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Etsy: A B Corp Start-Up Takes on Amazon
Ram SubramanianCase IVEY-9B16M074-EStrategyAWARD WINNING CASE - This case was one of the winners of the 2016 John Molson MBA Case Writing Competition. When Etsy proceeded with an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in April 2015, it was the second U.S. company to go public as a certified B Corporation. Etsy’s status as a B Corporation meant that social responsibility was ingrained in its mission. However, as an online marketplace for artisanal goods, Etsy faced a number...Starting at €8.20
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Viacom, Inc.: Corporate Governance in a Controlled Company
Ram SubramanianCase IVEY-9B17M036-EStrategyViacom, Inc., a New York City-based media company, owned Paramount Pictures and popular television channels such as MTV, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon. Viacom was controlled by Sumner Redstone and run by his hand-picked second in command. In 2016, the 92-year-old Redstone, facing a claim of mental incompetency because of his advanced age, stepped down from his role as executive chair of the board. This led to several issues regarding corporate ...Starting at €8.20
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First Solar: The Module Recycling Opportunity
Ram SubramanianCase IVEY-9B16M042-EStrategyIn 2014, the vice-president and director of recycling at the Arizona-based First Solar, Inc., the world's leading solar energy company, was considering a business plan to convert its solar panel recycling initiative from a cost centre to a profit-making business. Although the company pre-funded the recycling of photovoltaic solar panels by adding the recycling cost to the end-customers’ purchase price, Europe had recently enacted laws requiring t...Starting at €8.20
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AMC Networks Inc.: The Walking Dead Problem
Ram SubramanianCase IVEY-9B18M203-EStrategyIn August 2017, AMC Networks Inc. (AMCN), a New York City–based cable television provider, faced a lawsuit from the creative talent behind the hit show The Walking Dead. The lawsuit charged that AMCN used its vertical integration into content development to reduce the profits available for distribution to participants. For AMCN, which was originally a content distributor, expanding into content creation through its AMC Studios had several benefit...Starting at €8.20
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We're Changing. Hope On the Change! (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Rodríguez-Lluesma, Carlos; Pin Arboledas, José Ramón; De Orúe, IgnacioCase DPO-445-PBInnovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementOrange Spain embarks on organizational change with the arrival of a new CEO, Laurent Poillasot, and after a year launches an "agile" culture.Starting at €8.20
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Voltium, Inc.
del Potro, Eloy; Stein, Guido; Pin Arboledas, José Ramón; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosCase BE-173Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityEl responsable de Voltium, una empresa europea que estaba realizando una instalación eléctrica en varias zonas de un país africano, dudaba sobre si es lícito ceder a la extorsión de un funcionario público local de la región de Dambo, justo ahora que la empresa está a punto de finalizar y entregar la obra de electrificación de la zona. Este caso obtuvo el reconocimiento de la European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) como mejor public...Starting at €8.20
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Quarelli & Gabbianti (C)
Susaeta Erburu, Lourdes; Rodríguez, Cristina; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-113Leadership and People ManagementEste caso es el desenlace final del caso Q&G. La compañía decide prescindir de su mítico director creativo y reorientar su negocio enfocándose a lo que tradicionalmente ha sido su "core business". Se llega a un acuerdo entre el holding y la subsidiaria italiana que ayudará a reforzar el negocio y a dar coherencia al mismo.Starting at €5.74
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Rita Rodier: un éxito de ventas (B)
Lara Arias, Luis; Susaeta Erburu, Lourdes; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-305Decision Analysis, Leadership and People Management, MarketingEste caso trata el dilema de una "perfecta vendedora" y su ascenso en la organización. Se refleja cómo la protagonista, Rita Rodier, tiene muchas competencias para la venta pero escasas para la gestión de equipos. Por otra parte, su cercanía con la dirección de la empresa, mediante vínculos informales, hace todavía más difícil su encaje como directiva.Starting at €5.74
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Rita Rodier: un éxito de ventas (C)
Lara Arias, Luis; Susaeta Erburu, Lourdes; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-306Decision Analysis, Leadership and People Management, MarketingEste caso trata el dilema de una "perfecta vendedora" y su ascenso en la organización. Se refleja cómo la protagonista, Rita Rodier, tiene muchas competencias para la venta pero escasas para la gestión de equipos. Por otra parte, su cercanía con la dirección de la empresa, mediante vínculos informales, hace todavía más difícil su encaje como directiva.Starting at €5.74
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Manufacturas Riaño, S.A. (A)
Mata A.; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase FH-327Leadership and People ManagementLa empresa contrata un nuevo director general. Éste no se aclara con el director de fábrica y contrata uno nuevo mediante un «head hunter». ¿Qué instrucciones le debería dar? ¿Qué consecuencias previsibles de choque tendrán el nuevo y el antiguo? ¿Cómo intentar resolverlas?Starting at €8.20