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Snow Brand Milk Products (C): 2009 - Remaining Challenges
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny; Koehn, Daryl; Saito, Akira; Wolfe, ReginaCase DARDEN-E-0349-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe turnaround at Snow Brand Milk Products was a real learning experience for all involved. The lessons were many, and while prioritizing them was difficult, it seemed clear that the most significant was the realization that the company existed to serve the consumer and, through that service, the broader society. This brief case outlines the successes that Nobuko Hiwasa pushed Snow Brand management to accomplish, and introduces the challenges tha...Starting at €5.74
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Voltium, Inc.
del Potro, Eloy; Stein, Guido; Pin Arboledas, José Ramón; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosCase BE-173-EBusiness 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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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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Jesús de Benito en S&P (A)
Stein, Guido; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosCase ASN-53Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, EntrepreneurshipEn noviembre de 1999, después de años de duro trabajo, Jesús de Benito, propietario y director general de S&P, empresa que implantaba SAP y otros servicios informáticos, vislumbraba la posibilidad de trasformar la empresa que había creado en una importante suma de dinero.Starting at €8.20
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Voltium, Inc.
del Potro, Eloy; Stein, Guido; Pin Arboledas, José Ramón; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosCase BE-173Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityEl responsable de Voltium, una empresa europea que estaba realizando una instalación eléctrica en varias zonas de un país africano, dudaba sobre si es lícito ceder a la extorsión de un funcionario público local de la región de Dambo, justo ahora que la empresa está a punto de finalizar y entregar la obra de electrificación de la zona. Este caso obtuvo el reconocimiento de la European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) como mejor public...Starting at €8.20
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From Power to Influence
Pin Arboledas, José Ramón; Stein, GuidoTechnical Note DPON-70-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementThis technical note discusses the distance there is between power and using it effectively. It does not aim to produce a theory based on logic, nor systematize a reality, but instead to give a brief description of the phenomenon of power among business people and executives, so as to focus on some strategic thoughts. The authors have tried to condense their own accumulated experiences from working as "Management" professors, executives and busine...Starting at €8.20
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Jesús de Benito at S&P (B): The sale and subsequent integration in Gedas
Stein, Guido; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosCase ASN-54-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, EntrepreneurshipJesús decided to sell the company. Due diligence started in February 2000. The first predictions suggested that the deal would be closed in the fall, as the German partners had to give its approval. Jesús urged the buyer to speed up the process, as, according to him, the company was completely sound, with no debt or hidden liabilities. He faced the future without neglecting the commitment he had acquired to a workforce that had helped him get to ...Starting at €5.74
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Snow Brand Milk Products (A): Assessing the Possibility for Revitalization
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny; Saito, Akira; Koehn, Daryl; Wolfe, ReginaCase DARDEN-E-0347-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis three-case series, set in Japan, explores corporate responsibility and brand rebuilding in the face of a serious crisis. Suitable for MBA, executive education, and undergraduate students, it depicts a consumer advocate's decision-making process as she considers whether to help a company restore its badly tarnished reputation. In spring 2002, leading consumer activist Nobuko Hiwasa was invited to join the Japanese company Snow Brand Milk Prod...Starting at €8.20
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Snow Brand Milk Products (B): Reform and Revitalization Efforts
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny; Koehn, Daryl; Saito, Akira; Wolfe, ReginaCase DARDEN-E-0348-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis case outlines the turnaround efforts Snow Brand undertook to address its grave missteps: shifting to a consumer-oriented, integrity-focused management style; providing greater transparency and communication; establishing a corporate ethics committee and a Snow Brands Code of Conduct. In June 2002, after much consideration and reflection on Snow Brand's issues (as outlined in the A case), consumer activist Nobuko Hiwasa joined its new board a...Starting at €5.74