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It's Hard to Be Good
Beard, Alison; Hornik, RichardArticle HBS-R1111E-EExcellence in community engagement, labor relations, environmental protection, corporate governance, and supply chain accountability isn't easy to achieve. But in the long run, top performance in those areas strengthens an organization, as the five companies profiled in this article demonstrate. They prove that doing the right thing isn't at odds at all with building the bottom line, and in fact it can be integral to a firm's economic logic. Dutc...Starting at €8.20
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PayPal: An e-mail payment system
Marcé, Carmen; Santomá, JavierCase F-742-EFinancePayPal, an e-mail payment system, was planning to establish itself in Europe. The case presents the alternatives available for PayPal's expansion as a banking product. It also explains how e-mail payment systems, and PayPal in particular, worked.Starting at €8.20
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It's Hard to Be Good (Spanish version)
Beard, Alison; Hornik, RichardArticle HBS-R1111EStrategyExcellence in community engagement, labor relations, environmental protection, corporate governance, and supply chain accountability isn't easy to achieve. But in the long run, top performance in those areas strengthens an organization, as the five companies profiled in this article demonstrate. They prove that doing the right thing isn't at odds at all with building the bottom line, and in fact it can be integral to a firm's economic logic. Dutc...Starting at €8.20
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Can Big Tech Be Disrupted? (Spanish version)
Knee, Jonathan; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-S22014StrategyThe tech giants Facebook (now Meta), Amazon, Apple, Google (now Alphabet), Microsoft, and Netflix are all so successful--and generate so much cash--that they seem virtually unstoppable. Yet according to Jonathan Knee, a Columbia Business School professor and veteran investment banker specializing in media and tech, even the digital superpowers face threats. In this interview he shares an analysis of the weaknesses and strengths of the large tech ...Starting at €8.20
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OPI de Netscape Corporation: Gestión de riesgo e incertidumbre
Oguledo O.; Santomá, Javier; Subirana Vilanova, BrianCase SI-95Knowledge and CommunicationEste caso analiza los distintos riesgos que corrió Netscape Corporation durante su crecimiento, centrándose en los hechos que tuvieron lugar durante su oferta pública inicial. El caso gira en torno a la decisión de una sociedad de inversiones de comprar acciones. Varios escenarios de ingresos son frustrados por los factores de riesgo que acompañan a la compañía y al sector de Internet en su conjunto.Starting at €8.20
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Artes Gráficas Romero, S.A.
Álvarez, E.; Tàpies, Josep; Santomá, JavierCase F-592FinanceEl caso presenta los problemas financieros generados por un mal funcionamiento operativo de una empresa de artes gráficas, y más en concreto, por una mala gestión de «stocks». Se refleja la interrelación entre el control de «stocks» y la política financiera de la empresa. Se pretende efectuar un análisis paso a paso de la situación financiera de la empresa a corto plazo, hasta determinar cuáles son las causas de sus problemas y proponer solucion...Starting at €8.20
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Demetrio Bancarel
Gadea J.; Santomá, JavierCase F-744FinanceEl caso plantea la selección e incorporación de un sistema centralizado de tesorería. Introduce casi todos los elementos importantes a considerar en una decisión de este tipo, y discute sus ventajas e inconvenientes.Starting at €8.20
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Life's Work: An Interview with Daniel Boulud
Boulud, Daniel; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-R1905N-EHead of a culinary empire that now includes 16 ventures, Boulud talks about his boyhood on the family farm, where "everything on [the] table was 95% grown, raised, or made by us"; key lessons from the chefs he trained with; and how he balances being an artistic chef with being a businessman.Starting at €8.20
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Angel Villa (A)
Jiménez F.; Santomá, JavierCase F-619FinanceSe analizan las ventajas e inconvenientes de la utilización de distintos instrumentos de previsión (seguro de vida, fondo de pensión, plan de jubilación, etc.)Starting at €8.20
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Carulla & Cía, S.A.
Barrero, F.; Gómez G.; Santomá, JavierCase F-654FinanceLa mayor empresa de distribución alimentaria de Colombia, se plantea la política financiera necesaria para financiar el crecimiento de la empresa en los próximos años. Ante un entorno económico de altos tipos de interés, mercados de financiación pequeños y una competencia creciente Carulla se plantea la alternativa de una ampliación de capital distribuida e el extranjero, especialmente EEUU vía ADR½s. El caso permite discutir las ventajas e incon...Starting at €8.20