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Rudolf Schwarz at Ariadna AG (B)
Stein, Guido; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-110-ELeadership and People ManagementIn October 2007 Rudolf Schwarz (53 years old) was appointed public sector director for Western Europe at GB Telecom. His appointment was part of a reorganization of the directors' committee at Ariadna AG, a German company bought by GB Telecom at the end of 2003. Rudolf continued to have a good relationship with Christoph Reifers, a consultant who had been his coach for over six months in 2006. They used to meet regularly. Not long after Rudolf's ...Starting at €5.74
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Grupo de Empresas Fortuny (E)
Álvarez, E.; Tàpies, JosepCase F-606FinanceExplica cómo acabaron los acontecimientos que se describen en los casos (A), (B) y (C).Starting at €5.74
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Telefónica I+D
Porta, J.; Gómez, SandalioCase DP-110Leadership and People ManagementEl caso muestra el impacto de un sistema de valoración de puestos de trabajo (método HAY), en las políticas de RR.HH. (Retribución, Desarrollo profesional) y en los empleados de la empresa. Se cuestiona la validez de este enfoque, de valoración de puestos de trabajo, en una empresa puntera en el sector de telecomunicaciones y dedicada a la investigación y desarrollo, actividad donde la motivación de los empleados juega un papel que afecta directa...Starting at €8.20
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Rudolf Schwarz en Ariadna AG (B)
Stein, Guido; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-110Leadership and People ManagementEn octubre de 2007, Rudolf Schwarz (53 años) fue nombrado director de sector público para Europa Occidental de GB Telecom. El nombramiento se produjo dentro de una reorganización del comité de dirección de Ariadna AG, empresa alemana adquirida por GB Telecom a finales de 2003. Rudolf siguió manteniendo una relación muy cordial con Cristoph Reifers, consultor que había sido su coach durante más de medio año en 2006. Se veían con regularidad. Poco ...Starting at €5.74
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Random House: Shifting to E-Books in a Globalized World
Sarah Bickert; Volker Diestegge; Thorsten Knauer; Katja Möslang; Andrea Schroer; Friedrich SommerCase IVEY-9B13M083-EStrategyThe publisher Random House, a fully owned subsidiary of the German family company Bertelsmann SE & Co. KgaA, faces significant changes in its markets and internal structure. While printed books have been the company’s core competence from its earliest years, with the advent of the Internet, customers, especially in the West, are beginning to prefer electronic books. Will printed books be completely replaced by digital ones, or will e-books remain...Starting at €8.20
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Telefónica I+D
Porta, J.; Gómez, SandalioCase DP-110-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case shows the impact of a job evaluation system (HAY method), HR policies (Compensation, Professional development) and employees of the company. It is questioned the validity of this approach, valuation of jobs, in a leading company in the telecommunications sector and dedicated to research and development, activity where employee motivation plays a role that directly affects creativity, initiative and necessary teamwork in an R & D company....Starting at €8.20
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The E-Line Cityboard
Soler, Edi; Peñalva, FernandoCase C-784-EAccounting and Control, EntrepreneurshipSix months after incorporating the company, the two founders of the firm E-Line Cityboard Supply Ltd. (ELC) were preparing the first Board of Directors meeting. ELC was a London-based distributor and online retailer of the E-Line Cityboard, a portable and rechargeable battery-powered self-balancing wheeled board, commonly referred to in the market as a "hoverboard." Increased competition and legislation prohibiting the use of hoverboards in publi...Starting at €8.20
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E-Cigarettes: Marketing Versus Public Health
Quelch, John A.; Rodriguez, MargaretCase HBS-514059-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) were heralded by some as a healthcare game changer, enabling smokers to switch to a new product which carried lower risk of cancer. However, there were concerns about the public health risk of e-cigarettes, particularly the chance that teens would easily develop nicotine addictions from smoking the fruit-flavored products. Manufacturers a...Starting at €8.20
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Healy Hudson: e-Sourcing Solutions
Sachon, MarcCase P-1019-EInformation Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementBased in Munich, Bavaria, the company is a pioneer in the world of e-procurement. It has developed an online purchasing system for the Business-to-Business sector. In the fall of 2000 it is selling two e-commerce products: Impact Ordering and Impact Sourcing. The former is a simple electronic catalog ordering system; the latter is designed for the sourcing of complex goods.Starting at €8.20
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Luis Arrese (E): Ana's Version
Gay, Francisco; Ribera, AlbertoCase DPO-811-ELeadership and People ManagementThree years after the facts related in the Fernando Ruiz (D) case, the author had the chance to tell Ana, Fernando's wife, about the comments heard on various occasions during its discussion in different training programs for directors, about the role she had played in these events and what could be learned from it if seen from her point of view. Ana agreed to give her version, which she expressed during several interviews. The text of the case i...Starting at €5.74