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Voestalpine AG (A)
Murray J. Bryant; Werner Auer-Rizzi; Iris Fischlmayr; Caecilia Innreiter; Brett Matthews; Michael EyettCase IVEY-9B07M032-EStrategyVoestalpine AG, a public company located in Linz, Austria, was examining opportunities for growth. The company considers that to meet the needs of its customers, notably automobile, rail and construction, it has to grow. Further, the steel industry in Europe is in a process of consolidation. The company has a very strong balance sheet but due to its ownership structure (35 per cent is owned by the Austrian government), its market value is conside...Starting at €8.20
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Voestalpine AG (B)
Murray J. Bryant; Werner Auer-Rizzi; Sabine Reisinger; Harald Stummer; Robert Bauer; Michael Eyett; Brett MatthewsCase IVEY-9B07M033-EStrategyThis supplement to Voestalpine AG (A), product 9b07M032, examines the decision to expand vertically instead of horizontally, but looking at a stamping plant and plastics firm (to get closer to its automotive customers) and a design firm. More importantly, the case examines the tools and methodologies employed by the company to assess fit in terms of costs and competencies and customers and competition.Starting at €5.74
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British Petroleum (PLC) and John Browne: A Culture of Risk Beyond Petroleum (B)
Murray J. Bryant; Trevor HunterCase IVEY-9B08M003-EStrategyThis supplement to product 9B08M002 examines the role played by the board with respect to the personal integrity of Lord Browne, who had been several times identified as the chief executive officer of the year by the Financial Times.Starting at €5.74
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Þorvaldur Danielsson: At a Crossroads as a Social Entrepreneur
Murray J. Bryant; Throstur Olaf SigurjonssonCase IVEY-9B20M077-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn late 2018, a social entrepreneur in Iceland realized he needed to make changes to his enterprise working with socially-isolated children and youth. His operating model was to host bicycle rides with children and youth, and to encourage them to engage fully as young people. Most of these children had not previously engaged in physical activity, and many experienced not only social difficulties, but also physical challenges as a result of being ...Starting at €8.20
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Iceland's Landsbanki Islands hf: Where to From Here
Murray J. Bryant; Gerard Seijts; Michael R. KingCase IVEY-9B14C015-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThe CEO of a failed bank in Iceland must address what went wrong and how he should go about restoring trust in the bank by customers, debt holders, fellow Icelanders, politicians and regulators. Crippled by the global financial crisis, not only did Iceland’s banks default but the country itself was in danger of dissolution. This case examines the myriad reasons for the bank failure and subsequent nationalization, and provides an understanding of ...Starting at €8.20
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Kaupthing Bank hf Acquires Singer & Friedlander Group plc (Spanish version)
Murray J. Bryant; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B07BS13Accounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, StrategyThe managing director of investment banking for Kaupthing Bank hf (Kaupthing) was considering what he would need to do if he accepted a new appointment as chief executive officer of Kaupthing's latest acquisition, U.K.-based investment bank Singer & Friedlander Group plc (Singer). He would have to deal with the fact that the two merging companies had very different cultures, the possibility that some employees may leave as a result of the change ...Starting at €8.20
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Voestalpine AG (B) (Spanish version)
Murray J. Bryant; Michael EyettCase IVEY-9B07MS33StrategyThis supplement to Voestalpine AG (A), product 9b07M032, examines the decision to expand vertically instead of horizontally, but looking at a stamping plant and plastics firm (to get closer to its automotive customers) and a design firm. More importantly, the case examines the tools and methodologies employed by the company to assess fit in terms of costs and competencies and customers and competition.Starting at €5.74
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British Petroleum (PLC) and John Brown: A Culture of Risk Beyond Petroleum (A) (Spanish version)
Murray J. Bryant; Trevor HunterCase IVEY-9B08MS02StrategyEl ano 2007 tuvo que haber sido uno del peor de la historia de British-Petroleum plc (BP). En el palmo de cuatro meses, dos informes independientes separados (el primero comisionado por BP si mismo) habian identificado una “cultura profundamente arraigada del riesgo” dentro de BP donde el dinero y los beneficios fueron valorados sobre trabajador y seguridad ambiental. Estos informes estaban en respuesta a una explosion en 2005 en una refineria de...Starting at €8.20
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Kaupthing Bank hf Acquires Singer & Friedlander Group plc
Murray J. Bryant; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B07B013-EAccounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, StrategyThe managing director of investment banking for Kaupthing Bank hf (Kaupthing) was considering what he would need to do if he accepted a new appointment as chief executive officer of Kaupthing's latest acquisition, U.K.-based investment bank Singer & Friedlander Group plc (Singer). He would have to deal with the fact that the two merging companies had very different cultures, the possibility that some employees may leave as a result of the change ...Starting at €8.20
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Landsbankinn HF: Leadership Challenges Going Forward
Gerard Seijts; Murray J. Bryant; William T. WatsonCase IVEY-9B13C034-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyLandsbankinn hf. was the market leading financial institution in Iceland. The chief executive officer took on his role in mid-2010. At a time when employee morale and customer satisfaction was essentially non-existent, and bankers were widely seen as nation-destroying criminals, he was hired to build a sustainable operation with a reputable brand and restore trust among employees, politicians, regulators, industry peers and customers. Building a ...Starting at €8.20