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Laszlo and his Paradoxical Relationships
Sortheix, Florencia; Ribera, AlbertoCase DPO-126-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case is based in on compilation of self-development exercises and reflections from a 35-year old successful manager. It describes his interpersonal skills and attitudes, both for professional and personal relationships. It focuses mainly on his concerns about his close intimate relationships and their influence on work-life balance and personal well-being. It may be useful to discuss some personality traits like attachment, dependence, or em...Starting at €8.20
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Forensic Speaking: The Case of Margaret Thatcher: Primer Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1979-1990)
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorCase DPO-109-ELeadership and People ManagementAccording to the classical writer Quintilian, "The orator should use the plain style to instruct, the grand style to move, and the intermediate style to charm." When Margaret Thatcher became Britain's prime minister in 1979, she arrived at Downing Street with an argumentative style, authoritative manner and a whole new ideological package. Her style was built on knowing the facts, analyzing them, and then using this analysis to support her conten...Starting at €8.20
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The British Parbaked Bread Ltd.
Ormazabal, Gaizka; Soler, EdiCase C-782-EAccounting and ControlFounded in 2010 by its current CEO, Alisha Balasubramanian, The British Parbaked Bread Ltd. (BPB) manufactured parbaked bread in the United Kingdom. Since the start of its operations, BPB had experienced spectacular growth. In the fiscal year 2013 the firm's sales were £13 million. Prompted by the company's rapid growth, Alisha and Li Yan Chen - the firm's CFO - had decided to implement a new information system to measure BPB's performance on a m...Starting at €8.20
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GeneRisk.com
Johnson, RobCase E-67Entrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeA mediados del año 2000, los inversores en Medical Sciences Limited (MSL) consolidaron una nueva compañía, GeneRisk.com, para concentrar su capital en una herramienta de software propiedad de MSL. La inmediata cuestión planteada a los inversores de MSL fue cómo evaluar esta nueva compañía para la siguiente tanda de financiación.Starting at €8.20
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NESA
Palencia, Luis; Grandes, Mª JesúsExercise CE-26-EAccounting and ControlIn July 2013, Pedro Torca and Marisa Mercader travelled to Taxonia, a small European principality, to celebrate their recent graduation from the Executive MBA program. Pedro, who worked at an engineering firm, and Marisa, who was in charge of Project Finance at a bank, had been thinking about starting their own company for a long time, and they were constantly exploring business opportunities. Taxonia, located between Sweden and Portugal, was kno...Starting at €8.20
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JacobsRimell (B): una apuesta única que da sus resultados: Decisiones y consecuencias
Prats, Mª Julia; Sosna, Marc; Darsch, DaveFocused Case EFC-9Entrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeEste caso B sobre una joven compañía tecnológica del Reino Unido respaldada por capital riesgo que trata de recuperarse de una crisis casi definitiva no puede impartirse de forma aislada, pues es una continuación directa del caso "JacobsRimell (A): cómo evitar la quiebra". En esta segunda parte se comentan las decisiones que adoptó la empresa durante y después de su casi definitiva crisis (provocada por la pérdida de dos contratos importantes en...Starting at €8.20
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Nacre (B): una cuesta empinada y arriesgada hacia el éxito: Decisiones y consecuencias
Prats, Mª Julia; Sosna, Marc; Darsch, DaveFocused Case EFC-7Entrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeEste caso B no puede impartirse de manera aislada, pues es una continuación directa del caso "Nacre: cómo convertir una idea de laboratorio en una empresa de alto crecimiento" (A) [EFC-2-E]. En el caso B se describen las decisiones y medidas estratégicas del director general y cómo esta empresa (que tan sólo tenía entre 12 y 15 empleados en aquel momento y subcontrataba los servicios de un gran fabricante) consiguió finalmente cerrar un contrato...Starting at €8.20
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Lastminute.com (A)
Bertini, Marco; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1115Information Technologies, MarketingSe analizan distintos aspectos de la empresa Lastminute.com: el incremento en el precio inicial de sus acciones al salir a bolsa; la amenaza de desintermediación; la baja conversión que tienen de subscriptores a clientes activos; y en general la evolución de su modelo de negocios (buscan disminuir ventas de intermediación pura e incrementar la provisión de servicios de valor añadido).Starting at €8.20
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Lastminute.com (B)
Golobardes, Gemma; Bertini, Marco; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1116Information Technologies, MarketingDescripción de las actividades de lastminute.com desde su salida a bolsa.Starting at €5.74