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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
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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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Emilio Sastre
Gallo, Miguel Ángel; Mozo, EnriqueCase DG-1007-EStrategyThis case describes some of the directions taken by an MED student in the first few years of his career, following his incorporation into a family group of companies. It explains the process by which he joins the group, the problems he faces with an established manager who he has to work with, his "inclusion" in the family and in the higher levels of power, the birth of his "psychological contract" with the company, and its subsequent repercussio...Starting at €8.20
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Emilio Sastre
Gallo, Miguel Ángel; Mozo, EnriqueCase DG-1007StrategyEl caso describe las distintas orientaciones por las que atraviesa un alumno del MED en los primeros años de su carrera profesional, tras su entrada en un grupo de empresas familiar. Se relata su proceso de incorporación, sus dificultades con un antiguo directivo en quien tiene que apoyarse, su «inclusión» en la familia y cúpula de poder, el nacimiento de su «contrato psicológico» con la empresa, y la consiguiente repercusión en el planteamiento ...Starting at €8.20
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Cómo conquéistar nuevos mercados con viejas habilidades
Guillen, Mauro F.; Garcia-Canal, EstebanArticle HBS-R1011KStrategyMuchas empresas se mantienen al margen de la competencia global, creyendo que necesitan para desarrollar productos innovadores o marcas líderes antes de aventurarse en el extranjero. El éxito internacional de las empresas españolas como Telefónica, Freixenet, Banco Santander, y ALSA demuestra este tipo de pensamiento totalmente equivocado. Todos ellos se convirtieron en actores globales en sus industrias por sobresalir en las capacidades pasados ...Starting at €8.20
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How to Conquer New Markets with Old Skills
Guillen, Mauro F.; Garcia-Canal, EstebanArticle HBS-R1011K-EStrategyMany firms sit on the sidelines of global competition, believing they need to develop innovative products or leading brands before venturing abroad. The international success of Spanish companies like Telefonica, Freixenet, Banco Santander, and ALSA proves such thinking dead wrong. They all became global players in their industries-by excelling at old-fashioned capabilities. The Spanish firms skipped the risky, expensive strategy of opening their...Starting at €8.20
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Banco de Iberia (B): Workforce Adjustment Policies (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Rábago, Eduardo; Stein Martínez, GuidoCase DPO-223-PBInnovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementAt year-end 2008, Banco de Iberia posted a profit of close to 63 million euros, with 6% growth in the balance sheet. During 2009 and 2010, the downturn in the business was very pronounced, so the bank instructed staff to drastically cut expenses, and strict risk controls were introduced. The strategic plan for the three-year period ending 2011 was centered on prudent and transparent management, based on scrupulous adherence to regulations and eth...Starting at €5.74
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Banco de Iberia (A) (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Rábago, Eduardo; Stein Martínez, GuidoCase DPO-217-PBInnovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementBanco de Iberia was founded by an investor group at the end of the 19th century, with capital of six million pesetas (36,000 euros). Since then, the bank has maintained a stable stock price and a reputation as a sound institution with proven expertise in universal banking services for personal, corporate and institutional customers. In 2009 the bank needs to adapt its management structure to the new circumstances, so as to tighten control of expe...Starting at €8.20