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Untapping Innovation
IESE InsightArticle ART-2795-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and ChangeWhy do some innovations take off, while others languish? "Things cannot happen before their time," cautions Igal Aisenberg, a dairy farmer turned agricultural businessman who worked for Netafim, maker of drip irrigation systems. In this article he discusses the conflux of conditions that leads to the adoption of disruptive technology, and he underscores the importance of a business having social ends.Starting at €8.20
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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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Myer and Flanagan (A): High-Stake Recruitment at the Top
Reiche, Sebastian; Akkan, ErenCase DPO-352-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementThis 2-case series focuses on the challenges of senior executive replacements at Australian department store Myer. In late spring of 2014, Myer was going through a major reshuffle of its senior management team. More than 20 senior managers had left the company over the past 2 years, and the exodus of some key members of the executive team was continuing. The turnover had accelerated after CEO Bernie Brookes decided in February 2014 to remain in h...Starting at €8.20
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Ashby Pharmaceuticals
Muñoz-Cobo, Diego; Villanueva, JulianCase M-1208-EMarketingJames Conica had just been appointed new sales director of the company Ashby Pharmaceuticals, which sold pharmaceutical products. His task was to substantially improve the performance of the sales force, which according to company director Ian Thompson, had ample scope for improvement.Starting at €8.20
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La expropiación de Repsol - YPF: "una resurrección con sabor a epopeya": El punto de vista argentino
Costamagna, Rodrigo; Rodríguez Fernández-Hidalgo, Enriqu; Susaeta Erburu, Lourdes; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-261Decision Analysis, Economics, StrategyEl 17 de abril de 2012, el Gobierno argentino decide expropiar la mayor compañía de Argentina. La presidenta del país, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, invitó a la Casa Rosada a gobernadores y empresarios afines para anunciar que el Estado declaraba de utilidad pública y sujeto a la expropiación el 51% de las acciones pertenecientes a Repsol-YPF. La disputa por la indemnización no tendrá una salida diplomática, a pesar de los fuertes lazos cultura...Starting at €8.20
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Argentina in Crisis (B)
Caldart, Adrian; Gual, JordiCase ASE-410-EEconomicsThe case analyzes the evolution of the Argentine economy after the political and economic crisis which leads to the abandonment of convertibility at the beginning of 2002. The case studies the economic policies implemented during 2002 and up to the election of the new president, Néstor Kirchner in May 2003.Starting at €5.74
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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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Monsanto y la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (C): El precio de la mala reputación: La resolución
Fitz Herbert, Arturo; de la Cierva, YagoCase DPO-800Corporate GovernanceEl sector agroalimenticio de Argentina vivió un boom a partir del 2011, y la superficie cultivable del país se duplicó en apenas cinco años. Para abastecer la demanda, Monsanto -primer productor mundial de semillas genéticamente modificadas y de herbicidas- decidió construir una planta en la provincia de Córdoba y firmar un convenio de colaboración con la Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, la institución aca...Starting at €5.74
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Monsanto y la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (A): El precio de la mala reputación: La perspectiva universitaria
Fitz Herbert, Arturo; de la Cierva, YagoCase DPO-798Corporate GovernanceEl sector agroalimenticio de Argentina vivió un boom a partir del 2011, y la superficie cultivable del país se duplicó en apenas cinco años. Para abastecer la demanda, Monsanto -primer productor mundial de semillas genéticamente modificadas y de herbicidas- decidió construir una planta en la provincia de Córdoba y firmar un convenio de colaboración con la Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, la institución aca...Starting at €8.20
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Monsanto and the National University of Córdoba (C): The Price of a Bad Reputation: The Resolution
Fitz Herbert, Arturo; de la Cierva, YagoCase DPO-800-ECorporate GovernanceArgentina's agri-food sector experienced a boom starting 2011, and the country's arable land doubled in just five years. To meet the demand, Monsanto - the world's leading producer of genetically modified seeds and herbicides - decided to build a plant in the province of Córdoba and sign a collaboration agreement with the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences of the National University of Córdoba, the oldest and most prestigious academic institution i...Starting at €5.74