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Conservas Díaz S.A.
Chiner, Alfonso; González, M.; Tàpies, JosepCase DG-1520-ECorporate Governance, Leadership and People ManagementAntonio Díaz, the director of the family-owned business Conservas Díaz S.A., had worked hard to make the firm one of the leading canning companies in the country. The excellent family management contrasted with the lax attitude toward family-company relations. When Conservas Díaz S.A. was taken over by the second generation of owners, it suffered a serious setback when one of the shareholders announced he would be selling his shares in the compa...Starting at €8.20
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Faget et Pinard (A)
Bonet, L.; González, M.; Tàpies, JosepCase DG-1499Corporate Governance, Leadership and People Management, StrategyLa empresa había sido fundada por dos buenos amigos. En ella volcaron su trabajo y su ilusión. Los accionistas familiares de las cinco generaciones posteriores nunca se preocuparon en establecer límites entre los miembros familiares y la empresa familiar. Creyeron que la buena relación entre las dos familias sería eterna. De ahí la despreocupación a la redacción de unas pautas que marcaran qué hacer en determinadas situaciones extremas.Starting at €8.20
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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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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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Conservas Díaz S.A.
Chiner, Alfonso; González, M.; Tàpies, JosepCase DG-1520Corporate Governance, Leadership and People ManagementAntonio Díaz, al frente de la empresa familiar Conservas Díaz S.A., había trabajado duramente por conseguir que se convirtiera en una de las conserveras más importantes del país. La excelente gestión empresarial contrastaba con la descuidada atención a las relaciones familia-empresa. Conservas Díaz S.A., en manos de la segunda generación de propietarios, sufre un importante revés tras el anuncio de abandono de la propiedad de uno de los accionis...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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Faget et Pinard (B)
Bonet, L.; González, M.; Tàpies, JosepCase DG-1500Corporate Governance, Leadership and People Management, StrategyLa falta de acuerdos en las políticas familia-empresa llevan a la empresa familiar Faget et Pinard a una situación de crisis en la dirección.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