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Gencor transformed: The keys era
Ferreira, Anton; Miller, PaddyCase DG-1247-ELeadership and People ManagementStarting at €8.20
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Transformación de Genor: La época de Keys
Ferreira, Anton; Miller, PaddyCase DG-1247Leadership and People ManagementThe case is part of a two case series dealing with the unbundling or breakup of the South African conglomerate Gencor. This first case details the preparation of the organisation, the nurturing phase, before the CEO Derek Keys starts with the breaking up of the business. The internal environment of the organisation before Keys' arrival is discussed - the inability of the main board members to resolve strategic issues and the consequences for the ...Starting at €8.20
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Con Roux Construction (Pty) Ltd. (A)
Ferreira, Anton; Miller, PaddyCase DG-990-ELeadership and People ManagementCon Roux Construction covers a period of 4 years, 1987-1991 in which the company undergoes a change of management, introduces radically different management systems and, in the process, is awarded a gold medal from the National Productivity Institute of South Africa. The issue that faces the new management is how to sustain this process into the 90s while trying to survive in a declining market.Starting at €8.20
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Cuando la crisis no es sólo económica
Arruñada, BenitoArticle ART-1602Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, EconomicsEn España los indicadores de confianza están bajo mínimos, no tanto por la crisis económica como por la incapacidad del país para introducir reformas estructurales. El autor considera dos hipótesis, en parte complementarias, según las cuales el problema se situaría en las instituciones y/o en los valores. La hipótesis del déficit institucional sugiere que el sistema político traduce mal las preferencias de los ciudadanos en acciones de reforma. S...Starting at €8.20
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Heavy Lifting Ahead
Arruñada, BenitoArticle ART-1602-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, EconomicsConfidence indicators in Spain are at an all-time low. The reason is not so much the economic crisis as the country¿s failure to introduce structural reform. The author discusses two partly complementary hypotheses, identifying the problem as one either of institutions or of values. The institutional hypothesis suggests that the political system fails to translate citizens¿ preferences into effective reform. According to the values hypothesis, ma...Starting at €8.20
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Con Roux Construction (Pty) Ltd. (A)
Ferreira, Anton; Miller, PaddyCase DG-990Leadership and People ManagementCon Roux Construction cubre un período de cuatro años (1987-1991), en los cuales la empresa pasa por un cambio de dirección, introduce diferentes y radicales sistemas de dirección y, en el proceso, el National Productivity Institute of South Africa le otorga una medalla de oro. El problema que afronta la nueva dirección es cómo sostener este proceso en los años noventa, mientras se trata de sobrevivir en un mercado que declina.Starting at €8.20