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Barcelona: A Roman Village Becoming a Smart City (Abridged)
Carrasco, Carlos; Ricart, Joan Enric; Berrone, PascualCase SM-1646-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, StrategyOn July 2, 2014, Josep Ramon Ferrer, director of the ICT and smart city strategy at Barcelona City Council, finished the second round of meetings with the companies selected to participate in the competitive dialogue to create City OS, Barcelona's operating system. City OS was one of the key milestones in Barcelona's smart city strategy. It aimed to enable the council to acquire and process data from urban operations in a rapid, efficient, effect...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
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e-Clio
Pérez Castro, Carlos; de Toro, Juan ManuelCase M-1119-EMarketingThe Clio product manager must submit a plan for the 2001 relaunch of the model, aimed at recovering the market share achieved the previous year while, at the same time, giving the Clio brand a younger image with its target audience.Starting at €8.20
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Amazon and mybabyallergy.com: E-commerce Decisions for a Retail Start-Up
Jané, JoanCase P-1172-EDecision Analysis, Marketing, Service and Operations Management, StrategyGoing on Amazon usually acts as a real spur for any firm's business, since sales tend to shoot up. But it is also true that it involves downsides that cannot be overlooked. Amazon, the undisputed leader in online sales of all kinds of products, has become a unique platform for the positioning and sales development of thousands of companies-especially for smaller firms, with a shorter track record or fewer resources available to promote their prod...Starting at €8.20
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Vueling: The New Generation Airline (A)
Mitchell, Jordan; Ferraro, FabrizioCase SM-1561-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, StrategyVueling (A) case follows start-up and growth of a Spanish low-cost carrier from 2004 until 2007. Barcelona-based Vueling set out to offer "high quality at low price" to travellers in South-Western Europe. The case describes the strategy and competitive situation, Vueling's business model, and the challenges the company faced in an increasingly competitive environment.Starting at €8.20
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Vueling: The New Generation Airline (B)
Mitchell, Jordan; Ferraro, FabrizioCase SM-1562-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, StrategyVueling (B) case follows Vueling from its IPO (December 2006) until 2009 and the challenges it faced in reaching financial viability because of the strong competition of incumbents Iberia, Spanair and Clickair, and low cost giants Ryanair and Easyjet. The option of a merger with Clickair is discussed.Starting at €5.74
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Somali, S.A.
Vallejo, Luis Carlos; Chiner, AlfonsoCase SM-1527-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case demonstrates the need to implement a professional system for the evaluation and assessment of executive management, both for family members and others, based on objectives and budgeting within the family business. It also highlights the need for tools and formal bodies to serve as a framework for debates regarding, on the one hand, business matters (shareholders' meetings, Board of Directors, Steering Committee) and, on the other, family...Starting at €8.20
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Fluidra: Creating the Company of the Future
Canals, Jordi; Tàpies, Josep; Masclans, R.Case SM-1697-ECorporate Governance, StrategyThis case creates a discussion of the strategic options faced by Fluidra in 2017, including organic growth and possible acquisitions or mergers in the US. The different options can be examined from the perspectives of the Board of Directors, the CEO and the shareholders.Starting at €8.20
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Mango: Strategic Choices in a Disruptive Context
Raventós, Andrea; Canals, JordiCase SM-1736-ECorporate Governance, StrategyThis case describes Mango's evolution from the 1990s on, the crisis the Group went through from 2011 to 2015, the transformation it underwent to emerge from that crisis, and its new strategy for 2022-24. The geopolitical changes of recent years and technological transformation force the CEO and the board to reconsider whether the company's strategic directions are the right ones to pursue.Starting at €8.20
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Laia Bertran (E): In Chicago: So, What Do I Do
Bertran, Laia; Las Heras, Mireia; Chinchilla, NuriaCase DPO-402-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementCase E presents Laia's situation in 2016. At this point, she has spent almost a year in the United States, where, rather than working, her role has been to help Jordi and the rest of the family settle into their new life. The case ends with a series of questions Laia is asking herself about her professional future.Starting at €5.74