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Laszlo and his Paradoxical Relationships
Sortheix, Florencia; Ribera, AlbertoCase DPO-126-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case is based in on compilation of self-development exercises and reflections from a 35-year old successful manager. It describes his interpersonal skills and attitudes, both for professional and personal relationships. It focuses mainly on his concerns about his close intimate relationships and their influence on work-life balance and personal well-being. It may be useful to discuss some personality traits like attachment, dependence, or em...Starting at €8.20
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Alcatel-Lucent: Marketing the Cell Phone as a Mobile Wallet
Camacho, Nuno; Verniers, Isabel; García Pont, Carlos; Stremersch, StefanCase M-1279-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, MarketingAlcatel-Lucent (ALU) was gearing up for the launch of a new business: mobile payment services. Mobile payment involves cash transactions between consumers and merchants or between consumers using their mobile phones. The emergence of a new technology in which ALU had strong expertise - near-filed communication (NFC) - represented a huge opportunity, as analysts expected the market for mobile payments to explode in the coming years. But to avoid p...Starting at €8.20
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And Now What Do We Do?: Management Tensions at IASoft
García Pont, Carlos; Palencia, LuisCase ASN-97-EDecision AnalysisIASoft was founded in March 2001 for the purpose of designing and supplying high-performance IT solutions for the automation of industrial plants. The company was the brainchild of three skilled engineers from different backgrounds who had met through their work. They had detected a market opportunity in high quality customizations and adaptations of standard software packages for sophisticated clients. The CEO of IASoft, now in his 50s, was star...Starting at €8.20
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A Trader Gone Mad : The Mess at Société Générale
Sortheix, Florencia; Ribera, AlbertoCase DPO-115-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case gives an account of the events that led to a multimillion loss at Société Générale in January, 2008. It analyses the behavior of Jérôme Kerviel, the young trader accused of being responsible for this. The case focuses on Kerviel's biography and personality traits, and raises questions regarding the responsibility of employees, managers and the corporate environment over this situation. It presents as well various issue for the discussion...Starting at €8.20
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Y ahora, ¿qué hacemos?: Tensiones en la dirección de IASoft
García Pont, Carlos; Palencia, LuisCase ASN-97Decision AnalysisIASoft, fundada en marzo del 2001 por tres buenos técnicos de distintas procedencias, se dedicaba al diseño y suministro de soluciones informáticas de automatización para instalaciones industriales. Los tres socios vieron una buena oportunidad de mercado en los desarrollos a medida y las adaptaciones de alta calidad de programas estándar para clientes sofisticados. Por su parte, el director comercial de IASoft, que ya había cumplido los 50 años,...Starting at €8.20