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Jeffrey Skilling, Bernie Madoff the Monster & the Other Smartest Guys of the Room (Portuguese Version, Portugal)
Vaccaro, Antonino; Ramus, TommasoCase BE-180-PPBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementThe case "Jeffrey Skilling, Bernie Madoff & the Other Smartest Guys in the Room" presents two micro cases that describe some critical situations associated with the bankruptcies of Enron and Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities in 2001 and 2008, respectively. The first micro case focuses on factors affecting the behavior of Arthur Andersen's managers and employees in the Enron scandal, while the second micro case describes variables leading th...Starting at €8.20
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The EDP Foundation - Teaching Note
Vaccaro, Antonino; Ramus, TommasoTeaching Note BET-7-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis is a quite flexible case that can be used in a variety of ways in courses on the management of non-profit and social enterprises, business ethics and corporate social responsibility, corporate communication, crisis management, decision making, etc. The main theme concerns the management of stakeholders' expectations in the context of compensatory programs.Starting at €0.00
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United Breaks Guitars
Vaccaro, Antonino; Ramus, TommasoCase BE-202-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Knowledge and Communication, Service and Operations ManagementUnited Continental Holdings, generally referred to as United for short, is one of the largest airlines in the world. Although it has its headquarters in Chicago (Illinois, United States), it operates nine different hubs, the other eight being Denver, Guam, Houston, Los Angeles, Newark (New Jersey), San Francisco, Tokyo (Japan) and Washington D.C. Like many companies in the transport sector, United claims: ?Our goal is to make every flight a posit...Starting at €8.20
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¿Qué significa ser un buen jefe? (B)
Ramus, Tommaso; Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-190Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityEn marzo de 2007, menos de un año después de su nombramiento como CEO, René Obermann recibió un correo electrónico enviado por un técnico de 48 años del Departamento de T-Com Berlin, que lo remitió con copia a algunos miembros del Consejo de Administración, representantes sindicales y otros empleados. La misiva se propagó rápidamente por la empresa y se convirtió en viral en Alemania. A continuación se recoge un extracto de la misma: "Sus continu...Starting at €5.74
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Samasource
Vaccaro, Antonino; Ramus, TommasoCase BE-195Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Information TechnologiesSamasource es una empresa sin ánimo de lucro del tipo 501(c)(3) que opera en el sector de la externalización de procesos empresariales (BPO, por sus siglas en inglés [business process outsourcing]). Su actividad consiste en ofrecer servicios digitales a precios competitivos, y su plantilla está formada por trabajadores que viven en las regiones más pobres de economías emergentes, incluyendo áreas suburbanas de la India, Kenia y Uganda, entre otro...Starting at €8.20
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Addiopizzo Travel: Fighting Mafia through market-based strategies
Vaccaro, Antonino; Ramus, Tommaso; La Cara, BarbaraCase BE-188-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, EntrepreneurshipAddiopizzo Travel is a travel agency and tour operator that pursues socially responsible tourism in Sicily (Italy) with a special focus on the fight against mafia. The mission of Addiopizzo Travel is to support a clean, anti-mafia economy by attracting non-Sicilian tourists (Italians and foreigners) and directing them to mafia-free facilities, i.e., hotels, restaurants, and other business activities that have obtained Addiopizzo anti-mafia certif...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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Fast Building (A)
Vaccaro, Antonino; Ramus, TommasoCase BE-193Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate GovernanceEste caso de dos partes describe el problema de extorsión pasiva al que se enfrenta Andrew Smith, el director de la División de Construcciones Militares en Fast Building, una pequeña empresa europea que opera en el sector de la construcción. Dicha compañía está especializada en dos áreas: reestructuración de edificios antiguos y construcción de instalaciones militares. Lleva en funcionamiento más de quince años, habiendo participado en concursos ...Starting at €8.20
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The Indego Africa Project (B): Genesis and launch of a competitive social enterprise
Plana Olías, Alicia; Vaccaro, Antonino; Ramus, TommasoCase BE-204-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, EntrepreneurshipPart B of the case The Indego Africa Project (A). Matt Mitro, a project finance attorney at an international law firm, and his father, Tom Mitro, founded Indego Africa on June 21, 2007. The organization (where "Indego" means "independence, development, governance") started as an Africa-centered nonprofit organization incorporated in Texas whose mission was to help Rwandan women by empowering them economically. Matt Mitro chose the nonprofit corp...Starting at €5.74
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El proyecto Indego Africa (B): Génesis y lanzamiento de una empresa social competitiva
Plana Olías, Alicia; Vaccaro, Antonino; Ramus, TommasoCase BE-204Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, EntrepreneurshipStarting at €5.74