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Pentagram: el oficio del diseño
Mitchell, Jordan; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-88Corporate Governance, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementA finales de 2004, John McConnell, líder no oficial de Pentagram, preparaba ya su jubilación que tendría lugar en la primavera de 2005. Pentagram es una empresa de diseño multidisciplinar formada por 19 socios repartidos en cinco oficinas (Londres, Berlín, Nueva York, San Francisco y Austin), y es considerada como la "Rolls Royce del diseño" por el resto de las empresas del sector. El crecimiento de la compañía se basa en la incorporación de dise...Starting at €8.20
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ISS Spain. La máquina integradora (A)
Agulles, Remei; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-126Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementEl director de país de ISS Spain, Joaquim Borràs, preparaba una reunión con otros directores de país de ISS, a la cual había sido invitado para compartir con ellos su experiencia en adquisiciones e integraciones durante los diez años que ya llevaba en ese puesto. Tras hacer un repaso de la historia de la empresa, decidió hacer hincapié en dos puntos fundamentales: las primeras adquisiciones que condujeron a la constitución de ISS Spain, y el año ...Starting at €8.20
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Developing the Workforce of the Future
Raveendhran, RoshniCase DARDEN-OB-1391-ELeadership and People ManagementThis fictional caselet puts you in the role of a senior company leader who has just seen data estimating that more than one in three workers worldwide may need to change their skill mix by 2030. With automation increasingly likely to displace workers and artificial intelligence making basic skills insufficient for many jobs, lifelong learning and adaptation will be essential for all. What can you do to help your employees in the short term so tha...Starting at €8.20
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ISS Spain. La máquina integradora (B)
Agulles, Remei; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-133Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementEl director de país de ISS Spain, Joaquim Borràs, recordaba cómo el equipo de ISS Spain decidió en 2004 comprar la empresa de limpieza UNICA, además de Alitecnic, que operaba en las áreas de servicios de control de plagas e higiene medioambiental. De 1999 a 2004, la filial había pasado de 1 a 9.160 empleados por medio de 18 adquisiciones. La empresa tenía un crecimiento orgánico del 7% y unos ingresos de 132 millones de euros, y estaba sólidament...Starting at €5.74
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Pentagram: The Craft of Design
Mitchell, Jordan; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-88-ECorporate Governance, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementAs of late 2004, John McConnell, the unofficial leader of Pentagram is preparing for his retirement in the spring of 2005. Pentagram, a multi-disciplinary design firm with 19 partners in five offices (London, Berlin, New York, San Francisco and Austin), is considered to be the "Rolls Royce of Design" by its peers. The company's growth is based on adding well-known designers who in turn bring in business under the Pentagram name. The group is fa...Starting at €8.20
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ISS Spain. The Integration Machine (B)
Agulles, Remei; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-133-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementISS Spain Country Manager Joaquim Borràs remembered how the ISS Spain team decided in 2004 to buy the cleaning company UNICA, as well as Alitecnic, which operated in the service areas of pest control and environmental hygiene. From 1999 to 2004, the subsidiary had gone from 1 to 9,160 employees, through 18 acquisitions. The company had a 7% organic growth and 132M revenue and it was strongly positioned in Spanish Levante, East, North and The Ba...Starting at €5.74
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ISS Spain. The Integration Machine (A)
Agulles, Remei; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-126-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementISS Spain Country Manager Joaquim Borràs was preparing a meeting with other ISS Country Managers in which he was invited to share with them his experiences on acquisitions and integrations along the already ten years he had been in this position. Going over the firm's history, he decided to dwell on two key points: the first acquisitions which led to the constitution of ISS Spain, and the the year 2004. From 1999 to 2004, the subsidiary had gone ...Starting at €8.20
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Transparency in Performance Management
Raveendhran, RoshniCase DARDEN-OB-1390-ELeadership and People ManagementThis fictional caselet puts you in the role of a manager who has just completed performance reviews for your employees. Some employees have given feedback that the review process needs greater transparency, and that they want continuous, real-time feedback throughout the year. You want to address your employees’ concerns, but you’re worried that the system necessary to give your employees what they say they want would make them feel more like num...Starting at €8.20
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Fostering Employee Engagement at Google Post-Pandemic: To AI or Not to AI?
Raveendhran, Roshni; Schmid, Jessica KimCase DARDEN-OB-1413-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case follows Patrice Ju, the new head of business operations for Google's People Development team, as she considers the best way to both attract the best new talent to Google and retain the talent Google already had. The COVID-19 pandemic had utterly changed the global landscape involving work, exacerbating many existing issues employees had. Coupled with "hustle culture," which glorified work and busyness and was especially prominent in the...Starting at €8.20