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Programming Business Models Through Digital Density (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Zamora, JavierArticle ART-3013-PBInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, StrategyThe exponential growth of digital connections and data generates myriad interactions between organizations, people and things that executives can leverage to enhance their current business models or create entirely new ones. But how best to harness the power of this digital density? This article presents a framework to help senior executives tap connected data and pinpoint the programmable elements of their value proposition. The author also high...Starting at €8.20
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Companyia Cervesera del Montseny (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Soler, Edi; Palencia, LuisCase ASN-80-PBDecision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, StrategyThis case study contains the interview that the authors conducted with the main partners of the brewery Companyia Cervesera del Montseny in June 2018. A decade after being set up, the company had managed to grow but with poor profitability and enormous debt, due to the investments that they had made in the previous few years. However, they had the feeling that they had reached a point where it was no longer possible to grow organically but, rathe...Starting at €8.20
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Aceites y vinos con denominación de origen (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Fernández, Albert; Villaescusa, NuriaCase C-764-PBAccounting and ControlThe case relates how a cooperative dedicated to producing and selling olive oil and wine decides to set up a new company dedicated to making organic products. After explaining the main events that occurred in the 2017-18 period, the accountant must record the transactions in the general ledger and prepare the financial statements (balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows).Starting at €8.20
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Company Culture in a Family-owned Businesses (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Gallo, Miguel ÁngelTechnical Note DGN-457-PBStrategyThis technical note is in four parts. The first section looks at the elements that make up the culture of a company, how culture is formed, transmitted and evolves. The second section discusses the differences between family and non-family businesses, and identifies the four generic types of family business. The third section delves into the causes of elements peculiar to the culture of family businesses. Finally, section four looks at specific e...Starting at €8.20
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Maria Soldevila (B) (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Grandes, Mª JesúsCase C-775-PBAccounting and ControlA basic case to introduce financial accounting, it describes the first year in the operations of an industrial company. It reviews the fundamental concepts: assets, liabilities, net equity, income and expenses. It demonstrates the preparation and usefulness of financial statements: balance sheets, profit and loss statements, cash flow statements. The case also presents the following additional subjects: stock valuation (FIFO, averages, etc.), cl...Starting at €5.74
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Orbea (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Grandes, Mª Jesús; Ormazabal, GaizkaCase C-773-PBAccounting and ControlIn 2002, Orbea was considering manufacturing store brand bicycles for a large-scale retailer. This case is designed to help students learn to look at the effects of a business decision on a company's fixed costs as a part of their cost-benefit analyses. Specifically, the case can be used to look at how to carry out a differential cost analysis of the increase in the company's current asset financing needs.Starting at €8.20
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Introduction to Financial Accounting (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Peñalva, Fernando; Badia, MarcTechnical Note CN-230-PBAccounting and ControlThis note introduces the basics of financial accounting. By the end, you will be able to understand and interpret simple financial statements.Starting at €8.20
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Normalize Innovation to Transform Your Firm (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Vilà, JoaquimArticle ART-2151-PBInnovation and Change, StrategyCompanies that organize their innovation efforts in systematic, well-managed ways are those whose efforts will be rewarded. So says Joaquim Vilà, based on the best practices of the world's most innovative firms, as well as on his own extensive experience of innovation management. In this article, Vilà presents a systematic model of innovation management, which links strategy, problem solving and cultural change, and which is custom-tailored to th...Starting at €8.20
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GdL (Giocattolo di Legno), SpA (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Grandes Carci, Mª Jesús; Peñalva Acedo, FernandoCase C-742-PBAccounting and ControlThis case presents the situation of a successful, medium-sized company in the toy industry. It illustrates the preparation of basic financial statements: the balance sheet, P&L statement, and cash flow statement. It helps students integrate the three main financial statements and shows them how they can employ them in making financial decisions. It shows a clear relationship between strategy and financial statements. And, finally, it demonstrates...Starting at €8.20
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Relevant Costs for Decision Making (II): Product Decisions at Under Capacity (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Rosanas Martí, Josep MariaTechnical Note CN-143-PBAccounting and ControlThis is the second of a three-note series (CN-155-E, CN-143-E and CN-144-E). This note deals with the use of cost accounting data for decision making purposes. After classifying business decisions between investment and operating decisions, and the latter between pricing and production decisions, the note studies production decisions in situations where the firm is working below production capacity. The special order problem, dropping and adding ...Starting at €8.20