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Eye Care (C): Alejandro Lanzagora's Performance Assessment
Cebrecos, Enrique; Stein, GuidoCase DPO-166-ELeadership and People Management, MarketingIn February 2009 Alejandro Lanzagorta, a Business Manager at Eye Care, meets with the director of his business unit, Tiago de Vasconcelos, to discuss his annual performance assessment. In quantitative terms, Alejandro's sales results are better than expected, in fact, the best in the company. Opinions differ, however, over cost management, where Alejandro believes he has also exceeded expectations. The disagreement intensifies when the discussion...Starting at €5.74
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Eye Care (E): A Second Assesment
Cebrecos, Enrique; Stein, GuidoCase DPO-205-ELeadership and People ManagementIn February, as usual, Alejandro had his 2009 Global Perfomance and Development meeting with his superior, Tiago de Vasconcelos. His results had been very good: sales growth was 12.5%, reaching 100.3% of budgeted sales, above 98.1% of the business unit. In the new refractive line he had achieved 98%, compared to the average of 87%. Alejandro declared that communication had improved significantly, but even so he was nervous about his meetings with...Starting at €5.74
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Banco Santander: CEOs as Leaders and Strategy Designers
Kase, Kimio; Marinelli, FedericoCase SM-1534-ECorporate Governance, Service and Operations ManagementThe case describes Santander's three pronged business model, including the strategic use of IT and the persuance of the growth in size through cross-border M&A strategy, while concentrating single-mindedly on the retail banking activities. CEOs cognition process is analyzed based on Kase and Jacopin 2007 and Kase et al. 2005.Starting at €8.20
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Yolanda Cruz in Health and Beauty (B)
Stein, Guido; Cebrecos, EnriqueCase DPO-300-ELeadership and People ManagementIn early 2012, Yolanda was appointed head of sales for the area of Catalonia, the second in size. It was a year marked by widespread fall in consumption; however, she exceeded the budget of 6,487,000 euros by 2%. She was also able to unite a team with three newcomers, whose hiring she had not had a say in, and about whom she had expressed personal reticence to her superior, Mónica Roig - she complained her preferences had not been taken into acc...Starting at €5.74
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Banco Santander: Los consejeros delegados como líderes y diseñadores de estrategias
Kase, Kimio; Marinelli, FedericoCase SM-1534Corporate Governance, Service and Operations Managementl caso describe el modelo de negocio del Santander, basado en tres pilares: un uso estratégico de la TI, el crecimiento en tamaño por medio de una estrategia de fusiones y adquisiciones internacionales, y un foco claro en las actividades de la banca comercial. El proceso de cognición de los consejeros delegados se analiza tomando como base Kase y Jacopin, 2007, y Kase et al. 2005.Starting at €8.20
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Adecco: Naturaleza del patrocinio deportivo en la estrategia competitiva de una empresa
Yáñez O.; Martí, Carlos; Kase, KimioCase DG-1492Leadership and People ManagementEl patrocinio como arma estratégica en un sector nuevo de alto crecimiento.Starting at €8.20
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Yolanda Cruz en Health & Beauty (A)
Stein, Guido; Cebrecos, EnriqueCase DPO-273Leadership and People ManagementJuan Carlos Rubio, who had extensive experience in managing sales teams, especially in the areas of conflict resolution, motivation and team leadership, had accepted Carmen Sotomayor's proposal to coach Yolanda over the next six months to help her develop her management skills and to assess whether she was suitable for the position. The following day, Montse Pla, head of potential assessment and talent development at H&B's Human Resources Departm...Starting at €8.20
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Yolanda Cruz en Health and Beauty (B)
Stein, Guido; Cebrecos, EnriqueCase DPO-300Leadership and People ManagementA principios de 2012, Yolanda fue nombrada jefa de Ventas de la Zona de Cataluña, la segunda en tamaño. Fue un año marcado por la caída generalizada del consumo; sin embargo, superó el presupuesto de 6.487.000 euros en un 2%; también supo cohesionar un equipo en el que se habían producido tres nuevas incorporaciones ajenas a su decisión, y acerca de las que, ante su superior, Mónica Roig, había mostrado reticencias personales: según ella, no se h...Starting at €5.74
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Eye Care (D): A Call from a Headhunter
Cebrecos, Enrique; Stein, GuidoCase DPO-170-ELeadership and People ManagementIn early April, Alejandro receives a phone call from Jorge Spivak, a headhunter specializing in the health care industry, who inquires about his professional situation and possible interest in a search he's doing. Alejandro asks about the possibilities of promotion and career development in the short term. Although he tries not to show it, this is more important for him than even salary issues.Starting at €5.74
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Time Out (B): Parents Also Play
Yáñez O.; Martí, Carlos; Kase, Kimio; Urrutia de Hoyos, IgnacioCase C-744-EAccounting and ControlSupplements case (A).Starting at €5.74