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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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Unconventional Monetary Policy After the Financial Crisis of 2007/2008
Mueller-Frank, ManuelCase ECON-423-EEconomicsThis case concerns the monetary response from central banks to the financial crisis of 2007-2008. We focus on the case of the U.S. The case discusses the conventional interest rate policy employed, as well as the unconventional policy of quantitative easing. It gives a summary of the objectives behind these measures and the concerns they faced at the time.Starting at €8.20
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Stealth Sports - Teaching Note
Estrada, JavierTeaching Note FT-122-EFinanceEarly in 2020, Pamela Taggart, the recently-appointed CFO of Stealth Sports (a non-publicly-trade company), had one overriding task and little time to waste: She needed to estimate a hurdle rate to force some discipline in the decision-making process of the company. Her problem was that unlike some of the companies she had worked for before, Stealth was not publicly traded; that complicated her job but did not make it impossible. This case is des...Starting at €0.00
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Avianca (B). La revisión de los contratos de trabajo de los mecánicos de aviación
Gómez, Sandalio; Pin Arboledas, José Ramón; Serrano, Germán; Tamayo M. A.Case FH-618Leadership and People ManagementEl director de relaciones industriales de Avianca decidió entrevistarse individualmente con los mecánicos disconformes, tal como indica el caso A, y consiguió que algunos aceptaran las nuevas condiciones de trabajo. En 1997, la dirección de relaciones industriales recibió la orden de la dirección general de extender el sistema al resto de la empresa. ¿Cómo hacerlo?Starting at €5.74
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Winston Products (A)
Sánchez-Runde, CarlosCase DP-116Leadership and People ManagementEl director de producción de Winston Products, una empesa mediana de fabricación de muebles de Portland, Oregón, tiene que decidir qué hacer con el encargado del turno de tarde, que parece estar estableciendo formas participativas de organización de la producción contra el parecer de la dirección y con la oposición de otros mandos de la emrpresa.Starting at €8.20
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Carulla & Cía, S.A.
Barrero, F.; Gómez G.; Santomá, JavierCase F-654FinanceLa mayor empresa de distribución alimentaria de Colombia, se plantea la política financiera necesaria para financiar el crecimiento de la empresa en los próximos años. Ante un entorno económico de altos tipos de interés, mercados de financiación pequeños y una competencia creciente Carulla se plantea la alternativa de una ampliación de capital distribuida e el extranjero, especialmente EEUU vía ADR½s. El caso permite discutir las ventajas e incon...Starting at €8.20
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Midtown Educational Foundation
Martín Cavanna, J.; Martínez, J. L.; Guillén, F. J.Case M-1039MarketingEsta fundación dedicada a la promoción integral de jóvenes de los suburbios de Chicago, se enfrenta a un problema de crecimiento para atender la expansión de sus programas. Las necesidades de espacio llevan a buscar un nuevo edificio. Se ha de decidir entre diversas opciones. Algunas de ellas, si bien exceden la demanda actual, representan oportunidades futuras de desarrollo y permitirían obtener ingresos adicionales mediante el alquiler del espa...Starting at €8.20
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Creatividad medioambiental en Delco, Inc.
Otero L.; Dionis, LorenzoCase P-935Service and Operations ManagementAnte la nueva demanda legislativa y la sensibilidad ecológica de la sociedad, DELCO INC. desarrolla un plan con incentivos para propuestas de sus empleados.Starting at €8.20
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Deadly Advertising: The Tobacco Case (B)
Olale, Esther; Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-177-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, EconomicsThe case study analyzes the effects of the regulation of tobacco advertising on tobacco companies, the U.S. government and the final consumer from an ethical and business standpoint. The first case deals with how tobacco advertising originated and how it has evolved over the years, and the second case deals with the development of regulation to curb tobacco advertising.Starting at €5.74
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Hospital management and labor dispute: The case of the San Juan de Dios Hospital
Gallardo H. M.; González I. D.; García Prat, AntoniCase P-1027-EService and Operations ManagementThe Hospital Rionegro in Antioquia, Colombia, had been in a very difficult situation due to financial and labor difficulties. After five years of integrative management and negotiations with the different fronts, including labor aspects, the situation had been reversed. The productivity could be increased and labor conditions stabilized to the benefit of the hospital and its workforce. For the Ministry to exert primarily a stewardship function, i...Starting at €8.20