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The Merger of Banca Popolare (A, B and C) - Teaching Note
Pin Arboledas, José Ramón; Stein, Guido; Cuadrado, MartaTeaching Note DPOT-71-EThe objective of the case "The Merger of Banca Popolare" is to teach the real dynamic of merger and acquisition processes in companies, particularly their influence on people. However many attempts are made to carry out a balanced process, in which the managers from both companies have equal opportunities, it will be almost impossible to achieve this. Likewise, the case should be used to guide students on how to act if they work for one of the c...Starting at €0.00
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John Galliano: Defiant Success (C)
Rodríguez Fernández-Hidalgo, Enriqu; Susaeta Erburu, Lourdes; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-289-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementThough they had not yet chosen a successor to John Galliano (the company's former creative director), Dior presented its new fantasy jewelry collection, inspired by dance, as the natural continuation of its high-fashion runway show. The dilemma concerning who Galliano's successor at the firm would be was still up in the airStarting at €5.74
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West Line (B): Looking ahead
Stein, Guido; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-459-ELeadership and People ManagementIn September 2014, Guillermo becomes part of a talent acceleration program. About to complete his third year as head of West Line Iberia, he asks himself what his next steps should be to continue growing professionally. His uncertainty about his next stop makes him reflect upon the characteristics that are needed to find a spot among high-level management at his company's headquarters. Case based on the homonymous DPO-317 case that was formerly p...Starting at €5.74
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When Is a Code of Ethics Effective
Pin Arboledas, José RamónTechnical Note TDN-111-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis technical note describes the internal conditions that must exist for the process of implementing of an ethical code to be effective.Starting at €8.20
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The Othello Boss Syndrome in Businesses
Pin Arboledas, José Ramón; Stein, GuidoTechnical Note DPON-107-ELeadership and People ManagementOur teaching and consulting experience has often put us in the position of dealing with a manager's career problems that can only be fully understood under the hypothesis of a jealous boss. In a manner similar to that of Othello, whose love for Desdemona leads him to suffer the passion of jealousy that motivates all of his actions, in corporate life you come across managers and businesspeople whose quest for publicly recognized power, brilliance ...Starting at €8.20
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Florián Coute: An EMBA at an Impasse (A)
Stein, Guido; Pin Arboledas, José Ramón; Cuadrado, MartaCase DPO-292-ELeadership and People ManagementIn October 2011 Florián was pondering his next step and the direction his career should take. The situation at work was awkward. His position at Infraestructuras Brasileñas (IB), a state-owned aeronautical company based in São Paolo, was a guarantee of comfortable, stable employment. In January 2012, eager to grow professionally and seek out new challenges, Florián started an Executive MBA (EMBA) at a business school. The EMBA was part-time and s...Starting at €8.20
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Seat: The Dissolution of the Workers' Committee (A)
Quintanilla, Javier; Gómez, Sandalio; Sánchez-Runde, Carlos; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DP-127-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case gives an account of the events that led to the dissolution of the workers' committee at Seat. It raises questions concerning the steps to be taken in the future by Seat management and the unions.Starting at €8.20
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Leading Transformation with an Agile Philosophy: The Challenge of Coordinated Anarchy
Stein, Guido; Barrachina, Alberto; Pin Arboledas, José RamónTechnical Note DPON-163-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementThis technical note explores some organizational and managerial features of the era of ?constant transformation.? Since we have perhaps waited too long to begin transforming, it is now time to modify our approach to transformation, putting people first, given that new digital technology must be approached from the outside in order to lead in it with a sense of reality, always reaching beyond the merely digital or virtual reality. The imperatives ...Starting at €8.20
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Voltium, Inc. - Teaching Note
del Potro, Eloy; Stein, Guido; Pin Arboledas, José Ramón; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosTeaching Note BET-3-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe case discusses a decision that needs to be made by Daniel Ragot, a manager for the company Voltium in an African country. Ragot must decide how to respond to a request from a senior official with the local body that is responsible for approving the electrical installations Voltium is building. The case describes the system of local government - in which traditional authorities are intermixed with official forces, a frequent reality in many pa...Starting at €0.00
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Volkswagen Navarra, 8th Collective Agreement (A, B, C and D) - Teaching Note
Stein, Guido; Escobar, Carlos; Cuadrado, Marta; Pin Arboledas, José RamónTeaching Note DPOT-76-EEconomics, Leadership and People ManagementThe case reflects an everyday situation for many companies: the negotiation of a collective agreement. There are a number of things that can help us to understand how a bargaining process should be approached by management: the importance of the team and its roles; the role of stakeholders, affected and interested parties, during the entire process and how they should be kept informed; the need to have a person leading the negotiation who is capa...Starting at €0.00