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Las dudas de un joven directivo aventurero
Smith, Thomas; Ribera, AlbertoCase DPO-91Service and Operations ManagementDespués de seis años como oficial en el ejército (incluyendo dos años en Irak, trabajando en la unidad de desarrollo económico del Gobierno Interino establecido en 2003), Thomas Smith decide orientar su carrera profesional hacia un empleo más ajustado a sus planes personales y expectativas de salario. Por esta razón, empieza un MBA; pero poco antes de terminar el 2º año, mientras se encuentra inmerso en varios procesos de selección en distintas e...Starting at €8.20
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Working Hard, Playing Hard
Arvanitou, S.; Ribera, AlbertoCase DPO-83-EKnowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementThe central character is a former MBA student who feels skeptical after observing the lifestyles that some of his former classmates are leading. He thinks that many of them are so overwhelmed by the will power to achieve their goals that they have the problem of not knowing how to relax (leisure needs to be productive and efficient for them). He is also thinking of the life style many of his classmates led during the MBA (mainly immature) and th...Starting at €8.20
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Pulled by New Life
Ribera, AlbertoCase DPO-175-ELeadership and People ManagementA 36-year old manager employed by a big international investment bank feels quite frustrated with his job. Unexpectedly his wife learns that she is going to give birth to their first child. From being trapped by the stressful situation he changes his internal attitude towards the future. The case includes a letter he writes to his unborn baby where he expresses his views and feelings, his motivation and his values.Starting at €8.20
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Lamb or Lion
Ribera, AlbertoCase DPO-174-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementReflections from a young manager on his first ten months of work after graduating from an MBA course. He is employed by an international consulting firm, expatriated in Hong Kong but managing projects in Seoul. He describes the impact of these months of work on his motivation and values.Starting at €8.20
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Omneya Farag: From Cairo to Seattle
Ribera, AlbertoCase DPO-231-ELeadership and People ManagementA young Egyptian software specialist, who works in the Cairo office of a multinational, moves to Seattle to assist in solving some technical problems for which she is amply qualified. The case describes the interaction between the young Egyptian worker and the team in the U.S. (including another expatriate, a Brazilian), and the various styles of assertiveness.Starting at €8.20
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Addiopizzo - Teaching Note: Mafia, Anti-Mafia or Hiding in the Grey Area
Vaccaro, Antonino; Ribera, AlbertoTeaching Note BET-5-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis teaching note discusses the Addiopizzo case study. It is a relatively flexible case that can be used in several courses, for example, business ethics, corporate social responsibility, leadership, entrepreneurship, small and medium-size business management, and geopolitics.Starting at €0.00
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The Dream Team (B): Second term as a milestone
Pathak, Richa; Ribera, AlbertoCase DPO-235-ELeadership and People ManagementThis is part B of a case that narrates the story of two teams within the MBA class. The incidents described in this part occur in the second term of the MBA. The case is intended for focusing on developing team-building skills, to discuss how the members could have approached stressful situations in better ways.Starting at €5.74
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Where Does the Balance Lie (D)
Ribera, AlbertoCase DPO-285-ELeadership and People ManagementThis is the continuation of the story told in parts (A), (B) and (C) of the case (DPO-178-E, 179-E y 180-E). It presents a new dilemma in the professional life of the protagonist, tied in with the balance between work and family life, which forces him to reevaluate his priorities.Starting at €5.74
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Working in Iraq (C): A tale of two Iraqs: Peace, blood and oil
Al-Rikabi, Ammar; Ribera, AlbertoCase DPO-297-ELeadership and People ManagementContinuation of the cases "Working in Iraq" (A) and (B). After leaving the bank where he had been working, the protagonist is hired by an investment fund interested in the possibility of doing business in Iraqi Kurdistan, in northern Iraq, which offers interesting opportunities.Starting at €5.74