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Cynthia Carroll at Anglo American (C)
Mukunda, Gautam; Mazzanti, Lisa; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-414021-ELeadership and People ManagementWhen Cynthia Carroll, chief executive of Anglo American, ordered the shutdown of the company's Rustenburg, South Africa mines in the summer of 2007, it was just the first of many steps the company would take under her leadership to achieve zero harm. The case describes Carroll's approach to stakeholder relationships (i.e., relationships with the government and unions), how the shutdown was used as a platform to change the culture at Anglo America...Starting at €5.74
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The TELUS Share Conversion Proposal
White, Lucy; Esty, Benjamin C.; Mazzanti, LisaCase HBS-214001-EFinanceOn February 21, 2013, TELUS announced a proposal to convert the firm's non-voting shares into voting shares on a one-to-one basis, thereby eliminating the firm's dual class structure. Shareholders were scheduled to vote on the proposal at the firm's annual general meeting (AGM) on May 9, 2013. Despite strong support from management, the board, two proxy advisory firms, and several large shareholders, the proposal was opposed by Mason Capital Mana...Starting at €8.20
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Terra Lycos
Perry, Gaynor; Oliver C.; Valor Sabatier, Josep; Sieber, SandraCase SI-130-EInformation Technologies, Knowledge and CommunicationIn May 2000, the leading Spanish language portal and Internet Access Provider (IAP), Terra, announced that they were to buy the fourth ranking US portal, Lycos, for $12.5 billion in stock. This merger enabled Terra to expand from Spanish and Portugese speaking markets to become a global player. However, the continued success of the big three portals, AOL, MSN and Yahoo!, has kept Terra Lycos amongst the second tier of portal companies. Against a ...Starting at €8.20
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Terra Lycos (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Perry, Gaynor; Oliver C.; Valor Sabatier, Josep; Sieber, SandraCase SI-130-PBInformation Technologies, Knowledge and CommunicationIn May 2000, the leading Spanish language portal and Internet Access Provider (IAP), Terra, announced that they were to buy the fourth ranking US portal, Lycos, for $12.5 billion in stock. This merger enabled Terra to expand from Spanish and Portugese speaking markets to become a global player. However, the continued success of the big three portals, AOL, MSN and Yahoo!, has kept Terra Lycos amongst the second tier of portal companies. Against a ...Starting at €8.20
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Terra Lycos
Perry, Gaynor; Oliver C.; Valor Sabatier, Josep; Sieber, SandraCase SI-130Information Technologies, Knowledge and CommunicationEn mayo de 2000, el portal y proveedor de acceso a Internet (IAP) líder en lengua castellana, Terra, anunció que iba a comprar el portal situado en cuarta posición en Estados Unidos, Lycos, por una cifra de 125 millardos de dólares abonada mediante intercambio de acciones. Esta fusión permitió a Terra expandirse más allá de sus mercados de habla española y portuguesa, convirtiéndose así en un actor global. No obstante, el éxito continuado de los ...Starting at €8.20
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Business Process Outsourcing: Banco Urquijo Outsources its Back-Office to IBM Business Consulting Services
López, C.; Andreu i Civit, Rafael; Valor Sabatier, Josep; Sieber, SandraCase SI-143-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis case discusses Banco Urquijo's decision to carry out an externalization of its administrative processes, signing a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) agreement for five years with IBM Global Services. The risks of the decision are analyzed, and are compared with the potential benefits resulting not just from cost savings but also from savings derived from improvements in its competitive positioning.Starting at €8.20
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Business Process Outsourcing: El Banco Urquijo externaliza su back-office a IBM Business Consulting Services
López, C.; Andreu i Civit, Rafael; Valor Sabatier, Josep; Sieber, SandraCase SI-143Knowledge and CommunicationEste caso plantea la situación en que Banco Urquijo decide llevar a cabo una externalización de sus procesos administrativos firmando con IBM Global Services un acuerdo de «Business Process Outsourcing» (BPO) por cinco años. Se analizan los riesgos de esta decisión y se contrastan con los potenciales beneficios resultantes no sólo en términos de ahorro de costes, sino también los derivados de mejoras en su posicionamiento competitivo.Starting at €8.20
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Ron Johnson: Retail at Target, Apple, and J.C. Penney
Narayandas, Das; Herman, Kerry; Mazzanti, LisaCase HBS-513103-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In April 2013, Ron Johnson (HBS '84) stepped down after just 18 months as CEO of J.C. Penney. In his brief tenure, Johnson, an acclaimed retailer respected for his innovation and success in shaping the retail image at Target and Apple, introduced dramatic departures from J.C. Penney's traditional retail approach, and enacted changes quickly and simultaneously, with little ma...Starting at €8.20
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How AI Will - and Won't - Change the Way You Manage
Canals, Jordi; Cassiman, Bruno; Elvira, Marta; Sieber, Sandra; Raes, AnneloesArticle ART-3203-EInformation Technologies, Leadership and People Management, StrategyDigitalization, big data, machine learning, robotics and artificial intelligence are reshaping industries, making once strong business models obsolete, growing new enterprises with different capabilities and skill sets, disrupting companies and communities, and ushering in social change. What are the key issues for leadership, governance and management? What new competencies are needed? How should executives respond? In this article, IESE profess...Starting at €8.20