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La Vaca Independiente: Should a Social Enterprise Adopt a For-Profit Business Model
Chris Laszlo; Anya BriggsCase IVEY-9B13C033-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThis case presents a social enterprise considering whether a for-profit model might be an effective way to scale its impact. Mexico City-based La Vaca Independiente (The Independent Cow) was founded to bring art to underprivileged children. The founder observed that many global problems are caused by humanity’s increasing state of isolation, with individuals disconnected from the planet and from each other. She concluded that most benefit corpora...Starting at €8.20
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Sarah James in Mexico: Often Wrong but Never in Doubt
William A. AndrewsCase IVEY-9B09C006-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyA college student, Sarah James, attends a Mexican university (INI) for the summer to develop her language and cross-cultural capabilities. At the end of a successful semester, she e-mails the director of international recruitment for the Mexican UniversitStarting at €8.20
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Total’s Carbon Capture and Storage Project at LACQ (B): Gaining Public Acceptance of New Technology
Devin McDaniels; Frances BowenCase IVEY-9B10M106-ELeadership and People Management, Service and Operations Management, StrategyThis case is a supplement to Total’s Carbon Capture and Storage Project at LACQ (A).Starting at €5.74
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Lecciones de un secuestro
IESE InsightArticle ART-2275Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementEl arquitecto mexicano Bosco Gutiérrez fue secuestrado el 29 de agosto de 1990. Sus fuertes convicciones y resiliencia le permitieron afrontar la incertidumbre y escapar 257 días después.Starting at €8.20
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Ambushed by Adversity
IESE InsightArticle ART-2275-EKnowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementThe uncertainty, threats and uncontrollable situations faced by the average business person may never be as extreme as what the Mexican architect Bosco Gutiérrez went through. But his story of how he mustered the strength within himself to overcome his ordeal offers valuable lessons on how to keep your wits about you when you find yourself suddenly ambushed by adversity.Starting at €8.20
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Navigating the Realities of Emerging Markets
Kleinhempel, MatthiasArticle ART-2791-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementAll corporate compliance programs share a common feature: to ensure that the company obeys the law and that all organizational members behave ethically. However, multinational companies operating in a country like Mexico, for example, face issues very different from those of Germany -- a reality that many codes of conduct fail to recognize. The author's research on compliance programs in the emerging economies of Latin America reveals the special...Starting at €8.20
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Rita Rodier: un éxito de ventas (B)
Lara Arias, Luis; Susaeta Erburu, Lourdes; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-305Decision Analysis, Leadership and People Management, MarketingEste caso trata el dilema de una "perfecta vendedora" y su ascenso en la organización. Se refleja cómo la protagonista, Rita Rodier, tiene muchas competencias para la venta pero escasas para la gestión de equipos. Por otra parte, su cercanía con la dirección de la empresa, mediante vínculos informales, hace todavía más difícil su encaje como directiva.Starting at €5.74
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Rita Rodier: un éxito de ventas (C)
Lara Arias, Luis; Susaeta Erburu, Lourdes; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-306Decision Analysis, Leadership and People Management, MarketingEste caso trata el dilema de una "perfecta vendedora" y su ascenso en la organización. Se refleja cómo la protagonista, Rita Rodier, tiene muchas competencias para la venta pero escasas para la gestión de equipos. Por otra parte, su cercanía con la dirección de la empresa, mediante vínculos informales, hace todavía más difícil su encaje como directiva.Starting at €5.74
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John Galliano: Defiant Success (B)
Rodríguez Fernández-Hidalgo, Enriqu; Susaeta Erburu, Lourdes; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-288-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementThe company Christian Dior decided to break definitively with John Galliano, accused of going on an anti-Semitic rant. A short video posted on the website of The Sun was what tipped the scale. The video stigmatized Galliano - who was famous among Hollywood celebrities and in the fashion world - as an anti-Semite. Natalie Portman, a Jewish American Oscar-winning actress, stated that she was disgusted after watching the videoStarting at €5.74
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John Galliano: un éxito rebelde (A)
Rodríguez Fernández-Hidalgo, Enriqu; Susaeta Erburu, Lourdes; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-287Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementJohn Galliano (28-11-1960) es un diseñador de moda de Gibraltar que ha ido creciendo en importancia gracias a su particular estilo. Para este diseñador, los años ochenta fueron una época de confusión. No cabe duda de que, en Dior, Galliano consiguió la libertad creativa que necesitaba.Starting at €8.20