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The Awethu Project: Values-Driven Decisions for Profit and Social Impact
Charlene C. LewCase IVEY-9B17C018-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThe Awethu Project (Awethu) was a South African-based social enterprise that operated as a venture capital and investment firm for small, medium, and micro-sized enterprises. The company was widely acknowledged for its social mission of creating jobs and benefiting society while maximizing profit. In March 2016, Awethu’s leaders signed an agreement with a prominent South African corporation, which could allow Awethu to operate within a higher seg...Starting at €8.20
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Adcock Ingram: Decisions and Motives That Steer Acquisitions
Charlene C. LewCase IVEY-9B10C008-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThe case sketches the story of a charismatic and ambitious young business leader who, through value-adding commercial transactions, has helped set a South African pharmaceutical company, Adcock Ingram, on a trajectory of growth. In May 2009, he faces lack of closure and an ambiguous outcome to an offer to acquire a smaller pharmaceutical company. The case demonstrates the power of relationships, where the ambitions of different parties around the...Starting at €8.20
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Chick-fil-A: Sandwiches and cultural wars (B)
de la Cierva, Yago; Notario, EduardoCase DPO-736-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThe American fast-food chain Chick-fil-A suffered several boycotts promoted by LGTBQ+ organizations after the CEO's public comments regarding his religious background and because of the company's financial support to organizations lobbying against legal recognition of same-sex marriage. The following years, the company kept growing and, at the same time, its reputation was affected. What to do next?Starting at €5.74
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Chick-fil-A: Sandwiches and cultural wars (A)
de la Cierva, Yago; Notario, EduardoCase DPO-735-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThe American fast-food chain Chick-fil-A suffered several boycotts promoted by LGTBQ+ organizations after the CEO's public comments regarding his religious background and because of the company's financial support to organizations lobbying against legal recognition of same-sex marriage. The following years, the company kept growing and, at the same time, its reputation was affected. What to do next?Starting at €8.20
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Chick-fil-A: Bocadillos y guerras culturales (B)
de la Cierva, Yago; Notario, EduardoCase DPO-736Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management, StrategyChick-fil-A, la cadena de comida rápida de Estados Unidos, fue objeto de varios boicots promovidos por organizaciones defensoras de los derechos de los grupos LGTBI+ tras las declaraciones públicas del CEO en relación con sus creencias religiosas y debido al apoyo económico de la compañía a organizaciones contrarias al reconocimiento jurídico del matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo. Los años siguientes, la compañía siguió creciendo y, al mis...Starting at €5.74
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Chick-fil-A: Bocadillos y guerras culturales (A)
de la Cierva, Yago; Notario, EduardoCase DPO-735Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management, StrategyChick-fil-A, la cadena de comida rápida de Estados Unidos, fue objeto de varios boicots promovidos por organizaciones defensoras de los derechos de los grupos LGTBI+ tras las declaraciones públicas del CEO en relación con sus creencias religiosas y debido al apoyo económico de la compañía a organizaciones contrarias al reconocimiento jurídico del matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo. Los años siguientes, la compañía siguió creciendo y, al mis...Starting at €8.20