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Addiopizzo Travel: Fighting Mafia through market-based strategies
Vaccaro, Antonino; Ramus, Tommaso; La Cara, BarbaraCase BE-188-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, EntrepreneurshipAddiopizzo Travel is a travel agency and tour operator that pursues socially responsible tourism in Sicily (Italy) with a special focus on the fight against mafia. The mission of Addiopizzo Travel is to support a clean, anti-mafia economy by attracting non-Sicilian tourists (Italians and foreigners) and directing them to mafia-free facilities, i.e., hotels, restaurants, and other business activities that have obtained Addiopizzo anti-mafia certif...Starting at €8.20
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Brunello Cucinelli: Ethical luxury, the luxury of ethics or what
Vaccaro, Antonino; Potito, GianmicheleCase BE-196-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe company Brunello Cucinelli is an Italian fashion house operating in what it calls the "absolute luxury goods sector," specializing in cashmere. Over time, it has become one of the most exclusive brands in the international informal luxury prêt-à-porter sector. The company, founded in 1978 by the stylist and philanthropist Brunello Cucinelli, employs 1,200 people and reported ?355.9 million in revenue in 2014.Starting at €8.20
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Diagnostix (B): The dark side of a family business!
Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-187-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementDiagnostix is a small family-owned business that provides medical services such as blood tests, services for patients with diabetes, cosmetic surgery services, etc. It was founded in 1982 by two siblings, Attilio and Romina Girgenti. Attilio, who graduated in electronic engineering, always worked on the technical side of the company and Romina, who was more entrepreneurial, managed the administrative and commercial operations. In February 2012, a...Starting at €5.74
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Diagnostix (A): The dark side of a family business!
Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-186-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementDiagnostix is a small family-owned business that provides medical services such as blood tests, services for patients with diabetes, cosmetic surgery services, etc. It was founded in 1982 by two siblings, Attilio and Romina Girgenti. Attilio, who graduated in electronic engineering, always worked on the technical side of the company and Romina, who was more entrepreneurial, managed the administrative and commercial operations. In February 2012, a...Starting at €8.20
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Premià de Dalt (B): Privatization in the Name of Security
Giuseppe Giura; Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-209-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Service and Operations ManagementIn 2018, the people of Premià de Dalt, a small town north of Barcelona (Spain), started to be seriously concerned about security. Indeed, the local police (Policia Urbana) had received an anomalously high number of reports of home burglaries. The mayor of the city was urged to find an immediate and effective solution. This situation was part of a much larger problem affecting Barcelona's metropolitan area. Most of the responsibility for security ...Starting at €5.74
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La Estrategia de Captación de Clientes de Internet en Bankinter
Martinez-Jerez, F. Asis; Narayanan, V.G.; Brem, LisaCase HBS-104S02Accounting and ControlBankinter, un relativamente pequeño banco español, tiene una gran presencia como un proveedor de servicios financieros a Internet. Abriendo el camino a la rentabilidad a través de Internet Bankinter dará una gran ventaja competitiva sobre los bancos españoles más grandes y consolidadas. Ann Peralta, director de la red de Internet en Bankinter, debe evaluar si los miles de nuevos clientes llegando de otros portales son rentables para el banco. Per...Starting at €8.20
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Addiopizzo Travel: Luchar contra la mafia con estrategias de mercado
Vaccaro, Antonino; Ramus, Tommaso; La Cara, BarbaraCase BE-188Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, EntrepreneurshipAddiopizzo Travel es una agencia de viajes y turoperador que se dedica al turismo socialmente responsable en Sicilia (Italia) y que hace especial hincapié en la lucha contra la mafia. La misión de Addiopizzo Travel es prestar apoyo a la economía limpia que se muestra contraria a la mafia, atrayendo a turistas no sicilianos (de la península italiana y extranjeros) para dirigirles a lugares que no colaboren con la mafia: hoteles, restaurantes y otr...Starting at €8.20
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Arianna Occhipinti
Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-207-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Decision Analysis, Economics, StrategyArianna Occhipinti is a Sicilian entrepreneur who created a company focused on biological wines. She seriously take into consideration sustainability issues proving to be a fantastic example of woman leadership in difficult cultural contexts.Starting at €8.20
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Addiopizzo: Mafia, Anti-Mafia or Hiding in the Grey Area
Vaccaro, Antonino; Ribera, AlbertoCase BE-172-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityAddiopizzo is an NGO created in 2004 to fight against the extortions imposed by Sicilian Mafia. From 2004 to 2011 Addiopizzo has succesfully supported more than 600 entrepreneurs to refuse paying any money to Mafia extortionists. Addiopizzo has created an anti-bribe certification which helps consumers to distinguish between good and bad shops. This NGOs has also launched a variety of new initiatives that are reshaping socio economic networks and ...Starting at €8.20
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Henkel Iberica (A)
Martinez-Jerez, F. Asis; Narayanan, V.G.; Brem, LisaCase HBS-105023-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2002, Esteban Garriga, customer service director at Henkel Iberica, questions whether Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (CPFR) would help manage retail promotions and limit their impact on the stock-outs and obsolete inventory. Describes the situation facing Henkel Iberica, the Spanish subsidiary of the German consumer products company Henkel KgaA, with respect to the management of retail promotions. The increasing number ...Starting at €8.20