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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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Pigsa (B)
García, David; Segarra, José Antonio; Fernández, AlbertCase M-1243Knowledge and CommunicationEl caso (B) plantea la reunión que en la sede central de Pigsa tienen, por un lado, los representantes de la sociedad y, por el otro, los Bancos y Entidades Financieras que conforman la lista de acreedores de Pigsa. La reunión tiene por objetivo sentar las bases de la firma de un Convenio o en su defecto adaptar la decisión de liquidar los activos de la compañía.Starting at €5.74
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Micoderm: Prevention and treatment of diaper's dermatitis
Fernández, Albert; Palencia, LuisCase ASN-49-EDecision AnalysisA pharmaceutical company, LIDERM, has to decide the status of one of its more traditional products, Micoderm. Micoderm is currently among the medicines heavily subsidized by the Spanish health system, which ensures the product an important volume. On the other hand, the price the company can charge the end consumer is quite low, to the point that due to lack of price revision, it is currently loosing money. The company has to decide whether to wi...Starting at €8.20
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Morgan Components
Palencia, Luis; Fernández, AlbertCase C-730-EAccounting and ControlA product manager of a large automobile supplier has to decide whether to reduce by 25% the price of a component for a large automobile manufacturer. Production has not started yet, but substantial resources have been put into place. On the other hand, the customer is key to the company's strategy. Lastly, the information system does not clearly measure the economic impact of the decision. Will Morgan Components be better off accepting the contra...Starting at €8.20
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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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Farmacia Costa Albornoz
Fernández, Albert; Palencia, LuisCase C-749Accounting and ControlElaboración y análisis de los principales estados contables en un negocio de farmacia. Los participantes deberán contabilizar las diferentes operaciones presentadas en el caso en un Mayor, elaborar la Cuenta de Resultados y el Balance y, también, elaborar un Estado de Flujos de Efectivo. Hay algunas particularidades específicas de los negocios de farmacia.Starting at €8.20
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Sociedad Deportiva Eibar S. A. D.: A Modest Club in the Elite of a Unique Sector
Segarra, José Antonio; Fernández, Albert; Aguirreamalloa Arizaga, JavierCase SM-1626-ECorporate Governance, StrategyIt was the summer of 2015. Sociedad Deportiva Eibar S.A.D. was playing in the First Division in the same years it was celebrating the 75th anniversary of its founding--a unique case in the history of Spanish football. The club had several characteristics that set it apart: the town where it was based was smaller than any other that had produced a First Division team; austerity was a defining feature of the club, which strived to live and dissemin...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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Tergasa (A)
Segarra, José Antonio; Fernández, Albert; Carrillo, JordiCase M-1294Finance, MarketingTergasa, fundada en 1988, es una pyme del sector textil que atraviesa por una situación delicada, con problemas de tesorería y dificultades de rentabilidad en una de sus líneas de negocio. Tanto los propietarios como la dirección están preocupados; los primeros, por el riesgo patrimonial (dado que han aportado garantías al negocio), y la segunda, por los pasos que hay que dar para solucionar los problemas financieros y de gestión del negocio....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