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IKEA Enters Spain
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1592-EStrategyThe case provides an update of the Catalan furniture industry, describing the entry and success of IKEA and the closure of half of the Catalan furniture companies. It addresses the question of why the Catalan companies did not follow IKEA's model and stresses the different configuration of the value chain.Starting at €8.20
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The Catalan Textile Industry (B) - Spanish Version
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1596Innovation and Change, StrategyEntre 1990 y 1996, se había perdido más de la cuarta parte de los empleos relacionados con el sector textil en la UE, y los Gobiernos se enfrentaban a la titánica tarea de impulsar las políticas adecuadas para que la transformación que éste estaba sufriendo fuera menos brusca, así como para mejorar su competitividad. En este caso, se explican algunas de las medidas implementadas por el Gobierno catalán como respuesta a los retos (cada vez más num...Starting at €5.74
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Marco Aldany: La belleza de nuestro negocio (A)
Martín, María; Martín, Pilar; Susaeta Erburu, Lourdes; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-160Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementEl objetivo de este trabajo se centra en analizar, mediante un caso basado en la experiencia real de una empresa española perteneciente al sector de la peluquería y estética, y con una fuerte expansión, un ejemplo de buenas prácticas en la integración de los trabajadores inmigrantes en la empresa española. A través de la trayectoria y experiencia que ha ido acumulando esta empresa, se presenta la problemática a la que se ha enfrentado la misma, e...Starting at €8.20
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Marco Aldany: La belleza de nuestro negocio (C)
Martín, María; Martín, Pilar; Susaeta Erburu, Lourdes; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-162Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementEl caso presenta en este apartado cómo el fondo español MCH compra Marco Aldany con la vista puesta en la bolsa de la compañía. La firma inversora quiere convertir al líder nacional de peluquerías en un grupo multimarca con presencia en belleza y estética, que triplique su tamaño en cinco años con compras de empresas rivales antes de debutar en el parqué. Otro aspecto estratégico es la internacionalización de la empresa. Este proceso se pretende ...Starting at €5.74
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The Catalan Textile Industry (B)
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1596-EInnovation and Change, StrategyBetween 1990 and 1996, more than a quarter of textile-related jobs had been lost in the European Union. European governments faced the daunting task of promoting adequate policies to smooth the transformation that was taking place in the sector and improve its competitiveness. The case explains some of the measures taken by the Catalan government in response to the increasing callenges faced by companies in the textile industry. It also explains ...Starting at €5.74
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Marco Aldany: The Beauty of Our Business (C)
Martín, María; Martín, Pilar; Susaeta Erburu, Lourdes; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-162-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementThe case presents in this section how the Spanish fund MCH acquires Marco Aldany with an eye on the company's stock. The investment firm wants to turn the country's leading hairdressers into a multibrand beauty and cosmetics group which triples its size in five years via the acquisition of rival companies before going public. Another strategy issue is the company's internationalization. The plan is to take the company international by sending the...Starting at €5.74
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Marco Aldany: La belleza de nuestro negocio (B)
Martín, Pilar; Susaeta Erburu, Lourdes; Martín, María; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-161Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementAnte los problemas que se van presentando para lograr un personal extranjero altamente cualificado, se plantea la iniciativa de la puesta en marcha de una escuela de formación en origen como vía de solución a algunos de los problemas que presenta el caso. El debate aquí se centrará en la conveniencia de esta medida, retorno de la inversión, si es posible desarrollar una estrategia de internacionalización basada en la formación en origen y el inte...Starting at €5.74
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Marco Aldany: The Beauty of Our Business (A)
Martín, María; Martín, Pilar; Susaeta Erburu, Lourdes; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-160-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementThis case focuses on analyzing-based on the real-life experience of a fast-growing Spanish hair and beauty company-an example of best practices in the integration of immigrant workers in Spanish companies. Marco Aldany's track record and experience is the backdrop for analyzing the problems it has faced in terms of the various selection methods it has used and how it is dealing with the integration of immigrant workers.Starting at €8.20
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Marco Aldany: The Beauty of Our Business (B)
Martín, Pilar; Susaeta Erburu, Lourdes; Martín, María; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-161-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementIn view of the problems associated with obtaining highly qualified foreign personnel, this case presents the possibility of setting up a training school in the source country as a solution to some of the problems outlined in the case. The discussion here will focus on the appropriateness of this measure, the return on investment, whether it is possible to develop an internationalization strategy based on training in the source country and the int...Starting at €5.74
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The Long Process Toward Specialization in the Catalan Leather Industry (A)
Subirà, Antoni; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1593-EInnovation and Change, StrategyThe leather industry had had more than five centuries of history in Catalonia.Spain was incurring the risk of being sanctioned by the European Union if it didn't adhere to strict environmental standards. However, industry representatives claimed to be at a disadvantage with respect to developing countries. The case explains the technical solution implemented in the 1990s. The answer Subirá found to the environmental dilemma was to develop a joint...Starting at €8.20