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Carbfix: Storing CO2 forever - Teaching Note
Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Sigurjonsson, Throstur OlafTeaching Note FT-123-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Finance, StrategyIn March 2021, the team at Carbfix -a start-up born out of the culmination of more than 15 years of work by universities and parent company Reykjavik Energy- believed it had a game-changing technology to fight against climate change: eliminating CO2 permanently and safely from the atmosphere by storing it in basalt rock. In an aim to scale, they were considering three options to commercialize the concept: licensing the technology to other countri...Starting at €0.00
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Premià de Dalt (A and B) - Teaching Note: Privatization in the Name of Security
Giuseppe Giura; Vaccaro, AntoninoTeaching Note BET-25-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Service and Operations ManagementIn 2018, the people of Premià de Dalt, a small town north of Barcelona (Spain), started to be seriously concerned about security. Indeed, the local police (Policia Urbana) had received an anomalously high number of reports of home burglaries. The mayor of the city was urged to find an immediate and effective solution. This situation was part of a much larger problem affecting Barcelona's metropolitan area. Most of the responsibility for security ...Starting at €0.00
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Chick-fil-A: Sandwiches and Culture Wars (A and B) - Teaching Note
de la Cierva, YagoTeaching Note DPOT-115-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 €0.00
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OpenAI and the Large Language Model Market - Teaching Note
Samila, Sampsa; Berrone, Pascual; Sastre Boquet, IsaacTeaching Note SMT-144-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and Change, StrategyThe case study centered on Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, as he faced critical decisions regarding the company's future direction in the rapidly growing large language model (LLM) market. With the success of GPT-4, OpenAI became a prominent player in the industry, and Altman had to develop a comprehensive strategy to maintain this position while navigating a complex array of challenges. The case explored key issues such as competitive dynamics, f...Starting at €0.00
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El Puerto de La Coruña - Nota del instructor
Javaloyes Ruiz, Joaquín; Estévez Mendoza, Carlos; López Cardenete, Juan LuisTeaching Note SMT-117Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, StrategyEl Puerto de A Coruña se encontraba en una encrucijada. ¿Qué opciones tenía para mejorar su situación financiera? ¿Qué nuevos tráficos podría atraer? ¿Cómo podría aumentar los tráficos existentes? ¿Cómo podrían alienarse de la mejor manera posible los intereses del Puerto y los de la Ciudad? En definitiva, ¿Cómo podía generar valor compartido con la sociedad, cumpliendo al mismo tiempo su mandato legal y sus obligaciones con entidades financieras...Starting at €0.00
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Chick-fil-A: Bocadillos y guerras culturales (A y B) - Nota del instructor
de la Cierva, YagoTeaching Note DPOT-115Business 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 €0.00