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Competing for the Free Newspaper Industry in Spain: Metro vs Qué
Vives L.; Valor Sabatier, JosepCase SI-149-EKnowledge and CommunicationIn the last few years, Metro News has successfully developed a position as one of the most important newspapers in Spain, at the same time enjoying an expansion into 16 countries all over the world. A new business model, sustained entirely by publicity revenues, and a fast paced expansion can, at least partially, explain this success. However, at the present moment Metro has to defend its positioning vs. the traditional press groups and other new...Starting at €8.20
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Unión Fenosa Corporate University: Teaching and Learning from Experience
Grau, Amèrica; Lara E.; Andreu i Civit, Rafael; Sieber, SandraCase SI-146-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis case describes the creation of a corporate university at Unión Fenosa, a Spanish utilities company, in a way that is consistent with the company's intellectual capital model and its commitment to knowledge and training. The company has successfully transformed itself from a regional utility into a multinational energy business. In the process, the workforce has tripled while the number of employees engaged in the original business activities...Starting at €8.20
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Knowledge Management at Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
Lara E.; Andreu i Civit, Rafael; Sieber, SandraCase SI-147-EKnowledge and CommunicationCap Gemini (CG) purchased the consulting unit of Ernst & Young (E&Y) on May 2000 to complete geographical presence, since CG was mainly European and E&Y was well located in the American market. The resulting firm, renamed Cap Gemini Ernst & Young (CGE&Y), was heavily based on knowledge not only to run the business but also to successfully complete the integration process. The knowledge management (KM) model and experiences each firm followed befo...Starting at €8.20
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Business Process Outsourcing: Banco Urquijo Outsources its Back-Office to IBM Business Consulting Services
López, C.; Andreu i Civit, Rafael; Valor Sabatier, Josep; Sieber, SandraCase SI-143-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis case discusses Banco Urquijo's decision to carry out an externalization of its administrative processes, signing a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) agreement for five years with IBM Global Services. The risks of the decision are analyzed, and are compared with the potential benefits resulting not just from cost savings but also from savings derived from improvements in its competitive positioning.Starting at €8.20
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DKV Group: Truly Interested in You
Oliver, Xavier; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase M-1343-EKnowledge and Communication, Marketing, StrategyThe case describes the strategy of management through reputation that the DKV Group has been using in the Spanish market. This management strategy has helped the company establish a unique competitive positioning in the crowded health insurance industry and delivered some of the best growth rates in the market during the previous few years. With the help of exhaustive data, the case explains how this management style was developed and implemented...Starting at €8.20
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The Making of CERAN Avignon: The case plan
Palencia, LuisCase ASN-63-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis case was written for use in the case writing course of the International Faculty Program. The case is to be used after workshops in which participants practice the design of the opening paragraph, its difficulty, the structure of the case and the choice of exhibits. This is a case about how to write a case. It is based on a real IESE case study, "RELE Rouen: Language Immersion in Normandy," ASN-58-E.Starting at €8.20
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Gas Natural Fenosa (B): An Unusual Request
Pin Arboledas, José Ramón; Bel Mallén, Ignacio; Paniagua Granados, Francisco JavierCase DPO-323-EKnowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementThis is the continuation of Case A. Gas Natural had a very traditional organizational structure and its internal communication was under the management of Human Resources, as is the case in many companies. However, the managing director of Communications makes a request that it be transferred to the Communications Department.Starting at €5.74
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Gas Natural Fenosa (D): The Importance of Listening
Pin Arboledas, José Ramón; Bel Mallén, Ignacio; Paniagua Granados, Francisco JavierCase DPO-325-EKnowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementThis case deals with the proposal for creating systems to measure employees' perceptions concerning the development of the integration process. The proposal was developed during this process following the merger that took place in September 2009, when the internal communication strategy had just taken a big step forward. There is one question remaining: What conclusions can be drawn from the results provided by these systems?Starting at €5.74
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Cinesa - Exhibición: de crisis en crisis
Fernandez, Javier; de Toro, Juan Manuel; Villanueva, JulianCase M-1326Decision Analysis, Knowledge and Communication, MarketingEl Consejo de Cinesa se hallaba reunido en septiembre 2013. Las caras reflejaban preocupación. Las cosas no iban bien y habían empezado las presiones desde la matriz. El presidente tomó la palabra: "Chicos, la cosa está muy mal. Como sabéis, desde antes del verano hemos estado trabajando en con los planes A y B, que, dada la evolución del mercado, han demostrado ser insuficientes. Desde Londres van a exigir acciones, y, una vez más, creo que serí...Starting at €8.20
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Indo dota a su red de ventas de una nueva tecnología móvil (B)
Almenar, E.; Comín, Marta; Sieber, SandraCase SI-169Information Technologies, Innovation and Change, Knowledge and CommunicationTras haber introducido un nuevo sistema de ventas de gafas en una prueba piloto, la empresa óptica Indo amplió el alcance de su experimento para comprobar la fiabilidad de los resultados. El caso describe cómo aceptaron comerciales y clientes el cambio de un sistema parcialmente informatizado a otro digitalizado en gran medida.Starting at €5.74