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Lecciones de un secuestro
IESE InsightArticle ART-2275Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementEl arquitecto mexicano Bosco Gutiérrez fue secuestrado el 29 de agosto de 1990. Sus fuertes convicciones y resiliencia le permitieron afrontar la incertidumbre y escapar 257 días después.Starting at €8.20
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Ambushed by Adversity
IESE InsightArticle ART-2275-EKnowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementThe uncertainty, threats and uncontrollable situations faced by the average business person may never be as extreme as what the Mexican architect Bosco Gutiérrez went through. But his story of how he mustered the strength within himself to overcome his ordeal offers valuable lessons on how to keep your wits about you when you find yourself suddenly ambushed by adversity.Starting at €8.20
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How a Social Logic Can Transform Your Business
Santos, FilipeArticle ART-2594-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, StrategyThough social entrepreneurship and traditional, commercial entrepreneurship have many things in common, there are some fundamental differences. The author, an expert in the field of social entrepreneurship and social innovation, believes social entrepreneurship offers a transformative grassroots alternative to the usual way of doing business. This article highlights four crucial ways in which social entrepreneurs differ from their traditional cou...Starting at €8.20
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Ebola: Managing to Save Lives
IESE InsightArticle ART-2676-EService and Operations ManagementA year after the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa in March 2014, health-care experts are cautiously optimistic that the epidemic appears to be slowing. Although the outlook is brighter than a year ago when the first case was detected in Guinea, there is still a long way to go and many lessons to be learned in managing a crisis of this scale, related to institutional shortfalls, international coordination, engagement with local stakeholders and, m...Starting at €8.20
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Navigating the Realities of Emerging Markets
Kleinhempel, MatthiasArticle ART-2791-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementAll corporate compliance programs share a common feature: to ensure that the company obeys the law and that all organizational members behave ethically. However, multinational companies operating in a country like Mexico, for example, face issues very different from those of Germany -- a reality that many codes of conduct fail to recognize. The author's research on compliance programs in the emerging economies of Latin America reveals the special...Starting at €8.20
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APEAM: Aportando valor a la exportación de Aguacate de México
Villafuerte Martin, AntonioCase IIST-MI-148MarketingAPEAM es la asociación de productores y empacadores de aguacate del estado mexicano de Michoacán, los mayores productores del mundo de este cultivo. En 2016 eran los principales suministradores de aguacate a EEUU, pero aparecen nuevos retos: una demanda por práctica monopolística; la forma de mantener la estabilidad de los precios; la manera de hacer más visible el origen mexicano del producto y de impulsar el consumo per cápita en México que hab...Starting at €8.20
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Vestige Capital
Kelly, Peter; Wismer, LaceyCase SGSB-E450 Spanish VersionEntrepreneurshipThe Vestige Capital case follows a search fund team comprised of two 2009 Stanford GSB alumni as they decide to raise a search fund in Mexico, procure search capital from U.S. and Mexican investors, and source deals over the ensuing two years. The case chronicles the difficulties the team faced during their search, including the departure of one partner from the firm and several near misses with acquisition. At the end of the case, the reader ...Starting at €8.20
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Multivisión, diseñando un nuevo modelo de negocio
Romero J.; Sánchez, J.Case IPADE-C 09 C 01Service and Operations ManagementMultivisión, empresa de venta de señal de televisión restringida en México debe decidir si es conveniente lanzar un nuevo producto enfocado a los sectores socioeconómicos C y D, mismos que habían sido ignorados por los otros competidores del sector. Para esto, el Director de Finanzas debe preparar un presupuesto para los siguientes 6 años, de tal forma que puedan evaluar si el negocio es viable, factible y rentable. El objetivo del caso es permit...Starting at €8.20
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El enemigo está dentro
Armenta Pico, AlejandroCase IPADE-CIFE 14 C 06Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityAntonio acepta la direccción general de una empresa que está por arrancar y pronto entra en conflicto con Gerard (Presidente del Consejo y principal accionista). El caso permite reflexionar sobre el papel de la esfera emocional en las relaciones entre peStarting at €8.20
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On Acedia
Armenta Picos, Carlos AlejandroTechnical Note IPADE-CIFE 14 eN 02-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityAcedia is a special kind of sadness which originates from the lack of enjoyment of a deep interpersonal relationship; it arises from the absence of the joy of love. In this note, its specific features and its relationship with depression, sloth and hope aStarting at €8.20