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Force Energy: Growing the Brand
Bissan GhaddarCase IVEY-W33840-EDecision AnalysisKae Jonishi, the protagonist in the case, is a marketing analyst at Force Energy (Force). Her company has advertised with Major League Baseball (MLB) teams in the past and has gained moderate amounts of exposure from these marketing campaigns. However, Jonishi’s manager wants to increase the company’s exposure to MLB fans. One way to do so is to sponsor teams that are likely to advance into the MLB post-season, or playoffs. The top performing tea...Starting at €8.20
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El liderazgo en la era de la IA: Los algoritmos para la toma de decisiones de Bridgewater
Korogodsky, Alexander; Gregory, Robert Wayne; Almandoz, JohnCase DPO-849Decision Analysis, Information Technologies, Leadership and People ManagementBridgewater Associates, LP, una empresa de gestión de inversiones conocida popularmente como Bridgewater, inició su andadura en el 1975 como un pequeño servicio de asesoramiento de inversiones fundado por Ray Dalio. La empresa llegó a ser un fondo de cobertura de gran éxito con una cultura basada en el feedback y la transparencia radical. Los algoritmos internos que empleaba ayudaban a interpretar los datos digitales, generados a través del feedb...Starting at €8.20
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Correos electrónicos obscenos, excesos de alcohol y bailes provocativos: Una trilogía de casos de acoso sexual a través de la libertad personal, el respeto y la decencia
Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-175Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Decision Analysis"Correos electrónicos obscenos, exceso de alcohol y bailes provocativos" presenta tres casos relacionados con acosos sexuales que tuvieron lugar en una consultoría muy importante, una empresa de distribución y un banco privado, respectivamente. En el primer caso, un grupo de consultores prepararon un correo electrónico con el nombre, la foto y el departamento al que pertenecían, aproximadamente, trece compañeras, y se pedía al resto que "evaluas...Starting at €8.20
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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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Opportunity Network (A): A Non-Disruptive Start-up Revolutionizes Business Networking
Amigó i Navarro, Pau; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-185-EDecision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, StrategyMr. Pallas, a young Italian who had worked at a renowned consulting firm, decided to launch a start-up after obtaining a sponsorship from his company to study an MBA program. Son of an entrepreneur in the entertainment industry, he soon found a target to serve: other family business like his dad´s. He managed to build a great management team, successfully validate the idea in different countries. However, in order to continue growing, they would ...Starting at €8.20
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Verizon Reimagines Corporate Real Estate
Lehr, Josh; Amigó, Pau; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-191-EDecision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeIn late October 2015 James Tousignant, Director of Transactions and Real Estate Development for Verizon Global Real Estate, was sitting in his office at Verizon's headquarters in Basking Ridge, NJ' a sprawling 1.4 MM square foot megaplex of 80's construction. The compound was made up of nine building wings and a central core to serve food to over 5,000 employees each day. As he looked out his office window he pondered what he should do. Verizon h...Starting at €8.20
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The Managerial Dilemma of E-Toll Route Implementation in South Africa
Ntoi, Hlompho; Thomas, Lawrence; Vilà, JoaquimCase SM-1643-EDecision Analysis, Innovation and Change, StrategyIn 2007, South African National Roads Agency Ltd (SANRAL) decided to introduce a radical and advanced urban tolling system called the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP). The project entailed the expansion of the province's single-direction three-lane highways to single-direction five-lane routes. Large toll gantries were to be built in order to process usage data as a means of billing users electronically via a strict user pay system. P...Starting at €8.20
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Raunchy E-mails, Too much Drinking and Dirty Dancing: A trilogy of sexual harassment cases across personal freedom, respect and decency
Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-175-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Decision Analysis"Raunchy E-mails, Too Much Drinking and Dirty Dancing" presents three sexual harassment-related cases which took place in a leading consulting firm, a retail company and a private bank, respectively. In the first case, a group of male consultants prepared an e-mail featuring the name, photo and department affiliation of about 12 female colleagues and asking other people to evaluate the attractiveness of each photo in order to obtain a "top ten"...Starting at €8.20
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The Microsoft Antitrust Case
Baron, DavidCase SGSB-P50-EDecision AnalysisIn 1998, the U.S. Department of Justice together with 19 state attorneys general filed an antitrust action against Microsoft Corporation for anticompetitive conduct and violation of the Sherman Act. The case details the Department of Justice’s allegations and the case presented to the court, as well as Microsoft’s position on the issues and line of defense. It describes the sequence of events starting with the trial court, the judge’s ruling and...Starting at €8.20
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The Best Hitter in Baseball
Kyle MacleanCase IVEY-9B18E015-EDecision AnalysisIn 2017, a sports journalist based in Houston, Texas was confused about his editor’s latest idea. His editor had emailed him the night before proposing an article on the best (and worst) Major League Baseball hitters of all time. The first step was to provide a list of the players that would be profiled. This meant finding the 10 best (and worst) batters. However, after ranking the players, could he quantify the probability that he ranked them in...Starting at €8.20