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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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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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Avinent
Nueno, José Luis; Rodríguez, Silvia; Llano, Miguel AngelCase M-1262Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, StrategyAlbert Giralt, Director General del Grup Vilardell Purtí, repasaba el borrador del plan estratégico 2011-2013 de AVINENT Implant System, la división biomédica del Grupo. En poco más de tres años, habían desarrollado un producto propio, el sistema de implantes AVINENT, en el seno de una industria tradicional del sector metalmecánico. Muchos y muy rápidos habían sido los logros, pero aún quedaba mucho camino por recorrer. Había que consolidar posi...Starting at €8.20
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What Does It Mean Being a Decent Boss (B)
Ramus, Tommaso; Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-190-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityIn March 2007, less than one year after his appointment as CEO, René Obermann received an e-mail from a 48-year old technician working in the T-Com Berlin department. The letter was carbon copied to some members of the Board of Management, union representatives and some other employees. It rapidly spread throughout the organization and become viral in Germany. The following is an extract of the letter: Your continuous messages to the workforce wi...Starting at €5.74
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Avinent
Nueno, José Luis; Rodríguez, Silvia; Llano, Miguel AngelCase M-1262-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, StrategyAlbert Giralt, General Director of the Vilardell Purtí Group, was reviewing the draft of the 2011-2013 Strategic Plan for the AVINENT Implant System, the Group's biomedical division. In just over three years, they had developed their own product, the AVINENT Implant System, within a traditional company in the metalworking industry. Their achievements had come quickly and in abundance, but there was still a lot of ground to cover. They needed to c...Starting at €8.20
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¿Qué significa ser un buen jefe? (A)
Ramus, Tommaso; Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-189Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Knowledge and CommunicationEste caso analiza la situación anterior a la crisis que René Obermann experimentó como CEO de Deutsche Telekom (DT). El gestor recibió la carta de un técnico que se quejaba del estilo utilizado por la alta dirección, centrado en los resultados a corto plazo en lugar de en la estabilidad a largo plazo de la compañía.Starting at €8.20
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Embutidos Salgot S.A.
Rodríguez, Silvia; Nueno, José Luis; Llano, Miguel AngelCase M-1263Innovation and Change, Marketing, StrategyEl caso describe el cambio estratégico llevado a cabo por Embutidos Salgot S.A., posicionando sus productos en el segmento premium, dando el último paso con el lanzamiento de Eco Salgot, la gama de productos ecológicos. Dicho lanzamiento había reforzado las ventas de Reserva Salgot y Salgot, las otras dos líneas de producto. Sin embargo, el esfuerzo inversor había sido notable, cercano a los dos millones de euros, la crisis no favorecía el consum...Starting at €8.20
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Premià de Dalt (A): Privatization in the Name of Security
Giuseppe Giura; Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-208-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 €8.20
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Embutidos Salgot S.A.
Rodríguez, Silvia; Nueno, José Luis; Llano, Miguel AngelCase M-1263-EInnovation and Change, Marketing, StrategyThe case describes the change of strategy carried out by Embutidos Salgot S.A., positioning its products in the premium segment and taking the final step with the launch of Eco Salgot, its range of organic products. This launch reinforced the sales of Reserva Salgot and Salgot, the other two product lines. However, the investment was significant (nearly 2 million euros), the crisis did not favor the consumption of premium products (a price strugg...Starting at €8.20