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Symington Family Estates
Martínez de Albéniz, Victor; Amorim, PedroCase P-1195-EService and Operations ManagementIt was the end of October 2018. Charles Symington was drinking a glass of Graham's 20 Year Old Port together with Rob Symington who had just joined the company after a successful entrepreneurial initiative. Rob would help steer the future of the family-owned business. Both were discussing what decisions to make in the upcoming months, regarding the vintage that had just ended. The quality of the wines to be produced with 2018's vintage was outsta...Starting at €8.20
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I'm Old, Not an Idiot: A Retiree Against the Banks (B)
Leahy, Ivo; De la Cierva Álvarez de Sotomayor, Santiago CarlosCase DPO-782-EKnowledge and Communication, StrategyThe banking sector has undergone a profound transformation in recent years. Mergers have rendered many branches superfluous, while online banking means most users can manage their accounts while rarely entering a physical bank. The sector is shrinking, and all banks are closing branches, a process that has been further accelerated by two years of pandemic. Carlos San Juan is a 73-year-old retiree who found using banking apps difficult. When one ...Starting at €5.74
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The Captor Opportunity (A)
Valentí Vidal, Albert; González Rodríguez, Jorge; Reutskaja Pastushkova, Elena; Mendoza, ErnestCase M-1397-EMarketingCarbon Purity (CP) acquired Captor Materials S.L. (CM). The main asset of Captor Materials was a patented technology for the removal of nitrogen oxides (NOx). Accumulated exposure to NOx causes gradual health deterioration in employees exposed to these gases. The new Captor technology, which helps remove these NOx, is extremely valuable and can be implemented in a number of sectors where NOx are to be removed from gases. CP identified several mar...Starting at €8.20
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The Vespa "Special" 50 cc (B): Seller
Vaccaro, AntoninoCase NEG-33-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Decision AnalysisA person wants to sell a motorbike, a Vespa 50 cc produced in 1967. It is a very rare and beautiful scooter, but it has an engine that is not original and different from what is reported in the documentation. The seller is aware that even a professional mechanic would find it difficult to spot such an anomaly in the Vespa. The negotiation between the seller and the potential buyer might be affected by the disclosure of such critical information.Starting at €5.74
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The Vespa "Special" 50 cc (A): Buyer
Vaccaro, AntoninoCase NEG-32-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Decision AnalysisA person wants to sell a motorbike, a Vespa 50 cc produced in 1967. It is a very rare and beautiful scooter, but it has an engine that is not original and different from what is reported in the documentation. The seller is aware that even a professional mechanic would find it difficult to spot such an anomaly in the Vespa. The negotiation between the seller and the potential buyer might be affected by the disclosure of such critical information.Starting at €8.20
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The Wedding (A)
Sabrià Miracle, FedericoCase ASN-66-ELeadership and People ManagementA successful entrepreneur who has made many sacrifices and relied on the support of his family decides to marry his girlfriend. Everything goes smoothly and all the family members are happy until a family friend raises a purely practical matter, one that's common in many cultures but hadn't been considered by anyone in the family: Shouldn't the couple sign a prenuptial agreement? The case (which provides enough information to give us an idea of t...Starting at €8.20
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Tessile Milana, SpA (A)
Chinchilla Albiol, Nuria; San Martín Martin-Pozuelo, ÁlvaroCase DPO-795-ELeadership and People ManagementThe sales director of a family firm finds herself involved in a family dispute. On receiving an attractive job offer from another company, she has to decide whether or not to leave the firm he has served for most of his working life. This case is based on the "Tessuti Dalmine, SPA (A)" case (FH-648-E).Starting at €8.20
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ROADLAW Case (A): Santiago Jover, Partner
Stein Martínez, Guido; Mehta, Kandarpkumar Harsiddhbhai; Barrachina, AlbertoCase NEG-18-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThree partners (two professional and one strictly financial) decide to establish a boutique law firm called ROADLAW that will focus on a particular sector, with two business areas: the pharmaceutical industry and restructuring. At first, everything seems to bode well for the future of the project. A draft partnership agreement is prepared but never formally concluded. When problems arise between the two professional partners, the situation become...Starting at €8.20
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Doctor Kubber
Jimenez Lopez, Esther; Chinchilla Albiol, NuriaCase DPO-351-ELeadership and People ManagementDr. Kubber directs the internal medicine ward of a hospital. His pace of work and his management style trigger a series of reactions and consequences in and among his team of doctors that reflect the lower level of productivity, despite the professionalism of many of them. Katy, an assistant doctor at a hospital in Madrid, begins to get tired of the work pace and management style of Dr. Kubber, head of the Internal Medicine plant where she works....Starting at €8.20
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ROADLAW Case (B): Manuel Binio, Partner
Stein Martínez, Guido; Mehta, Kandarpkumar Harsiddhbhai; Barrachina, AlbertoCase NEG-19-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThree partners (two professional and one strictly financial) decide to establish a boutique law firm called ROADLAW that will focus on a particular sector, with two business areas: the pharmaceutical industry and restructuring. At first, everything seems to bode well for the future of the project. A draft partnership agreement is prepared but never formally concluded. When problems arise between the two professional partners, the situation become...Starting at €5.74