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Escatsa: The UK and Hungary Decisions (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Castañosa, Carlos; Palencia, Luis; García Pont, CarlosCase ASN-33-PBLeadership and People ManagementA medium size Spanish company, manufacturing steel sheet jobs for the automobile industry, must decide on two alternatives to expand internationally. The choice of one or the other (or both) requires analysis of core competencies, customer base, risk, cost structures and project financing. Since time is an issue, the decision must be made with incomplete information.Starting at €8.20
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GAS GAS
García Pont, Carlos; García Solé, CarlosCase ASN-51-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyKTM, an international leader in off-road motorcycles, proposed for GAS GAS to manufacture trial motorcycle models for its company. The brand, GAS GAS, which has 50% of the global trial motorcycle market, considers the strategic pros and cons of entering into this agreement.Starting at €8.20
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Esasa (Española de Señalización del Automóvil, S.A.)
Fraguas, Rafael; García Pont, Carlos; Rodríguez-Llauder, María DoloresCase DG-1148Leadership and People ManagementStarting at €8.20
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Multinational organization: the middle manager
García-Pandiello J. M.; García Pont, CarlosTechnical Note DGN-618-ELeadership and People ManagementThis technical note combines three levels of analysis in an effort to contribute to knowledge of the management of multinational companies. First, it describes the organizational forms that multinational companies are adopting in response to the competitive pressures to which they find themselves exposed. Second, adopting the viewpoint of the subsidiaries, it analyses how the subsidiaries respond to these pressures. And third, it discusses the ro...Starting at €8.20
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Turrones Artesanos del Mediterráneo (TAM)
García Pont, Carlos; Soler, EdiCase ASN-77-EAccounting and Control, EntrepreneurshipStarting at €8.20
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Internacionalización de Telefónica España, S.A.
Knief C.; García Pont, Carlos; Ricart, Joan EnricCase DG-1136Leadership and People Management, StrategyEl caso describe la competitividad y la estrategia del proveedor español de servicio de telecomunicación. Inicialmente, la compañía tenía un monopolio y operaba en el mercado español. Debido a la innovación tecnológica y a la desregulación del sector en muchos países, el entorno competitivo ha cambiado radicalmente. Esta nueva situación ha conducido a más competencia y a la aparición de compañías multinacionales. También se ha observado una proli...Starting at €8.20
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Caroline Regis at Excel Systems (Spanish version)
Mayo, Anthony J.; Roberts, Michael J.Case HBS-917S17Leadership and People Managementoutsourcing. Regis is threatened by the diminution in the role of in-house manufacturing and by the VP for Supply Chain Management at Gemini. The case traces Regis's reactions to the proposal. She seems ready to accede to the organizational politics and support the new strategy, only to change her mind and anger her superiors, who thought she would support the plan. She tries to seize control of the situation and threatens to resign if she is no...Starting at €8.20
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Real Club Deportivo Espanyol de Barcelona: Football Under the Shadow of the Pandemic
García Pont, Carlos; Rosenberg, MikeCase ASN-85-EDecision Analysis, MarketingDue to the outbreak of Sars-CoV-2, Spain's professional football teams were barred from playing and even training in the Spring of 2020. The Management of one of the clubs, El Espanyol, needs to decide if it should lower the player's salaries using a government-sponsored mechanism during the emergency.Starting at €8.20
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Pioneering entrepreneur Yoshiko Shinohara on turning temporary work into big business in Japan (Spanish version)
Mayo, Anthony J.; Yamazaki, MayukaArticle HBS-F0910ELeadership and People ManagementTempstaff's founder, a pioneering Japanese entrepreneur, wondered whether she would go to jail for launching her business.Starting at €8.20
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Mary Griffin at Derby Foods
Mayo, Anthony J.; Margolis, Joshua D.Case HBS-412040-ELeadership and People ManagementMary Griffin, Vice President of Consumer Products, must provide feedback to one of her direct reports, Simon York. York is a strong performer, but he has displayed some poor interpersonal skills in the manner in which he interacts with his team and the production staff. Griffin needs to provide feedback to help prevent York from derailing in his career at Derby Foods.Starting at €8.20