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Virgin's Pursuit: Sir Richard Branson's Dilemmas in Creating a Presence in Retail Financial Services - Teaching Note
Bátiz-Lazo, Bernardo; Kase, KimioTeaching Note SMT-77-ECorporate GovernanceIn the forty years to 2010, Virgin Group¿s Sir Richard Branson (b. 1950) turned from a 'high school dropout' to a billionaire and global legend. The creation of over 300 business interests in parts as far afield as the UK, South Africa, Australia and the USA resulted from a unique management style. Branson and the Virgin brand often associate with music (such as records and music stores) and travel (airlines, trains and booked holidays) but betwe...Starting at €0.00
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Publicizing Know-How: DGA's Initial Public Offering
Moszoro, MarianCase F-853-ECorporate Governance, FinanceThe case presents the initial public offering of DGA ¿ a relatively small consulting firm, but at the same time the first in Central & Eastern Europe and one of a few in the world to go public. The reader stands over the decision-maker¿s dilemma, whether entering the stock exchange is a proper way for the development of a company which is heavily dependent on specific human assets in the form of know-how of key managers, and which revenues are su...Starting at €8.20
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Morgan Stanley 2005 - Teaching Note
Oleaga M.; Campa, Jose ManuelTeaching Note FT-72-ECorporate GovernanceThis case is designed in order to discuss if some practices of Morgan Stanley´s Board of Directors followed the best interest of shareholders and whether or not they comply with the good practices of the Corporate Governance Code.Starting at €0.00
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Family Business Governance
Chiner, Alfonso; Tàpies, JosepTechnical Note DGN-657-ECorporate GovernanceThe I Ching - or Book of Changes - referred to by both Confucius and Laozi, though its author is unknown, states: "When the family is in order, all the social relationships of mankind will be in order." The love between a man and a woman is complex. When the family expands, a large group of family members begin to interact. This leads to even greater complexity in the family unit. Each family member has a particular personality and point of view ...Starting at €8.20
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La Fageda: An Outragous Initiative - Teaching Note
Segarra, José AntonioTeaching Note MT-32-ECorporate GovernanceStarting at €0.00
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Some Practical Reflections on New Senior Managers
Stein, GuidoTechnical Note DPON-61-ECorporate Governance, Leadership and People ManagementExperience teaches us that a number of factors affect a successful change in senior management personnel, factors whose importance correlates to the degree of responsibility the new post entails. When John J. Gabarro carried out the first systematic study into what factors determine whether a director will be successful when he is promoted to the post of director-general in a large company, he identified four: waiting period before they take up ...Starting at €8.20
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The CEO: Mission, Tasks and Responsibilities
Canals, JordiTechnical Note SMN-705-ECorporate Governance, Leadership and People Management, StrategyA company's long-term development is the central objective of corporate governance. This article defines and analyzes the tasks of the CEO and members of the management committee, their relationships with the board of directors and the practical operation in the life of the company. The author analyzes the principles on which the relationship between the board of directors and the management committee should be based: balance between initiative a...Starting at €8.20
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Ingka: Corporate Governance, Purpose and Transformation
Masclans, R.; Canals, JordiCase SM-1698-ECorporate Governance, StrategyThis case presents the challenges that the CEOs of Ingka have in 2020 in speeding up transformation and making corporate purpose part of this process. The case also allows for a discussion on how the CEO, the top management team, and the board can work on this process.Starting at €8.20
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What Lies Behind CEO Failure
Capapé, Javier; Stein, GuidoTechnical Note DPON-83-ECorporate Governance, EconomicsManagement literature has no clear answer to the question of what causes CEO dismissal. Articles published over the last 30 years in journals such as The Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Academy of Management and Journal of Management come to opposite conclusions. The same explanatory variables have been worked through time and again: CEO origin (insider-outsider); director selection; CEO age and length of service; company typ...Starting at €8.20
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Banco Santander: CEOs as Leaders and Strategy Designers
Kase, Kimio; Marinelli, FedericoCase SM-1534-ECorporate Governance, Service and Operations ManagementThe case describes Santander's three pronged business model, including the strategic use of IT and the persuance of the growth in size through cross-border M&A strategy, while concentrating single-mindedly on the retail banking activities. CEOs cognition process is analyzed based on Kase and Jacopin 2007 and Kase et al. 2005.Starting at €8.20