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Forensic Speaking: The Case of Margaret Thatcher: Primer Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1979-1990)
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorCase DPO-109-ELeadership and People ManagementAccording to the classical writer Quintilian, "The orator should use the plain style to instruct, the grand style to move, and the intermediate style to charm." When Margaret Thatcher became Britain's prime minister in 1979, she arrived at Downing Street with an argumentative style, authoritative manner and a whole new ideological package. Her style was built on knowing the facts, analyzing them, and then using this analysis to support her conten...Starting at €8.20
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Schlecker Home Shopping
Perry, Gaynor; Schlecker, Meike; Weber, EricCase ASN-25Information TechnologiesDesde la apertura de su primer establecimiento de droguería y perfumería con descuento en Alemania en 1974, Schlecker ha crecido hasta ser una de las empresas de venta al por menor con más empleados de Europa, y la número uno en el sector de los productos de droguería y perfumería. Ahora ha llegado el momento para Schlecker de considerar si su modelo de negocio podría traducirse al mundo virtual. En 1999, en Alemania se le daba mucho bombo a Int...Starting at €8.20
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Terra Lycos
Perry, Gaynor; Oliver C.; Valor Sabatier, Josep; Sieber, SandraCase SI-130-EInformation Technologies, Knowledge and CommunicationIn May 2000, the leading Spanish language portal and Internet Access Provider (IAP), Terra, announced that they were to buy the fourth ranking US portal, Lycos, for $12.5 billion in stock. This merger enabled Terra to expand from Spanish and Portugese speaking markets to become a global player. However, the continued success of the big three portals, AOL, MSN and Yahoo!, has kept Terra Lycos amongst the second tier of portal companies. Against a ...Starting at €8.20
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Terra Lycos
Perry, Gaynor; Oliver C.; Valor Sabatier, Josep; Sieber, SandraCase SI-130Information Technologies, Knowledge and CommunicationEn mayo de 2000, el portal y proveedor de acceso a Internet (IAP) líder en lengua castellana, Terra, anunció que iba a comprar el portal situado en cuarta posición en Estados Unidos, Lycos, por una cifra de 125 millardos de dólares abonada mediante intercambio de acciones. Esta fusión permitió a Terra expandirse más allá de sus mercados de habla española y portuguesa, convirtiéndose así en un actor global. No obstante, el éxito continuado de los ...Starting at €8.20
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Soft Power and Personal Magnetism: Brendan Bracken
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorCase DPO-136-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People Management: If one has professional credibility and is charming and articulate, does personal credibility, in so far as one's private life is concerned, really matter in the long run? This case is not only about the balance between professional and personal credibility; it also covers the importance of perception in the communication process. The world has known many great survivors and certainly our protagonist in this case, Brendan Bracken, was one of th...Starting at €8.20
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Schlecker Home Shopping
Perry, Gaynor; Schlecker, Meike; Weber, EricCase ASN-25-EInformation TechnologiesSince opening their first discount drugstore in Germany in 1974, Schlecker had grown to be one of the biggest retail employers in Europe, and the number one drugstore in Germany. Now the time had come for Schlecker to consider whether their succesful model would translate to the online world. In 1999 in Germany, there was a lot of hype around about the promise that the Internet would bring, however the Internet had yet to become established there...Starting at €8.20
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Building a 'Grand' Style: The John F. Kennedy's Experience
Leggett, Brian O'Connor; Salvia, A.Case DPO-103-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementThe Kennedy case is about how someone who was uneasy speaking in public became one of the best-remembered political orators of the 20th century. Kennedy worked hard to develop his oratorical abilities, while learning to turn controversy to advantage and polishing his networking skills. The case also deals with the advent of TV debates and audience management. Finally, it looks at examples of Kennedy's grand style: his inaugural address and his Be...Starting at €8.20
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorCase DPO-70-ELeadership and People ManagementFrank Capra's Oscar-winning film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, made over sixty-five years ago, is one of the great classics of the film world. Like all great classics, whether on screen or in print, it is the underlying theme that gives it its longevity. It is not the actors, the special effects, the music or even the story that makes it special. It is special because it raises an issue that bothers us all: It is about integrity in politics; it i...Starting at €8.20
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Terra Lycos (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Perry, Gaynor; Oliver C.; Valor Sabatier, Josep; Sieber, SandraCase SI-130-PBInformation Technologies, Knowledge and CommunicationIn May 2000, the leading Spanish language portal and Internet Access Provider (IAP), Terra, announced that they were to buy the fourth ranking US portal, Lycos, for $12.5 billion in stock. This merger enabled Terra to expand from Spanish and Portugese speaking markets to become a global player. However, the continued success of the big three portals, AOL, MSN and Yahoo!, has kept Terra Lycos amongst the second tier of portal companies. Against a ...Starting at €8.20
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Ronald Reagan: A Story telling style: 40th President of the United States
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorCase DPO-127-ELeadership and People Management, MarketingFormer actor Ronald Reagan, the U.S. president from 1981 to 1989, put his own stamp on presidential communication by harnessing the power of television broadcasting. He was a charming grand-style deliberate speaker, with a more intimate and personal style than John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama, with their Ciceronian style of oratory. Reagan was a conviction speaker with a storytelling manner who appeared to link up personally with his audience.Starting at €8.20