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Telefónica en Alemania (B). La compra de E-Plus
Lucas Chinchilla, Pablo, García de Castro, Antonio.,Lucas Tomás, Jose LuisCase IIST-DGI-253StrategyTras la salida a Bolsa de Telefónica Alemania en 2012, la compañía inició su andadura como una compañía cotizada. Poco tiempo después Telefónica Alemania anunciaba el acuerdo para adquirir E-Plus, la filial alemana de la compañía de telecomunicaciones holandesa KPN, con el objetivo de crear la principal compañía de telecomunicaciones del país. E-Plus era la mayor filial extranjera de KPN y el tercer operador de telefonía móvil en Alemania. ...Starting at €5.74
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Telefónica en Alemania (A). La salida a bolsa
Lucas Chinchilla, Pablo, García de Castro, Antonio.,Lucas Tomás, Jose LuisCase IIST-DGI-252StrategyEn mayo de 2012 el Consejo de Administración del Grupo Telefónica tomó la decisión “gestionar de manera proactiva la cartera de activos de la Compañía”, lo que incluía entre otras medidas iniciar el proceso de salida a Bolsa de su filial en Alemania. Por entonces la zona euro vivía las turbulencias de una profunda crisis financiera y económica, en aquel momento de consecuencias impredecibles. Telefónica Alemania era uno de los operadores de telec...Starting at €8.20
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Corruption in Germany
Abdelal, Rawi; Di Tella, Rafael; Schlefer, JonathanCase HBS-709006-EWhy do managers become corrupt? Does corruption ever pay? When do friendly relations cross into bribery? How can CEOs manage and prevent outbreaks of corruption? These and other questions are raised by three short case studies of corruption in Germany: at the global engineering firm Siemens, the automaker VW, and the chemical giant BASF. While German law not only permitted overseas bribery but even made it tax deductible until 1999, it was not we...Starting at €8.20
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Energy Security in Europe (A): Nord Stream
Abdelal, Rawi; Tarontsi, SogomonCase HBS-711026-EEconomicsRussian and German energy firms initiated the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline project with strong political support from their home governments but encountered resistance from other states. Although the pipeline would connect Russia with Germany directly, the project was not simply a bilateral matter. First, a need to secure construction permits in multiple jurisdictions around the Baltic Sea involved other countries. And second, Germany's membe...Starting at €8.20
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Fiscal Responses to COVID-19
Abdelal, Rawi; Di Tella, Rafael; Pons, Vincent; Goldstein, GalitCase HBS-721011-EEconomicsFor the first half of 2020, the COVID-19 crisis seemed on the verge of spiraling out of control. The business world struggled to figure out what COVID meant for macroeconomics. Extended restrictions limiting human interaction meant an end to normal economStarting at €8.20