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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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Tessile Milano, SpA (A) (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Chinchilla, Nuria; San Martín, ÁlvaroCase DPO-432-PBLeadership and People ManagementThe sales director of a family firm finds himself involved in a family dispute. On receiving an attractive job offer from another company, he has to decide whether or not to leave the firm he has served for most of his working life. This case is based on the "Tessuti Dalmine, SPA (A)" case (FH-648-E).Starting at €8.20
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BabySupplies: el conflicto entre una empresaria y sus inversores (C)
Ener, HakanCase E-183Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, EntrepreneurshipEl periodo de calma que se produce tras el nombramiento del nuevo CEO llega a su fin cuando FineWorks Venture Capital se entera de que Liz, la fundadora de Baby Supplies, ha creado por su cuenta una empresa del mismo sector. ¿Cómo debe reaccionar FineWorks ante esta noticia?Starting at €5.74
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BabySupplies: Entrepreneur-Investor Conflict (C)
Ener, HakanCase E-183-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, EntrepreneurshipThe peaceful period following the appointment of a new CEO is about to come to an end as FineWorks Venture Capital learns about Liz, the founder of BabySupplies, setting up an independent company operating in the same industry. What should FineWorks do in response?Starting at €5.74
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BabySupplies: Entrepreneur-Investor Conflict (A)
Ener, HakanCase E-179-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, EntrepreneurshipMore than two years ago, Liz, the founder of BabySupplies, received an investment from FineWorks Venture Capital. Now, with BabySupplies' revenues below forecast and the business yet to achieve breakeven, she is facing a difficult request. The FineWorks Venture Capital fund, in light of BabySupplies' lagging revenues, wants to exercise their contractual right to obtain more shares in BabySupplies at no cost. This right is based on the shareholder...Starting at €8.20
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Tessile Milano, SpA (A)
Chinchilla, Nuria; San Martín, ÁlvaroCase DPO-432Leadership and People ManagementAnte un conflicto familiar y una atractiva oferta profesional externa, el director de ventas de una empresa familiar tiene que decidir si abandona o no la compañía en la que ha trabajado durante varios lustros. Este documento está basado en el caso "Tessuti Dalmine, SpA (A)" (FH-648).Starting at €8.20
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Transformation at Aircraft Corporation Division
Ener, HakanCase E-184-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeAircraft Corporation Division produced military aircraft in Western Europe. It was experiencing an especially challenging year in 2009. In addition to the worldwide financial crisis, the Division was dealing with massive uncertainty related to launching its new flagship aircraft, which was behind schedule and above cost targets. In this difficult context, Aircraft Corporation's Board of Directors had set goals to increase overall revenues, as wel...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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Teresa Perales
Alvarez de Mon, Santiago; San Martín, Álvaro; García-Lombardía, PilarCase DPO-768-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case presents the dilemma faced by a Paralympic swimming champion when she must make important life decisions. The context, established though a series of interviews with the protagonist, provides an insight into the nuances and considerations affecting these decisions and the key role played by the athlete's extraordinary proactivity, effort capacity and courage, which serve as essential tools, enabling her to define and achieve her personal...Starting at €8.20