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Prodesdir (A)
Rosanas, Josep MariaCase C-684Accounting and ControlEste es el primero de una serie de tres casos (Prodesdir A, B, y C) en la que se pretende impartir los conceptos fundamentales en contabilidad de costes. La empresa Prodesdir tiene tres productos y está trabajando por debajo de su capacidad. Uno de los tres productos no es rentable, basado en el análisis el coste completo. Se pide las posibles medidas a tomar y se propone como ejercicios el cálculo del punto de equilibrio, la preparación de la cu...Starting at €8.20
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Prodesdir (C)
Rosanas, Josep MariaCase C-686Accounting and ControlContinuación de los dos anteriores, y plantea cómo manejarse en una situación en la que el aumento de demanda ha hecho que ya se llegue al límite de capacidad en por lo menos dos aspectos: la mano de obra cualificada, y las máquinas. Puede utilizarse para introducir los conceptos básicos en programación lineal. Se recomienda, como en los dos casos que le preceden, su utilización con hoja de cálculo.Starting at €5.74
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Lac-Megantic Train Derailment: Putting Out the Fires (B)
Jana Seijts; Paul BigusCase IVEY-9B13M136-EStrategySupplement to 9B13M135.Starting at €5.74
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DASA
Rosanas, Josep MariaCase C-648-EAccounting and ControlThe case is intenden to illustrate the use of flexible budgets in manufacturing settings, for overhead control and performance evaluation purposes. A simple situation in a cost center is presented, and an explanation of cost behavior is provided, where different overhead items may vary with different variables. Possible interaction betweendirect labor inefficiencies and different overheads (indirect labor, energy use, scrap, and so on) should be ...Starting at €8.20
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COSESA
Cugueró-Escofet, Natàlia; Rosanas, Josep MariaCase C-767Accounting and Control, Leadership and People ManagementCOSESA forma parte de un grupo de empresas en el que ha habido un relevo familiar. Por tanto, la segunda generación es la que actualmente dirige la empresa. El problema que surge es cómo integrar dos sistemas de valores y dirección. El nuevo director de ventas, aunque genera muy buenos resultados, tiene muy mala relación con el resto de la organización. Se trata de ver qué soluciones existen y de analizar qué consecuencias tendría cada una....Starting at €8.20
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The Globe and Mail: Cut-and-Paste Plagiarism Scandal
Jana Seijts; Paul BigusCase IVEY-9B13M047-EStrategyThe public editor of The Globe and Mail, Canada’s leading national newspaper, faces a significant ethical situation. An advocate of media standards has released a blog post outlining allegations of plagiarism against a prominent newspaper columnist. Following the release of the blog post, numerous members of the public and the journalism community began commenting on the situation. The public editor is responsible for upholding journalistic ethic...Starting at €8.20
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o.b.: The Case of the Missing Tampons
Mary Weil; Jana Seijts; Paul BigusCase IVEY-9B12M096-EStrategyThe chief executive officer (CEO) of a large consumer health conglomerate faces a controversial situation. Loyal consumers of a feminine hygiene product are outraged when they learn that a highly coveted product has been permanently discontinued. Unable to find their favourite brand in stock, consumers create a website and post online petitions to boycott, or rather “girlcott,” all products made by the company. The company has already suffered se...Starting at €8.20
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Greenpeace's Unfriend Coal Campaign and Facebook
Michael Sider; Paul BigusCase IVEY-9B12M011-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyFacebook’s director of policy communications was faced with a situation caused by a YouTube video posted by the non-governmental organization (NGO) Greenpeace. This video publicly critiqued the environmental sustainability of Facebook’s decision to build a new data centre, its main objection being that the new facility would be connected to a local utility provider that supplied electricity mainly from the burning of coal, one of the largest sour...Starting at €8.20
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Mountain Dew: The Most Racist Soft-drink Commercial in History
Jana Seijts; Paul BigusCase IVEY-9B13A021-EMarketingPepsiCo faces criticism after releasing a series of online advertisements for Mountain Dew that featured an angry Mountain Dew–drinking goat, a battered white woman on crutches and the goat in a police lineup of all black men. Critics are offended by the advertisement’s portrayal of violence toward women and racial stereotypes. As the public outcry spreads, Mountain Dew’s senior brand manager needs to devise a course of action or risk damage to o...Starting at €8.20
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Toyota: Accelerator Pedal Recall (B)
Jana Seijts; Paul BigusCase IVEY-9B11M078-ELeadership and People Management, Marketing, StrategyThis case is a supplement to Toyota: Accelerator Pedal Recall (A).Starting at €5.74