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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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¿Qué significa ser un buen jefe? (B)
Ramus, Tommaso; Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-190Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityEn marzo de 2007, menos de un año después de su nombramiento como CEO, René Obermann recibió un correo electrónico enviado por un técnico de 48 años del Departamento de T-Com Berlin, que lo remitió con copia a algunos miembros del Consejo de Administración, representantes sindicales y otros empleados. La misiva se propagó rápidamente por la empresa y se convirtió en viral en Alemania. A continuación se recoge un extracto de la misma: "Sus continu...Starting at €5.74
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What Does It Mean Being a Decent Boss (A)
Ramus, Tommaso; Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-189-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Knowledge and CommunicationThis case analyzes a pre-crisis situation experienced by René Obermann, while he was serving as CEO of Deutsche Telekom. He received a letter from a technician, who complained about the top management style being focused on short-term results instead of on the company's long-term stability.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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SAP 2014: Reaching for the Cloud
Lakhani, Karim R.; Iansiti, Marco; Fisher, NoahCase HBS-614052-EService and Operations ManagementIn May 2014, Bill McDermott will become the sole CEO of SAP AG, the world leader in the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) field. The case occurs in January 2014 at SAP's investors meeting, at a time when the company's stock is near record high. A 2010 strategy committed the company to a transition to cloud computing. The main driver behind this transition was the development of SAP HANA, an in-memory computing technology that combined database, ...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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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