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Pequeñas grandes lecciones de las empresas familiares
Miller, Danny; Le Breton-Miller, IsabelleArticle ART-2713Corporate Governance, Entrepreneurship, StrategyLas pymes carecen de la liquidez, economías de escala y alcance de las grandes corporaciones, por lo que la planificación a muy largo plazo puede parecer un lujo. Pero no tienen por qué renunciar a la longevidad. Los autores han analizado pymes de Norteamérica, Europa y Corea del Sur, muchas de ellas familiares, y concluyen que las de mayor éxito se guían por cuatro principios (continuidad, comunidad, conexiones y control) que han sabido converti...Starting at €8.20
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Risk Oversight: What Every Director Should Know
Ormazabal, GaizkaArticle ART-2818-EAccounting and Control, Corporate Governance, StrategyThe public and political perception that excessive risk-taking was to blame for the global financial crisis has led to a number of legislative and regulatory actions concerning the role of the board in risk oversight. This article discusses the main factors driving the pressure on boards to oversee corporate risk and the potential consequences of this emphasis on risk oversight. The author describes how companies are responding to the higher dema...Starting at €8.20
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Wal-Mart China: Tian Tian Pingjia
Weiss, Elliott N.; Simko, Paul J.; Modica, Marc W.; Li, Wei; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OM-1472-EService and Operations ManagementHaving taken stock of where the division was, Scott Price, Wal-Mart China's interim CEO, wanted to lay the groundwork to be able to hand over the reins to the new CEO with an idea of where it was headed. At the end of his assignment, Price would like to leave a report with recommendations that would help position the next leader to be even more successful. What did day-to-day operations look like in 2012? Was there urgency anywhere along the line...Starting at €8.20
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Ben S. Bernanke in 2005
Li, WeiCase DARDEN-F-1510-EFinanceThe case has been used in a first-year required course called Global Economies and Markets in a module on monetary policy. On October 24, 2005, President Bush nominated Ben S. Bernanke to be chairman of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years along with a 14-year term on the board of governors. With the U.S. Senate confirmation widely anticipated, Bernanke was expected to take over stewardship of the U.S. mon...Starting at €8.20
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Chile: A Changed Jungle for the Latin American Tiger (Abridged) and (B) - Teaching Note
Li, Wei; Matte, Jose JoaquinTeaching Note DARDEN-BP-0458TN-ECorporate GovernanceTeaching note for product BP-0458Starting at €0.00
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Ben S. Bernanke in 2005 - Teaching Note
Li, WeiTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1510TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1510Starting at €0.00
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Variance Analysis
Ormazabal, Gaizka; Soler, EdiTechnical Note CN-226-EAccounting and ControlIn this technical note we explain how to analyze deviations from a budget. We call this procedure variance analysis. The purpose of this analysis is to better understand the sources of variation between the budget and the actual performance of a company. To illustrate the methodology, we use an example of a company in the textile industry. In the second part of the technical note, we explain how to conduct a variance analysis when there is a vari...Starting at €8.20
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Precios de transferencia
Ormazabal, Gaizka; Soler, EdiTechnical Note CN-227Accounting and ControlEn las empresas multidivisionales, es frecuente la transferencia de productos entre sus divisiones. Por ejemplo, algunas divisiones están especializadas en la fabricación de productos intermedios, que después se transfieren a otras divisiones especializadas en productos terminados. El precio que la división de fabricación cobra a otras divisiones por los productos intermedios se denomina "precio de transferencia". Aunque pueda parecer que las tra...Starting at €8.20
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Monetary Incentives
Ormazabal, Gaizka; Soler, EdiTechnical Note CN-229-EAccounting and Control, Corporate GovernanceWhen designing incentive systems, companies seek to induce employees to act in the best interest of the firm. Among other things, incentive systems tackle the following issues: (1) How can firms retain talent?; (2) How can firms motivate managers to do their best?; and (3) How can firms incentivize managers to take risks without inducing excessive risk-taking? In this technical note, we illustrate how these issues can be dealt with using monetar...Starting at €8.20
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Say on Pay at Citigroup
Ormazabal, Gaizka; Kadach, IgorCase C-795-EAccounting and Control, Corporate Governance, FinanceThis case examines the failed Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (Say on Pay) for Citigroup and Vikram Pandit in April 2012. The general objective of the case is to help students understand executive compensation packages. As specific objectives, the case is intended to help students: i) Understand the components of executive compensation packages ii) Estimate the economic value of executive compensation packages iii) ...Starting at €8.20