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Driving Digital Transformation at the DBS Bank
Káganer, Evgeny; Gregory, Robert Wayne; Codrean, CatalinCase SI-195-EFinance, Information Technologies, Innovation and ChangeDBS, the largest bank in Southeast Asia, embarked on a journey of digital transformation in late 2013. In parallel with creating a new organizational unit called Digibank to spearhead the bank's expansion into new markets, the bank launched the Digital Mindset program to help change the company from within. This case, set in 2015, outlines the key moments of the transformational journey and describes the strategy taken by the new CEO to improve t...Starting at €8.20
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Kantha Bopha Children's Hospitals: Dr. Beat Richner's Lifework
Olivares, Ignacio; Kase, KimioCase SM-1548-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementDr. Beat Richner, a 62-year-old Swiss pediatrician, set up children's hospitals in 1991 at the behest of the Cambodian King after the devastation brought about by the civil war. By 2009 he has managed to open and run four of them, both in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. They are almost entirely dependent on private donations, which, collected through his cello concerts and the Kantha Bopha Foundation, largely come from Europe and other parts of the wo...Starting at €8.20
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Straumur Bank: The Forever Changing Landscape (A)
Mitchell, Jordan; Sigurjónsson, Şröstur Olaf; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-855-EFinanceThis case traces Straumur Bank's dynamic international growth from a small investment bank to Iceland's fourth largest bank with operations in 10 countries. Case A deals with Straumur's situation as of the third quarter of 2007 when the global financial and banking industry was starting to show significant signs of weakness. The bank's new foreign CEO must decide whether Straumur should continue on its trajectory of aggressive international growt...Starting at €8.20
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Sinpasa (A)
Pons, J. M.; Segarra, José Antonio; Vila, VictorianoCase M-1016MarketingEl nuevo jefe de ventas de la zona norte de España de una empresa de suministros de papelería técnica se plantea cómo preparar su entrada a la vista de unos pobres resultados.Starting at €8.20
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Carbfix: Storing CO2 forever - Teaching Note
Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Sigurjonsson, Throstur OlafTeaching Note FT-123-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Finance, StrategyIn March 2021, the team at Carbfix -a start-up born out of the culmination of more than 15 years of work by universities and parent company Reykjavik Energy- believed it had a game-changing technology to fight against climate change: eliminating CO2 permanently and safely from the atmosphere by storing it in basalt rock. In an aim to scale, they were considering three options to commercialize the concept: licensing the technology to other countri...Starting at €0.00
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Desconcierto en Islandia
Carrasquero C.; Argandoña, AntonioCase ECON-418EconomicsEn los primeros meses de 2006 la corona islandesa se depreció fuertemente, al tiempo que la bolsa caía, creando una importante conmoción en los mercados financieros internacionales. El caso explica el fuerte crecimiento de la economía islandesa, los desequilibrios que se produjeron, las medidas de política económica y sus consecuencias.Starting at €8.20
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Un viaje transformador en tiempos inciertos (C)
Elvira, MartaCase DPO-744Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementTras aterrizar en Singapur a finales de 2020, mientras la epidemia de COVID-19 todavía afectaba la mayor parte del mundo, Cristina Ventura se encontraba inmersa en medio de una gran actividad. Su estancia en Singapur le había reportado tanto nuevas oportunidades como momentos de reflexión. Cada día meditaba sobre su propósito, sobre qué proyectos -y qué gente- podían ayudarla a maximizar su impacto. Cristina se veía a sí misma como una catalizado...Starting at €5.74
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ESG and Reykjavik Energy's First Green Bond
Mitchell, Jordan; Sigurjonsson, Throstur Olaf; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-973-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, FinanceAs of February 2019, Reykjavik Energy is considering issuing their first Green Bond, which would be the third Green Bond coming from an Icelandic organization. With a potential value between ISK 2.5 and ISK 3 billion ($20 million to $25 million) and a 35-year term, the company is thinking not only about the financial implications of its proposed financing but also how it fits into its Environment, Societal and Governance (ESG) framework and its ...Starting at €8.20
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A Catalyst Journey During Corona Times (C)
Elvira, MartaCase DPO-744-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementAfter landing in Singapore by the end of 2020, while the COVID-19 pandemic still raged through most of the world, Cristina Ventura was immersed in intense activity. Her time in Singapore brought both many new opportunities, and time for reflection. She meditated daily on her purpose, and which projects -- and what people -- could help her maximize her impact. Ultimately, she saw herself as a catalyst for impact, connecting human, financial, and s...Starting at €5.74
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David Dickens. The Last Ditch Decision
Miller, PaddyCase DPO-25-ELeadership and People ManagementDavid Dickens has been out of B-School for ten years and, to all intents and purposes, his career has prospered. However, like many multi-lingual, upwardly mobile MBA graduates, he finds himself on a treadmill of international assignments. He considers whether he should join friends in a local dairy business back in rural England. However, things are made more complicated by his also having to solve a global marketing problem.Starting at €8.20