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Building a 'Grand' Style: The John F. Kennedy's Experience
Leggett, Brian O'Connor; Salvia, A.Case DPO-103-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementThe Kennedy case is about how someone who was uneasy speaking in public became one of the best-remembered political orators of the 20th century. Kennedy worked hard to develop his oratorical abilities, while learning to turn controversy to advantage and polishing his networking skills. The case also deals with the advent of TV debates and audience management. Finally, it looks at examples of Kennedy's grand style: his inaugural address and his Be...Starting at €8.20
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The Dragonfly Project: Team F: American Companies Using Google as Their Business Platform
Giacomini, Aurélia; Serra Parri, Fernando; de la Cierva, YagoCase DPO-792-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Information Technologies, Knowledge and CommunicationIn 2010, Google decided to suspend the version of its search engine that was operating in China, due to accusations of collusion with an authoritarian government, which censored searches based on ideological and political criteria. Eight years later, the American company - which had changed its name to Alphabet - began secret negotiations with the Chinese government, to return with a government-approved version known as the "Dragonfly Project." ...Starting at €8.20
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El proyecto Dragonfly: equipo F: Empresas norteamericanas que utilizan Google como plataforma de negocios
Giacomini, Aurélia; Serra Parri, Fernando; De la Cierva Álvarez de Sotomayor, Santiago CarlosCase DPO-792Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Information Technologies, Knowledge and CommunicationEn 2010 Google decidió suspender la versión limitada de su motor de búsqueda operativo en China por las acusaciones de connivencia con un gobierno autoritario que censuraba las búsquedas con criterios ideológicos y políticos. Ocho años después, la compañía norteamericana -que había cambiado su nombre a Alphabet- comenzó negociaciones secretas con el Gobierno chino para volver a ese país con una versión intervenida por el Gobierno: el proyecto Dra...Starting at €8.20
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Other People's Money
Moszoro, MarianCase F-858-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, FinanceThis case - based on the movie "Other People's Money" (1991) directed by Norman Jewison - provides an excellent basis for the discussion on what is the fundamental goal of business. A Wall Street tycoon intends a hostile takeover of an esteemed industrial company on which the local community is dependent, with the aim of liquidating it. The case features the dichotomy between short-term vs. long-term objectives, management accountability to stake...Starting at €8.20
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Editorial Universo
Soley, Jorge; Soley Climent, JorgeCase F-857Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Finance, Innovation and ChangeEl caso analiza la inversión directa de una empresa mediana española en el Brasil. Explica las razones cuantitativas y cualitativas que apoyan esta decisión, los posibles escenarios de cash flow de cara al futuro, la problemática que puede surgir y cómo un cash flow negativo de la filial puede afectar al cash flow positivo de la matriz. Tiene en cuenta la solvencia financiera de la casa matriz que, aunque no es muy importante, ante la posibilidad...Starting at €8.20
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Editorial Universo
Soley, Jorge; Soley Climent, JorgeCase F-857-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Finance, Innovation and ChangeThis case analyzes a direct investment in Brazil by a medium-sized Spanish company. It outlines the quantitative and qualitative reasons behind this decision, the possible future cash flow scenarios, the issues that might arise and how negative cash flow in the subsidiary may affect positive cash flow in the parent company. It takes into account the financial solvency - though not very considerable - of the parent company, which, when presented w...Starting at €8.20
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The Windham Family (B)
Batt, Robert; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase F-898-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementFrom these cases you will learn that parents' actions (expectations, responsibilities, excessive demand) can lead to negative effects: for example, the creation of a dysfunctional next generation. A sensible governance structure for family wealth is necessary, but it is even more important to foster emotional health (vs. financial health) and self-worth (vs. net worth) among all family members, especially in-laws. The cases also deal with family ...Starting at €5.74
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The Windham Family (A): Family Tradition
Batt, Robert; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase F-897-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementFrom these cases you will learn that parents' actions (expectations, responsibilities, excessive demand) can lead to negative effects: for example, the creation of a dysfunctional next generation. A sensible governance structure for family wealth is necessary, but it is even more important to foster emotional health (vs. financial health) and self-worth (vs. net worth) among all family members, especially in-laws. The cases also deal with family ...Starting at €8.20
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Should Dariu Foundation's Microfinance Program be Self-Sustainable : Thomas Trueb and the Tan Phu Project in Vietnam
Mitchell, Jordan; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase F-809-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, FinanceIn mid-2005, Thomas Trueb, head of Pacific Media for Ringier AG (a Swiss media conglomerate based in Zürich) and co-founder of Dariu Foundation, a non-government organization (NGO), needs to decide whether his foundation's microfinance programme in Vietnam should be self-sustainable. He is faced with a choice of either adjusting the programs current plans which specify loan sizes, interest rates and the number of loan officers per member to make ...Starting at €8.20
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Abengoa, S.A. Should capital be increased in mid-2015 (Portuguese version, Portugal)
Suárez, José LuisCase F-925-PPAccounting and Control, Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, FinanceIn mid-2015, Abengoa, S.A. was highly indebted, in the opinion of both management and external analysts. A plan was launched to limit new investments and sett assets that were not performing. The level of debt was the result of a change in strategy with regards to the previous decade, from being an engineering services company to investing in infrastructure projects. Abengoa continued to do engineering, but mostly, at the time of writing, for the...Starting at €8.20