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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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Costes: conceptos y definiciones
Ballarín Fredes, Eduardo; Pereira, Fernando; Rosanas, Josep Maria; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosTechnical Note CN-188Accounting and ControlA partir del concepto de coste se establecen las diferencias entre costes históricos y futuros, costes directos y comunes (o indirectos), y costes fijos y variables. También se clarifican los conceptos de coste unitario, coste total y coste completo.Starting at €8.20
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Dirección estratégica y costes: ¿Por qué los directivos de hoy deben saber más análisis económico que nunca
Vázquez- Dodero, Juan Carlos; Davila, AntonioTechnical Note CN-196Accounting and ControlDurante varias décadas, en un entorno donde los márgenes eran relativamente holgados, la información económica de la empresa era relativamente poco importante para decisiones estratégicas y de mercado. Los precios se movían en unos nivels en los que una información económica imprecisa y muchas veces equivocada no afectaba significativamente a las decisiones. Las estimaciones de costes estaban tradicionalmente limitadas a la función de producción,...Starting at €8.20
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LOPIN Productions
Ariño, Miguel Angel; Heukamp, FranzCase AD-359-EDecision AnalysisThis case presents the decision that an audiovisual production company must make to determine what direction to take in directing its activity: to produce a series to sell it to a television network or a movie for the big screen. The first option entails few risks for the company, while the second involves a multitude of dangers and uncertainties. This case replaces the case NILOP from the same authors (AD-333).Starting at €8.20
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The EMBI Investor
Ariño, Miguel Angel; Canela, Miguel Ángel; Gorecka-Pietrucha, JustynaFocused Case ADFC-2-EDecision Analysis, FinanceThe EMBI Investor case is a practical application of statistical analysis in financial analysis. It uses the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to introduce some basic aspects of statistics and finance and presents how these two aspects, the financial and the statistical, can be connected. This fosters interest in statistical tools through their use in financial analysis. The objectives of the case are: (a) to introduce the concepts of the regres...Starting at €8.20
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The Case Method and the Development of Capacities for Action
Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosTechnical Note ASNN-1-EDecision Analysis, Leadership and People ManagementThis technical note, based on an essay by Professor Carlos Llano of IPADE, discusses the capacities for managerial action, in particular those related to the prudential knowledge that is best acquired through the case method. Professor Llano gives a clear and illuminating account of the specific capacities or operational virtues derived from prudence: objectiviting, shrewdness, circumspection, caution, foresight and counsel, in particular.Starting at €8.20
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Voltium, Inc.
del Potro, Eloy; Stein, Guido; Pin Arboledas, José Ramón; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosCase BE-173-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe manager at Voltium,a European company that was installing electricity in various parts of an African country, pondered whether it was justifiable to yield to the extortion of a local public official of the Dambo region, just as the company was about to finalize the project for the electrification of the area. This case was recognized by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) as the best publication in the 2012 Case Writing ...Starting at €8.20
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Vet Center: Investment Appraisal
Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosCase F-641-EFinanceThe president of a veterinary center has to decide which of two MRI scanners he should buy. The case gives students an opportunity to practice present value calculation and to understand the proper use of methods such as internal rate of return (IRR) and net present value (NPV) for capital investment decisions.Starting at €8.20
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Grifos Pujol, S.A.
Simón, José María; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosCase ASN-14-EDecision Analysis, Innovation and ChangeStarting at €8.20
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Chemical Fusion (B)
Ariño, Miguel Angel; Sabrià, FredericCase AD-363-EDecision AnalysisThe multinational IQI has sold Química del Vallès, three years after acquiring it, so the previous plan for producing pyriclamate becomes optimal for it. However, the plan of recent years was more satisfactory for it overall. The problem that must be solved is how to encourage Química del Vallès to maintain the latest plan instead of replacing it with the old one. This case is based on the case "Química del Vallès (B)" by the same authors (AD-230...Starting at €5.74