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Embraer S.A.
Simko, Paul J.; Green, RickCase DARDEN-C-2345-EAccounting and ControlMaria Rodriguez has secured an interview for a senior-management position with Embraer S.A. (Embraer), based in São Paulo. In preparation, she investigates Embraer’s business model and reviews the company’s financial statements to make sure she understands each of the important balance sheet and income statement accounts. She feels prepared to discuss the performance of the world’s fourth-largest aircraft manufacturer and one of Brazil’s most suc...Starting at €8.20
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The AES Corporation
Simko, Paul J.; Green, RickCase DARDEN-C-2347-EAccounting and ControlThe power generation and distribution company AES operated throughout the world. Its business was capital intensive and required a commitment to long-term investments under difficult-to-navigate regulatory hurdles. The case highlights various financial disclosures related to some of the company’s important investment and obligation accounts along with interesting descriptions of various causes of asset impairments that occurred during 2011. AES e...Starting at €8.20
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The Chubb Corporation: An Analysis of 2004-2012 Return on Equity
Simko, Paul J.; Green, RickCase DARDEN-C-2356-EAccounting and ControlIn March 2012, a buy-side analyst with a midsize (more than $5 billion in managed assets) investment management firm was asked by one of its portfolio managers to help him evaluate the Chubb Corporation (Chubb) as a potential investment candidate to diversify his portfolio to include a property casualty insurer. Chubb’s stock performance was inspiring, tripling in value since 2004. But an initial screening indicated weakness on some key financial...Starting at €8.20
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Laia Bertran (E): En Chicago: y yo qué hago
Bertran, Laia; Las Heras, Mireia; Chinchilla, NuriaCase DPO-402Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementEl caso E presenta la situación de Laia en 2016, tras pasar casi un año en Estados Unidos, donde no ha estado trabajando, sino ayudando a Jordi y a toda la familia a aclimatarse a su nuevo destino. El caso finaliza con una serie de preguntas que Laia se plantea con respecto a su vida profesional.Starting at €5.74
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Laia Bertran (D): New Hurdles, New Challenges
Bertran, Laia; Las Heras, Mireia; Chinchilla, NuriaCase DPO-401-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementCase D describes the events that occur in the lives of Jordi and Laia from 2008, the year in which case C ends, to 2015, when Jordi is offered a transfer to the United States as general manager of a subsidiary of the company he works for. During this time, Laia and Jordi have their second daughter; Jordi overcomes two cancers and graduates from the IESE's Executive MBA program; and Laia makes a good recovery from her illness, works very hard (and...Starting at €5.74
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Laia Bertran (E): In Chicago: So, What Do I Do
Bertran, Laia; Las Heras, Mireia; Chinchilla, NuriaCase DPO-402-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementCase E presents Laia's situation in 2016. At this point, she has spent almost a year in the United States, where, rather than working, her role has been to help Jordi and the rest of the family settle into their new life. The case ends with a series of questions Laia is asking herself about her professional future.Starting at €5.74
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Laia Bertran (D): Nuevos obstáculos, nuevos retos
Bertran, Laia; Las Heras, Mireia; Chinchilla, NuriaCase DPO-401Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementEl caso D describe los acontecimientos sucedidos en las vidas de Jordi y Laia desde 2008, año en que finaliza el caso C, hasta 2015, cuando proponen a Jordi un traslado a Estados Unidos como director general de la filial de la empresa en la que trabaja. Durante este tiempo, Laia y Jordi han tenido su segunda hija y Jordi ha superado dos cánceres y se ha graduado del EMBA del IESE. Por su parte, durante estos años, Laia se ha recuperado notablemen...Starting at €5.74