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Recupera, S.A.
Pancorvo, JorgeCase PAD-P-C-343Service and Operations ManagementDardo López-Dolz, propietario del negocio y persona emprendedora, afronta varias decisiones para conseguir que su empresa siga creciendo. Sin embargo, la naturaleza del servicio parte de una anomalía de las transacciones de compraventa: un deudor que no cumple sus obligaciones según lo convenido. La demanda tiene un comportamiento irregular, con expedientes de cobranza que varían según cada caso, y con exigencias operativas distintas por cad...Starting at €8.20
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Responsible Investing Takes Root
Ferraro, FabrizioArticle ART-2314-EFinance, StrategyResponsible investment is moving from being a niche in the asset management universe to increasingly becoming mainstream. In Europe, especially, it appears to be taking off. This article identifies some of the key drivers and the challenges that responsible investment poses to investors and managers as they try to take this novel field and embed it into their institutional practices. Looking to the future, the author highlights three areas that h...Starting at €8.20
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Three Trends That Will Change How You Manage
Ferraro, Fabrizio; Cassiman, BrunoArticle ART-2640-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, StrategyBuilding on research in the field of strategic management, this article develops a framework to think about three emerging challenges: Globalization, Digitization and Politicization. How can corporate leaders confront this 21st century brand of "GDP"? CEOs will have to change how they allocate resources by becoming Arbitrageurs; adopt the mind-set of strategic Experimenters; and become Orchestrators of Hybrid Organizations, h...Starting at €8.20
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Hoja de ruta para ejecutar con éxito la estrategia
Ferraro, Fabrizio; Argüelles, José Miguel; Maoret, MassimoArticle ART-3127Strategy¿Cómo ejecutar la estrategia eficazmente? Según concluyen los autores tras analizar la literatura académica, cientos de casos empresariales y entrevistas a altos directivos, no basta con tomar decisiones económicas bien razonadas. Este artículo define el concepto de "liderazgo estratégico" tal y como lo entienden los profesores del departamento de Dirección estratégica del IESE. También presentan una hoja de ruta para ejecutar con éxito la estrat...Starting at €8.20
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The Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development: Tackling HIV/AIDS and Poverty in South Africa (A)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0303-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityIn 1998, Klaus Leisinger and Karin Schmitt of the Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development in Basel, Switzerland, were approached by a sociologist who wanted help in launching a pilot program in Tanzania to deal with the crisis of the more than 8 million HIV/AIDS-orphaned children in sub-Saharan Africa. The proposed program was unusual in that it addressed the psychological and social traumas these children experienced. The other unusual a...Starting at €8.20
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Started as Crew (B): Darlene Calhoun and McDonald's
Werhane, Patricia H.; Hartman, Laura P.; Sheehan, Justin; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0309-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityMcDonald’s Corporation, the behemoth of the fast food industry, has taken its share of criticism - even ridicule - over the years. The image of the company suffered as the public began to perceive its jobs as dead-end, unskilled, and unstimulating. The term “McJob,” coined by an author in 1991, was slang for a low-paying job that required little skill and provided little opportunity for advancement. But in many ways, McDonald’s Corporation defied...Starting at €5.74
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BHP Billiton and Mozal (B)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Hartman, Laura P.; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0317-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityBHP Billiton began construction of Phase 1 of the Mozal aluminum smelter in 1998. Because of the challenges that the community presented, BHP Billiton and its partners created the Mozal Community Development Trust (MCDT), which worked to improve the infrastructure, social services, and health care of the community. During the two construction phases, the project contributed more than USD160 million to the local economy, principally through the em...Starting at €5.74
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Great Lakes: Great Decisions (A)
Freeland, James R.; Werhane, Patricia H.; Wicks, Andrew C.; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0325-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityOne of the few remaining producers of lead additives must decide whether to continue producing them for use abroad. Banned in the United States, lead additives were still legal in developing nations. Ellie Shannon, the division manager overseeing bromine production for the Indiana-based Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (Great Lakes), must advise Great Lakes' directors on whether the company should 1) continue production for the foreseeable future...Starting at €8.20
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WorldCom: Keeping Planes in the Air (A)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Wicks, Andrew C.; Sack, Robert J.; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0335-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis case focuses on the dilemma faced by Betty Vinson, a senior manager in the corporate accounting division of telecommunications giant WorldCom, when asked repeatedly to falsify financial information. The telecommunications industry was in a severe slump after the booming 1990s, and WorldCom’s stock price was suffering. WorldCom’s senior management was eager to continue the company’s string of ever-increasing operating results in hopes that th...Starting at €8.20
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Snow Brand Milk Products (C): 2009 - Remaining Challenges
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny; Koehn, Daryl; Saito, Akira; Wolfe, ReginaCase DARDEN-E-0349-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe turnaround at Snow Brand Milk Products was a real learning experience for all involved. The lessons were many, and while prioritizing them was difficult, it seemed clear that the most significant was the realization that the company existed to serve the consumer and, through that service, the broader society. This brief case outlines the successes that Nobuko Hiwasa pushed Snow Brand management to accomplish, and introduces the challenges tha...Starting at €5.74