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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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The Trial of Business Ethics
Vaccaro, Antonino; Kusyk, SophiaTechnical Note BEN-128-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityWhy are we so skeptical about business ethics? Why, whenever we mention corporate social responsibility during a casual conversation, a tight smile appears on the face of our interlocutor? In the following pages we will try to explore this impenitent disbelief which seems to affect managers, scholars, consumers, activists and even policy makers. We think that there are very good reasons for being skeptical about how business ethics and CSR are ...Starting at €8.20
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Corporate Social Responsibility Non-Financial Reporting Standards: Measurement, Metrics, Labels and Awards at a Glance
Kusyk, SophiaTechnical Note BEN-127-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe purpose of this note is to give a quick glance at the different components of a non-financial system and it will briefly outline the basics of non-financial performance as commonly practiced in enterprises. The note explains the basic process of a non-financial performance system and the main standards that are currently applied.Starting at €8.20
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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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The Power of Global Thinking
Kusyk, Sophia; Mooij, Marieke de; Reiche, B. Sebastian; Sánchez-Runde Sánchez, Carlos; Steers, Richard M.Dossier DOS-5-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People Management, MarketingThe world may be smaller, but the challenges are bigger. Managers need a new mindset that knows no bounds.Starting at €15.00
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Learning to Navigate the Rough Seas of Ethics
Kusyk, SophiaArticle ART-1788-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityIs our reasoning sound when we justify using sweatshops in Asian countries, paying bribes to secure contracts, and tolerating social and environmental degradation based on the argument that everyone else is doing it, and if we dont, a competitor will? Doing business across borders presents a minefield of ethical dilemmas that many managers are ill-equipped to deal with. This article tackles three main myths surrounding cross-cultural management:...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