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Ignacio Valente (A)
Ruizalba, José Luis; Chinchilla, Nuria; Las Heras, MireiaCase DPO-181-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementGrupo Valente is a family-owned business that owns car dealerships of various brands. A middle manager showed up at work one day with a new car recently purchased from the competitor, showing it off to his buddies. The reason he bought it there is that the other company gave him a better trade-in price for his old car. Although his company had offered him a good deal, he decided to buy from the competition. Ignacio Valente, a partner and sales de...Starting at €8.20
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Luis Arrese (E): Ana's Version
Gay, Francisco; Ribera, AlbertoCase DPO-811-ELeadership and People ManagementThree years after the facts related in the Fernando Ruiz (D) case, the author had the chance to tell Ana, Fernando's wife, about the comments heard on various occasions during its discussion in different training programs for directors, about the role she had played in these events and what could be learned from it if seen from her point of view. Ana agreed to give her version, which she expressed during several interviews. The text of the case i...Starting at €5.74
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DMR España 2007: Everis (E)
Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-108-ELeadership and People ManagementAfter case studies A, B, C and D, Fernando Francés, the president of DMR, reflects on recent events: the change of the company name to Everis; the sale of new shares with the introduction of private shareholders instead of a stock-market float; the development of a program of options on shares to continue including all the employees in the project; the process of succession among top management; and the financial responsibilities that must now be...Starting at €5.74
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Where Does the Balance Lie (E)
Ribera, AlbertoCase DPO-286-ELeadership and People ManagementThis is the continuation of the story told in parts (A), (B), (C) and (D) of the case. It describes the protagonist's decision given the new dilemma that has come up with respect to his career and the impact that his choices will have on his family life.Starting at €5.74
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El Ganso Takes Flight (B)
Amigó i Navarro, Pau; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-181-EDecision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, StrategyAfter experiencing impressive growth, El Ganso brings LVMH on board as a strategic partner in a move that will help the Spanish clothing group tackle several significant challenges it's facing. This case discusses how the deal for L Capital to take a stake in El Ganso's parent company was forged, the aspects of the alliance with LVMH that were most significant, the elements of a new strategic plan developed by the company, and the changes made to...Starting at €5.74
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Laia Bertran (E): In Chicago: So, What Do I Do
Bertran, Laia; Las Heras, Mireia; Chinchilla, NuriaCase DPO-402-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementCase E presents Laia's situation in 2016. At this point, she has spent almost a year in the United States, where, rather than working, her role has been to help Jordi and the rest of the family settle into their new life. The case ends with a series of questions Laia is asking herself about her professional future.Starting at €5.74
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Olivia Baker Got an E-mail
Ruizalba, José Luis; Las Heras, Mireia; Chinchilla, NuriaCase DPO-251-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementOlivia continues with her expansion plans, but she gives little regard to one of the members of her team, George Foster, who helped her at the beginning. Olivia has personalized her business too much, to the extent that she does not delegate and has all of the power, with the consequences this entails. She does not share responsibility with the rest of the team.Starting at €8.20
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Eye Care (E): A Second Assesment
Cebrecos, Enrique; Stein, GuidoCase DPO-205-ELeadership and People ManagementIn February, as usual, Alejandro had his 2009 Global Perfomance and Development meeting with his superior, Tiago de Vasconcelos. His results had been very good: sales growth was 12.5%, reaching 100.3% of budgeted sales, above 98.1% of the business unit. In the new refractive line he had achieved 98%, compared to the average of 87%. Alejandro declared that communication had improved significantly, but even so he was nervous about his meetings with...Starting at €5.74
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Counterfeits and E-Commerce: Why Even Build It?
Mani, Vidya; Thomas, Doug; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-OM-1753-EService and Operations ManagementThis public-sourced case set in early 2021 examines the role counterfeiting has come to play in e-commerce, specifically at Amazon, which represents over one-third of the US online market. The case's protagonist is Amy Vega, who, along with Jason Larson, has cofounded a humidity-detection-device company with a product called the Hygro. Vega and Larson hope to sell the Hygro on leading e-commerce sites such as Amazon. But should they? Vega's res...Starting at €8.20
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Economic Evaluation of Information Systems: Sort Hospital
Farré, Marçal; Valor Sabatier, JosepCase SI-181-EInformation TechnologiesThis case examines the evaluation of IT investments in healthcare organizations. The case is meant to serve as a basis for discussion on how these technologies impact healthcare providers, what their associated costs and benefits are, what methodologies are used to assess them and how these assessments should be weighed by decision-makers considering this type of investment.Starting at €8.20