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Heavy Lifting Ahead
Arruñada, BenitoArticle ART-1602-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, EconomicsConfidence indicators in Spain are at an all-time low. The reason is not so much the economic crisis as the country¿s failure to introduce structural reform. The author discusses two partly complementary hypotheses, identifying the problem as one either of institutions or of values. The institutional hypothesis suggests that the political system fails to translate citizens¿ preferences into effective reform. According to the values hypothesis, ma...Starting at €8.20
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How to Convince Skeptical Investors
Huy, Q.; Zott, ChristophArticle ART-1604-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyEntrepreneurs who succeed in obtaining investment funding are those who know that establishing credibility matters a great deal. The authors identify at least four types of action strategies that entrepreneurs use to create the right impression. By skillfully employing several symbolic yet practical actions, entrepreneurs with little previous track record can gain the confidence of resource providers. In the race for scarce resources, more manage...Starting at €8.20
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<i>Flexiguridad</i> para dinamizar el empleo
Wilthagen, TonArticle ART-2047EconomicsUno de los problemas más acuciantes de los Gobiernos europeos es la elevada tasa de desempleo. Al mismo tiempo, a las empresas les cuesta cada vez más encontrar profesionales experimentados y cualificados que les puedan ayudar a competir en un entorno de negocio global. El modelo de empleo creativo y colaborativo conocido como flexiguridad ofrece una solución a ambos problemas. ¿Cómo? Apostando por modalidades de trabajo flexibles y progra...Starting at €8.20
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Flexicurity: Riding Into the Future
Wilthagen, TonArticle ART-2047-EEconomicsOne of the most urgent problems confronting European governments today is high unemployment. At the same time, global companies are finding it harder to find experienced and qualified professionals who can help them compete in a global business environment. The creative and collaborative approach to employment known as flexicurity seemingly offers a solution to both these problems by emphasizing flexible work arrangements and comprehensive lifelo...Starting at €8.20
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Derivatives at Controladora Comercial Mexicana (CCM)
Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-859-EFinanceThe main pedagogical objective of the Comercial Mexicana is to show the use and abuse of derivatives. Comercial Mexicana - Mexico's third largest retailer of food and other items - faced the possibility of bankruptcy in 2008 after speculating on foreign currency, which exposed the company to US$1.9 billion of debt. The case explains the derivative type (TARN or Target Accrual Redemption Note) and goes into detail on the perils of trying to make ...Starting at €8.20
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Growing pains: the Nicaraguan social insurance health model in transition
La Forgia G. M.; Ribera, Jaume; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1009-EService and Operations ManagementA consultant who has been contracted to draw up a report examining the feasibility of applying a model similar to that of the MSP (provisional health model, already operating within the INSS - Nicaraguan Institute of Social Security) to poor populations not covered by the INSS, reaches the conclusion that the model is not yet transferable as it may require urgent large-scale improvements. The case describes the MSP's progress: a 160% growth in th...Starting at €8.20
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Health Service Expansion and Development among the Uninsured Poor Population
Lee, Gabriel Manuel; Ribera, Jaume; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1008-EService and Operations ManagementThis case describes the development of the PAC - Coverage Extension Program, from its creation in 1994 to the beginning of 2000. The PAC has managed to provide almost universal coverage for the population living in small, remote rural communities. The case describes the situation in 1994, the alternatives that were open to the ministry and the features of the program designed. It also discusses its operational development, reviews the actions tha...Starting at €8.20
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Las dificultades del cambio: el modelo de Seguridad Social nicaragüense en transición
La Forgia G. M.; Ribera, Jaume; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1009Service and Operations ManagementUn consultor contratado para preparar un informe examinando la viabilidad de la aplicación de un esquema similar al del MSP (Modelo de Salud Provisional, ya funcionando dentro del INSS - Instituto Nicaragüense de Seguridad Social) a poblaciones pobres no cubiertas por el INSS, llega a la conclusión que el esquema aún no puede ser transferido ya que puede requerir mejoras urgentes e importantes. El caso describe el progreso del MSP: crecimiento de...Starting at €8.20
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Jose Cuervo: Salida a bolsa
Jansat Mayench, Oriol; Carbonell López; Óscar; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-975FinanceLa salida a bolsa de Jose Cuervo (JC) en febrero de 2017 marcó todo un hito en el mundo del tequila por el hecho de ser la primera empresa tequilera del mundo en salir a bolsa. La salida de la empresa mexicana fue especialmente relevante porque se produjo meses después de la llegada a la Casa Blanca del presidente Donald Trump, que había criticado al Gobierno mexicano y había planteado la necesidad de renegociar el Tratado de Libre Comercio de Am...Starting at €8.20