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Equilibrando las necesidades de la familia y la compañía en Merck KGaA
Neumann, Frederic A.; Tàpies, JosepCase DG-1505Corporate Governance, StrategyEl caso se propone describir los momentos vitales de Merck en sus más de 300 años de historia, con un especial análisis de los sucesos posteriores a la segunda guerra mundial (internacionalización, crecimiento a través de adquisiciones, política de licencias exclusivas para patentes, concentración en I+D). Sin embargo, el caso se centra especialmente en las estructuras, los procedimientos y sistemas de gobierno familiares y corporativos de la com...Starting at €8.20
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Disney World and the Alligators (A) (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
García Guillén, Carlos; Pacheco Barceló, Leyre; Rodríguez Medina, Ignacio; Sastre Ortega, Ana; de la Cierva, YagoCase DPO-737-PBCorporate Governance, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementDisney World resort in Orlando, USA, suffered a crisis when a toddler was taken by an alligator and disappeared inside a pond. The event happened when the senior management was in Shanghai for the inauguration of the new thematic park in China.Starting at €8.20
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Sucesión en Merck KGaA
Neumann, Frederic A.; Tàpies, JosepCase DG-1504Corporate Governance, Leadership and People Management, StrategyEl caso se centra en la cuestión de una sucesión de carácter familiar y en los órganos de gestión y dirección. Asimismo, describe con numerosos detalles el período entre 1963 y 2000, en que Hans Joachim Langmann, el carismático líder de la empresa, estuvo al timón de Merck. En el caso se ilustra la subsiguiente internacionalización, la investigación centrada en los cristales líquidos para pantallas de LC en lugar de en productos farmacéuticos y e...Starting at €8.20
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Disney World and the Alligators (A)
García Guillén, Carlos; Pacheco Barceló, Leyre; Rodríguez Medina, Ignacio; Sastre Ortega, Ana; de la Cierva, YagoCase DPO-737-ECorporate Governance, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementDisney World resort in Orlando, USA, suffered a crisis when a toddler was taken by an alligator and disappeared inside a pond. The event happened when the senior management was in Shanghai for the inauguration of the new thematic park in China.Starting at €8.20
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Succession at Merck KGaA
Neumann, Frederic A.; Tàpies, JosepCase DG-1504-ECorporate Governance, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThe case focuses on the issue of succession in terms of family, management and governing bodies. It describes in some detail the period between 1963 and 2000, when Hans Joachim Langmann, the charismatic leader, was at the helm of Merck. It illustrates the consequent internationalization, the research focus on liquid crystals for LC displays instead of pharmaceuticals and the patriarchal leadership style of this time. Next, the five-year stint of ...Starting at €8.20
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Disney World y los caimanes (B)
García Guillén, Carlos; Pacheco Barceló, Leyre; Rodríguez Medina, Ignacio; Sastre Ortega, Ana; de la Cierva, YagoCase DPO-738Corporate Governance, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementEl complejo Disney World de Orlando (Estados Unidos) sufrió una crisis cuando un niño pequeño fue capturado por un caimán que lo hizo desaparecer en un estanque. El suceso ocurrió cuando los directivos de la compañía se encontraban en Shanghái para la inauguración del nuevo parque temático en China.Starting at €5.74
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Disney World y los caimanes (A)
García Guillén, Carlos; Pacheco Barceló, Leyre; Rodríguez Medina, Ignacio; Sastre Ortega, Ana; de la Cierva, YagoCase DPO-737Corporate Governance, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementEl complejo Disney World de Orlando (Estados Unidos) sufrió una crisis cuando un niño pequeño fue capturado por un caimán que lo hizo desaparecer en un estanque. El suceso ocurrió cuando los directivos de la compañía se encontraban en Shanghái para la inauguración del nuevo parque temático en China.Starting at €8.20
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Balancing Family and Business Needs at Merck KGaA
Neumann, Frederic A.; Tàpies, JosepCase DG-1505-ECorporate Governance, StrategyThe case sets out to describe the main turning points in Merck's more than 300-year history with an emphasis on the events since World War II (internationalization, growth through acquisitions, policy of in-licensing, R&D focus). However, the main focus is on the company's corporate and family governance structures, procedures and systems, as these represent a unique combination of legal, structural and organisational constructs that cement the i...Starting at €8.20
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Bertelsmann Foundation: Doing Good and Doing Well
Neumann, Frederic A.; Tàpies, JosepCase DG-1513-ECorporate Governance, StrategyThe Bertelsmann Stiftung (BST), governing body of Bertelsmann AG (BAG), the media conglomerate, and in 2005 the 4th largest foundation by project expenditure in Germany, was founded in 1977 by Reinhard Mohn, the 5th generation entrepreneur who re-built Bertelsmann after World War II. This private operating foundation has built tremendous influence as "reform engine" up to the highest circles of political and economic life in Germany and beyond. I...Starting at €8.20
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Disney World and the Alligators (B)
García Guillén, Carlos; Pacheco Barceló, Leyre; Rodríguez Medina, Ignacio; Sastre Ortega, Ana; de la Cierva, YagoCase DPO-738-ECorporate Governance, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementDisney World resort in Orlando, USA, suffered a crisis when a toddler was taken by an alligator and disappeared inside a pond. The event happened when the senior management was in Shanghai for the inauguration of the new thematic park in China.Starting at €5.74