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Suncor’s Political Role in Fort McMurray
Michael ValenteCase IVEY-9B11M034-EStrategyIn the midst of massive growth in the oil sands, Suncor’s chief executive officer (CEO) is growing concerned about the local government’s inability to cope with unprecedented growth of oils sands development in Fort McMurray, Alberta. Crime, prostitution, drug use, social inequality, and ecological deterioration have begun to cripple Fort McMurray and the surrounding area largely because the local government has been unable to support the massive...Starting at €8.20
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Honey Care Africa (A): A Different Business Model
Oana Branzei; Michael ValenteCase IVEY-9B07M022-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe founding entrepreneur of Honey Care Africa revitalized Kenya’s national honey industry by focusing on small-holder farmers across the country. Central to success was an innovative business model: a synergistic partnership between the development sector, the private sector, and rural communities that drew on the core competencies of each party as well as their complementary roles. This tripartite model was combined with local manufacturing of ...Starting at €8.20
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Pure Organic Food and Juice Bar
Michael Valente; Alex GrahamCase IVEY-9B12M093-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyPure Organic Food and Juice Bar (Pure) is a restaurant located in Collingwood, Ontario specializing in raw, organic and vegan foods. The company’s strategy is to tap into the growing demand for food that is associated with a healthy and more sustainable lifestyle. However, the difficulty of attracting customers in a small town with seasonal fluctuations in the number of residents/visitors, combined with competition from “green” products provided ...Starting at €8.20
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Honey Care Africa: A Tripartite Model For Sustainable Beekeeping
Oana Branzei; Michael ValenteCase IVEY-9B07M060-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe director and co-founder of Honey Care Africa (Honey Care) looks back over the six years of operations and describes the original business model and several sequential changes based on feedback from rural communities, partner organizations, and learning by doing through field operations. Increasing international recognition highlights the potential impact of the model on inspiring sustainable grassroots ventures in the agriculture sector in Ke...Starting at €8.20
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Volkswagen Navarra, 8th Collective Agreement (C): Latest negotiations
Stein, Guido; Escobar, Carlos; Cuadrado, Marta; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-328-EEconomics, Leadership and People ManagementAfter more than eight months without the negotiating parties managing to reach an agreement, the unions decided to call in their German counterpart to help find a solution and make the parent company aware of why it had not been possible to reach an agreement in Spain. On the other hand, in response to the drawn out nature of the negotiating period, the management from Wolfsburg contacted Patrick and Carlos to find out what was causing the lack o...Starting at €5.74
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Volkswagen Navarra, 8th Collective Agreement (A): An agreement for the future
Stein, Guido; Escobar, Carlos; Cuadrado, Marta; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-326-EEconomics, Leadership and People ManagementIn September 2012, Carlos Escobar, director of human resources for the Volkswagen plant in Navarra (hereafter, VW Navarra), was sitting in his office reading the mail that his secretary left him on his desk each morning. That day, the first letter in the pile was from Germany, signed by Herbert Waltl, the production manager for all the European Volkswagen (VW) plants. After reading the letter, Carlos called Patrick Danau, general manager of VW Es...Starting at €8.20
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West Line - Nota del instructor
Stein, Guido; Cuadrado, Marta; Pin Arboledas, José RamónTeaching Note DPOT-72Information Technologies, Leadership and People Management, StrategyGuillermo Oliva es un joven abogado que ha ido desarrollando una exitosa carrera profesional en el mundo de la consultoría. Sus buenos resultados en West Line, compañía líder en el sector de las tecnologías de la información, le posicionan como el sucesor del actual CEO de Iberia. El caso presenta su promoción a director general y la importancia de la toma de posesión.Starting at €0.00
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Bisutería Elegante, S.A. (BiElSA) (A)
Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-270Decision Analysis, StrategyEl caso BiElSA tiene como objetivo analizar los procesos de cambio reactivo. Trata de una empresa sumergida en la crisis económica derivada de las hipotecas subprime, con ramificaciones específicas en España, que han hecho que se reduzca el consumo. BiElSA, dedicada a la bisutería de gama alta, tiene un brillante historial. Pero, durante los tres últimos años, dicha reducción y el cambio de modelo de negocio de la competencia y de los gustos del ...Starting at €8.20
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Bankia (A y B) - Nota del instructor
Pin Arboledas, José RamónTeaching Note DPOT-95Leadership and People Management, StrategyNota para que el profesor pueda impartir el caso Bankia a distintos colectivos. Se describe el caso, se proporcionan posibles preguntas para realizar, se hace una propuesta de distribución del tiempo, y se aportan slides del caso B y recortes de prensa.Starting at €0.00
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La expropiación de Repsol - YPF: "una resurrección con sabor a epopeya": El punto de vista argentino
Costamagna, Rodrigo; Rodríguez Fernández-Hidalgo, Enriqu; Susaeta Erburu, Lourdes; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-261Decision Analysis, Economics, StrategyEl 17 de abril de 2012, el Gobierno argentino decide expropiar la mayor compañía de Argentina. La presidenta del país, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, invitó a la Casa Rosada a gobernadores y empresarios afines para anunciar que el Estado declaraba de utilidad pública y sujeto a la expropiación el 51% de las acciones pertenecientes a Repsol-YPF. La disputa por la indemnización no tendrá una salida diplomática, a pesar de los fuertes lazos cultura...Starting at €8.20