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Las prácticas de verano de una alumna de MBA
Quevedo Z.; Quintanilla, JavierCase DPO-41Leadership and People ManagementMaría Blanco es una alumna de 1º de MBA que está realizando sus prácticas de verano en un banco de inversión en Londres. Desde la experiencia personal de María se describen, en general, algunas prácticas de recursos humanos en la banca de inversión y, en detalle, el ambiente de trabajo y cómo María percibe y vive dicho ambiente. A lo largo del caso se describen las diferentes etapas de las prácticas de María, que empiezan muy bien y se van compli...Starting at €8.20
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Suncor’s Political Role in Fort McMurray
Michael ValenteCase IVEY-9B11M034-EStrategyIn the midst of massive growth in the oil sands, Suncor’s chief executive officer (CEO) is growing concerned about the local government’s inability to cope with unprecedented growth of oils sands development in Fort McMurray, Alberta. Crime, prostitution, drug use, social inequality, and ecological deterioration have begun to cripple Fort McMurray and the surrounding area largely because the local government has been unable to support the massive...Starting at €8.20
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Pure Organic Food and Juice Bar
Michael Valente; Alex GrahamCase IVEY-9B12M093-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyPure Organic Food and Juice Bar (Pure) is a restaurant located in Collingwood, Ontario specializing in raw, organic and vegan foods. The company’s strategy is to tap into the growing demand for food that is associated with a healthy and more sustainable lifestyle. However, the difficulty of attracting customers in a small town with seasonal fluctuations in the number of residents/visitors, combined with competition from “green” products provided ...Starting at €8.20
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Charles Axelrod (B): Afrontando decisiones
San Martín, Álvaro; Quintanilla, JavierCase DPO-767Leadership and People ManagementCharles "Chuck" Axelrod, CEO de Spartan Capital Management, un famoso hedge fund o fondo de cobertura londinense, estaba valorando despedir a Taylor Dillon, director de Inversiones y uno de los autores intelectuales del reciente éxito del fondo. El buen clima en Spartan se estaba erosionando rápidamente. El conflicto de Dillon con Damian Akerman, director de una de las divisiones más importantes de Spartan, estaba alcanzando dimensiones insoport...Starting at €5.74
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The Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement: A Revolutionary Partnership for Sustainable Development
Michael Valente; Mark DesjardineCase IVEY-9B13M121-EStrategyThe Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) had two primary purposes: (1) to protect Canada’s boreal forest from harmful logging practices; and (2) to improve and protect the reputation of Canada’s forest industry and companies. But the CBFA’s ambitious plans overlooked the fundamental challenges associated with the agreement’s implementation. Two years after its signing, the agreement suffers from a severe lack of funding, the withdrawal of one ...Starting at €8.20
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Meridian Credit Union: Taking on the Big Banks
Michael ValenteCase IVEY-9B18M100-EStrategyMeridian Credit Union (Meridian) was a financial co-operative (i.e. credit union) in Ontario, Canada. In its effort to shift from being a niche to a mainstream market player in the financial-services sector, Meridian attempted to challenge the oligopoly of Canada’s big banks. It tried to do this through a responsible, consumer-centric business strategy that aimed to address many of the problems with the financial sector in Canada and around the w...Starting at €8.20
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Charles Axelrod (A): A CEO's Dilema
San Martín, Álvaro; Quintanilla, JavierCase DPO-766-ELeadership and People ManagementCharles ("Chuck") Axelrod, the CEO of Spartan Capital Management, a well-known London hedge fund, was considering firing Taylor Dillon, the chief investment officer and one of the masterminds behind the fund's recent success. The good atmosphere that had existed at Spartan was rapidly deteriorating. Dillon's conflict with Damian Akerman, the head of one of the fund's most important divisions, was becoming unbearable. Moreover, rumors of Dillon's ...Starting at €8.20
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Charles Axelrod (B): Confonting Decisions
San Martín, Álvaro; Quintanilla, JavierCase DPO-767-ELeadership and People ManagementCharles "Chuck" Axelrod, CEO of Spartan Capital Management, a famous hedge fund in the City of London, is forced to dismiss Taylor Dillon, Spartan's director of investments and one of the masterminds behind the fund's recent success. The collegial climate at Spartan was eroding quickly. Taylor's conflict with Damian Akerman, the director of one of Spartan's most important divisions, was reaching unbearable dimensions. Plus, it was no longer possi...Starting at €5.74
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FROGBOX
Michael Valente; Paul BigusCase IVEY-9B13M037-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe co-founder and president of an environmentally friendly moving supply company faces the challenge of expanding his company’s brand. The company, which provides plastic, reusable moving bins and other moving supplies, has branded itself as providing a convenient, affordable and eco-friendly alternative to cardboard moving boxes. The company can expand by setting up additional corporate stores or by selling individual franchises. The co-founder...Starting at €8.20
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Charles Axelrod (A): El dilema de un CEO
San Martín, Álvaro; Quintanilla, JavierCase DPO-766Leadership and People ManagementCharles "Chuck" Axelrod, CEO de Spartan Capital Management, un famoso hedge fund o fondo de cobertura londinense, estaba valorando despedir a Taylor Dillon, director de Inversiones y uno de los autores intelectuales del reciente éxito del fondo. El buen clima en Spartan se estaba erosionando rápidamente. El conflicto de Dillon con Damian Akerman, director de una de las divisiones más importantes de Spartan, estaba alcanzando dimensiones insoport...Starting at €8.20