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Konica Minolta Business Solutions (HK) Ltd.: Pioneering Corporate Social Entrepreneurship
Kevin Au; Rebecca ChungCase IVEY-9B19M008-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyKonica Minolta Business Solutions (HK) Ltd. was likely the first multinational corporation in Hong Kong to put the ideas of corporate social enterprising into practice. Its new service business that was launched in 2014 (the i-Transform Station) employed so-called “hidden youths”—disadvantaged individuals who refrained from joining mainstream society—empowering them to reconnect with society. While the initiative drew the attention of the company...Starting at €8.20
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Ho Tak Kee Book Co. Ltd. - A Third Generation at a Crossroads (B)
Kevin Au; Barbara LiCase IVEY-9B09M033-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyHo Tak Kee, originally a professional publisher and printer that started back in the 1950s in Hong Kong, faced static performance for decades. This forced the founder and grandfather of the family to decide to close down the printing department. This decision pushed his youngest son, On-ping, to a critical point resolving whether and how to continue the family business. Under pressure, On-ping turned to his son John for support but the request pu...Starting at €5.74
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Establecimientos Viena, S.A.
García Prat, Antoni; Faus, JosepCase F-725FinanceEste caso analiza una empresa mediana representativa del sector Pyme español y catalán que adopta una postura adversa ante el endeudamiento. Se cuestionan la autofinanciación frente a la financiación con deuda. Por otra parte, están experimentando un crecimiento sostenido sobre la base de adquisición de los inmuebles que utilizan como restaurantes frente al alquiler de los mismos.Starting at €8.20
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Experimentos para llegar a los pobres sin romper la red de seguridad: el seguro médico público en Massachusetts
Savedoff W.; Murphy C.; García Prat, Antoni; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1005Service and Operations ManagementLa llegada de una nueva Directora a la agencia de programas de asistencia sanitaria del Estado provoca un replanteamiento de los mecanismos de cobertura, costes y calidad del servicio. Tras revisar pasadas iniciativas, la nueva Directora decide emprender una serie de reformas a fin de alcanzar los objetivos señalados de forma significativa. Los cambios implican nuevos sistemas de relación entre el estado, las compañías aseguradoras y los proveedo...Starting at €8.20
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Hospital Universitario
García Prat, AntoniCase FH-224-ELeadership and People ManagementStarting at €8.20
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Establecimientos Viena, S.A.
García Prat, Antoni; Faus, JosepCase F-725-EFinanceThe case analyses a medium-sized company that is representative of Spanish and Catalan SMEs in general. The company is reluctant to increase its level of debt, but its management is starting to question the appropriateness of self-financing versus debt financing. At the same time, the company is maintaining steady growth on the basis of owning the real estate properties that house its restaurants as opposed to renting them.Starting at €8.20
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Hospital management and labor dispute: The case of the San Juan de Dios Hospital
Gallardo H. M.; González I. D.; García Prat, AntoniCase P-1027-EService and Operations ManagementThe Hospital Rionegro in Antioquia, Colombia, had been in a very difficult situation due to financial and labor difficulties. After five years of integrative management and negotiations with the different fronts, including labor aspects, the situation had been reversed. The productivity could be increased and labor conditions stabilized to the benefit of the hospital and its workforce. For the Ministry to exert primarily a stewardship function, i...Starting at €8.20
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Hipotebansa III
García Prat, Antoni; Ortega I.; Suárez, José LuisCase F-676FinanceEn marzo de 1994, Santander de Titulización contaba con una cartera auditada de préstamos hipotecarios de 50.000 millones de pesetas. El objetivo era lanzar Hipotebansa III, el tercer fondo de titulización de Hipotebansa. Sin embargo, la adquisición de Banesto por el Banco Santander provocó que las agencias de rating pusieran en vigilancia las calificaciones de Aa2 y AA del Banco Santander. Esto resultó un inconveniente serio en el diseño de la e...Starting at €8.20
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Agustín Rivero
Rivero A.; García Prat, AntoniCase P-1031-EService and Operations ManagementThe case describes an attempt to evaluate and adapt the DRG (Diagnosis Related Group) system of patient classification to Spain, so that it could be used as a budgetary and financial tool in the national health system. The health ministry, through its interterritorial committee, conducted a study to determine whether DRGs, once adapted to the Spanish health care system, could be used not only as a benchmark for the state but also as the basis for...Starting at €8.20