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IESE Insight. Número 15. Cuarto trimestre 2012
IESE InsightMagazine REV-36Accounting and Control, Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Innovation and Change, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management, Marketing, StrategyLas crisis golpean a cualquier empresa en el momento menos esperado, por lo que deben integrarse como un elemento más de la gestión diaria de la empresa. El número 15 de la revista IESE Insight repasa algunos aspectos clave para que la empresa esté a la altura de las circunstancias. Antes de que estalle una crisis, hay que estar atento a los indicios previos, ya que eso condicionará la capacidad de respuesta de la empresa. Claus Rerup prop...Starting at €22.00
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Un paseo por Estados Unidos
Bardolet Urgellès, David; Baucells Alibés, Manel; Ariño, Miguel AngelCase AD-374Decision Analysis, EconomicsEl caso presenta el bien conocido problema del representante en el contexto de visitar 48 ciudades de Estados Unidos.Starting at €8.20
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El Agro Food Cluster en la región Central de Dinamarca (A)
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María LuisaCase SM-1589Economics, Innovation and Change, StrategyEl caso describe una iniciativa en Dinamarca Central que consiste en un parque empresarial con la aspiración de convertirse en un (micro)clúster. Soren Madsen, el "clusterpreneur" (empresario especializado en clústeres) que dirige el parque, tiene ambiciosos planes de crecimiento, pero se enfrenta a numerosos desafíos, como la financiación, el posicionamiento del parque, la falta de reconocimiento como un verdadero clúster, la atracción de talent...Starting at €8.20
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Hurricane Sandy: Supply, Demand and Appropriate Responses to the Gas Shortage
Olsen, Morten; McBride, EmilyCase ECON-420-EEconomicsThe Hurricane Sandy case focuses on understanding how markets work, supply and demand, market equilibrium and the role of prices as a coordination mechanism. To this end, we use the aftermath of the hurricane that hit New York and New Jersey in 2012, and in particular the gas shortages that caused long lines and frayed tempers. Hurricane Sandy interrupted gas supplies, resulting in many stations around the city shutting down when their supply ran...Starting at €8.20
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Iceland: From Financial Meltdown to Geothermal Energy
Subirà, Antoni; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1591-EEconomics, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThis case describes the origins of a cluster initiative in the geothermal energy industry in Iceland and its initial steps in 2010. The case examines the specific characteristics of the country and recent events in its history, and it describes the geothermal industry and the traditional "cluster approach" up to 2010. It then describes the actions undertaken by Gekon, the company that is leading the cluster initiative, the steps in the process, ...Starting at €8.20
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The U.S. Economy at the Turn of the Century
Argandoña, AntonioCase ASE-412-EEconomicsThis case explains the evolution of the U.S. economy from the late 1970s, when the speculative bubble was just starting to grow. This bubble led to sharp increases in stock market prices and a generalized financial euphoria. The facts are given to enable analysis of the causes and effects of this bubble, and also the events that led it to burst, plunging the economy into the 2001 recession. The case includes information about the following years,...Starting at €8.20
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The North American Free Trade Agreement: A New Trade Block
Gual, Jordi; Vermeulen V.Case ASE-337-EEconomicsThis case describes the issues that were debated before the completion of the trade negotiations leading to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The position of the Mexican government and the implications for the Mexican economy are discussed, as well as the consequences for Canada. Similarly, the perspective from the US is also outlined.Starting at €8.20
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Glaxo: The acquisition of Wellcome
Canals, Jordi; Bardolet Urgellès, DavidCase ASE-386-EEconomicsThis case describes the changes in the world pharmaceutical industry in 1995 and presents the challenges for Glaxo (the leading European pharmaceutical firm) and the potential acquisition of Wellcome. This decision will differ from other acquisitions made by firms like Merck, oriented towards vertical integration and control over the distribution network. The main topics that the case covers are: industry analysis; value chain analysis; positioni...Starting at €8.20
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Política monetaria no convencional posterior a la crisis financiera del 2007-2008
Mueller-Frank, ManuelCase ECON-423EconomicsEste caso aborda la respuesta monetaria de los bancos centrales a la crisis financiera de 2007-2008, centrado en el escenario de Estados Unidos. Se analiza la política convencional de tipos de interés empleada, así como la no convencional de expansión cuantitativa. Se resumen los objetivos de estas medidas y las preocupaciones que suscitaron en aquel momento.Starting at €8.20
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Trump, Powell y la cuenta corriente de Estados Unidos
Talamàs Vilardaga, EduardCase ECON-432EconomicsEste caso analiza las principales decisiones de política macroeconómica tomadas durante los primeros años de la Administración Trump.Starting at €8.20