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Say on Pay at Citigroup
Ormazabal, Gaizka; Kadach, IgorCase C-795-EAccounting and Control, Corporate Governance, FinanceThis case examines the failed Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (Say on Pay) for Citigroup and Vikram Pandit in April 2012. The general objective of the case is to help students understand executive compensation packages. As specific objectives, the case is intended to help students: i) Understand the components of executive compensation packages ii) Estimate the economic value of executive compensation packages iii) ...Starting at €8.20
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The British Parbaked Bread Ltd.
Ormazabal, Gaizka; Soler, EdiCase C-782-EAccounting and ControlFounded in 2010 by its current CEO, Alisha Balasubramanian, The British Parbaked Bread Ltd. (BPB) manufactured parbaked bread in the United Kingdom. Since the start of its operations, BPB had experienced spectacular growth. In the fiscal year 2013 the firm's sales were £13 million. Prompted by the company's rapid growth, Alisha and Li Yan Chen - the firm's CFO - had decided to implement a new information system to measure BPB's performance on a m...Starting at €8.20
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Textiles del Hogar S.L.
Vázquez- Dodero, Juan Carlos; Ormazabal, GaizkaCase ASN-40Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityTextiles del Hogar, S.L. es una empresa catalana con más de medio siglo de historia que pasó de ser un negocio muy rentable a despertar serias dudas sobre su viabilidad, como consecuencia del declive del sector textil en el ámbito europeo. A ello se suma que, hasta la entrada de los Quesada, la empresa había sido gestionada de forma deficiente. Al hacerse cargo de la compañía, Ramón y Jorge Quesada intentan, sin éxito, encontrar una solución defi...Starting at €8.20
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Textiles del Hogar S.L. (B)
Ormazabal, Gaizka; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosCase ASN-42Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityDoce meses después de la oferta inmobiliaria para el cierre de la empresa, las circunstancias han cambiado un poco: los resultados siguen siendo muy buenos, pero el futuro del negocio continúa siendo altamente incierto y el mercado inmobiliario ha sufrido un parón...Starting at €5.74
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U.S. Universities and Technology Transfer
Hamermesh, Richard G.; Lerner, Josh; Andrews, PhillipCase HBS-812016-EEntrepreneurshipTechnology transfer from U.S. universities to industry has increased dramatically in the last 25 years. Reviews the history of technology transfer with particular emphasis on the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980. It then examines how universities responded to Bayh-Dole, the growth of technology transfer offices, and compares how three different universities (MIT, Stanford, and Harvard) approach technology transfer. Provides an overview of the technology tra...Starting at €8.20
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Note on Managing the Growing Venture (Spanish version)
Hamermesh, Richard G.; Heskett, James L.; Roberts, Michael J.Case HBS-808S03EntrepreneurshipFocuses on the strategic and organizational challenges that confront growing enterprises and the entrepreneurs who lead them. Provides an overview of how a new venture needs to change as it passes from the initial start-up to the growth phase. Explores how a venture's leadership, strategy, and execution need to evolve to deal with rapid growth. A rewritten version of an earlier note.Starting at €8.20
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Lyric Dinner Theater (B) (Spanish version)
Hamermesh, Richard G.; Sharpe, James M.Case HBS-815S17EntrepreneurshipSuplementos el caso (A). Rivka Belzer refleja en los resultados y las medidas adoptadas durante los 12 meses siguientes a su primer 6 meses en el trabajo. Suplementos el caso (A). Rivka Belzer tomó un trabajo en su empresa familiar y trabajó diligentemente durante los primeros 6 meses para convertir el negocio alrededor. Este caso suplementario esboza una serie de decisiones que hizo después de los 6 meses y reporta los resultados financieros un ...Starting at €5.74
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Sugar Bowl (Spanish version)
Hamermesh, Richard G.; Zalosh, AlisaCase HBS-917S11StrategyShelby Givens, a recent business school graduate, returned home to Raleigh, North Carolina to help rescue her family's ailing and outdated bowling alley, Westlake Lanes. Although she cut costs and addressed inefficiencies, moving the business from near-bankruptcy to profitability in nine months, market conditions threatened the long-term viability of the business. Givens then sold her family on a new, more youth-oriented concept, an urban lounge ...Starting at €8.20
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Meli Marine (Spanish version)
Hamermesh, Richard G.; Yong, SunruCase HBS-414S03StrategyMeli Marina, una empresa de transporte de contenedores, se enfrenta a una decisión estratégica importante después de una oportunidad de adquisición en sí misma ofrece interesantes. Fundada en 1974 por la familia Chang, la empresa con sede en Singapur ha hecho un hueco en el mercado del transporte intra-Asia. Después de años de éxito, la erosión de las condiciones de negocio causaron una crisis financiera y un nuevo CEO, David Tian, se trajeron....Starting at €8.20
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Say on Pay at The Walt Disney Company
Gow, Ian D.; Ormazabal, GaizkaCase HBS-113052-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case focuses on the lead-up to Disney's 2012 annual meeting, where Disney would face a vote on the compensation package of its CEO, Robert Iger. Leading proxy advisory firms were recommending that shareholders reject the proposed compensation.Starting at €8.20