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Conchi Martín: Looking for a Job (B)
Melé, DomènecCase BE-182-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementA short time later, Conchi received an offer from a pharmaceutical company to take over as the assistant to the finance director, with control duties. Conchi had hardly any doubts about the position after the explanations she received, and she believed that she had finally found the right job. At the end of the interview, she took the opportunity to ask whether it was a newly created position. They said it was not, but that they had experienced s...Starting at €5.74
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Conchi Martín: buscando trabajo (B)
Melé, DomènecCase BE-182Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementPoco tiempo después, Conchi recibió una oferta de una empresa farmacéutica como adjunta al director financiero, con funciones de control. Conchi apenas tenía dudas sobre el puesto tras las explicaciones recibidas y pensaba que, ahora sí, había encontrado el trabajo adecuado. En el momento final de la entrevista aprovechó para preguntar si se trataba de un puesto de nueva creación. Le respondieron que no, pero que les costaba encontrar a la person...Starting at €5.74
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Dolce & Gabbana: Racism, Stereotypes, or Being Funny
Ann Peng; Jiya HaiCase IVEY-9B20C004-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyOn November 21, 2018, the Italian luxury fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana (D&G) cancelled a show that was scheduled to take place in Shanghai, China, after controversial video advertisements and private Instagram messages, allegedly sent by Stefano Gabbana himself, went viral. The videos were seen by many to be racist, and they resulted in subsequent boycotts by Chinese celebrities and consumers. As D&G struggled to regain market share in China and ...Starting at €8.20
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Ignacio Valente (B)
Ruizalba, José Luis; Las Heras, Mireia; Chinchilla, NuriaCase DPO-182Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementEl Grupo Valente es una empresa familiar propietaria de concesionarios de automóviles de varias marcas. Un mando intermedio se presenta un día en el trabajo con un vehículo recién comprado a la competencia haciendo ostentación de este hecho ante sus compañeros. El motivo de la compra es que en otra empresa le han valorado algo mejor el vehículo a entregar como parte del precio de compra. A pesar de que en su empresa le habían dado facilidades, de...Starting at €5.74
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Being Different: Exchange Student Experiences
David T.A. Wesley; Henry W. LaneCase IVEY-9B04C005-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case is about African-American, Latin American and Asian undergraduate, international business majors from a Boston-area university who traveled to Spain, France and Germany for a year-long period of study and work. Presented are their experiences being minority students in Europe. The experiences range from annoying stares to aggressive propositions from men. This case can be used with the note The Changing Face of Europe: A Note on Immigra...Starting at €8.20
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Being an Old Organization Can Still Be a Good Thing
Vedrana Savic; Michael Moore; Babak MoussaviArticle IVEY-9B19TC03-ELeadership and People ManagementResearch shows mature firms can turn their age into an advantage. All it takes is the right perspective, even in the Digital Age.Starting at €8.20
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Dont Be Seduced by Charisma
Tosi, Henry L.; van Scotter, JamesArticle ART-1864-ELeadership and People ManagementWhen a firm is not doing so well, and the board thinks about replacing the CEO, the first question is, What kind of CEO do we need? The answer is often the same: someone with lots of experience and a proven track record, but also, a highly charismatic figure. But how essential is it for the CEO to be charismatic? Do charismatic CEOs achieve better financial performance, which might justify the higher personal compensation they command? Be caref...Starting at €8.20
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To Thine Own Staff Be Agreeable
Davies, Gary; Chun, RosaArticle HBS-F0706H-ELeadership and People ManagementStudies show that the more staffers' opinions of a company outshine customers', the greater that company's sales growth will be.Starting at €8.20
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To Reduce E-mail, Start at the Top
Brown, Chris; Killick, Andrew; Renaud, KarenArticle HBS-F1309B-ELeadership and People ManagementHow one company successfully dealt with the e-mail glut: After executives underwent training to reduce the number of e-mail messages they sent, the output of other employees fell, too--even though they received no training or feedback. The result was a 7% gain in productivity.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