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Nuria Chinchilla: el poder de cambiar la empresa
Apfeffer, Jeffrey; Anderson, Megan ElisabethCase SGSB-OB67ESStrategyEn 1993, Nuria Chinchilla había completado recientemente su tesis doctoral en IESE Business School en Barcelona, sobre el tema de la rotación organizacional, sin un enfoque particular en las mujeres, los arreglos laborales flexibles o los problemas laborales. Ella eligió permanecer en el IESE, donde había trabajado desde principios de la década de 1980 como profesora asistente. Para el año 2003, poco más de una década después, había alcanzado e...Starting at €8.20
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The Edifício España: A Global Investor Meets Local Politics
Klaus Meyer; Alicia Wang; Tomaz FittipaldiCase IVEY-9B17M108-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe Dalian Wanda Group Co. Ltd. (Wanda) was a fast-growing real estate imperium in China, built by Jianlin Wang, the wealthiest man in China. In 2010, Wang transformed Wanda into an entertainment conglomerate and initiated an ambitious international growth strategy. His ambitions knew few limits; however, one of his acquisitions—the Edificio España in Spain, an iconic historical building in the centre of Madrid—ran into difficulties due to confli...Starting at €8.20
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Bancolombia: Talent, Culture and Value Creation Management in Mergers
Juanita Cajiao SaenzCase IVEY-9B11C040-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThe case reviews the main facts related to the merger process of three financial institutions — Bancolombia, Conavi, and Corfinsura — in Colombia in 2005 and 2006. The merger decision emerges from directors and senior executives foreseeing a major upcoming market transformation, including adjustment in industry regulation, improvement in international competence, and consolidation of main players, and their response in order to adapt to the new e...Starting at €8.20
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Bankinter: Growth Options During the Spanish Crisis
Eric Duca; Lidija LovretaCase IVEY-9B15N024-EFinance, StrategyThe president of Bankinter, a Español bank, decided that the time was right to expand. At the time, the Español economy was experiencing a severe downturn and the banking system was going through major reforms. He believed that growth could occur either organically or through acquisitions — as long as the target business complemented Bankinter’s present operations and preserved the company’s values and organizational culture. His goal was to choo...Starting at €8.20
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Diana Uribe: Fighting the Viral Spread of Fake News
Liliana Lopez JimenezCase IVEY-9B18M123-EStrategyOn August 31, 2016, a well-respected and highly influential cultural broadcaster and entrepreneur in Colombia was the subject of a fake news attack. A message started spreading over the WhatsApp messaging service wrongfully attributing to her a vociferous statement opposing the Colombian peace-making process. On September 2, 2016, she produced a disconfirming video, in which she made it clear that the statement was not written by her; that it did...Starting at €8.20
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Companyia Cervesera del Montseny (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Soler, Edi; Palencia, LuisCase ASN-80-PBDecision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, StrategyThis case study contains the interview that the authors conducted with the main partners of the brewery Companyia Cervesera del Montseny in June 2018. A decade after being set up, the company had managed to grow but with poor profitability and enormous debt, due to the investments that they had made in the previous few years. However, they had the feeling that they had reached a point where it was no longer possible to grow organically but, rathe...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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The Leadership of Millennials at Microsoft (A): One generation amongst others (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Stein, Guido; Martín, MiguelCase DPO-417-PBInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementThis case opened with the departure of Rocío, one of the people Microsoft was counting on to develop the company's immediate future. Ana, the Director of the Major Accounts and Partners Unit at Microsoft Ibérica, and Luisa, the Human Resources Director, couldn't believe what was happening. Rocío was 26 years old, a telecommunications engineer and a member of the MACH program, the Microsoft Academy for College Hires, which included 17 other promis...Starting at €8.20
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The Martí Pig Farm Investment Decision (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Martínez Abascal, Eduardo; Gil, CristinaCase F-946-PBFinanceThe Martí family (Plana de Vic, Catalonia, Spain) has been dedicated for centuries to the pig farm industry. In 2014 they are considering a 3 million euro investment in a new farm. One of the sons suggests diversifying and investing in the stock market. The case discusses the pros and cons of every option, with special emphasis on the other criteria to decide different from risk and return, such as personal inclination, prestige, power, etc.Starting at €8.20
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Aceites y vinos con denominación de origen (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Fernández, Albert; Villaescusa, NuriaCase C-764-PBAccounting and ControlThe case relates how a cooperative dedicated to producing and selling olive oil and wine decides to set up a new company dedicated to making organic products. After explaining the main events that occurred in the 2017-18 period, the accountant must record the transactions in the general ledger and prepare the financial statements (balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows).Starting at €8.20