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Equilibrando las necesidades de la familia y la compañía en Merck KGaA
Neumann, Frederic A.; Tàpies, JosepCase DG-1505Corporate Governance, StrategyEl caso se propone describir los momentos vitales de Merck en sus más de 300 años de historia, con un especial análisis de los sucesos posteriores a la segunda guerra mundial (internacionalización, crecimiento a través de adquisiciones, política de licencias exclusivas para patentes, concentración en I+D). Sin embargo, el caso se centra especialmente en las estructuras, los procedimientos y sistemas de gobierno familiares y corporativos de la com...Starting at €8.20
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Salomon Brothers (B)
Golembiewski, Christopher; Campana A.; Torres, Maximilian B.Case TD-150-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityPaul Mozer informs his supervisor, John Meriwether, about the US Treasury's letter to Mercury Asset Management, and the events that precipitated it. The decision is now Meriwether's. Should he in turn bring the problem to his superiors and the legal compliance department, a path that might result in Mozer's dismissal, harsh penalties for the firm and the loss of his traders' confidence? Or, given the SEC's stated intention of dropping the matter...Starting at €5.74
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Sucesión en Merck KGaA
Neumann, Frederic A.; Tàpies, JosepCase DG-1504Corporate Governance, Leadership and People Management, StrategyEl caso se centra en la cuestión de una sucesión de carácter familiar y en los órganos de gestión y dirección. Asimismo, describe con numerosos detalles el período entre 1963 y 2000, en que Hans Joachim Langmann, el carismático líder de la empresa, estuvo al timón de Merck. En el caso se ilustra la subsiguiente internacionalización, la investigación centrada en los cristales líquidos para pantallas de LC en lugar de en productos farmacéuticos y e...Starting at €8.20
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Succession at Merck KGaA
Neumann, Frederic A.; Tàpies, JosepCase DG-1504-ECorporate Governance, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThe case focuses on the issue of succession in terms of family, management and governing bodies. It describes in some detail the period between 1963 and 2000, when Hans Joachim Langmann, the charismatic leader, was at the helm of Merck. It illustrates the consequent internationalization, the research focus on liquid crystals for LC displays instead of pharmaceuticals and the patriarchal leadership style of this time. Next, the five-year stint of ...Starting at €8.20
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Salomon Brothers (C)
Golembiewski, Christopher; Campana A.; Torres, Maximilian B.Case TD-151-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityJohn Meriwether reports Mozer's actions to Salomon's President, Thomas Strauss, chief legal compliance officer, Donald Feuerstein, and CEO, John Gutfreund. On Feuerstein's recommendation, a decision is made to report the incident to the federal authorities. But, who will report the incident, how and to whom, the Federal Reserve Board or the more hostile Treasury Department? No plan for implementation of the decision is formulated.Starting at €5.74
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Salomon Brothers (A)
Golembiewski, Christopher; Campana A.; Torres, Maximilian B.Case TD-146-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis case involves the personal decision of Wall Street government bond trader, Paul Mozer, whether or not to report a gray-area transaction he has made to his superior, John Meriwether. The stakes are very high, but the indiscretion is murky and the chances of the firm's being sanctioned for it are virtually nil.Starting at €8.20
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Marshall Bradley en Hoffman & Lucas (A)
Fontrodona, Joan; Caputo N.; Harder J.; Torres, Maximilian B.Case BE-220Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityMarshall Bradley es un popular ejecutivo de una importante empresa estadounidense de relaciones públicas. Sin embargo, la situación se complica cuando es acusado por su ayudante, Alice Reed, de acoso sexual, lo que tiene su origen en un abuso de poder por parte de Marshall. Sustituye al caso TD-147 del mismo nombre de Nina Caputo, Maximilian Torres y Joseph Harden.Starting at €8.20
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Balancing Family and Business Needs at Merck KGaA
Neumann, Frederic A.; Tàpies, JosepCase DG-1505-ECorporate Governance, StrategyThe case sets out to describe the main turning points in Merck's more than 300-year history with an emphasis on the events since World War II (internationalization, growth through acquisitions, policy of in-licensing, R&D focus). However, the main focus is on the company's corporate and family governance structures, procedures and systems, as these represent a unique combination of legal, structural and organisational constructs that cement the i...Starting at €8.20
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Bertelsmann Foundation: Doing Good and Doing Well
Neumann, Frederic A.; Tàpies, JosepCase DG-1513-ECorporate Governance, StrategyThe Bertelsmann Stiftung (BST), governing body of Bertelsmann AG (BAG), the media conglomerate, and in 2005 the 4th largest foundation by project expenditure in Germany, was founded in 1977 by Reinhard Mohn, the 5th generation entrepreneur who re-built Bertelsmann after World War II. This private operating foundation has built tremendous influence as "reform engine" up to the highest circles of political and economic life in Germany and beyond. I...Starting at €8.20
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Bertelsmann: The Ownership Question
Neumann, Frederic A.; Tàpies, JosepCase DG-1506-ECorporate Governance, Knowledge and Communication, StrategyLeaders of Bertelsmann AG (BAG), the fifth largest media conglomerate worldwide and first in Europe, had a decision to make in early 2006. Under an agreement it had reached in 2001, GBL, its only shareholder not controlled by the Mohn family, had the right to sell its 25% stake on the company in the stock market, provided it did not reach an agreement with the Mohn family beforehand for a buyback of this share package for a price to be negotiated...Starting at €8.20