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Nasser Press
Kadach, Igor; Palencia, LuisCase ASN-83-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe owner of a mid-size printing company based in New Jersey has to decide whether to accept an offer of a large publishing house who during the 2008 crisis had endangered the future of the company by abruptly reducing the volume of business. If he now accepted his proposal, and due to capacity constraints, he would have to drop some smaller customers, reducing diversification; in addition, the owner feels indebted to these small businesses becau...Starting at €8.20
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El riesgo (A)
Andreu i Civit, Rafael; Grau E.; Llevat J.Case SI-83Knowledge and CommunicationEl Riesgo es una compañía de seguros que se plantea firmar un contrato de «outsourcing» global de SI por un importe de cientos de millones de pesetas y de varios años de duración. Para hacer efectivo el contrato es preciso instalar los sistemas informáticos de la compañía en los ordenadores de la empresa subcontratista. Algunos de estos sistemas no son propiedad de El Riesgo, sino de una empresa tercera, con quien tiene a su vez contratos específ...Starting at €8.20
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The Making of CERAN Avignon: The case plan
Palencia, LuisCase ASN-63-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis case was written for use in the case writing course of the International Faculty Program. The case is to be used after workshops in which participants practice the design of the opening paragraph, its difficulty, the structure of the case and the choice of exhibits. This is a case about how to write a case. It is based on a real IESE case study, "RELE Rouen: Language Immersion in Normandy," ASN-58-E.Starting at €8.20
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Las retribuciones en un hospital clínico universitario del Servicio de Salud
Gómez, Sandalio; Ull M.Case DP-83Leadership and People ManagementDescribe los problemas y las inquietudes de los médicos debido a los conceptos, a la cantidad y a la calidad de sus retribuciones. En base a ellos se producen algunas reacciones conflictivas y la intervención de los sindicatos médicos.Starting at €8.20
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Y ahora, ¿qué hacemos?: Tensiones en la dirección de IASoft
García Pont, Carlos; Palencia, LuisCase ASN-97Decision AnalysisIASoft, fundada en marzo del 2001 por tres buenos técnicos de distintas procedencias, se dedicaba al diseño y suministro de soluciones informáticas de automatización para instalaciones industriales. Los tres socios vieron una buena oportunidad de mercado en los desarrollos a medida y las adaptaciones de alta calidad de programas estándar para clientes sofisticados. Por su parte, el director comercial de IASoft, que ya había cumplido los 50 años,...Starting at €8.20
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Costa Valente
Gómez Pajares, Alberto; Urrutia, Josu; Palencia, LuisCase ASN-72-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyA businessman based in Barcelona and dedicated to the textile sector (selling T-shirts to sponsors) is presented with the opportunity to buy a small textile manufacturing company in Guimarães, Portugal. He has to decide whether to take on this project or not. The analysis that he carries out includes a study of the value chain and of the possibility of outsourcing part of the business, as well as the approach the entrepreneur will take to integra...Starting at €8.20
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BEMBI: A Modern Indian Culinary Experience (B): Growth Options in Difficult Times
Borwankar, Anjaney; Heukamp, FranzCase ASN-45-EDecision Analysis, Economics, EntrepreneurshipThis case describes the situation following the opening of the BEMBI restaurant, described in the A-case. (ASN-44-E). Different ways to expand are described along with the difficult external economic environment that puts stress on the team of founders.Starting at €5.74
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And Now What Do We Do?: Management Tensions at IASoft
García Pont, Carlos; Palencia, LuisCase ASN-97-EDecision AnalysisIASoft was founded in March 2001 for the purpose of designing and supplying high-performance IT solutions for the automation of industrial plants. The company was the brainchild of three skilled engineers from different backgrounds who had met through their work. They had detected a market opportunity in high quality customizations and adaptations of standard software packages for sophisticated clients. The CEO of IASoft, now in his 50s, was star...Starting at €8.20
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What Lies Behind CEO Failure
Capapé, Javier; Stein, GuidoTechnical Note DPON-83-ECorporate Governance, EconomicsManagement literature has no clear answer to the question of what causes CEO dismissal. Articles published over the last 30 years in journals such as The Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Academy of Management and Journal of Management come to opposite conclusions. The same explanatory variables have been worked through time and again: CEO origin (insider-outsider); director selection; CEO age and length of service; company typ...Starting at €8.20
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Working Hard, Playing Hard
Arvanitou, S.; Ribera, AlbertoCase DPO-83-EKnowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementThe central character is a former MBA student who feels skeptical after observing the lifestyles that some of his former classmates are leading. He thinks that many of them are so overwhelmed by the will power to achieve their goals that they have the problem of not knowing how to relax (leisure needs to be productive and efficient for them). He is also thinking of the life style many of his classmates led during the MBA (mainly immature) and th...Starting at €8.20