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Lara Castro (B)
García, Pilar; Cardona Soriano, PabloCase DPO-23Leadership and People ManagementLara Castro, joven directiva de una empresa de telecomunicaciones, comienza un proceso de «coaching» con el fin de mejorar sus competencias directivas. El caso muestra el plan de mejora diseñado conjuntamente por Lara y su «coach», y los avatares que rodean su puesta en marcha.Starting at €5.74
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IKEA Enters Spain
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1592-EStrategyThe case provides an update of the Catalan furniture industry, describing the entry and success of IKEA and the closure of half of the Catalan furniture companies. It addresses the question of why the Catalan companies did not follow IKEA's model and stresses the different configuration of the value chain.Starting at €8.20
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The Catalan Textile Industry (A)
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María LuisaCase SM-1595-EInnovation and Change, StrategyThe case briefly describes the Catalan textile industry, its structure and the different approaches they followed to respond to changing trends in the industry, compared with companies such as Inditex. It relates the challenges brought on by globalization and how they affected the industry in Catalonia.Starting at €8.20
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Putzmeister Ibérica
García, Pilar; Gay, Francisco; Chinchilla, NuriaCase DPO-95Leadership and People ManagementLa implantación de políticas de flexibilidad y conciliación pueden suponer una importante y profunda transformación, no sólo de la organización y los procedimientos de una empresa, sino también de las personas que la integran. Putzmeister Ibérica puso en marcha un innovador programa de flexibilidad, respondiendo a un nuevo estilo de liderazgo y, para conseguirlo, los máximos responsables del área de recursos humanos tuvieron que llevar a cabo un ...Starting at €8.20
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The Catalan Textile Industry (B) - Spanish Version
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1596Innovation and Change, StrategyEntre 1990 y 1996, se había perdido más de la cuarta parte de los empleos relacionados con el sector textil en la UE, y los Gobiernos se enfrentaban a la titánica tarea de impulsar las políticas adecuadas para que la transformación que éste estaba sufriendo fuera menos brusca, así como para mejorar su competitividad. En este caso, se explican algunas de las medidas implementadas por el Gobierno catalán como respuesta a los retos (cada vez más num...Starting at €5.74
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La industria textil catalana (A)
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María LuisaCase SM-1595Innovation and Change, StrategyEste caso describe brevemente la industria textil catalana, su estructura y los distintos enfoques que adoptó para responder a las tendencias cambiantes del sector, en comparación con compañías como Inditex. En él, se abordan, además, los retos derivados de la globalización y el modo en que han afectado a esta industria en Cataluña.Starting at €8.20
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Consumer Electronics in Catalonia (B): The Industry in the 21st Century
Blázquez, María Luisa; Ballarín Fredes, EduardoCase DG-1428-EStrategyThe case describes the changes that took place in the consumer electronics industry between 1995 and 2000 at world level and analyses how the Barcelona cluster evolved during this period. It then describes the development of one of the firms in the cluster, Hewlett-Packard, which stopped being a manufacturing centre and instead became a product development centre. Manufacturing was transferred to other countries, while higher value added activiti...Starting at €5.74
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Lara Castro (B)
García, Pilar; Cardona Soriano, PabloCase DPO-23-ELeadership and People ManagementLara Castro, a young manager at a telecommunications company, began a coaching process hoping to improve her managerial skills. The case details the improvement plan developed jointly by Lara and her coach and the vicissitudes surrounding its implementation.Starting at €5.74
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The Catalan Textile Industry (B)
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1596-EInnovation and Change, StrategyBetween 1990 and 1996, more than a quarter of textile-related jobs had been lost in the European Union. European governments faced the daunting task of promoting adequate policies to smooth the transformation that was taking place in the sector and improve its competitiveness. The case explains some of the measures taken by the Catalan government in response to the increasing callenges faced by companies in the textile industry. It also explains ...Starting at €5.74
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Lara Castro (A): A Coaching Process
García, Pilar; Cardona Soriano, PabloCase DPO-22-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case illustrates the professional and personal development process of a young manager with excellent technical training but little background in people management.Starting at €8.20