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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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DMR España (D)
Susaeta Erburu, Lourdes; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-56-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case reproduces the e-mail that Fernando Francés sent to all the company employees explaining the reorganization required to achieve the aim of getting the company listed on the stock market.Starting at €5.74
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John Galliano: Defiant Success (D)
Rodríguez Fernández-Hidalgo, Enriqu; Susaeta Erburu, Lourdes; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-290-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementDior opted for unbroken continuity when it came to replacing its star designer. Dior said good-bye to John Galliano and hired Bill Gaytten. A year later, Galliano issued an apology and recognized that, at the time of the events, he was very ill. That opened up a moving story about his difficult childhood and his inner demonsStarting at €5.74
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Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (A): The gestation of the project
Azua, J.; Pin Arboledas, José Ramón; Suárez Ruz, EsperanzaCase FH-644-ELeadership and People ManagementThe U.S.-based Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation is looking for a European city to house a modern and contemporary art museum under the Guggenheim brand. The authorities in the Basque Country find out and try to contact the foundation's director in New York, Thomas Krens. The interest of the Basque public administration goes beyond the cultural sphere: it is part of an ambitious plan to attract investors with the aim of regenerating metropolitan B...Starting at €8.20
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Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (C): First Year Results
Pin Arboledas, José Ramón; Suárez Ruz, Esperanza; Azua, J.Case FH-646-ELeadership and People ManagementA continuation of Cases A and B on the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.Starting at €5.74
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Reiner Meinhold in Kölner Bank (A, B, C and D) - Teaching Note
Pin Arboledas, José Ramón; Stein, Guido; Cuadrado, MartaTeaching Note DPOT-69-EInnovation and Change, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementAnalyzing the relationships of influence in complex structures. This case describes Reiner's doubts regarding his relationships with his bosses (Robert, his new boss, and Max, his old boss), with the CEO of Kölner Bank, and with his team. Max wants to take Reiner with him to a new position at the head bank (Deutsche Handels Bank, DHB), but he seems unwilling to take risks to help Reiner make the leap.Starting at €0.00