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What Does It Mean Being a Decent Boss (B)
Ramus, Tommaso; Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-190-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityIn March 2007, less than one year after his appointment as CEO, René Obermann received an e-mail from a 48-year old technician working in the T-Com Berlin department. The letter was carbon copied to some members of the Board of Management, union representatives and some other employees. It rapidly spread throughout the organization and become viral in Germany. The following is an extract of the letter: Your continuous messages to the workforce wi...Starting at €5.74
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Ecoembes: La colaboración público-privada como impulso de la economía circular
Garrido Martinez, E.Case IIST-PI-213Service and Operations ManagementEcoembes es un ejemplo de cómo las empresas asumen su responsabilidad medioambiental aplicando el principio de que ‘quien contamina paga’, uno de los mejores ejemplos de autogestión de las empresas privadas sobre sus responsabilidades ante la ley medioambiental, para hacerlo con el coste más eficiente y con los mejores resultados, de manera que los ciudadanos salgan beneficiados. Se trata de un modelo pionero de colaboración público-privada en el...Starting at €8.20
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What Does It Mean Being a Decent Boss (A)
Ramus, Tommaso; Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-189-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Knowledge and CommunicationThis case analyzes a pre-crisis situation experienced by René Obermann, while he was serving as CEO of Deutsche Telekom. He received a letter from a technician, who complained about the top management style being focused on short-term results instead of on the company's long-term stability.Starting at €8.20
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The Spanish Electricity Sector in 2004
Forman C.; Palencia, LuisTechnical Note CN-213-EAccounting and ControlThe note is an introduction to the functioning of the Spanish electricity sector in 2004. Its covers the sector activities, its main payers, the regulatory environment, the sector costs and the prospects for the future. This note is designed to be used in the study of cases in companies working in the electricity sector (GAMESA).Starting at €8.20
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The Challenges of Corporate Innovation
Davila, Antonio; Joost KorverCase E-213-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe case describes the challenges of a new manager appointed to run the innovation initiative of a large multinational. The corporate CEO supports the need for innovation and sets up a dedicated department. Gina, the newly appointed manager, faces the decision of how to set up the department. She contemplates several options including consulting to business units, training and running innovation projects. In trying to bring innovation to the corp...Starting at €8.20
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Raunchy E-mails, Too much Drinking and Dirty Dancing: A trilogy of sexual harassment cases across personal freedom, respect and decency
Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-175-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Decision Analysis"Raunchy E-mails, Too Much Drinking and Dirty Dancing" presents three sexual harassment-related cases which took place in a leading consulting firm, a retail company and a private bank, respectively. In the first case, a group of male consultants prepared an e-mail featuring the name, photo and department affiliation of about 12 female colleagues and asking other people to evaluate the attractiveness of each photo in order to obtain a "top ten"...Starting at €8.20
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Paack: Harnessing Data in the Logistics Industry
Zamora, Javier; Valor Sabatier, Josep; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase SI-213-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Innovation and ChangeIn early 2021, Jan de Tienda, Chief Strategy and Data Officer (CSO/CDO) of Paack and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Fernando Benito were discussing the next steps for the rapidly growing company, which was becoming more and more complex as it grew in scale. Paack was a parcel delivery company that allowed final customers to schedule their deliveries. This reduced the number of failed delivery attempts and resulted in more convenience and efficienc...Starting at €8.20
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TROPS Cooperativa
García del Pueyo, J. L.; Arana, J.Case IIST-MI-213-P-PPService and Operations ManagementA TROPS é uma cooperativa de primeiro grau de Málaga que cresce e comercializa abacates e mangas no valor de cerca de 140 milhões de euros. Em 2020, iniciou um processo de transformação digital transversal que cobriu tudo, desde o cultivo até ao canal de distribuição, com o objetivo de assegurar que a fruta chega sempre ao consumidor "no ponto". A sua estratégia comercial tinha-se baseado no "push marketing", mas em 2020 ativaram ações de "pull" ...Starting at €8.20
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Counterfeits and E-Commerce: Why Even Build It?
Mani, Vidya; Thomas, Doug; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-OM-1753-EService and Operations ManagementThis public-sourced case set in early 2021 examines the role counterfeiting has come to play in e-commerce, specifically at Amazon, which represents over one-third of the US online market. The case's protagonist is Amy Vega, who, along with Jason Larson, has cofounded a humidity-detection-device company with a product called the Hygro. Vega and Larson hope to sell the Hygro on leading e-commerce sites such as Amazon. But should they? Vega's res...Starting at €8.20
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Raunchy E-mails, Too much Drinking and Dirty Dancing: A trilogy of sexual harassment cases across personal freedom, respect and decency (Portuguese Version, Portugal)
Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-175-PPBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Decision Analysis"Raunchy E-mails, Too Much Drinking and Dirty Dancing" presents three sexual harassment-related cases which took place in a leading consulting firm, a retail company and a private bank, respectively. In the first case, a group of male consultants prepared an e-mail featuring the name, photo and department affiliation of about 12 female colleagues and asking other people to evaluate the attractiveness of each photo in order to obtain a "top ten"...Starting at €8.20