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Olivia Baker Reacts to Geroge
Ruizalba, José Luis; Chinchilla, Nuria; Las Heras, MireiaCase DPO-252-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementOlivia Baker and her team expand the business group with new initiatives. However, the evolution of the business gives rise to obstacles and tensions between her and the people in her trusted inner circle, such as George Foster. This makes her wonder whether to continue as usual or to change her strategy.Starting at €8.20
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Reel Gardening: Pursuing a Social Mission through Market Mechanisms
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Marta PasztaCase IVEY-W25557-EEntrepreneurshipIn May 2021, Claire Reid, the founder of social enterprise start-up Reel Gardening, spoke about her ambitious ten-year plan to help secure nutritious food for impoverished people in South Africa and elsewhere in the world. Reel Gardening produced and sold a paper strip packed with seeds and fertilizer. Although the company had grown significantly, it had to manage the dual mission of social contribution and financial sustainability. The company h...Starting at €8.20
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Outvise: un sueño en cuarentena: El trabajo presencial/remoto tras la pandemia
Las Heras, Mireia; LLensa, EusebiCase DPO-769Leadership and People ManagementCuando la pandemia parece estar llegando a su fin, en Outvise -una start-up plataforma "marketplace"- de trabajo de alto valor añadido de IT, les piden a sus empleados que regresen a trabajar desde las oficinas un día por semana. La sorpresa de los dos socios, uno de ellos el CEO, es mayúscula cuando reciben una carta de uno de ellos, en representación de la plantilla, diciendo que no quieren regresar y que van a seguir trabajando en remoto. Alex...Starting at €8.20
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Asahi Group Holdings Limited: Global Expansion Versus Financial Leverage
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Tomas HovorkaCase IVEY-W26041-EMarketing, StrategyIn May 2021, Asahi Group Holdings, Limited (Asahi), a Japanese global beer, spirits, soft drinks, and food company, shifted its focus to non-alcoholic beers. The shift was made after spending US$20 billion to acquire premium beer brands from Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, a Belgian multinational drinks and brewing company.
The Japanese beer market had been shrinking for decades with Japan’s declining population, and more recently, the market ...Starting at €8.20
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Lídia Izquierdo (B): Un despido con problemas
Quintanilla, Javier; Las Heras, MireiaCase DPO-758Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementTras los sucesos descritos en el caso (A), la empresa toma la decisión de despedir a Lídia Izquierdo. Lo que parecía iba a ser un mero trámite administrativo, se complica cuando la afectada se niega a negociar un despido improcedente y aduce "mobbing". Este caso está basado en el caso "Carmen García" de Juan López-Cotarelo y Javier Quintanilla, DPO-124.Starting at €5.74
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Lídia Izquierdo (C): Sentencia de despido nulo
Quintanilla, Javier; Las Heras, MireiaCase DPO-759Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementLa sentencia del juicio de Lídia Izquierdo reconoce que su despido es nulo por acoso laboral. Este es un fallo no esperado por la empresa que, sin embargo, adopta una estrategia para minimizar las repercusiones y negocia con Lídia las condiciones de su readmisión. Este caso está basado en el caso "Carmen García" de Juan López-Cotarelo y Javier Quintanilla, DPO-129.Starting at €5.74
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Norma Parker (A)
Ruiz-Alba, José Luis; Las Heras, Mireia; Chinchilla, NuriaCase DPO-852-ELeadership and People ManagementParker is a family-owned business that owns car dealerships of various brands. A middle manager showed up at work one day using a scooter and showing of the valuation of his used car by another dealership. The reason he sold his used car there is that the other company gave him a better trade-in price for his used car, that he had bought at Parker Group for a discount - as any other employee does. He knows Parker Group is seeking to buy used cars...Starting at €8.20
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Norma Parker (A)
Ruiz-Alba, José Luis; Las Heras, Mireia; Chinchilla, NuriaCase DPO-852Leadership and People ManagementEl Grupo Parker es una empresa familiar propietaria de concesionarios de vehículos de varias marcas. Un día, un mando intermedio se presentó en el trabajo montado en un patinete y presumiendo de que había vendido su coche usado a otro concesionario: un competidor. Se lo contaba a sus colegas. La razón por la que lo vendió allí es que la otra empresa le dio un valor de tasación mayor. Sin embargo, él lo había comprado en el Grupo Parker a precio d...Starting at €8.20
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Amazon Go: Venturing into Traditional Retail
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Aurelia KarpCase IVEY-9B17M092-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn December 2016, Amazon.com, Inc. (Amazon), the largest online retailer, entered the offline retailing industry by launching its first Amazon Go store in Seattle. Previously, the company had entered the food, diaper, and housekeeping product manufacturing industries with its Amazon Elements brand. The company had not been profitable until 2001 and was still facing some financial difficulties, but it was named the fourth most valuable public comp...Starting at €8.20
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Yves Saint Laurent: Strategic Leadership of Creative Directors
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Léo Guilbert; Andrew Jiro PoplawskiCase IVEY-9B17M137-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyOn April 1, 2016, fashion house Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) announced the departure of its creative director who had been responsible for successfully reviving the struggling YSL brand since 2012. Three days after this surprising departure, the company announced that its next creative director would be a relatively inexperienced, 36-year-old designer. After decades of leadership turmoil and financial instability at YSL, the incoming creative directo...Starting at €8.20