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Lecciones de un secuestro
IESE InsightArticle ART-2275Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementEl arquitecto mexicano Bosco Gutiérrez fue secuestrado el 29 de agosto de 1990. Sus fuertes convicciones y resiliencia le permitieron afrontar la incertidumbre y escapar 257 días después.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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Liderar también es delegar
IESE InsightArticle ART-2598Leadership and People ManagementDavid Marquet, excapitán de un submarino de la Armada de Estados Unidos, reflotó la moral de su tripulación otorgándoles un mayor control. Su experiencia ofrece lecciones muy valiosas para los directivos que lideran equipos sometidos a mucha presión.Starting at €8.20
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Leading by Letting Go
IESE InsightArticle ART-2598-ELeadership and People ManagementHow do you avoid giving orders if you are the leader in charge? The story of how a U.S. Navy nuclear submarine crew went from being worst to first provides useful lessons for other managers who find themselves with disempowered teams and without all the answers.Starting at €8.20
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Ebola: Managing to Save Lives
IESE InsightArticle ART-2676-EService and Operations ManagementA year after the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa in March 2014, health-care experts are cautiously optimistic that the epidemic appears to be slowing. Although the outlook is brighter than a year ago when the first case was detected in Guinea, there is still a long way to go and many lessons to be learned in managing a crisis of this scale, related to institutional shortfalls, international coordination, engagement with local stakeholders and, m...Starting at €8.20
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Hertz & Dollar Thrifty
Estrada, JavierCase F-906-EFinanceMark Frissora, Hertz's chief executive officer and chairman of the Board, had been pushing Elyse Douglas, the company's chief financial officer, to come up with a figure. The figure was how much Hertz should bid to acquire Dollar Thrifty and still generate value for Hertz's shareholders. Frissora had been pursuing the acquisition of Dollar Thrifty for almost three years now, and yet a deal remained elusive. "It's now or never," Frissora told Doug...Starting at €8.20
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Atlas Financial Advisors
Estrada, JavierCase F-954-EFinanceThe team of advisors under the supervision of John Galt gathered at the Coral Gables, Florida, offices of Atlas Financial Advisors in early January 2020. The meeting was held with the sole purpose of issuing a recommendation to the Board of Trustees of the Green Hills golf club, whose $200 million endowment Atlas advised. This case replaces the F-727 Atlas Investment Management case from the same author.Starting at €8.20
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Hilton Hotels, Corp.
Estrada, JavierCase F-711FinanceUn cliente que solicita la formación de una cartera de valores, se muestra interesado en que en la misma hayan acciones de los hoteles Hilton. Análisis de la situación de dicha cadena para la toma de una decisión correcta.Starting at €8.20
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Stealth Sports - Teaching Note
Estrada, JavierTeaching Note FT-122-EFinanceEarly in 2020, Pamela Taggart, the recently-appointed CFO of Stealth Sports (a non-publicly-trade company), had one overriding task and little time to waste: She needed to estimate a hurdle rate to force some discipline in the decision-making process of the company. Her problem was that unlike some of the companies she had worked for before, Stealth was not publicly traded; that complicated her job but did not make it impossible. This case is des...Starting at €0.00
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Atlas Investment Management - Teaching Note
Estrada, JavierTeaching Note FT-60-EFinanceAid to instructors in the classroom use of case no. F-727-E Atlas Investment Management.Starting at €0.00