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Dow Chemical Polyolefins and Elastomers R&D: Sustaining High Performance (Abridged)
Horniman, Alexander B.; Cross, TomCase DARDEN-OB-0918-ELeadership and People ManagementOnce considered a candidate for divesture, Dow Chemical Polyolefins and Elastomers has had 12 successful years in a row. The company has set the standard of excellence for new-product innovation, having launched an average of one new-product line each year with 10 of the 11 launches being a success. After winning awards and receiving recognition for his speed in developing and launching chemical products, the company’s COO now had a new concern t...Starting at €8.20
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Smoke and Mirrors (A)
Cross, TomCase DARDEN-OB-0948-ELeadership and People ManagementThe CEO of Exhaust Tech, the worldwide leader in exhaust systems, has directed the newly appointed head of marketing to advertise and market a new product that is less expensive to manufacture but has no real consumer benefits other than the lifetime guarantee that no longer offers any competitive differentiation. The head of marketing prefers another product and feels he is being pressured into inventing something out of nothing to launch this n...Starting at €8.20
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James Madison and "The Business of May Next" (B)
Cross, Tom; Newell, Terry; Rice, PeterCase DARDEN-OB-0969-ELeadership and People ManagementOn May 30, 1787, the second day of the Convention held in the Pennsylvania State House, six states voted “aye” and one “nay” to the proposal to establish “a national Government … consisting of a supreme Legislative, Executive and Judiciary.” In that moment, delegates who had gathered merely to revise the Articles of Confederation agreed to abolish it. In that moment, James Madison earned the title of Father of the Constitution, although he had no...Starting at €5.74
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Tergasa (B)
Segarra, José Antonio; Carrillo, JordiCase M-1297Accounting and Control, Corporate GovernanceLa dirección de Tergasa reflexiona con su consultor acerca de la necesidad de confeccionar un sistema de información para el control de las operaciones de negocio, ya que los sistemas utilizados hasta ahora por la compañía son muy rudimentarios y no dan pistas sobre el desempeño de las distintas actividades.Starting at €5.74
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Las medidas laborales de la empresa en situación de crisis
Segarra, José Antonio; Carrillo, JordiTechnical Note JN-27Leadership and People Management, StrategyEsta nota técnica presenta las medidas de ajuste laboral de las empresas en crisis a la luz de la última reforma laboral propuesta en el Real Decreto Ley 3/2012. Dichas medidas se presentan clasificadas en voluntarias y forzosas y en definitivas y temporales. También se revisan los despidos individuales y colectivos, las modificaciones sustanciales de las condiciones de trabajo y la negociación colectiva con las cláusulas de descuelgue.Starting at €8.20
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Laboratorios Alce Brazil: Sales Team Turnover
Segarra, José Antonio; Carrillo, JordiCase M-1264-ELeadership and People Management, MarketingLaboratorios Alce, a Brazilian market leader in ophthalmic drugs, faces a disproportionate turnover in its network of salespeople, with serious consequences for the business. The national sales manager reflects on the causes of the high turnover rate and on possible solutions. In addition, he contemplates introducing changes to the commercial organization and sizing of his network of 70 salespeople.Starting at €8.20
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Grupo Alimentario Guissona
Segarra, José Antonio; Carrillo, JordiCase M-1247Corporate GovernanceEl Grupo Alimentario Guissona con sus buques insignia Cooperativa Agropecuaria y Corporación Alimentaria es, en el año 2010, el lider del sector cárnico español con una facturación de 1.100 millones de euros, 9.000 cooperativistas, 4.500 accionista y 3.000 empleados, con la mitad procedentes de la inmigración de 42 paises distintos. Un caso singular de éxito empresarial y desarrollo integral del territorio, con un modelo de negocio propio totalme...Starting at €8.20
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Annual Accounts
Segarra, José Antonio; Carrillo, JordiTechnical Note JN-29-EAccounting and Control, Corporate Governance, FinanceThis note describes the legal obligation of every corporation's management to prepare its annual accounts, which must then be submitted for approval by the general assembly of shareholders and subsequently filed for recording in the Commercial Registry. The note further details the documents included in the annual accounts and the legal requirements that must be met.Starting at €8.20
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Las cuentas anuales
Segarra, José Antonio; Carrillo, JordiTechnical Note JN-29Accounting and Control, Corporate Governance, FinanceEn esta nota se describe la obligación legal que corresponde a los administradores de cualquier sociedad de capital de formular sus cuentas anuales, presentarlas para la aprobación en la junta general de accionistas y depositarlas posteriormente en el Registro Mercantil. Se detallan, además, los documentos que componen las cuentas anuales y los requisitos legales que hay que cumplir.Starting at €8.20
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Mercado Alternativo Bursátil: cinco años de vida
Segarra, José Antonio; Carrillo, JordiTechnical Note FN-615Corporate Governance, FinanceAutorizado en marzo de 2008, el Mercado Alternativo Bursátil (MAB) es un mercado organizado que está dirigido especialmente a sociedades de reducida capitalización con proyectos de expansión en la agenda. El MAB se articula como una vía de captación de recursos propios a través de inversores institucionales y privados y como vía para dar liquidez a las acciones. Esta nota técnica analiza sus primeros cuatro años de historia y evalúa, a través de ...Starting at €8.20