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Carlos López Otín: el espíritu de un investigador
Alvarez de Mon, Santiago; Flores Alonso, Juan EnriqueCase DPO-393Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementEn un país "poco aficionado a la ciencia", obligado a competir con los más prestigiosos centros de investigación del mundo, el profesor Carlos López Otín apuesta por el talento de sus alumnos más brillantes. La confección, dirección y renovación de un equipo comprometido con el aprendizaje y el servicio a la humanidad constituye la clave de su liderazgo. Ese es el propósito último de su vocación y creatividad.Starting at €8.20
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Tokyo Smoke: Building a Retail Cannabis Brand (A)
Eric Janssen; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B19A049-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn 2016 (A case), the founder of Tokyo Smoke, a cannabis retailing enterprise based in Toronto, needed to attract investors. The former Google Inc. employee had taken advantage of public policy changes in Canada and was modelling his retail business on StStarting at €8.20
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Innovative Automation: Coping with COVID-19
Mary Weil; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B21C004-ELeadership and People ManagementIn early April 2020, COVID-19 began impacting trade, commerce, and industry globally. The founder and president of Innovative Automation Inc., a custom machine builder in the small and medium enterprise sector in Ontario, Canada, was facing two main dilemmas. First, how should he ensure that the internal channels of communication at the company remain open as its employees-like everyone in the rest of the province and indeed the rest of the world...Starting at €8.20
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Medicom: Building A Resilient Supply Chain
P. Fraser Johnson; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B21D011-EService and Operations Management, StrategyGuillaume Laverdure, chief operating officer at Medicom Group (Medicom), was evaluating a potential investment in a new facility that would manufacture melt-blown polypropylene (melt-blown PP), a key raw material for surgical and respirator masks. It wasStarting at €8.20
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Lightenco: Reaching the Limits of Bootstrapping
Simon Parker; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B19M061-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn January 2018, the three founders of Lighting Enhancement Corporation (Lightenco), a Canadian turnkey lighting solutions enterprise, were at a crossroads. After building a successful business enterprise over seven years by relying entirely on internal fStarting at €8.20
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Indochino: Achieving Growth with Bricks and Clicks
Kersi Antia; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B20A018-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn June 2019, the chief executive officer of a Canadian menswear enterprise was examining his options mid-way through a five-year growth plan. The strategy involved a three-fold mandate: reinforce the company’s value proposition, rapidly scale up marketing, and transition to omnichannel retailing. What has worked well for the company and how does the strategy need to be refined so the company meets its goals?Starting at €8.20
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Siemens Canada: Digital Transformation
Ning Su; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B20M067-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn mid-2018, the president and chief executive officer of Siemens Canada was examining his options in executing Vision 2020+, a growth plan developed by the company's headquarters in Germany. One of the cornerstones of the plan was digitalization, both internally, among the company's sprawling manufacturing operations, and externally, among the company's industrial customers. How could Siemens Canada, as a North American subsidiary of a large mul...Starting at €8.20
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CoolIT Systems: Developing an Operations Strategy
P. Fraser Johnson; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B20D019-EService and Operations ManagementIn February 2020, the executive vice-president of Manufacturing and Supply Chain at CoolIT Systems (CoolIT), met with the company's chief executive officer (CEO) in their Calgary office. The company had recently developed a new range of products that provStarting at €8.20
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Rafael Nadal: el campeón y la persona (A)
Alvarez de Mon, Santiago; Flores Alonso, Juan EnriqueCase DPO-163Leadership and People ManagementEl caso versa sobre el concepto de talento: qué es y cómo detectarlo y gestionarlo en un clima de superación y aprendizaje permanentes. De ahí la relevancia de la figura del coach. Así mismo, el caso afronta la cuestión de los valores y los principios filosóficos imprescindibles para gobernar el éxito profesional. En este sentido, el crucial dilema persona-personaje se estudia en el contexto de un determinado entorno familiar.Starting at €8.20
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Rafael Nadal: The Champion and the Person (B)
Alvarez de Mon, Santiago; Flores Alonso, Juan EnriqueCase DPO-336-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case is a historical continuation of the case "Rafael Nadal: The Champion and the Person (A)" and recounts the events occurring in the life of Rafael Nadal from the end of part A until the time of case B. All this is told from the perspective of his coach, his manager and Rafael himself, among others.Starting at €5.74