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Milking Money out of Parmalat
Tàpies, JosepCase DG-1478-EFinanceAt Parmalat's headquarters in Collecchio (Parma), top management was desperately trying to rescue the Group, negotiating a cash infusion of 3 billion with LBO funds, Blackstone and KKR, and the investment banking arm of Deutsche Bank. At the end of 2003, Parmalat Group was Italy's eighth largest industrial concern and arguably one of its most international. With over 37,000 employees, 139 production sites in 30 countries in all 5 continents, rev...Starting at €8.20
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Conservas Díaz S.A.
Chiner, Alfonso; González, M.; Tàpies, JosepCase DG-1520-ECorporate Governance, Leadership and People ManagementAntonio Díaz, the director of the family-owned business Conservas Díaz S.A., had worked hard to make the firm one of the leading canning companies in the country. The excellent family management contrasted with the lax attitude toward family-company relations. When Conservas Díaz S.A. was taken over by the second generation of owners, it suffered a serious setback when one of the shareholders announced he would be selling his shares in the compa...Starting at €8.20
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The Agnellis and the Fiat Group: The Story of a Family Empire (B)
Toninato F.; Tàpies, JosepCase DG-1476-EStrategySupplements the (A) case.Starting at €5.74
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The Agnellis and the Fiat Group: The Story of a Family Empire (C)
Toninato F.; Tàpies, JosepCase DG-1477-EStrategySupplements the (B) case.Starting at €5.74
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Barcelona Air Control Center (ACC)
Grasas, Alex; Ribera, JaumeCase P-1052-EService and Operations ManagementThe case describes air traffic management, taking the Barcelona Air Control Centre as an example. The air traffic controller plays a crucial role in air traffic management. The case also describes this role and details the air traffic controller's functions and responsibilities.Starting at €8.20
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DEA at Caixa Terrassa
de Celis J.; Ribera, JaumeCase P-1065-EService and Operations ManagementThe top management at Caixa Terrassa is considering the results of a DEA study aimed at improving its branches' productivity levels and setting targets for branch managers. After an initial application of the methodology, they realize that the results of the model do not coincide with the bank's strategic focus, and so modify the model, adding limits.Starting at €8.20
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The Information System at Clínica Universitaria de Navarra (SI-CUN) (A)
Tejero S.; Ribera, JaumeCase SI-150-EKnowledge and CommunicationThe director of a hospital with important research and teaching activities is thinking about the need to redesign the IT system, which has evolved with additions and patches stuck on by the in-house IT team. The plan to involve the clinical users more, and the possibility of buying an up-and-running system or contracting programming services meets with opposition from the IT personnel. The case considers the design of the new system and the perso...Starting at €8.20
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Petróleos del Mediterráneo, S. A.: Systems Department
Ribera, JaumeCase P-1074-EService and Operations ManagementThis case presents the situation in the information systems department of a small gasoline supply company, which receives a large number of requests for projects and has a hard time prioritizing, planning and controlling them. The departmental manager decides to create a projects office to help him manage the project flows and to put the department in order. The case offers a snapshot of the department's situation, with the list of outstanding pr...Starting at €8.20
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Grupo Prisa
Vergés S.; Rosenberg, Mike; Tàpies, JosepCase DG-1468-EStrategyThe Prisa Executive Committee is deciding on its strategy to compete with its main international rivals. The case describes Grupo Prisa's structure, the growth and diversification processes undertaken up to 2004, and its expansion into the Spanish-speaking world. It also analyzes the group's main rivals in Spain and beyond.Starting at €8.20