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The Industrialization of Global Internet Start-ups: The Klaus Hommels Model
Menden, Lenka; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase F-861-EFinanceIn spring 2010, Klaus Hommels, a leading European business angel based in Switzerland, was at his Zurich office reading another news article on the tremendous growth potential of U.S. online group-buying company Groupon. Klaus was inspired by the Groupon business model and wanted to invest in other companies in the developing group-buying market. However, he recognized that there was a major problem with starting and growing technology businesses...Starting at €8.20
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Addiopizzo - Teaching Note: Mafia, Anti-Mafia or Hiding in the Grey Area
Vaccaro, Antonino; Ribera, AlbertoTeaching Note BET-5-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis teaching note discusses the Addiopizzo case study. It is a relatively flexible case that can be used in several courses, for example, business ethics, corporate social responsibility, leadership, entrepreneurship, small and medium-size business management, and geopolitics.Starting at €0.00
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Corporate Governance of Credit Institutions
Soley, Jorge; Liechtenstein, HeinrichTechnical Note FN-544-EFinanceThe note reviews the main corporate governance rules worldwide for listed banks: the OECD Principles, the IOSCO (International Organization of Securities Commissions) Principles, the Financial Services Action Plan in the EU, and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in the US. It continues with a discussion of the Basel Committee recommendations on corporate governance in banks. The application of the general rules to the particular circumstances of the banking...Starting at €8.20
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Omneya Farag: From Cairo to Seattle
Ribera, AlbertoCase DPO-231-ELeadership and People ManagementA young Egyptian software specialist, who works in the Cairo office of a multinational, moves to Seattle to assist in solving some technical problems for which she is amply qualified. The case describes the interaction between the young Egyptian worker and the team in the U.S. (including another expatriate, a Brazilian), and the various styles of assertiveness.Starting at €8.20
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Pulled by New Life
Ribera, AlbertoCase DPO-175-ELeadership and People ManagementA 36-year old manager employed by a big international investment bank feels quite frustrated with his job. Unexpectedly his wife learns that she is going to give birth to their first child. From being trapped by the stressful situation he changes his internal attitude towards the future. The case includes a letter he writes to his unborn baby where he expresses his views and feelings, his motivation and his values.Starting at €8.20
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Lamb or Lion
Ribera, AlbertoCase DPO-174-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementReflections from a young manager on his first ten months of work after graduating from an MBA course. He is employed by an international consulting firm, expatriated in Hong Kong but managing projects in Seoul. He describes the impact of these months of work on his motivation and values.Starting at €8.20
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Pirelli: Investing in Reifen Ritter - Teaching Note
De Agostin, Luca; Liechtenstein, HeinrichTeaching Note FT-68-EFinanceThis teaching note is an aid to the Pirelli Case.The case describes the decision by the newly appointed Marketing and Sales Director in Germany for a tire producer about a loan request from an independent retailer. The case shows how suppliers can use credit lines and loans as instruments to "invest" in their clients, and the various potential benefits for the supplier in terms of growth (e.g. higher sales volumes, higher customer penetration, st...Starting at €0.00
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Working Hard, Playing Hard
Arvanitou, S.; Ribera, AlbertoCase DPO-83-EKnowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementThe central character is a former MBA student who feels skeptical after observing the lifestyles that some of his former classmates are leading. He thinks that many of them are so overwhelmed by the will power to achieve their goals that they have the problem of not knowing how to relax (leisure needs to be productive and efficient for them). He is also thinking of the life style many of his classmates led during the MBA (mainly immature) and th...Starting at €8.20
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The Dream Team (B): Second term as a milestone
Pathak, Richa; Ribera, AlbertoCase DPO-235-ELeadership and People ManagementThis is part B of a case that narrates the story of two teams within the MBA class. The incidents described in this part occur in the second term of the MBA. The case is intended for focusing on developing team-building skills, to discuss how the members could have approached stressful situations in better ways.Starting at €5.74
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Visant Capital
Kelly, Peter; Liquido, Francisco; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase E-168-EEntrepreneurshipDhruv is an Indian search fund entrepreneur. His is only the second search fund in India. More than a year into his search, he has finally found a company for acquisition and it is time to bring it to investors. Will they like the company? Or will he have to keep searching?Starting at €8.20