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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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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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Santander-Serfín: Revitalizing the Payment Systems Business
Díez J.; Villanueva, Julian; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1190-EMarketingIn June 2001, Ramón Tellaeche, director of products and marketing at Banco Santander Serfín in Mexico, was considering the commercial strategy which the means of payments division should follow over the following months in order to achieve its ambitious commercial objectives. Marcial Portela, general manager of Grupo Santander's Americas Division, had set the objective of doubling the credit card market share in a year and a half, and capturing 2...Starting at €8.20
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Magyar Bank
Cardona Soriano, PabloCase FH-634-ELeadership and People ManagementBanco Magyar is the fictitious name of one of the three banks resulting from the split-up of the Hungarian Central Bank. A few years later the bank is acquired by an American institution, which sends one of its analysts to manage the Hungarian subsidiary. This case serves as an introduction to the Personnel Management course and provides material for discussion of the differences between the managerial role and the role of the specialist.Starting at €8.20
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Large-Scale Government Contracting of NGOs to Extend Basic Health Services to Poor Populations in Guatemala
Nieves I.; La Forgia G. M.; Ribera, Jaume; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1006-EService and Operations ManagementThe case discusses the situation of the Basic Services Coverage Extension Program (PECSB) in Guatemala at the beginning of 2000. During its three years of existence, the program has proven to be successful in persuading a large number of NGOs to work with the government in extending health services coverage to poor native populations living in rural areas. The new government is wondering whether the existing "agreements" should be upgraded to con...Starting at €8.20
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Teléfonos de México, S.A. de C.V. and the Prodigy Internet Plus decision
Lamyin, M.; Bertini, Marco; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1124-EInformation Technologies, MarketingThe case analyzes the strategy Telmex must follow in order to increase the customer base of its ISP service in Mexico. The low disposable income of the Mexican population and the inability to afford computers must be taken into account. The company must also consider its recent acquisition of Prodigy (one of the leading ISPs in the U.S.) and analyze the role it should play in the new marketing strategy.Starting at €8.20
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Caminos rurales de Alta Verapaz
Hagel T.; Santomá, JavierCase F-640-EFinanceEste caso presenta una metodología para el análisis de proyectos de inversión para instituciones sin ánimo de lucro. Esta metodología u tiliza dos tipos de criterios para la evaluación de proyectos.Un primer tipo de criterios de carácter cualitativo y un segundo tipo de criterios de carácter cuantitativo. De entre los criterios de tipo cuantitativo sobresale la Tasa Interna Económica. Esta Tasa Interna Económica es un criterio semejante a la Tasa...Starting at €8.20
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Graphisoft
Pistrui J.; Roure, JuanCase P-932-EService and Operations ManagementGraphisoft is a Hungarian based technology company that develops, markets and supports advanced 3D computer aided design (CAD) software for the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industries. Their leading product -ArchiCAD®- is designed for the personal computer platform and represented 90% of the $19 million in company sales in 1996. ArchiCAD is sold in 80 countries and in 19 different languages. The case reviews the entrepreneuria...Starting at €8.20
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CVO Group: the European Expansion
Mitchell, Jordan; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-102-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementNorrie Sinclair, CEO of CVO Group - a recruiting company based in Budapest, Hungary, with operations throughout Eastern Europe - is considering two types of expansion: geographic enlargement to London, UK and expanding into personnel leasing through acquisition. In his search for an acquisition target, he has come across Center Group, a company participating in both personnel leasing and payroll outsourcing in Poland. This case allows students t...Starting at €8.20