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Cómo alinear los intereses del gobierno a largo plazo
Berrone, PascualArticle ART-1893Corporate GovernanceHasta el 93% de los CEO afirman que la sostenibilidad es esencial para el futuro de sus empresas, pero también admiten ¿lagunas en su implementación¿. Un factor de suma importancia para salvar esa brecha es el modelo de gobierno corporativo. Partiendo de varias investigaciones sobre empresas estadounidenses contaminantes, el autor muestra cómo las organizaciones pueden adaptar su modelo de gobierno corporativo en los tres niveles que lo conforman...Starting at €8.20
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Aligning Governance Interests for the Long Haul
Berrone, PascualArticle ART-1893-ECorporate GovernanceAs many as 93 percent of CEOs surveyed say sustainability is essential to their company¿s future success. At the same time, they recognize ¿an implementation gap in meeting their ambition to embed sustainability deep and wide within their organizations.¿ To bridge this gap, there is one factor of overriding importance: a firm¿s corporate governance model. In this article, the author draws on several pieces of research on U.S. firms in polluting i...Starting at €8.20
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El Big Bank experimenta con la inteligencia artificial
Zamora, Javier; Virgili, Joaquim; Bandach, Natalia; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase SI-203Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Decision Analysis, Finance, Information Technologies, StrategyStarting at €8.20
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FC Barcelona: más que un club, más que datos
Zamora, Javier; Sastre Boquet, Isaac; Ana María ViletCase SI-206Information Technologies, Innovation and Change, StrategyA finales de la década de 2010, el Fútbol Club Barcelona se había convertido en uno de los clubs deportivos más importantes del mundo, cuyo éxito deportivo se acompañaba de unos ingresos que habían crecido a mucho en poco tiempo, rozando la cifra de los 1000 millones de euros. La organización del club había ido creciendo y adaptándose, a veces con dificultades, a la nueva realidad del fútbol, un gigantesco negocio global que ya no podía gestionar...Starting at €8.20
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Restoring Japan: Abenomics
Mas, Núria; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase ECON-421-EEconomicsThe case presents Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose economic policies, nicknamed "Abenomics," aim to remedy the economic malaise Japan has suffered since the 1990s. The case then jumps back to that era and describes the circumstances that surrounded the beginning of this "lost decade" and the actions of the Japanese authorities of the time in response to it. Those actions failed to prevent stagnation, which has plagued the Japanese economy ever si...Starting at €8.20
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KUKA: Planning for the Future of Automation
Sachon, Marc; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase P-1162-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementThe case presents the main current developments in automation and industrial robotics through KUKA AG, one of the largest automation companies in the world. One of KUKA's customers - an automotive OEM - is looking to invest on automation as it expands its operations to meet growing demand, and the case opens up the debate on how should this company capture the opportunities - and prepare itself for the challenges - presented by the new generatio...Starting at €8.20
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IKEA Enters Spain
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1592-EStrategyThe case provides an update of the Catalan furniture industry, describing the entry and success of IKEA and the closure of half of the Catalan furniture companies. It addresses the question of why the Catalan companies did not follow IKEA's model and stresses the different configuration of the value chain.Starting at €8.20
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Creating a Cluster around a Clown: The Montreal Circus Cluster (A)
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1597-EInnovation and Change, StrategyThe case examines the situation of Cirque du Soleil in its early years. Despite initial success, Guy Laliberté, founder and CEO of Cirque du Soleil, is facing a number of challenges, including aspects such as increasing competition, access to the pool of talent, location and growth. All of these elements are in Laliberté's mind just before meeting with Jean Doré, the mayor of Montreal. Laliberté thinks that it will be a great opportunity to ask f...Starting at €8.20
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Digital Competition in Fashion & Luxury Goods: YNAP versus Farfetch
Ferraro, Fabrizio; Baldo, Andrea; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase SM-1656-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyIn 2015, Federico Marchetti became CEO of the largest luxury online retailer in the world, after orchestrating the merger of Yoox Group with Net-a-Porter Group. Two years later, in 2017, the financial community was expecting him to deliver results. However, the new combined ?1.8 billion company was not growing as fast as it used to, and questions remained about the synergies that could be achieved between two companies with very different busines...Starting at €8.20
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Spotify: Face the Music (Update 2019)
Vroom, Govert; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase SM-1685-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, StrategyIn early 2019, Spotify announced an operating profit of $94 million for the fourth quarter of 2018. The world's largest streaming company was approaching profitability for the first time, after a decade of massive losses. Previously a staggering increase in revenue, which exceeded $5 billion at the end of 2018, had failed to get it out of the red. By the late 2010s, streaming had become the way to consume music, fueling the first global sustained...Starting at €8.20