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Anglo-Bharat (AB): The Rubicon International Port Limited (RIPL) Dilemma
Barcelona, Ricardo G.; Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-841-EFinanceThe commercial finance director of Anglo-Bharat (AB), a major oil and gas company based in London, UK, needs to recommend whether to invest an additional $150 million to expand a port project in India. Thus far, $480 million has been invested in the port, RIPL (Rubicon International Port Limited). The port, RIPL, is attached to another $600 million LNG (liquefied natural gas) re-gasification plant. If the investment is not made, AB runs the risk ...Starting at €8.20
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OpenAI y el mercado de los grandes modelos de lenguaje
Samila, Sampsa; Berrone, PascualCase SM-1742Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and Change, StrategyEl caso se centra en Sam Altman, el CEO de OpenAI, y las trascendentales decisiones que debía tomar con respecto al rumbo de la empresa en un mercado, el de los grandes modelos de lenguaje (LLM), que crecía rápidamente. Gracias al éxito del GPT-4, OpenAI se había convertido en un actor prominente del sector, y Altman tenía que elaborar una estrategia integral con la que mantener la posición de la empresa y, al mismo tiempo, sortear los complejos ...Starting at €8.20
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Amazon.com, Inc: la transformación mediante IA
Samila, Sampsa; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase SM-1724Information Technologies, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, StrategyEste caso describe el desarrollo y utilización de la IA en Amazon. Este caso ha sido usado en clase para discutir el amplio abanico de aplicaciones de IA en Amazon, los efectos competitivos de estas aplicaciones, el proceso para desarrollar estas aplicaciones, y el estado actual de la organización de Amazon.Starting at €8.20
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Nuevas herramientas para atrapar al consumidor verde
Barcelona, Ricardo G.Article ART-1891MarketingHay quienes creen que una de las razones por las que el boom ecológico de los años noventa no alcanzó todo su potencial fue que no se entendió el significado de consumidor verde. En este artículo, el autor completa esta visión con un estudio de la actitud de ejecutivos de 26 países hacia las prácticas de sostenibilidad tanto en casa como en el trabajo. La investigación revela algunas diferencias sorprendentes con retratos anteriores de l...Starting at €8.20
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New Tools to Capture the Elusive Green Consumer
Barcelona, Ricardo G.Article ART-1891-EMarketingSome feel the reason that the green boom of the ¿90s failed to realize its full potential was partly due to a lack of understanding of what constituted the ¿green consumer¿ in the first place. In this article, the author fleshes out this fragmented picture, using the results of a study of executives from 26 countries to discern their attitudes toward sustainability practices, both at home and at work. The research reveals some surprising differen...Starting at €8.20
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Anglo-Bharat (AB): The Rubicon International Port Limited (RIPL) Dilemma - Teaching Note
Barcelona, Ricardo G.; Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadTeaching Note FT-76-EFinanceThe commercial finance director of Anglo-Bharat (AB), a major oil and gas company based in London, UK, needs to recommend whether to invest an additional $150 million to expand a port project in India. Thus far, $480 million has been invested in the port, RIPL (Rubicon International Port Limited). The port, RIPL, is attached to another $600 million LNG (liquefied natural gas) re-gasification plant. If the investment is not made, AB runs the risk ...Starting at €0.00
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The Four Disruptions: the Automotive Industry in the 2020s
Cassiman, Bruno; Samila, Sampsa; Isaac SastreCase SM-1723-EInnovation and Change, StrategyThis case describes currently ongoing transformations in the automotive sector: Electric vehicles, ride-hailing, connected vehicles, and autonomous vehicles. The case provides relevant information on all four of them and allows considering their individual and joint impacts.Starting at €8.20
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Intel: Competition Heats up in the Processor Market
Samila, Sampsa; Baeza, AntoniaCase SM-1730-EInnovation and Change, StrategyThe case describes the challenges faced by Pat Gelsinger, the new CEO of Intel, as he takes the helm in February 2021. In the processor market, Intel is facing a resurgent AMD that is manufacturing fully compatible processors. At the same time, Apple is moving from Intel processors to ARM and other manufacturers are developing ARM processors for servers. Intel has also fallen behind TSMC in manufacturing technology and is thus at a disadvantage r...Starting at €8.20
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Boeing 737 (C)
Samila, Sampsa; Wehrheim, David; Biquez Talayero, Jesús; Baeza, AntoniaCase SM-1729-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, Innovation and Change, StrategyThese cases describe how Boeing handled the situation of their 737 airplane. Designed in the 1960s, it was difficult to update with current engines in the 2010s. Faced with high competitive pressure, Boeing opted for shortcuts and created the 737Max, which had two accidents and was grounded worldwide.Starting at €5.74
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The Promotion Decision
Almandoz, John; Samila, SampsaCase DPO-776-EInformation Technologies, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThis is a choice to fill a director position in a company. What are the benefits of following the recommendation provided by the algorithm that favors one candidate versus following the preference of a manager who knows the other candidate very well and in fact has developed that candidate through coaching? Biases can be discussed and the merits of AI in hiring and promotion decisions.Starting at €8.20