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Ebola: Managing to Save Lives
IESE InsightArticle ART-2676-EService and Operations ManagementA year after the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa in March 2014, health-care experts are cautiously optimistic that the epidemic appears to be slowing. Although the outlook is brighter than a year ago when the first case was detected in Guinea, there is still a long way to go and many lessons to be learned in managing a crisis of this scale, related to institutional shortfalls, international coordination, engagement with local stakeholders and, m...Starting at €8.20
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Banco Magyar
Cardona Soriano, PabloCase FH-634Leadership and People ManagementEl Banco Magyar es el nombre ficticio de uno de los tres bancos que había resultado de la división del Banco Central de Hungría. Pocos años después, es comprado por un banco americano y éste envía a uno de sus analistas para dirigir el banco en Hungría. Este caso sirve de introducción al curso de Dirección de Personal y da pie a hablar de las diferencias entre la función directiva y la función técnica.Starting at €8.20
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Magyar Bank
Cardona Soriano, PabloCase FH-634-ELeadership and People ManagementBanco Magyar is the fictitious name of one of the three banks resulting from the split-up of the Hungarian Central Bank. A few years later the bank is acquired by an American institution, which sends one of its analysts to manage the Hungarian subsidiary. This case serves as an introduction to the Personnel Management course and provides material for discussion of the differences between the managerial role and the role of the specialist.Starting at €8.20
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Graphisoft
Pistrui J.; Roure, JuanCase P-932-EService and Operations ManagementGraphisoft is a Hungarian based technology company that develops, markets and supports advanced 3D computer aided design (CAD) software for the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industries. Their leading product -ArchiCAD®- is designed for the personal computer platform and represented 90% of the $19 million in company sales in 1996. ArchiCAD is sold in 80 countries and in 19 different languages. The case reviews the entrepreneuria...Starting at €8.20
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The African Safari: Managing a Team in Crisis (A)
Mayank Dayal; Raes, AnneloesCase DPO-763-ELeadership and People ManagementProject leader Nimesh Kumar is facing a tough decision after his expat software development team is robbed from all their equipment. Should he abandon the project and return home to avoid the ongoing security threat, or stay in Kenya to finish the project and help their client and Kenya´s agricultural sector? Team members are divided into two groups, one group comprised of experienced team members aged in their late 30s and 40s who want to return...Starting at €8.20
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Strategies That Go the Distance in Africa
Ariño Martín, AfricaArticle ART-2671-EStrategyWhat do you need to know to expand your operations across the African continent? Quantitative data and statistical analyses are meaningless unless they go hand-in-hand with a deeper understanding and appreciation of the non-traditional factors that make growing a business there possible. This article shares the collective wisdom of African business leaders on the do's and don'ts of internationalizing in Africa, based on first-person interviews th...Starting at €8.20
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¿Qué tipo de liderazgo triunfa en África?
Ovadje, FrancaArticle ART-2672Leadership and People ManagementEste artículo explica los factores contextuales que se deben tener en cuenta para dirigir personas en el África subsahariana en general y en Nigeria en particular. La autora se basa en los estudios que ha realizado como directora del Centro de Investigación de Liderazgo y Ética de la Lagos Business School. Tras describir el contexto sociocultural subsahariano, subraya las cualidades de liderazgo necesarias para tener éxito en la región. Por últim...Starting at €8.20
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What Kind of Leader Will Thrive in Africa?
Ovadje, FrancaArticle ART-2672-ELeadership and People ManagementThis article discusses the context-specific factors that leaders must take into account when managing people and doing business in Africa, mainly sub-Saharan Africa and in particular, Nigeria. The author draws on several studies she has done as director of the Center for Research in Leadership and Ethics at Lagos Business School. First, she describes the general sociocultural context of sub-Saharan Africa. Then, she highlights the appropriate lea...Starting at €8.20
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Peepoople Kibera: Providing Sanitation Through Social Business
Obst, Nicole; Moreno, Victoria; Rosenberg, MikeCase SM-1606-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn Nairobi's Kibera slum, a small Swedish company with a social mission and a business mindset is attempting nothing less than solving one of the biggest problems worldwide: insufficient sanitation. Their proposal is simple yet genius, and possibly too radical in terms of classic NGO thinking: a self-sanitizing and biodegradable personal toilet. The solution includes its own sales and waste-collection systems, providing slum dwellers with much-ne...Starting at €8.20
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CVO Group: la expansión europea
Mitchell, Jordan; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-102Entrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementNorrie Sinclair, consejero delegado de CVO Group, una empresa de contratación de personal con sede en Budapest (Hungría) que opera en toda Europa del Este, está barajando dos tipos de expansión: una ampliación geográfica a Londres (Reino Unido) y una expansión hacia el alquiler de personal a través de la adquisición. En su búsqueda por un objetivo a adquirir, ha dado con Center Group, una empresa polaca dedicada al alquiler de personal y a la sub...Starting at €8.20