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Paths to Keep Wealth in Family Hands
Roure Alomar, Juan; Segurado Llorente, Juan LuisArticle ART-2596-ECorporate Governance, EntrepreneurshipSince the onset of the global financial crisis, there has been a surge of interest among family businesses in the activities of family offices -- special entities designed to manage and administer a family's portfolio of investments, while also making sure that future wealth-creation activities happen in sustainable ways for generations to come. With the combined wealth of the 50 largest family offices representing nearly $1 trillion, family busi...Starting at €8.20
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Fútbol Club Barcelona: El tiki-taka en quiebra
Duro, Miguel; Soler, Edi; Rivera de Asis, JavierCase C-796Accounting and Control, Corporate Governance, FinanceSandro Rosell, el nuevo presidente del Fútbol Club Barcelona (FCB), había tomado posesión del cargo el 1 de julio de 2010, un día después de que la anterior Junta y su presidente, Joan Laporta, formulasen las cuentas de la temporada 2009/2010, que abarcaba del 1 de julio de 2009 al 30 de junio de 2010. Pocas semanas después de la formulación de las cuentas por parte de la Junta de Laporta, Rosell y su Junta habían realizado una reformulación de d...Starting at €8.20
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Fast Building (A)
Vaccaro, Antonino; Ramus, TommasoCase BE-193-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate GovernanceThis is a two-part case study that describes a situation of passive extortion faced by Andrew Smith, the director of the Military Construction division at Fast Building, a small European company operating in the construction sector. Fast Building works in two sectors: the restructuring of ancient buildings and the construction of military installations. It has operated for more than 15 years, having participated in and won international competit...Starting at €8.20
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Risk Management at Lehman Brothers, 2007-2008
Maedler, Markus; van Etten, ScottCase C-758-EAccounting and Control, Corporate GovernanceLehman Brothers' September 2008 bankruptcy was the largest in U.S. history, with worldwide repercussions that persist today. The case takes an uncommon approach: it assumes a general management perspective and provides a unique 360º description of the firm's internal risk management system (RMS), i.e., the formal structures and processes managers had designed and were using to manage risk. This description serves as a vehicle for providing stud...Starting at €8.20
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Michael Eisner at Disney
Mitchell, Jordan; Miller, PaddyCase DPO-61-ECorporate Governance, Leadership and People ManagementThis case deals with a proven successful leader in entertainment (Michael Eisner) in a time of leadership crisis. At the time of this case, Eisner is managing an internal and external revolt. Students must unearth the key points of Eisner's leadership, including how he manages people, his communication ability, his propensity to risk taking and his track record in developing other leaders. In looking at Eisner's leadership, students will have t...Starting at €8.20
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Huawei: A Silent Chinese Telecom Multinational
Zhang, Yingying; Kase, KimioCase SM-1560-ECorporate Governance, Knowledge and CommunicationIn terms of sales, Huawei is the world's fourth-largest maker of network equipment, after Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks, and Alcatel-Lucent. It also ranked second in optical networking and third in mobile-network gear in 2008. It is one of the leading global telecommunications solution providers with a revenue of 18.33 billion USD in 2008 and a net income of 1.15 billion USD. Contrary to the typical image of Chinese companies that depicts them...Starting at €8.20
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La fusión de Banca Popolare (C): A toro pasado
Stein, Guido; Cuadrado, MartaCase DPO-314Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, Leadership and People ManagementLa integración técnica sobre el papel, gestionada por Massimo y supervisada por el Comité, había sido calificada de "impecable"; sin embargo, la recolocación real de la plantilla que no había salido del Banco sacó a la luz aspectos "menos bonitos". A mediados de octubre se crearon unos subcomités operativos de fusión en cada unidad, siguiendo el modelo organizativo de Banca del Norte, formados por miembros de ambas entidades cuya misión consistía...Starting at €5.74
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La fusión de Banca Popolare (A)
Stein, Guido; Cuadrado, Marta; Cano, EnriqueCase DPO-312Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governancesesión extraordinaria que se desarrollaría durante tres jornadas en el oeste del país. Aunque llevaban varios meses escuchando comentarios acerca de la posible fusión, de ser finalmente cierta, nadie pensaba que se produciría tan pronto, y menos aún antes del cierre del año fiscal. Las cifras bailaban y las advertencias sobre despidos y cierres de oficinas eran la comidilla entre los empleados. A media mañana, Massimo leyó detenidamente la nota...Starting at €8.20
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La Fageda: A Crazy Initiative (B): Challenges of Growth and Governance in 2014
Segarra, José AntonioCase M-1325-ECorporate Governance, StrategyCase (B) details the important legal changes made to the initiative. Cristóbal Colón, chairman of La Fageda, reflects on the reinforcement of the organization and the corporate governance to ensure the continuity of the project and its depersonalization.Starting at €5.74
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La Fageda 1982-2008: An Outrageous Initiative
Segarra, Montse; Ochoa, I.; Segarra, José AntonioCase M-1218-ECorporate GovernanceLa Fageda is a social initiative which employs the mentally disabled and mentally ill in the Garrotxa region (Girona), helping them integrate into society through production and marketing of top quality yogurt. The case study raises growth alternatives and their consequences. La Fageda and its leadership are epitomized in the person of Cristóbal Colón, its founder and chairman. What started as a work cooperative is now a complex structure consist...Starting at €8.20