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How AI Will - and Won't - Change the Way You Manage
Canals, Jordi; Cassiman, Bruno; Elvira, Marta; Sieber, Sandra; Raes, AnneloesArticle ART-3203-EInformation Technologies, Leadership and People Management, StrategyDigitalization, big data, machine learning, robotics and artificial intelligence are reshaping industries, making once strong business models obsolete, growing new enterprises with different capabilities and skill sets, disrupting companies and communities, and ushering in social change. What are the key issues for leadership, governance and management? What new competencies are needed? How should executives respond? In this article, IESE profess...Starting at €8.20
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Wonderful decisions
García-Castro, Roberto; Ariño, Miguel AngelArticle ART-3342-EDecision Analysis, Leadership and People Management, StrategyOne of the hardest things for companies to do is to make good, sound decisions on a consistent, long-term basis. To make wonderful decisions, companies need to strike the right balance between effectiveness, attractiveness and unity, and then hone their strategic, executive and leadership abilities. These diagnostic tools may help.Starting at €8.20
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Vodafone AirTouch: The Acquisition of Mannesmann
Canals, JordiCase ASE-403-EEconomicsThe case presents the strategic, financial and cultural dimensions of the hostile takeover bid that Vodafone AirTouch launched on November 1999 to gain control of Mannesmann, the German industrial conglomerate. It allows discussion of industry changes and strategic choices for Vodafone AirTouch, and an analysis of the proposed acquisition, taking into account strategic, financial and cultural factors.Starting at €8.20
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Abbey Road Studios (A) - Teaching Note
García-Castro, RobertoTeaching Note ADT-36-EDecision AnalysisThis case analyzes the option value of investing in the production and commercialization of an artist's second album. It briefly covers current facts about the music industry, including digital distribution, the emergence of new models, and the transformation of traditional record studios.Starting at €0.00
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Wolf GmbH
García-Castro, RobertoCase AD-325-EFinance, Knowledge and CommunicationIn a highly uncertain environment, Wolf GmbH must decide whether to launch a new prototype boiler, the CE-1. The company's managers must make their decision based on financial projections, using NPV and IRR as tools.Starting at €8.20
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Amadeus: Boosting Long-Term Growth
Roger Masclans; Canals, JordiCase SM-1691-ECorporate Governance, Innovation and Change, StrategyAmadeus, founded in 1988, had become the largest technology service provider for the travel & tourism (T&T) industry and one of the world's largest software companies, thanks to its global distribution system and its ability to adapt to a changing market. Thirty years later, in the summer of 2018, the company was facing a turning point, one of several in its history. That July, Amadeus CEO Luis Maroto was preparing a meeting with the board of dir...Starting at €8.20
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Wolf GmbH - Teaching Note
García-Castro, RobertoTeaching Note ADT-28-EFinance, Knowledge and CommunicationStarting at €0.00
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The CEO: Mission, Tasks and Responsibilities
Canals, JordiTechnical Note SMN-705-ECorporate Governance, Leadership and People Management, StrategyA company's long-term development is the central objective of corporate governance. This article defines and analyzes the tasks of the CEO and members of the management committee, their relationships with the board of directors and the practical operation in the life of the company. The author analyzes the principles on which the relationship between the board of directors and the management committee should be based: balance between initiative a...Starting at €8.20
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Swedbank
García-Castro, RobertoCase AD-376-EDecision AnalysisA Data Scientist at Swedbank must develop a credit score system to classify customers. Credit score systems are used by banks to improve lending practices and reduce the number of loan defaults.Starting at €8.20
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Ingka: Corporate Governance, Purpose and Transformation
Masclans, R.; Canals, JordiCase SM-1698-ECorporate Governance, StrategyThis case presents the challenges that the CEOs of Ingka have in 2020 in speeding up transformation and making corporate purpose part of this process. The case also allows for a discussion on how the CEO, the top management team, and the board can work on this process.Starting at €8.20