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Supermarket Baqueira
Fernandes, NunoExercise FE-55-EFinanceThe supermarket chain Baqueira is considering investing in a new delivery service for online orders. The project will have a life span of five years.Starting at €8.20
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Tomasso Corporation: Including Spirituality in the Organizational Culture (B)
Corrales A.; Melé, DomènecCase BE-155-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementThis case follows on from case A, and begins with Rob McKenzie's decision to fire the 11 recalcitrant staff, and shows how he does this in accord with the spiritual and humanistic values outlined in "Our Project". It then goes on to show how he gradually introduced the company's guiding values to all aspects of its daily management.Starting at €5.74
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People Express (A). Una historia de éxito
Corrales A.; Ariño, Miguel AngelCase AD-309Leadership and People ManagementPeople Express (PE) era una aerolínea con gran éxito durante los años ochenta. Dos años después de su fundación, la compañía ya había alcanzado unos beneficios de 2,7 millones de dólares sobre unas ventas de 100 millones, y el precio de sus acciones se había revalorizado un 150%. La compañía crecía a un ritmo insóito, a pesar de coincidir con un momento de profunda crisis en el sector que estaba llevando a muchas aerolíneas a pérdidas millonarias...Starting at €8.20
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People Express (B). Una historia de éxito
Corrales A.; Ariño, Miguel AngelCase AD-310Leadership and People ManagementPeople Express había logrado un éxito sin precedentes. La compañía cerró el ejercicio de 1983 con unos beneficios de 10,4 millones de dólares sobre unas ventas de 286,6 millones. Tenía 4.000 empleados y una flota de más de 60 aeronaves. Sin embargo, los resultados de PE comenzaron a deteriorarse a finales de 1984, cerrando el ejercicio con unos beneficios de 2 millones de dólares y unas ventas de 561 millones. La ya quinta aerolínea estadounidens...Starting at €5.74
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Tomasso Corporation: Incorporando espiritualidad en la cultura empresarial (A)
Corrales A.; Melé, DomènecCase BE-154Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementEl director ejecutivo y propietario único de la compañía considera la empresa como apoyada en dos columnas, una edificada con aspectos económicos y otra con aspectos humanos. Ambas columnas están en continua tensión pero se equilibran, a modo de piedra angular, por fuerzas interiores que hay que buscar en la trascendencia. Esta piedra angular tiene que dar lugar a decisiones armónicas, justas y humanas, sin olvidar la necesidad primaria de obten...Starting at €8.20
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Sony and the Activist Threat
Fernandes, NunoCase F-970-EFinanceThis case is about an activist shareholder attacking Sony. On May 14 2013, Third Point, the activist shareholder, delivered a letter to Kazuo Hirai, president and CEO of Sony Corporation (Sony). The letter revealed that Third Point had purchased a 6.9% stake in Sony and proposed that Sony spin off up to 20% of its Entertainment Division to reduce its debt and strengthen its ailing Electronics Division. Activist fund Third Point had a history of ...Starting at €8.20
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Medtronic Inc.: From Corporate Mission to Organizational Culture (A)
Corrales A.; Melé, DomènecCase BE-156-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityTwelve years after the foundation of Medtronic Inc. in 1949, Earl Bakken, one of its founders, wrote the Corporate Mission Statement of this company. Since then, this organization has been a mission-driven and values-centered organization with an adaptable business strategy. In 1989, Bill George, an admired manager, was appointed as President and Chief Operations Officer. Bill saw in Medtronic several outstanding features fully in line with his m...Starting at €8.20
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Medtronic Inc.: de la misión corporativa a la cultura organizacional (A)
Corrales A.; Melé, DomènecCase BE-156Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityDoce años después de la creación de Medtronic Inc. en 1949, Earl Bakken, uno de sus fundadores, redactó la Declaración de la misión corporativa de su compañía. Desde entonces, la actividad de la empresa se guía por su misión y sus valores con una estrategia comercial adaptable. En 1989, Bill George, un admirado directivo, fue nombrado presidente y director general. Bill percibió en Medtronic importantes características que estaban en total conson...Starting at €8.20
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The International Airline Group Rights Issue
Fernandes, NunoCase F-965-EFinanceThis case is about the IAG capital increase, in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis. COVID-19 had totally changed the airline sector, and worldwide all airlines were in despair. IAG was badly in need of additional capital. International Airlines Group (IAG), the owner of airlines such as Iberia and British Airways, had announced a capital increase, through a rights issue. According to the Board, the capital increase of almost ? 3 billion was de...Starting at €8.20
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Medtronic Inc.: From Corporate Mission to Organizational Culture (B)
Corrales A.; Melé, DomènecCase BE-157-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityIn early 1990, Bill George launched the "Customer Focused Quality" program (CFQ). This approach established that the only customers of the organization were patients, physicians and hospitals. Facing the problem created in the European branch, Bill realized that he had made a huge mistake in not checking out beforehand the ethical values of the European president. Medtronic publicized the matter internally and externally, notifying the findings t...Starting at €5.74