This website uses technical, customisation and analytical cookies, both first-party and third-party, to anonymously facilitate browsing and analyse statistics on use of the website. Learn more
Search results
-
Banco de Iberia - Teaching Note
Stein, Guido; Pin Arboledas, José RamónTeaching Note DPOT-45-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementThe case presents the changes that take place in Banco de Iberia between 2003 and 2008 and the decisions the CEO must adopt in order to deal with the economic crisis. Between 2003 and 2007 the economic environment is one of sustained growth, with an increasing GDP (3% per year), low interest rates and a steady increase in turnover and margins in absolute terms. The main drivers are real estate development and construction. The strategy of Banco d...Starting at €0.00
-
-
Lucía Bertola (A)
Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-192-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyHow to select a person responsible for a small business? In the case of a pharmacy, the decision hinges on two criteria: family relationships and professional skills. These professional skills must include business skills to boost the company's parapharmacy division. Everything seems to indicate that margins for drugs are going to shrink due to the pressure to cut costs faced by the welfare system in Spain.Starting at €8.20
-
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
-
Rudolf Schwarz at Ariadna AG (B)
Stein, Guido; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-110-ELeadership and People ManagementIn October 2007 Rudolf Schwarz (53 years old) was appointed public sector director for Western Europe at GB Telecom. His appointment was part of a reorganization of the directors' committee at Ariadna AG, a German company bought by GB Telecom at the end of 2003. Rudolf continued to have a good relationship with Christoph Reifers, a consultant who had been his coach for over six months in 2006. They used to meet regularly. Not long after Rudolf's ...Starting at €5.74
-
Union Fenosa Gas: Human Resources Start-up - Teaching Note
García, Pilar; Pin Arboledas, José RamónTeaching Note DPOT-22-ELeadership and People Management, Service and Operations ManagementAt the end of the 1990s, in response to new challenges and opportunities in the energy sector, Unión Fenosa made a strategic decision to enter the gas market. Its strategy was to diversify its sources of gas and become actively involved in all stages of supply. The start-up of the Damietta plant (Egypt) was a huge challenge not only in technical terms (it was completed in record time: just three years), but also in terms of human resources. Unión...Starting at €0.00
-
Rapid Growth through Internationalization: Applus+ - Teaching Note
Kordecka, Izabela; Ricart, Joan EnricTeaching Note DGT-45-EStrategyThis teaching note was made as teaching aid in case DG-1489-E.Starting at €0.00
-
Hisuesa - Hidroeléctrica del Sur de España, S.A.
Andreu i Civit, Rafael; Ricart, Joan Enric; Valor Sabatier, JosepCase SI-8-EKnowledge and CommunicationStarting at €8.20
-
Indutech AG
Ricart, Joan Enric; Welsch J.Case AD-198-EEconomicsA new matrix organization leads to problems at Indutech. Two vice presidents disagree on personnel policies concerning their mutual subordinates. The CEO then devises a voting procedure for the selection of personnel. Soon after this, the procedure has to be applied and the CEO is surprised by the outcome. The situation may be analyzed with game theory.Starting at €8.20
-
Negotiation 2: Distributive negotiation
Ricart, Joan EnricTechnical Note ASEN-116-EEconomicsStarting at €8.20