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Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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International Political Strategy and the Climate Crisis: The CAFE Clash
Jha, Saumitra; Jha, VyomaCase SGSB-P101-ECorporate GovernanceThis case presents the challenges facing BMW and Toyota in choosing how to address the divergence between the Trump administration and the State of California’s standards over U.S. Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. The case provides relevant information about the two firms and recent developments in the auto industry. The case leads the students to consider the political causes for the higher international pressure on automakers t...Starting at €8.20
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Un Nuevo Director para Chile Holdings S.A. (A)
Enrione A.Case ESE-DGE-C-ES-05-003ACorporate GovernanceRodolfo Kuntz, Presidente del Directorio de Chile Holdings S.A. y miembro de la familia controladora de la empresa, invita a Andrés Cruz, destacado directivo chileno que recién vuelve al país luego de años de carrera internacional, a participar en el directorio de la empresa. Cruz le contesta que necesita algo más de información antes de aceptar, por lo que acuerdan una reunión para analizar el tema.Starting at €8.20
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Almacenes Trujillo S.A. El Proceso de Evaluación del Gerente General
Enrione, A.Case ESE-DGE-C-ES-08-024Corporate GovernanceEn Trujillo S.A. el proceso de revisión y evaluación era un elemento clave en el gobierno corporativo de la empresa. Los gerentes y el directorio hablaban de “ciclos” en lugar de “años”, de modo de destacar la continuidad e interrelación entre sus actividades.Starting at €8.20
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Navy SEALs: Selecting and Training for an Elite Fighting Force
Rao, H; Bowen, C; Lopez, GCase SGSB-HR40-ECorporate GovernanceThe SEALs are the elite special forces of the U.S. Navy. Their selection and training is exceptionally rigorous, with a heavy emphasis on physical condition, stamina, and mental toughness. However, the SEALs have a wide range of missions, many of which are highly sensitive. The case takes place in 2014, as the head of the command charged with SEAL selection and training considers whether some candidates who would make excellent SEALs are bei...Starting at €8.20
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Schroder Family (A): Personal Wealth, Family, and Estates
Parker, G; Rappaport, A,, Foroughi, JCase SGSB-F306A-ECorporate Governance, FinancePaul Schroder had recently celebrated his sixty-eighth birthday and was beginning to feel his age. While he recognized that there were many good years ahead, he also realized that it was not too early to begin to think seriously about his retirement and his estate. For years, he had been encouraged to make a careful estate plan, but he always put it off, thinking that he would take care of it at a later time. Now was that later time. This case d...Starting at €8.20
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Schroder Family (B): Investment Strategy ad Asset Allocation
Parker, G; Rappaport, A,, Foroughi, JCase SGSB-F306B-ECorporate Governance, FinanceHaving identified his “needs and dreams,” Paul Schroder had to figure out what to do next. Putting emotions aside, he needed to identify the best options to come up with the required amounts of liquidity at the right times. As Schroder thought through the issues, he viewed his company, Travel Imagination, as the key to his goals. He could continue to manage and own the business, but he was concerned about this asset’s concentration and unpredic...Starting at €5.74
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Amir Dan Rubin: Success from the Beginning
Pfeffer, JCase SGSB-OB90-ECorporate Governance, StrategyIn November of 2010, the board of Stanford Hospital and Clinics announced that Amir Dan Rubin, at the time chief operating officer of the UCLA Hospital System, would become the next CEO at Stanford Hospital and Clinics. Although by 2010 Stanford hospital had largely recovered from a failed merger with the hospital of the University of California, San Francisco, and was financially stable, Rubin would lead an organization that still faced signifi...Starting at €8.20
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Billy Beane and the Oakland Athletics (A): Disruptive Innovation in Major League Baseball
Foster, G; O'Reilly, N,, Lippert, R,, Shimizu, C,, Udseth, KCase SGSB-SPM53A-ECorporate Governance, StrategyBilly Beane and the Oakland A’s have ‘changed the game’ in terms of talent identification, analytics, and player investment in Major League Baseball (MLB). Cases A and B are designed to provide and inspire learning on these topics by recounting Billy Beane’s success as the Oakland A’s General Manager over the past 16 seasons (1998 to 2013). The case, through analysis of performance and financial data over this time period, establishes Beane as ...Starting at €8.20
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Un Nuevo Director para Chile Holdings S.A. (B)
Enrione A.Case ESE-DGE-C-ES-05-003BCorporate GovernanceAndrés Cruz le hace a Rodolfo Kuntz muchas preguntas acerca de lo que se espera de él en el directorio, cómo será evaluado, cómo es el esquema de remuneraciones, etc. Kuntz era un hombre poderoso y no estaba acostumbrado a dar muchas explicaciones, por lo que se pregunta si Cruz será el hombre adecuado.Starting at €5.74
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Irmãos King
Enrione, A.Case ESE-DGE-C-ES-08-029Corporate GovernanceEra un tibio día de la primavera del 2001 y en su oficina, mientras esperaba a los demás directores de la empresa, Gabriel King, presidente del directorio de Irmãos King, se preguntaba qué tipo de comentarios sería los que estaban a punto de recibir. No había dedicado tiempo a reflexionar acerca del tema y, ahora que lo pensaba, estaba preocupado acerca de la respuesta que el consultor habría elaborado para ellos después de la evaluación que reci...Starting at €8.20