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Restoring Japan: Abenomics
Mas, Núria; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase ECON-421-EEconomicsThe case presents Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose economic policies, nicknamed "Abenomics," aim to remedy the economic malaise Japan has suffered since the 1990s. The case then jumps back to that era and describes the circumstances that surrounded the beginning of this "lost decade" and the actions of the Japanese authorities of the time in response to it. Those actions failed to prevent stagnation, which has plagued the Japanese economy ever si...Starting at €8.20
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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (NPS)
Kase, Kimio; Nonaka, Ikujiro; Independent Investigation CommissioCase SM-1579-EDecision Analysis, Knowledge and Communication, StrategyThe questions may largely fall into two categories: (1) Did Japan or PM Kan and his team cope well with the crisis (i.e., questions regarding efficiency and effectiveness)? And, perhaps more importantly, (2) Have lessons been learned that would help Japan prepare for other natural or man-made catastrophes (i.e., questions regarding learning and knowledge-creation)?Starting at €8.20
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A Catalyst Journey during Corona Times (B)
Elvira, Marta; Villamor, IsabelCase DPO-734-ELeadership and People ManagementCristina Ventura has decided to start a new venture in Singapore, focused on launching her new venture capital firm: VenturaXVentures, and exploring other initiatives driven by impact while continuing as external advisor for LCJG. She has been accepted as a Kauffman Fellow, co-founded "Catalyst One"; advised "The Constellation" board of directors; considered joining IVY FUND as a founder and general partner, and become an advisor at ZeroCap. Simu...Starting at €5.74
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Norio Ohga: The Fifth President of Sony Corporation
Sáez, Francisco J.; Riquelme, Hernán; Kase, KimioCase DG-1481-EStrategyThe case analyses the conceptual scheme or model identified in Norio Ohga's management style, which we call the proto-image of the firm (PIF) approach. Sony's success in its diversification strategy is explained on the basis of PIF.Starting at €8.20
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Chihiro Kanagawa, President of Shin-Etsu Chemical
Sáez, Francisco J.; Riquelme, Hernán; Kase, KimioCase DG-1483-EStrategyThis case examines the professional career of Chihiro Kanagawa, and shows how he turned Shin-Etsu Chemicals into a major international player in a sector in which Japanese companies had traditionally been uncompetitive. The case illustrates Kanagawa's dynamic management style and the value system on which it is based and we call the profit- arithmetic (PA) approach. Shin-Etsu Chemical's success by not spending money on projects not generating imm...Starting at €8.20
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Sony and the Activist Threat
Fernandes, NunoCase F-970-EFinanceThis case is about an activist shareholder attacking Sony. On May 14 2013, Third Point, the activist shareholder, delivered a letter to Kazuo Hirai, president and CEO of Sony Corporation (Sony). The letter revealed that Third Point had purchased a 6.9% stake in Sony and proposed that Sony spin off up to 20% of its Entertainment Division to reduce its debt and strengthen its ailing Electronics Division. Activist fund Third Point had a history of ...Starting at €8.20
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Creating New Knowledge the Japanese Way
Nonaka, IkujiroArticle ART-2153-EKnowledge and CommunicationGiven the sweeping changes happening across the business world with regard to more collaborative forms of learning and open innovation, companies are increasingly looking for better ways to foster new knowledge, seeing it as a key source of value creation and competitive advantage beyond the mere pursuit of profit maximization. Two decades since publishing his seminal book, The Knowledge-Creating Company, Ikujiro Nonaka revisits those theo...Starting at €8.20
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IESE Insight. Issue 16. First Quarter 2013
IESE InsightMagazine REV-37-ECorporate Governance, Finance, Information Technologies, Innovation and Change, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management, StrategyJosé M. Campa proposes the essential attitudes and principles that finance sector professionals must adopt, and the actions to go along with them, to get corporate finance back on track. Juan Almandoz draws out several lessons for creating a new community bank, which serve as useful reminders for any business seeking to reconcile its mission with the needs of customers, while also reconnecting with communities in vital and lasting ways. Mireia Gi...Starting at €22.00
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DJ World Conference
de Santiago, RafaelCase AD-368-EDecision Analysis, Information Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementTokyo Music School (TOMS) has prepared some of the best disc jockeys (DJs) in the world for almost two decades. At the beginning of 2019, the school decided to organize an event that would bring together recent alumni with a selection of world-renowned DJs. The long-term vision was to make this event grow into a global DJ convention. A number of world-famous DJs had been invited to discuss and share their personal experiences regarding what it ta...Starting at €8.20
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Restoring Japan: Abenomics - Teaching Note
Mas, Núria; Sastre Boquet, IsaacTeaching Note ECONT-12-EEconomicsThe case presents Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose economic policies, nicknamed "Abenomics," aim to remedy the economic malaise Japan has suffered since the 1990s. The case then jumps back to that era and describes the circumstances that surrounded the beginning of this "lost decade" and the actions of the Japanese authorities of the time in response to it. Those actions failed to prevent stagnation, which has plagued the Japanese economy ever si...Starting at €0.00