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Corporate Governance: The Jack Wright Series (B): Wright Gets Involved
Colley, John L.; Logan, George W.; Stettinius, Wallace; Carr, DabneyCase DARDEN-OM-1515-EService and Operations ManagementApproximately two months after agreeing to join the Mega Corporation board, Wright received a package of material for his first board meeting, which was to be held immediately after the annual meeting at which he was to be elected. This is the second case in a series of cases about corporate governance. It is a revision of UVA-OM-1084 and can be used in its place. The case is used in Darden's "Corporate Governance" course elective.Starting at €5.74
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Corporate Governance: The Jack Wright Series (C): The Board-Management Relationship
Colley, John L.; Logan, George W.; Stettinius, Wallace; Carr, DabneyCase DARDEN-OM-1516-EService and Operations ManagementJack Wright had been on the board of Mega Corporation for almost a year and was confident in his assessment of the ways in which the board and the corporate organization functioned. He recognized some pluses: a strong balance sheet, several good businesses, and some other businesses that could be sold; however, he also saw a number of issues that were not being addressed but needed attention. This case is one in a series of cases about corporate ...Starting at €5.74
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Corporate Governance: The Jack Wright Series (D): Time for Action
Colley, John L.; Logan, George W.; Stettinius, Wallace; Carr, DabneyCase DARDEN-OM-1517-EService and Operations ManagementThe board chairman dies of a heart attack and a special board meeting was set for a week after the funeral to discuss the situation. The first issue was the election of a chairman. This case is an addition to a series of cases concerning corporate governance. It is used in Darden's "Corporate Governance" course elective.Starting at €5.74
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El Seguro Social Campesino en Ecuador
Cárdenas M.; Sánchez, Loppacher J.Case P-1030Service and Operations ManagementEl Seguro Campesino en Ecuador presenta un interesante ejemplo de enfoque de subsidio de demanda para mejorar la cobertura médica para los pobres y las poblaciones rurales. El caso describe el desarrollo de este esquema en Ecuador y presenta el principal problema que queda aún por resolver una vez el sistema se desarrolle: la falta de oferta. El Ministerio debe afrontarlo, y en este caso se presentan varias alternativas. Uno de los principales ro...Starting at €8.20
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The San Miguel Arcángel Hospital
Bitrán, Ricardo; Vergara, Carles; Má C.; Sánchez, Loppacher J.Case P-1045-EService and Operations ManagementThe case describes a Panamanian public hospital's efforts to overcome two of the most important weaknesses of the health system in Panama: the lack of investment coordination between the ministry of health and social security hospitals, and the divorce between budget and performance. The approach involves sharing hospital financing between the ministry of health and the social security, and linking the hospital budget to the quantity and quality ...Starting at €8.20
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Rural social security in Ecuador
Cárdenas M.; Sánchez, Loppacher J.Case P-1030-EService and Operations ManagementThe Rural Social Security Plan in Ecuador is an interesting example of a demand subsidy approach to achieving better medical coverage in poor and remote rural populations. The case describes how this scheme was developed in Ecuador and the main problem that remains once that the system is in place: the lack of health care providers. The ministry needs to address this problem, and several alternatives are outlined in the case. One of the health mi...Starting at €8.20
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Siemens AG: Global Development Strategy (A) (Spanish Version)
Thomke, Stefan; Nimgade, AshokCase HBS-604S22Service and Operations ManagementDescribe cómo Siemens, el gigante de la ingeniería eléctrica alemana, ha desarrollado y gestiona I + D global en su gran Información y Redes de Comunicaciones división (ICN). En 1994, Siemens abrió su centro de Bangalore (India), que ahora se ha convertido en uno de sus mayores centros regionales de desarrollo fuera de Alemania. Con Bangalore pidiendo una mayor independencia y autonomía de gestión de recursos, la alta dirección tiene que decidir ...Starting at €8.20
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Bank of America (A) (Spanish version)
Thomke, Stefan; Nimgade, AshokCase HBS-606S31Service and Operations ManagementDescribe cómo Bank of America es la creación de un sistema para la innovación de productos y servicios en su negocio de banca minorista. Se hace hincapié en el papel de la experimentación en algunos "laboratorios" de dos docenas de la vida real que sirven como plenamente operativos sucursales bancarias y como sitios para probar nuevas ideas y conceptos. Se centra en: 1) cómo aprender de la experimentación puede ser maximizada; 2) sistemas de ince...Starting at €8.20
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Corporate Governance: The Jack Wright Series (A): Board Selection and Organization
Colley, John L.; Logan, George W.; Stettinius, Wallace; Carr, DabneyCase DARDEN-OM-1514-EService and Operations ManagementJack Wright, CEO of Dryden Corporation, led his company to strong growth and profitability levels during the previous 10 years. Now he has been approached to join the board of directors of the Mega Corporation. The case requires students to consider the pros and cons of board membership and to decide whether they would recommend Wright join the board. This updated case is the first case study in a series of cases on corporate governance. It is me...Starting at €8.20
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BMW AG: The Digital Auto Project (B) (Spanish Version)
Thomke, Stefan; Nimgade, AshokCase HBS-606S12Service and Operations ManagementComplementa el caso (A).Starting at €5.74