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Carmen García (B): Un despido con problemas
López-Cotarelo, Juan; Quintanilla, JavierCase DPO-124Leadership and People ManagementTras los sucesos descritos en el caso ¿Carmen García?, la empresa toma la decisión de despedir a Carmen. Lo que parecía iba a ser un mero trámite administrativo, se complica cuando la afectada se niega a negociar un despido improcedente y aduce "mobbing".Starting at €5.74
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Carmen García (C): Sentencia de despido nulo
López-Cotarelo, Juan; Quintanilla, JavierCase DPO-129Leadership and People ManagementLa sentencia del juicio de Carmen García reconoce que su despido es nulo por acoso laboral. Este es un fallo no esperado por la empresa que, sin embargo, adopta una estrategia para minimizar las repercusiones y negocia con Carmen las condiciones de su readmisión.Starting at €5.74
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Camper: la imaginación no es cara
Mitchell, Jordan; Velamuri, RamaCase E-105EntrepreneurshipCamper es una de las marcas más conocidas dentro y fuera del país. A lo largo de sus 30 años de historia, a Camper se le conoce por sus innovadores diseños, cercanía a la subcontratación de manufactura y por el diseño interior de sus tiendas. A partir de 2005 se enfrenta a una creciente competencia por parte de multinacionales como Nike. Los alumnos tendrán que entender cómo Camper ha incorporado la creatividad e imaginación a su negocio y qué es...Starting at €8.20
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Net Working Capital (NWC) at Henkel
Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Sachon, MarcCase F-810-EFinance, Service and Operations ManagementThis case tracks Henkel's initiative in reducing its net working capital (NWC). The case can be used in a both a finance and a supply chain management class to illustrate net working capital and the link between the strategic/financial notions of NWC and operative efficiency of the supply chain.Starting at €8.20
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Vueling: The New Generation Airline (A)
Mitchell, Jordan; Ferraro, FabrizioCase SM-1561-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, StrategyVueling (A) case follows start-up and growth of a Spanish low-cost carrier from 2004 until 2007. Barcelona-based Vueling set out to offer "high quality at low price" to travellers in South-Western Europe. The case describes the strategy and competitive situation, Vueling's business model, and the challenges the company faced in an increasingly competitive environment.Starting at €8.20
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Mútua de Terrassa: Rollout of the Health Care Information System (HCIS)
Mitchell, Jordan; Ribera, Jaume; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1087-EKnowledge and Communication, Service and Operations ManagementAs of autumn 2006, a major Spanish hospital outside of Barcelona, Grup Mútua de Terrassa (MT), is implementing the second major phase of a new Health Care Information System (HCIS) along with Hewlett-Packard (HP) at eight centers for primary care. The HCIS project is a multi-year and multi-phase initiative which is the first in many steps towards a "paper-less" hospital. The hospital's management are wondering how the HCIS will change the way peo...Starting at €8.20
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La Fageda
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Ricart Costa, Joan Enric; Mitchell, JordanCase HBS-711452-EStrategyLa Fageda is a manufacturer of high-quality, naturally-made yogurts in northern Catalonia, Spain. La Fageda is substantially different from its main competitors such as multinational Danone in that it is a 270-person workers' cooperative with 60 percent of its membership made up of mentally disabled individuals. Since its establishment in 1982, the organization has aimed to integrate the mentally disabled by providing meaningful jobs and dignifie...Starting at €8.20
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Carmen García (A): Managing a Dismissal
López-Cotarelo, Juan; Quintanilla, JavierCase DPO-119-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementThis case illustrates some of the effects that periods of severe organizational stress can have on individual employees and the people management challenges that can arise in such situations. Carmen García is an employee who is highly valued by her organization. After the bank where she works is acquired by another entity, the changes that follow erode her commitment and lead to very high absenteeism. Carmen?s supervisors push for a disciplinary ...Starting at €8.20
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Necesidades operativas de fondos en Henkel
Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Sachon, MarcCase F-810Finance, Service and Operations ManagementEste caso explica la iniciativa de Henkel de reducir sus necesidades operativas de fondos (NOF). El documento puede utilizarse tanto en una clase de finanzas como en una de gestión de la cadena de suministro para ilustrar las NOF, pero también para ilustrar la relación entre las nociones estratégicas y financieras de las mismas y la eficiencia operativa de la cadena de suministro.Starting at €8.20
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Zinio: "Byting" into a Paper World (Condensed)
Mitchell, Jordan; Nueno, José Luis; Villanueva, JulianCase M-1222-EMarketingIn the late summer of 2006, Raúl Suárez, managing director of Zinio Spain, was talking with Joan Solà, CEO of AccesoGroup, about how they could make Zinio into a profitable and viable business in Spain. As CEO of AccesoGroup (a prominent media intelligence and analysis company within Spain), Solà had signed a franchise deal with Zinio Systems, Inc. of San Francisco, California in mid-2005 to market Zinio in Spain.Starting at €8.20