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Santander-Serfín: revitalizando el negocio de medios de pago
Díez J.; Villanueva, Julian; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1190MarketingEn junio de 2001, Ramón Tellaeche, director general de mercadotecnia y productos del Banco Santander Serfín en México, se planteaba la estrategia comercial que la división de medios de pago debía seguir en los próximos meses para lograr unos ambiciosos objetivos comerciales. Marcial Portela, director general de la división América del Grupo Santander había marcado el objetivo de duplicar la cuota de mercado de tarjetas de crédito en el plazo de u...Starting at €8.20
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Inroads de México, A.C.
González F.; Guillén, F. J.; Martínez, J. L.; Martín Cavanna, J.Case M-1041MarketingSe analiza la introducción de una institución norteamericana en México. Su objetivo es contribuir a la promoción de jóvenes con talento pertenecientes a minorías étnicas. La implantación en México conlleva una modificación notable de estos objetivos para acomodarse a las circunstancias de este país. Se discuten los aspectos estratégicos y operativos de este desarrollo institucional.Starting at €8.20
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The Mexican Social Security Institute - Towards deconcentration of health service providers
Jané E.; Ribera, JaumeCase P-1044-EService and Operations ManagementThree years ago, the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), a highly centralized and hierarchical organization, started to devolve powers to its service units, grouped in decentrally managed medical areas (AMGDs). It was a slow process until a project was set up to create the necessary tools to administer the new decentralized system. Dr. Martín is the head of one of the new medical areas. He and his bosses have made the necessary changes to ...Starting at €8.20
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Grupo Velázquez
Mozo, Enrique; Gallo, Miguel ÁngelCase DG-1241-EStrategyThe founder of the Velázquez family group achieved an extraordinary level of development for its companies over a period of almost 30 years. But his devotion to the businesses was in detriment to the time and effort spent on bringing up his three children. On the founder's death, his children inherited the group, and one of them, Lorenzo, took over its executive management. Lorenzo continued to manage the family business with a certain degree of...Starting at €8.20
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Jose Cuervo: Going Public
Jansat Mayench, Oriol; Carbonell López; Óscar; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-975-EFinanceThe initial public offering of José Cuervo (JC) in February 2017 marked a milestone in the world of tequila, as the first tequila company in the world to go public. The listing of the Mexican company was especially relevant because it took place months after the arrival of President Donald Trump to the White House. He had criticized the Mexican government and the need to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The listing led...Starting at €8.20
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Maria Soldevila (C) (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Grandes, Mª JesúsCase C-776-PBAccounting and ControlA basic case to introduce students to financial accounting: it presents the creation and the first year of operations of a commercial company. It defines the fundamental concepts: assets, liabilities, net equity, and income and expenses. It demonstrates the preparation and usefulness of financial statements: balance sheets, profit, and loss statements, and cash flow statements. This case is based on the María Armengol C-755 case from the same aut...Starting at €5.74
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Revenue Management Forensics in Adriatic Wings
Egaña, Javier; Markakis, MihalisCase OIT-8-EService and Operations ManagementThe new Director of Pricing and Revenue Management of a company that rents sailboats in Croatia needs to evaluate the effectiveness of their proprietary algorithm for pricing and capacity allocation. The issue is that the algorithm is, practically, a "black box" to her, i.e., she can observe and analyze its outcomes, but she does not have meaningful access to its inner workings. Consequently, she asks her analysts to put together figures and stat...Starting at €8.20
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Purchase Precedes Trust in Retailer
Castaldo, SandroArticle ART-1601-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, MarketingRestoring consumer trust remains an uphill battle for retailers, as for many others. The rise of private label (PL) products can, in fact, create a new reputation and identity for the retailer. Before, it was believed that consumers purchased these cheap knockoffs because they trusted in the store. But, as PL products have grown in quality to rival that of leading brands, a surprising about-face has emerged: customer satisfaction with PL products...Starting at €8.20
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Cuando la crisis no es sólo económica
Arruñada, BenitoArticle ART-1602Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, EconomicsEn España los indicadores de confianza están bajo mínimos, no tanto por la crisis económica como por la incapacidad del país para introducir reformas estructurales. El autor considera dos hipótesis, en parte complementarias, según las cuales el problema se situaría en las instituciones y/o en los valores. La hipótesis del déficit institucional sugiere que el sistema político traduce mal las preferencias de los ciudadanos en acciones de reforma. S...Starting at €8.20
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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