IESE (España)
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Aceites Borges Pont, S.A.
Vergés S.; Ricart, Joan Enric; Tàpies, JosepCase DG-1385-EStrategy2000 had been a difficult year for the olive oil industry in Spain, owing to the price cutting policy adopted by some companies, which had forced the rest of the industry to operate with very tight margins. In this context, Aceites Borges Pont, S.A. had to decide how to position its products, not only in Spain but also in the new international markets, in which the product was starting to be recognized, in order to achieve the profitability it ha...Starting at €8.20
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Nestlé's Alliance for YOUth (B)
Reiche, Sebastian; Liao, YuanCase DPO-439-EThe case deals with Nestlé's launch of the "Nestlé needs YOUth" initiative, whose main objective was to improve the employability of young people. The A case outlines how the initiative was launched in Europe at an overarching level, while leaving each local country operation with a lot of autonomy to decide how to carry it out. As a result, different challenges and local adaptations were necessary in each country. The B case details how the in...Starting at €5.74
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PanEuroSearch
Vergés S.; Ricart, Joan EnricCase DG-1412StrategyEn enero del año 2003, Joan Serra hacía balance de los seis primeros meses de actividad de su recién fundada firma, PanEuroSearch. Las últimas cifras indicaban que el año 2002 había sido uno de los peores para el sector del «executive search» a nivel mundial. En años anteriores, el sector había vivido un espectacular crecimiento a causa de la proliferación de los negocios de telecomunicaciones e Internet, así como por la alta competitividad por e...Starting at €8.20
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ABPSA. Studying the Acquisition of a Big Competitor
Vergés S.; Ricart, Joan Enric; Tàpies, JosepCase DG-1452-EStrategyIn October 2001 the Board of Directors of the Borges Group held an extraordinary meeting. The reason for the meeting was well known to all present: Koipe, the leading Spanish olive and sunflower oil company, had become the target of a takeover bid by another Spanish company, SOS Cuétara (a producer of rice and biscuits). At that meeting, the Board of Directors would have to decide whether to respond with a counterbid. Koipe had been one of Borges...Starting at €8.20
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Grupo Prisa
Vergés S.; Rosenberg, Mike; Tàpies, JosepCase DG-1468-EStrategyThe Prisa Executive Committee is deciding on its strategy to compete with its main international rivals. The case describes Grupo Prisa's structure, the growth and diversification processes undertaken up to 2004, and its expansion into the Spanish-speaking world. It also analyzes the group's main rivals in Spain and beyond.Starting at €8.20
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Committee for Democracy in Information Technology (CDI)
Vergés S.; Mair, JohannaCase DG-1453-EStrategyThis is the first of a case series on Social Entrepreneurship written in collaboration with the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship. The Comite para Democratizaçao da Informática (CDI) was a non-governmental, non-profit organization founded by Rodrigo Baggio in Brazil in 1995. Its mission was to set up schools to teach computer skills to low-income communities so that slum residents could begin to move into the mainstream of society and...Starting at €8.20
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Desarrolle su liderazgo para ganar impacto
Ibarra, Herminia; Lee, Yih-Teen; Liao, Yuan; Auricchio, Giuseppe; Káganer, EvgenyDossier DOS-26Information Technologies, Leadership and People ManagementMejorar como líder es la mejor garantía para dejar una huella realmente valiosa.Starting at €15.00
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Bagaje multicultural, una buena base para el liderazgo global
Lee, Yih-Teen; Liao, YuanArticle ART-2746Leadership and People ManagementLa investigación más reciente apunta que las personas con un bagaje multicultural son candidatos excepcionales para el liderazgo global, algo que muchas veces no aprovechan los departamentos de RR. HH. Aunque las empresas contratan a más empleados con este perfil multicultural, a menudo es un gesto para reflejar la creciente diversidad étnica de la sociedad o lo hacen porque necesitan sus habilidades lingüísticas. Según los autores, lo que realme...Starting at €8.20
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Cultural Competence: Why It Matters and How You Can Acquire It
Lee, Yih-Teen; Liao, YuanArticle ART-2746-ELeadership and People ManagementEmerging research suggests that multicultural individuals have innate abilities that make them exceptional candidates for global leadership -- yet they often pass under the radar of HR. Although companies are hiring more multicultural employees, it is frequently a token gesture to reflect society's growing ethnic diversity, or because they need their language abilities. What's really needed, say the authors, is a greater awareness and appreciatio...Starting at €8.20
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North American Hitech
Vergés S.; Tàpies, JosepCase DG-1455StrategyChapman, presidente del consejo de administración de North American Hitech, se pregunta cuál es el valor aportado por su consejo a la empresa. Para ello encarga a una consultora especializada un análisis del consejo y los consejeros. Analizando los resultados de la evaluación realizada por la consultora, el caso permite abordar varios problemas que pueden aparecer en los consejos de administración: en las reuniones de los consejeros, en la estruc...Starting at €8.20