and the financial press.