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Transformation at Telefónica: People as Drivers of Change
Quinn, Bernardo; Stein, GuidoCase DPO-732-EInformation Technologies, Leadership and People Management, StrategyAfter the meeting, as the newly appointed global director of Human Resources, Bernardo Quinn, walked back to his office in the West 2 Building of the Telefónica District in Madrid, he thought about what role Human Resources should play in the changes that were coming. He thought that the effort it would take to mobilize a company the size of Telefónica would be enormous. They would have to take a close look at the planned talent agenda and the co...Starting at €8.20
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Suez: The "Water for All" Project
Mutis J.; Rodríguez Badal, Miguel ÁngelCase DG-1509-EStrategySUEZ Environment is a worldwide leader in water-related services, serving 125 million individuals. Although 85% of its current activities are located in Europe and North America, Suez has significant activities in many emerging countries in Central and South America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. In these countries, the priority is to use an inclusive approach to maintain long-term competitiveness while ensuring significant added-value for it...Starting at €8.20
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Committee for Democracy in Information Technology (CDI)
Vergés S.; Mair, JohannaCase DG-1453-EStrategyThis is the first of a case series on Social Entrepreneurship written in collaboration with the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship. The Comite para Democratizaçao da Informática (CDI) was a non-governmental, non-profit organization founded by Rodrigo Baggio in Brazil in 1995. Its mission was to set up schools to teach computer skills to low-income communities so that slum residents could begin to move into the mainstream of society and...Starting at €8.20
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Medellín's Transformation: Towards a More Equitable, Innovative and Participatory Urban Society - Teaching Note
Ricart, Joan Enric; Berrone, Pascual; Duch, Ana IsabelTeaching Note SMT-127-EEconomics, Innovation and Change, StrategyBy the end of the 20th century, Medellín was known for being one of the most violent and murderous cities in the world, a haven for drug trafficking, and a hub of poverty, inequality and social exclusion. However, in less than two decades, Medellín has been able to transform itself into a model of urban planning intervention, social resilience, and one of the fastest growing urban economies in Latin America. The citys successful makeover has bee...Starting at €0.00
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AJE GROUP: Porsuing Lost Growth
Nueno, José Luis; Bazán, MiguelCase M-1350-EInnovation and Change, Marketing, StrategyThis case is an update of "Aje: Selling Drinks to the Base of the Pyramid" (M-1254-E), including the events of 2016. A series of adverse macroeconomic trends converged during financial year 2015 (an uncertain global economic climate and the appreciation of the dollar compared with other currencies), along with an increase in competition and a drop in sales in key markets. These factors forced the company to implement a series of measures to corre...Starting at €8.20
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The Expropriation of Repsol-YPF: "The Saga os a Resurrection": The Argentinian Point of View
Costamagna, Rodrigo; Rodríguez Fernández-Hidalgo, Enriqu; Susaeta Erburu, Lourdes; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-261-EDecision Analysis, Economics, StrategyOn April 17, 2012, the Argentinian government decided to expropriate the largest company in Argentina. The country's president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, invited like-minded governors and business leaders to the Casa Rosada, where she announced that the state was declaring 51% of the shares belonging to Repsol-YPF as the public's property and subject to expropriation. The dispute over compensation will not have a diplomatic solution, despit...Starting at €8.20
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IESE Insight. Issue 13. Second Quarter 2012
IESE InsightMagazine REV-31-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, Leadership and People Management, StrategyIESE's Rafael Andreu and Josep M. Rosanas make seven key recommendations to move us toward a more humanistic model of management. Claudia Peus (TUM School of Management, Technische Universität München) looks at some humanistic leadership principles underpinning successful organizations, and offers guidelines for managers on the factors that are hugely important for managing organizational change initiatives effectively. Michael Pirson (Fordham Un...Starting at €22.00
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Medellíns Transformation: Towards a More Equitable, Innovative and Participatory Urban Society
Duch, Ana Isabel; Ricart, Joan Enric; Berrone, PascualCase SM-1681-EEconomics, Innovation and Change, StrategyBy the end of the 20th century, Medellín (Colombia) was known for being one of the most violent and murderous cities in the world, a haven for drug trafficking, and a hub of poverty, inequality, and social exclusion. However, in less than two decades, Medellín has been able to transform itself into a model of urban planning intervention, social resilience, and one of the fastest-growing urban economies in Latin America. The city's successful make...Starting at €8.20
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Sky Airline: Business Model Transformation and Future Challenges
Tarzijan, Jorge; Koliatic, Matko; Ricart, Joan EnricCase SM-1682-EDecision Analysis, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, Service and Operations Management, StrategySky Airline (Sky or the Company) had a traditional Full Service Carrier (FSC) business model (BM), under which the Company was struggling financially, mainly because it was competing with a more efficient airline: LATAM, the leader in the aviation industry in South America. To differentiate from competition and take advantage of value migration in the industry, Sky transformed its FSC model into a low cost carrier model (LCC). The transformation ...Starting at €8.20