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Addiopizzo Travel: Fighting Mafia through market-based strategies
Vaccaro, Antonino; Ramus, Tommaso; La Cara, BarbaraCase BE-188-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, EntrepreneurshipAddiopizzo Travel is a travel agency and tour operator that pursues socially responsible tourism in Sicily (Italy) with a special focus on the fight against mafia. The mission of Addiopizzo Travel is to support a clean, anti-mafia economy by attracting non-Sicilian tourists (Italians and foreigners) and directing them to mafia-free facilities, i.e., hotels, restaurants, and other business activities that have obtained Addiopizzo anti-mafia certif...Starting at €8.20
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Fast Building (A)
Vaccaro, Antonino; Ramus, TommasoCase BE-193-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate GovernanceThis is a two-part case study that describes a situation of passive extortion faced by Andrew Smith, the director of the Military Construction division at Fast Building, a small European company operating in the construction sector. Fast Building works in two sectors: the restructuring of ancient buildings and the construction of military installations. It has operated for more than 15 years, having participated in and won international competit...Starting at €8.20
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Fast Building (B):
Vaccaro, Antonino; Ramus, TommasoCase BE-194-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate GovernanceThis is a two-part case study that describes a situation of passive extortion faced by Andrew Smith, the director of the Military Construction division at Fast Building, a small European company operating in the construction sector. Fast Building works in two sectors: the restructuring of ancient buildings and the construction of military installations. It has operated for more than 15 years, having participated in and won international competit...Starting at €5.74
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Fast Building (A)
Vaccaro, Antonino; Ramus, TommasoCase BE-193Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate GovernanceEste caso de dos partes describe el problema de extorsión pasiva al que se enfrenta Andrew Smith, el director de la División de Construcciones Militares en Fast Building, una pequeña empresa europea que opera en el sector de la construcción. Dicha compañía está especializada en dos áreas: reestructuración de edificios antiguos y construcción de instalaciones militares. Lleva en funcionamiento más de quince años, habiendo participado en concursos ...Starting at €8.20
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Diagnostix (B): The dark side of a family business!
Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-187-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementDiagnostix is a small family-owned business that provides medical services such as blood tests, services for patients with diabetes, cosmetic surgery services, etc. It was founded in 1982 by two siblings, Attilio and Romina Girgenti. Attilio, who graduated in electronic engineering, always worked on the technical side of the company and Romina, who was more entrepreneurial, managed the administrative and commercial operations. In February 2012, a...Starting at €5.74
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Diagnostix (A): The dark side of a family business!
Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-186-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementDiagnostix is a small family-owned business that provides medical services such as blood tests, services for patients with diabetes, cosmetic surgery services, etc. It was founded in 1982 by two siblings, Attilio and Romina Girgenti. Attilio, who graduated in electronic engineering, always worked on the technical side of the company and Romina, who was more entrepreneurial, managed the administrative and commercial operations. In February 2012, a...Starting at €8.20
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Deadly Advertising: The Tobacco Case (B)
Olale, Esther; Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-177-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, EconomicsThe case study analyzes the effects of the regulation of tobacco advertising on tobacco companies, the U.S. government and the final consumer from an ethical and business standpoint. The first case deals with how tobacco advertising originated and how it has evolved over the years, and the second case deals with the development of regulation to curb tobacco advertising.Starting at €5.74
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The Lithuanian Free Market Institute
Ramus, Tommaso; Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-192-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate GovernanceThe Lithuanian Free Market Institute (LFMI) is a non-profit private think tank established in November of 1990, following Lithuania's independence from the Soviet empire, with the purpose of promoting a free market in Lithuania. Since then and up to this day, the LFMI's "conducts research on key economic and policy issues, develops conceptual reform packages, drafts and evaluates legislative proposals, and aids Lithuanian government institutions ...Starting at €8.20
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Addiopizzo Travel: Luchar contra la mafia con estrategias de mercado
Vaccaro, Antonino; Ramus, Tommaso; La Cara, BarbaraCase BE-188Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, EntrepreneurshipAddiopizzo Travel es una agencia de viajes y turoperador que se dedica al turismo socialmente responsable en Sicilia (Italia) y que hace especial hincapié en la lucha contra la mafia. La misión de Addiopizzo Travel es prestar apoyo a la economía limpia que se muestra contraria a la mafia, atrayendo a turistas no sicilianos (de la península italiana y extranjeros) para dirigirles a lugares que no colaboren con la mafia: hoteles, restaurantes y otr...Starting at €8.20
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Deadly Advertising: The Tobacco Case (A)
Olale, Esther; Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-176-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, EconomicsThe case study analyzes the effects of the regulation of tobacco advertising on tobacco companies, the U.S. government and the final consumer from an ethical and business standpoint. The first case deals with how tobacco advertising originated and how it has evolved over the years, and the second case deals with the development of regulation to curb tobacco advertising.Starting at €8.20