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Florián Coute: un EMBA en apuros (C)
Stein, GuidoCase DPO-302Leadership and People ManagementHabía pasado un año desde la última conversación que Florián había mantenido con Rafael. Por entonces, se planteaba si cambiar de empresa o continuar en IB, decisión por la que finalmente se decantó. Florián recordaba "En julio me cambié a la División de Servicios Exteriores, a la que pertenecen las líneas de negocio de parking, alquiler de vehículos, wifi, telefonía y publicidad. Me asignaron la responsabilidad de diseñar el plan estratégico ...Starting at €5.74
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LIPA (A): Impacto de una fusión
Rábago, Eduardo; Stein, GuidoCase DPO-172Corporate GovernanceEl director de recursos humanos de OLTRA, líder industrial en España que acababa de adquirir una de las mayores compañías argentinas, LIPA, no tenía todavía ideas claras sobre la mejor manera de conducirse para el desembarco. Creía que en primera línea poco importaba lo que pudiese arrojar un ejercicio de evaluación de este tipo; las decisiones se tomarían fuera de su ámbito y sujetas a otros motivos. ¿Cómo conjugar la experiencia ya validada en ...Starting at €8.20
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Venturanza Hoteles (A)
Rábago, Eduardo; Stein, GuidoCase DPO-184Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementVenturanza Hoteles estaba experimentando un fuerte crecimiento orgánico e inorgánico y se enfrentaba al reto de disponer de directivos adecuados. ¿Cómo vamos a ser capaces de desarrollar tantos directores de hotel como necesitamos al ritmo que crecemos? se preguntaba Juan Morillo, director de recursos humanos de Venturanza Hoteles. Acaba de regresar de un proceso de evaluación de candidatos internos y las cosas no habían transcurrido como deseaba...Starting at €8.20
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American Valley Insurances Inc.
Rábago, Eduardo; Stein, GuidoCase DPO-230Corporate GovernanceAquella no iba a ser una entrevista fácil para Louis Stevenson, un prometedor empleado de la división de tecnología de American Valley. Louis trabajaba como analista sénior en proyectos de la plataforma de contratación, bajo las órdenes de un gerente de proyectos. Sin embargo, esa mañana se vería con Sandra Paulson, la business partner de recursos humanos de su área, a quien ya le había adelantado por teléfono su próxima salida de la empresa. La ...Starting at €8.20
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Transformation at Telefónica: People as Drivers of Change
Quinn, Bernardo; Stein, GuidoCase DPO-732-EInformation Technologies, Leadership and People Management, StrategyAfter the meeting, as the newly appointed global director of Human Resources, Bernardo Quinn, walked back to his office in the West 2 Building of the Telefónica District in Madrid, he thought about what role Human Resources should play in the changes that were coming. He thought that the effort it would take to mobilize a company the size of Telefónica would be enormous. They would have to take a close look at the planned talent agenda and the co...Starting at €8.20
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LIPA (B): Decisions about People
Rábago, Eduardo; Stein, GuidoCase DPO-173-ECorporate GovernanceOLTRA, a leading Spanish manufacturer, has acquired the Argentinean firm LIPA. Before any other measures are taken, the acquirer wishes to carry out an assessment of the second-level executives at LIPA. OLTRAs human resources director decides to use assessment centers, which reveal significant differences between the two companies and call for decisions to be made about specific individuals.Starting at €5.74
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Spruce Lawn Farms: The IP Bean Opportunity
Mark B. Vandenbosch; Ron AndersonCase IVEY-9B14N001-EFinanceThe owner/operator of Spruce Lawn Farms, a cash crop farm located near London, Ontario, was thinking of expanding his operation to include identity-preserved soybeans and a grain dryer. The farm had been in operation for 12 years and consisted of 650 acres of owned land with plans to increase this through renting neighbouring fields to 2,000 acres by 2015. Current crops included genetically modified winter wheat, corn and soybeans, but given the ...Starting at €8.20
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Bolster Electronics: Dealing with Dealer Demands
Michael Taylor; Mark B. VandenboschCase IVEY-9B12A050-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingThis B2B case describes a common situation that arises when channel partners gain success and the perceived balance of power shifts from the supplier to the channel. The manager for Bolster Electronics, one of the largest suppliers in Canada of state-of-the-art industrial video equipment for harsh environments, must consider a request from Vickers Industrial Supplies, a regional dealer, to be upgraded from a dealership to a distributor. Vickers w...Starting at €8.20
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Punch Up In the Potash Industry (B): BHP Billiton Ltd.
Mark B. Vandenbosch; Amit JethaniCase IVEY-9B14M031B-EStrategyUralkali, the giant Russian potash producer, decided to stop export sales through the Belarusian Potash Company – an export cartel it had formed with Belaruskali. Uralkali planned to increase potash production and export it independently through its own trading company. This move threatened to reduce global potash prices by up to 25 per cent. Immediately, the stock prices of major potash producers around the world plummeted. This set of three cas...Starting at €5.74
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Alliance Grain Traders Inc.: Moving Up the Value Chain (B)
Mark B. Vandenbosch; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B14A043-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategySupplement to 9B14A042.Starting at €5.74