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The Akamai Technical Academy
Applegate, Lynda M.; Barnett, JamesCase HBS-821021-ELeadership and People ManagementBy January 2020, Akamai Technologies had completed eight Akamai Technical Academy training programs in the U.S., Costa Rica, and Poland. Academy programs trained individuals without a traditional STEM degree for technically oriented jobs at Akamai. With aims to improve diversity across the technology sector, leadership considers expanding the ATA's reach.Starting at €8.20
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Europe Insurance and Lama Hotels (A): The Chief Investment Officer of Europe Insurance
Stein, Guido; Mehta, Kandarp; Jimenez, José Manuel; García-Castro, RobertoCase E-174-ECorporate Governance, Decision AnalysisSeguros Europa is a family business group with 70 years' experience as a leading provider of home and life insurance. It has 10 million clients throughout the country and an investment portfolio of ?5 billion, of which approximately 10% is in real estate, including landmark properties and properties in the best areas of the capital and other major cities. The insurance firm distributes its products through numerous brokers and its own agencies, a...Starting at €8.20
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TelePizza (Abridged)
Applegate, Lynda M.Case HBS-818054-EEntrepreneurshipDescribes TelePizza, is Spain's leading chain of pizza restaurants and delivery services. TelePizza has experienced rapid growth to 500 stores since its creation in 1987. The company went public on the Spanish stock market in late 1996. Franchising has played an important role in the firm's expansion to date. For further growth, the founder and CEO is contemplating three strategies: further expansion in Spain, international expansion, or the crea...Starting at €8.20
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Seguros Europa y Hoteles Lama (A): El director de inversiones de Seguros Europa
Stein, Guido; Mehta, Kandarp; Jimenez, José Manuel; García-Castro, RobertoCase E-174Corporate Governance, Decision AnalysisSeguros Europa es un grupo empresarial familiar con setenta años de historia líder en los ramos de seguros del hogar y vida. Tiene 10 millones de clientes en todo el territorio y una cartera de inversiones de 5.000 millones de euros, de los que aproximadamente un 10% corresponde a inmuebles, algunos emblemáticos, en las mejores zonas de la capital y otras grandes ciudades. La empresa aseguradora distribuye sus productos a través de las numerosas ...Starting at €8.20
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Seguros Europa y Hoteles Lama (B): El director general de Hoteles Lama
Stein, Guido; Mehta, Kandarp; Jimenez, José Manuel; García-Castro, RobertoCase E-175Corporate Governance, Decision Analysis, EntrepreneurshipHoteles Lama es una cadena hotelera familiar fundada en 1962 por un constructor que hizo los actuales cuatro hoteles que tiene en la ciudad la segunda en tamaño del país y muy pujante turísticamente , donde siempre ha trabajado desde que emigró del campo. Los hoteles son dos de tres estrellas y dos de cuatro. La constructora Lama ganó dinero durante años, siendo relativamente normales los márgenes del 15% en las obras que emprendía, llegando, en...Starting at €5.74
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Europe Insurance and Lama Hotels (B): The Chief Executive Officer of Lama Hotels
Stein, Guido; Mehta, Kandarp; Jimenez, José Manuel; García-Castro, RobertoCase E-175-ECorporate Governance, Decision Analysis, EntrepreneurshipHoteles Lama is a family-owned hotel chain founded by a builder who migrated from the countryside to the city, where he remained and ultimately started the chain in 1962, which has now grown to four hotels. The city is the second largest in the country and draws many tourists. Two of the hotels are three-star and the other two are four-star. Lama's construction group was profitable for years, achieving relatively standard 15% margins, and in some...Starting at €5.74
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Submarino.com (A) (Spanish version)
Applegate, Lynda M.; Monteiro, Luiz Felipe; Collura, MeredithCase HBS-807S03Knowledge and CommunicationPermite un análisis exhaustivo de Submarino.com, una empresa de comercio electrónico B2C con presencia en Brasil, Argentina, México, España y Portugal. Examina las operaciones globales de la compañía, así como su diseño de la organización y funcionamiento y de gestión capacidades. Considera reto de determinar sus prioridades estratégicas y financieras, ya que pone en marcha un plan de crecimiento rápido con recursos limitados en el 2001 de la com...Starting at €8.20
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adidas Group: IT Multi-Sourcing at adidas
Applegate, Lynda M.; Wiener, Martin; Saunders, Carol; Gill, GrandonCase HBS-815002-EInformation TechnologiesThis case describes the design and implementation of an IT-multi-sourcing strategy at a large global sportswear company, the adidas Group, which is headquartered in Germany. To help increase the benefits and reduce the risks of its sourcing arrangements, adidas carefully selected two tier-2 vendors to work with its primary tier-1 vendor, a large Indian outsourcing firm that it had worked with closely for over a decade. The management of the multi...Starting at €8.20