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Harlequin Enterprises: Assessing e-Books
Rod E. White; Tony S. Frost; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B14M027-EStrategyHarlequin Enterprises is a well-known publisher of women's fiction and the global leader in series romance fiction. In 2013, e-book penetration of romance fiction has exceeded 50 per cent of unit sales. The vice-president of strategy is trying to make sense of the e-book opportunity and threat. She is wondering what impact e-books would have on Harlequin's business model: its relationship with authors, distributors and competitors.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
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Luis Arrese (E): la versión de Ana
Gay, Francisco; Ribera, AlbertoCase DPO-811Leadership and People ManagementTres años después de los hechos que se relatan en el caso Luis Arrese (D), el autor ha tenido la ocasión de relatar a la esposa de Luis, Ana, algunos cometarios que han surgido durante la discusión del caso en diferentes programas de formación para directivos, con relación al papel que ella desempeñó durante los acontecimientos. Además del aprendizaje que se podría obtener a partir de su visión como esposa de los hechos. En esta ocasión, Ana acce...Starting at €5.74
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New York Bakery (E)
David Loree; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B10C023E-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyA technical consultant is travelling to New York Bakery, and eastern U.S. confectionery company that is under bankruptcy protection. The consultant's task is to assess New York Bakery's readiness for the installation of a new payroll system, which will help it move through the bankruptcy process. By his first week on the job, the consultant realizes that his task is greater than he imagined. In trying to help the organization prepare for the chan...Starting at €5.74
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Where Does the Balance Lie (E)
Ribera, AlbertoCase DPO-286-ELeadership and People ManagementThis is the continuation of the story told in parts (A), (B), (C) and (D) of the case. It describes the protagonist's decision given the new dilemma that has come up with respect to his career and the impact that his choices will have on his family life.Starting at €5.74
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Merging Esso Iceland and Bilanaust (E)
Gerard Seijts; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B10C020-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyBy the end of 2007, Hermann Gudmundsson (the chief executive officer of N1) created from the merger between Esso Iceland and Bilanaust) was focused on building trust within his organization. By involving employees in decision-making, N1 had received valuable suggestions on effective business operations. But Gudmundsson had noted a lack of chemistry between employees of the two former firms, and thought that a stumbling block to better relations w...Starting at €5.74
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Gestión de la diversidad e inclusión
Ribera, AlbertoTechnical Note DPON-17Leadership and People ManagementIntroducción a las claves estratégicas, legales, éticas y de dirección de personas, para la gestión de la diversidad en las empresas, con particular referencia a los dos grandes ámbitos de diversidad de culturas y diversidad de sexos.Starting at €8.20
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Born Global: Timeless Herbal Care Prepares to Supply Medical Marijuana to Canadians
Brian C. Pinkham; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B16M212-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2012, a former crown attorney for Canada’s Department of Justice started Timeless Herbal Care, a company that was intended to capitalize on Jamaica’s deregulation of marijuana for medical purposes. The entrepreneur and his family relied on their ties to Jamaica and his legal expertise to create a legislative framework for Jamaica’s medical marijuana industry to meet international standards. Concurrently, Canada was readying legislation to allo...Starting at €8.20
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Hervé Rousseau: The Rise and Fall of a Young Consultant (B)
Proust E.; Ribera, AlbertoCase DPO-67-ELeadership and People ManagementPersonal considerations about the learning points achieved two years after the situation described in Case A.Starting at €5.74
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Hervé Rousseau: The Rise and Fall of a Young Consultant (A)
Proust E.; Ribera, AlbertoCase DPO-66-ELeadership and People ManagementThe context is the post-merger integration project of two European banks. GlobalOne (a major multinational consulting firm) was put in charge of the IT transformation, adapting the production and management processes, and proceeding with a change management project for the unified sales force. The case is written by a young manager who actively took part in this project. The case describes how the market conditions and the overall changes in th...Starting at €8.20