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Metro Bank: The British Banking Revolution Begins
Lago, Alejandro; Moscoso, PhilipCase P-1112-EFinance, Service and Operations Management, StrategyVernon W. Hill has created quite a unique bank fully focused on delivering great customer service. Previously, in the United States, his approach has been highly successful. The question is: will he be able to replicate the success in the U.K. and lead to a banking revolution? But to answer this question, one first has to fully understand what the business model is all about.Starting at €8.20
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Creatively Solving Complex Problems at Great United Bank
Vilà, Joaquim; Doval, HismaelCase SM-1651-EDecision Analysis, Innovation and Change, StrategyWorking at the U.K. subsidiary of Great United Bank's private banking services division, Henry Duval needs to produce a comprehensive project brief for the Steering Committee about a design thinking project aimed at creating a banking mobile phone application for millennials.Starting at €8.20
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Entropy International. Enabling Businesses to Make a Contribution to Sustainable Development - Teaching Note
Seelos, Christian; Mair, JohannaTeaching Note DGT-33-EStrategyNote prepared as an aid to instructors in the classroom use of case DG-1454-E Entropy International. Enabling Businesses to Make a Contribution to Sustainable Development.Starting at €0.00
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Superdry: A Japanese Brand From Cheltenham
Ferraro, Fabrizio; Domínguez de la Maza, ManuelCase SM-1653-EStrategyThe case focuses on the clothing firm Superdry in 2016 as it faces various growth opportunities and needs to decide which one to follow. The firm, founded in the United Kingdom in 2003, had experienced a decade of fast growth, through its own stores and franchises. The case provides an opportunity to discuss growth challenges in the clothing sector.Starting at €8.20
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How to Convince Skeptical Investors
Huy, Q.; Zott, ChristophArticle ART-1604-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyEntrepreneurs who succeed in obtaining investment funding are those who know that establishing credibility matters a great deal. The authors identify at least four types of action strategies that entrepreneurs use to create the right impression. By skillfully employing several symbolic yet practical actions, entrepreneurs with little previous track record can gain the confidence of resource providers. In the race for scarce resources, more manage...Starting at €8.20
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Entropy International. Enabling businesses to make a contribution to sustainable development
Seelos, Christian; Mair, JohannaCase DG-1454-EStrategyThis case documents the circumstances of managing the growth phase of a start-up company. Entropy International faces the unique challenges and opportunities of social entrepreneurship but also entrepreneurship in general. Founded by a visionary environmental activist in 1996 as an environmental consulting boutique in the United Kingdom, Entropy grew with the emerging needs of large multinational corporations to publicly report on and minimize th...Starting at €8.20
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Arthur Andersen and Walker Foley
Buckle, T.; Ricart, Joan EnricCase DG-1147-EStrategyThe case discusses the incorporation of Senn Delany, a samll scale niche consultancy, into Arthur andersen, the giant professional services firm. It focuses the cultural problems that surround the nomination of a project manager for a new project.Starting at €8.20
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Daryl McCarthy vs. Audacity Channel (A): Daryl and His Lawyer
Mehta, Kandarp; Martín, Miguel; Stein, GuidoCase NEG-13-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThis case focuses on the dismissal of a senior manager and the negotiation process involved. It can be used as a practical HR exercise on executive dismissal or simply as a conflict negotiation exercise. Daryl McCarthy, a senior manager at Audacity Channel-with the help of his lawyer, Raúl-ends up negotiating his dismissal with two company representatives, Emily and Ethan.Starting at €8.20