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Olapic on Amazon.com's Cloud (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Sieber, Sandra; Zamora, Javier; Sek, Tomasz; Goetschi, BeatCase SI-182-PBEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Innovation and ChangeOn the morning of April 21, 2011, Alex Dantart, CTO of Olapic, was about to run the final testing of his New York-based IT start-up company's new service, uPhoto. The launch date of this innovative photo crowdsourcing service commissioned by Olapic's first corporate client, the newspaper the New York Daily News (NYDN), was slated for the end of April. Although it seemed that the Internet connection was working, Dantart was puzzled when he realize...Starting at €8.20
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Healy Hudson: e-Sourcing Solutions (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Sachon, MarcCase P-1019-PBInformation Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementBased in Munich, Bavaria, the company is a pioneer in the world of e-procurement. It has developed an online purchasing system for the Business-to-Business sector. In the fall of 2000 it is selling two e-commerce products: Impact Ordering and Impact Sourcing. The former is a simple electronic catalog ordering system; the latter is designed for the sourcing of complex goods.Starting at €8.20
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Being an entrepreneur in a family business (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Gallo, Miguel ÁngelTechnical Note DGN-512-PBStrategyStarting at €8.20
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Voltium, Inc. (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
del Potro, Eloy; Stein Martínez, Guido; Pin Arboledas, José Ramón; Vázquez-Dodero de Bonifaz, Juan CarlosCase BE-173-PBBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe manager at Voltium,a European company that was installing electricity in various parts of an African country, pondered whether it was justifiable to yield to the extortion of a local public official of the Dambo region, just as the company was about to finalize the project for the electrification of the area. This case was recognized by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) as the best publication in the 2012 Case Writing ...Starting at €8.20
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Gas Natural: Improving the Profitability of Servigas (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Guitart, Iván; Rocha e Oliveira, PauloCase M-1234-PBMarketing, Service and Operations ManagementMarta Muriel has recently been promoted to director of residential natural gas service with the mandate of boosting profits for the company's home maintenance services, Servigen. She and her team have designed four measures, among others, that involve a trade-off between cost reduction and improvements in service quality. Now she has to decide which ones to actually implement based on their impact on the company's bottom line.Starting at €8.20
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The Matrix Organization: Basic Aspects, Problems, Competencies, and Tools (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Lavezzolo, Sebastián E.; Rodríguez-Lluesma, CarlosTechnical Note DPON-122-PBLeadership and People Management, StrategyThe matrix structure is envisioned as a way to overcome the limitations of functional and divisional organizational models, making the best use of each of them while also avoiding their main flaws. We identify a matrix organization fundamentally by recognizing two or more dimensions, implementing a dual reporting system with responsibilities assigned to functional and production departments, pertaining to customers or markets, where matrix manag...Starting at €8.20
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Eurostar and the Channel Tunnel Incident (A) (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Rocha e Oliveira, Paulo; Lago, Alejandro; Valadas, JorgeCase M-1251-PBMarketing, Service and Operations ManagementThis case describes the ordeal experienced by passengers who were trapped under in English channel on December 2009 and poses questions related to how managers should react to the situation. The main issues that come out in the case relate to how the firm should react to this service failure.Starting at €8.20
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Multiples in Firm Valuation (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Vergara, Carles; Gil, ArnauTechnical Note FN-628-PBFinanceThere are two main methods for valuing companies: those based on discounted cash flow (DCF) techniques and those based on multiples. This note focuses on the second type. Valuation methods that use multiples are based on identifying companies that are similar to the one we want to value. These similar companies are called "comparable firms," "comparables" or simply "comps." Multiples valuation is based on the assumption that markets will price eq...Starting at €8.20
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Relevant Costs for Decision Making (III): Product Decisions at Capacity (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Rosanas Martí, Josep MariaTechnical Note CN-144-PBAccounting and ControlThis is the third of a three-note series (CN-155-E, CN-143-E and CN-144-E). This note introduces decision rules for situations where the company is working near capacity. The basic rule of contribution per unit of capacity is stated and applied to a variety of situations.Starting at €8.20
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Peter Wasg (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Pin Arboledas, José Ramón; Suárez Ruz, EsperanzaCase FH-628-PBLeadership and People ManagementEl Banco de Comercio e Industria Española (The Spanish Bank of Commerce and Industry) is carrying out a staff reduction policy in order to increase productivity. As a fundamental measure, it decides to give those over 55 years of age early retirement. However, they have a doubt about applying this measure to an Office Director named Pedro Wasg. Pedro Wasg is a person with special qualities: In addition to being good with social relations and havi...Starting at €8.20