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Reputation Risk in the Global Art Market
Kimberley Howard; William Wei; Eric Zengxiang WangCase IVEY-9B09M062-EFinance, StrategyWhen Yves Saint Laurent died in June 2008, his estate passed to his business partner, Pierre Bergé. Bergé decided to auction several items from Laurent's estate at Christie's international auction house, including two antique bronzes from China. The general feeling in China was that these artifacts had been looted and should be repatriated rather than auctioned. The case highlights issues of ethics, corporate governance and corporate responsibili...Starting at €8.20
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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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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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Healy Hudson: e-Sourcing Solutions (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Sachon, MarcCase P-1019-PBInformation 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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Telefónica en Alemania (B). La compra de E-Plus
Lucas Chinchilla, Pablo, García de Castro, Antonio.,Lucas Tomás, Jose LuisCase IIST-DGI-253StrategyTras la salida a Bolsa de Telefónica Alemania en 2012, la compañía inició su andadura como una compañía cotizada. Poco tiempo después Telefónica Alemania anunciaba el acuerdo para adquirir E-Plus, la filial alemana de la compañía de telecomunicaciones holandesa KPN, con el objetivo de crear la principal compañía de telecomunicaciones del país. E-Plus era la mayor filial extranjera de KPN y el tercer operador de telefonía móvil en Alemania. ...Starting at €5.74
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BabySupplies: el conflicto entre empresarios e inversores (B)
Ener, HakanCase E-180Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, EntrepreneurshipYa han pasado varios meses desde los acontecimientos descritos en la parte A del caso titulado "BabySupplies: el conflicto entre empresarios e inversores" y han surgido nuevos problemas que ponen en riesgo la viabilidad de la empresa. La compañía ha estado acumulando deudas con los proveedores, por lo que algunos de ellos han dejado de abastecer a BabySupplies. Liz ocultó este hecho a los miembros del Consejo de Administración durante varios mese...Starting at €5.74
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Wiener Staatsoper (A): Streaming from the Vienna Opera House
Dagmar Abfalter; Sebastien Boutonnet; Serge Poisson-de HaroCase IVEY-9B16M218-EStrategyThis case series focuses on the challenges faced by prestigious arts organizations when confronted with new cultural arts consumption modes, especially those created by the explosion of digital consumption opportunities. In 2012/13, the Wiener Staatsoper (the Vienna State Opera) enjoyed a 99 per cent occupancy rate but, apart from the national broadcasting network, lacked a presence in the digital arena. In contrast, performances by New York’s Me...Starting at €8.20
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BabySupplies: el conflicto entre empresarios e inversores (A)
Ener, HakanCase E-179Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, EntrepreneurshipHace más de dos años, Liz, la fundadora de BabySupplies, obtuvo una inversión de FineWorks Venture Capital. Sin embargo, ahora, los ingresos de BabySupplies se encontraban por debajo de las previsiones y la empresa no había conseguido alcanzar el umbral de rentabilidad, y su fundadora debía dar respuesta a una petición complicada. El fondo de capital riesgo FineWorks Venture Capital, a la vista de los escasos ingresos que generaba BabySupplies, d...Starting at €8.20
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Discovering What Makes Your Employees Tick
Sanchez-Runde, Carlos J.; Steers, Richard M.Article ART-1786-ELeadership and People ManagementThe temptation to employ managerial best practices in global organizations tends to disregard a vital component of sound management and outstanding employee productivity: the influence of culture. Research on work motivation, personal work values and job attitudes rarely takes cultural differences into account. Yet evidence exists to show that culture does play a substantial role in understanding worker behavior and satisfaction, not to mention c...Starting at €8.20
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El avance de la globalización bajo la lupa
Ghemawat, Pankaj; Altman, StevenArticle ART-2673Economics, StrategyAunque la conectividad global, correlacionada con el crecimiento, parece estar recuperándose de la crisis, todavía queda mucho camino por recorrer. Esa es la conclusión del último Índice de Conectividad Global DHL, elaborado por el profesor del IESE Pankaj Ghemawat y el investigador Steven A. Altman. Los autores presentan los hallazgos de este exhaustivo estudio que mide la profundidad, amplitud y dirección de los flujos comerciales, de capital, ...Starting at €8.20