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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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Executive Coaching
Ortiz, Estíbalitz; Ribera, AlbertoTechnical Note DPON-124-ELeadership and People ManagementThe purpose of this technical note is to explain what executive coaching at IESE consists of. To do this, the following points are dealt with: definition, origin, phases of a coaching process and specific features of executive coaching. Likewise, this article describes what the advantages are and what a participant can expect after deciding to take part in an executive coaching process on an IESE executive education program.Starting at €8.20
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Solution-Focused Coaching
Gallego, Sheila; Ortiz, Estíbalitz; Ribera, AlbertoTechnical Note DPON-147-ELeadership and People ManagementThis technical note describes solution-focused coaching, its fundamental principles, characteristics and structure. It includes sections related to the participant's readiness to receive the sessions, how change is fostered and courage is developed in this process.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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Seis reflexiones para impulsar el crecimiento rentable
Ener, HakanArticle ART-2642Entrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeAhora que la recesión toca a su fin, los líderes empresariales deberían centrarse en buscar fórmulas que permitan aumentar los ingresos y generar valor otra vez. Además de una estrategia de crecimiento rentable, el emprendimiento corporativo --la creación de nuevos negocios en el seno de empresas establecidas-- ofrece una alternativa atractiva a las estrategias de crecimiento inorgánico basadas en las adquisiciones. El autor, que ha colaborado co...Starting at €8.20
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BabySupplies: el conflicto entre una empresaria y sus inversores (C)
Ener, HakanCase E-183Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, EntrepreneurshipEl periodo de calma que se produce tras el nombramiento del nuevo CEO llega a su fin cuando FineWorks Venture Capital se entera de que Liz, la fundadora de Baby Supplies, ha creado por su cuenta una empresa del mismo sector. ¿Cómo debe reaccionar FineWorks ante esta noticia?Starting at €5.74
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What Does 360º Feedback Bring to Executive Coaching
Gallego, Sheila; Ortiz, Estíbalitz; Ribera, AlbertoTechnical Note DPON-139-ELeadership and People ManagementThe main objective of this technical note is to consider one question: Could 360-degree feedback be a useful tool to facilitate awareness-raising in a coaching process aimed at developing managerial competencies? Before tackling this question, we will define the concept of awareness-raising and 360-degree feedback and indicate where and for what purpose it has been used. We will then consider what 360-degree feedback brings to executive coaching....Starting at €8.20