IESE (España)
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El trilema de Algorismika
Armengou Orús, Jaume; García-Castro, RobertoCase AD-383Decision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Information TechnologiesUna start-up de desarrollo de software se plantea si seguir tal como está, o bien consolidarse, o bien venderse a otra empresa ya consolidada.Starting at €8.20
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Europe Insurance and Lama Hotels (A): The Chief Investment Officer of Europe Insurance
Stein, Guido; Mehta, Kandarp; Jimenez, José Manuel; García-Castro, RobertoCase E-174-ECorporate Governance, Decision AnalysisSeguros Europa is a family business group with 70 years' experience as a leading provider of home and life insurance. It has 10 million clients throughout the country and an investment portfolio of ?5 billion, of which approximately 10% is in real estate, including landmark properties and properties in the best areas of the capital and other major cities. The insurance firm distributes its products through numerous brokers and its own agencies, a...Starting at €8.20
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Principado de Andorra: ajustes presupuestarios en medio de una crisis
García-Castro, RobertoCase AD-331Decision AnalysisEl Principado de Andorra se encuentra ante una segura reducción de sus ingresos, por lo que tiene que llevar a cabo algunos recortes presupuestarios. El problema que se plantea es qué partida deben eliminar: Radio y Televisión de Andorra S.A. (RTVA), el Instituto Nacional Andorrano de Finanzas (INAF) o la Escuela de Formación de Profesiones Deportivas y de Montaña. Para solucionar este problema necesitan ser coherentes con una serie de criterios ...Starting at €8.20
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UW Health University Hospital
García-Castro, RobertoCase AD-378-EDecision AnalysisThe case focuses on UW Hospital's approach to improve the accuracy of breast cancer detection using machine learning. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin assembled a unique data set comprising 569 examples of breast cancer biopsies to train a classification model (e.g., logistic regression or classification tree) for breast cancer detection.Starting at €8.20
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Seguros Europa y Hoteles Lama (A): El director de inversiones de Seguros Europa
Stein, Guido; Mehta, Kandarp; Jimenez, José Manuel; García-Castro, RobertoCase E-174Corporate Governance, Decision AnalysisSeguros Europa es un grupo empresarial familiar con setenta años de historia líder en los ramos de seguros del hogar y vida. Tiene 10 millones de clientes en todo el territorio y una cartera de inversiones de 5.000 millones de euros, de los que aproximadamente un 10% corresponde a inmuebles, algunos emblemáticos, en las mejores zonas de la capital y otras grandes ciudades. La empresa aseguradora distribuye sus productos a través de las numerosas ...Starting at €8.20
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Seguros Europa y Hoteles Lama (B): El director general de Hoteles Lama
Stein, Guido; Mehta, Kandarp; Jimenez, José Manuel; García-Castro, RobertoCase E-175Corporate Governance, Decision Analysis, EntrepreneurshipHoteles Lama es una cadena hotelera familiar fundada en 1962 por un constructor que hizo los actuales cuatro hoteles que tiene en la ciudad la segunda en tamaño del país y muy pujante turísticamente , donde siempre ha trabajado desde que emigró del campo. Los hoteles son dos de tres estrellas y dos de cuatro. La constructora Lama ganó dinero durante años, siendo relativamente normales los márgenes del 15% en las obras que emprendía, llegando, en...Starting at €5.74
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Unions and the Automotive Cluster in Catalonia
Blázquez, María Luisa; Ballarín Fredes, Eduardo; Subirà, AntoniCase DG-1465-EStrategyThis case presents the situation of the automotive cluster in Catalonia in 2003, and analyzes the role played by each of the cluster's agents, paying special attention to the unions. It describes how the unions evolved from a historical position of confrontation to much higher levels of cooperation. The case also analyzes the functioning of the automotive industry, the evolution of its competitive bases and the challenges posed for the Catalonia...Starting at €8.20
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The Long Process Toward Specialization in the Catalan Leather Industry (A)
Subirà, Antoni; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1593-EInnovation and Change, StrategyThe leather industry had had more than five centuries of history in Catalonia.Spain was incurring the risk of being sanctioned by the European Union if it didn't adhere to strict environmental standards. However, industry representatives claimed to be at a disadvantage with respect to developing countries. The case explains the technical solution implemented in the 1990s. The answer Subirá found to the environmental dilemma was to develop a joint...Starting at €8.20
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Struggling with Competition in the Catalan Leather Industry (B)
Subirà, Antoni; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1594-EInnovation and Change, StrategyFrom 2005 on, tanners from Igualada made a successful move from the traditional production of shoe soles to a new market of high-quality leather products sold to clients on the luxury market. However, the number of Chinese tanners had been growing at an increased rate during the previous years, and the Catalan companies knew that their shift to high-quality products would not provide long-term protection against their Chinese rivals.Starting at €5.74
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Europe Insurance and Lama Hotels (B): The Chief Executive Officer of Lama Hotels
Stein, Guido; Mehta, Kandarp; Jimenez, José Manuel; García-Castro, RobertoCase E-175-ECorporate Governance, Decision Analysis, EntrepreneurshipHoteles Lama is a family-owned hotel chain founded by a builder who migrated from the countryside to the city, where he remained and ultimately started the chain in 1962, which has now grown to four hotels. The city is the second largest in the country and draws many tourists. Two of the hotels are three-star and the other two are four-star. Lama's construction group was profitable for years, achieving relatively standard 15% margins, and in some...Starting at €5.74