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Company Culture in a Family-owned Businesses (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Gallo, Miguel ÁngelTechnical Note DGN-457-PBStrategyThis technical note is in four parts. The first section looks at the elements that make up the culture of a company, how culture is formed, transmitted and evolves. The second section discusses the differences between family and non-family businesses, and identifies the four generic types of family business. The third section delves into the causes of elements peculiar to the culture of family businesses. Finally, section four looks at specific e...Starting at €8.20
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Voltium, Inc. (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
del Potro, Eloy; Stein Martínez, Guido; Pin Arboledas, José Ramón; Vázquez-Dodero de Bonifaz, Juan CarlosCase BE-173-PBBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe manager at Voltium,a European company that was installing electricity in various parts of an African country, pondered whether it was justifiable to yield to the extortion of a local public official of the Dambo region, just as the company was about to finalize the project for the electrification of the area. This case was recognized by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) as the best publication in the 2012 Case Writing ...Starting at €8.20
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Being an entrepreneur in a family business (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Gallo, Miguel ÁngelTechnical Note DGN-512-PBStrategyStarting at €8.20
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Family Protocol (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Gallo, Miguel Ángel; Ward, John L.Technical Note DGN-448-PBStrategyThe note includes three examples of protocol in family businesses, with explanations of the different types of relationships between managers, owners, and family members. It also includes a variety of ways of allocating power and property.Starting at €8.20
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Governing Bodies in the Family Company (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Gallo, Miguel ÁngelTechnical Note DGN-467-PBStrategyStarting at €8.20
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Costs: Concepts and Definitions (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Ballarín Fredes, Eduardo; Pereira, Fernando; Rosanas Martí, Josep Maria; Vázquez-Dodero de Bonifaz, Juan CarlosTechnical Note CN-188-PBAccounting and ControlFrom the concept of cost, the differences between historical and future costs, direct and common (or indirect) costs, and fixed and variable costs are established. The concepts of unit cost, total cost and complete cost are also clarified.Starting at €8.20
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Contribution Margin and Gross Margin (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Ballarín Fredes, Eduardo; Pereira, Fernando; Rosanas Martí, Josep Maria; Vázquez-Dodero de Bonifaz, Juan CarlosTechnical Note CN-190-PBAccounting and ControlThe contribution margin and the gross margin are two complementary profitability indicators due to their different scope. The first contemplates "only" variable expenses but also "all" (not only production) variable expenses. The second refers only to industrial processes, including what is known as "full cost", which includes direct, variable and fixed manufacturing costs of a product and an appropriate share of indirect costs. The contribution ...Starting at €8.20
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Arce (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Gallo, Miguel ÁngelCase DG-1361-PBStrategyArce is a family business founded in 1885, run by three brothers of the third generation and incorporating several members of the fourth generation. Of the three businesses that make up the company, one has been in losses for two years, and a consultancy has been hired to revitalize it; another has no growth, and the third is facing very strong new competition. At a meeting of the 22 members of the fourth generation, they ask themselves: do our b...Starting at €8.20
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Concepts on Income and Expenses for Management Control (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Vázquez-Dodero de Bonifaz, Juan CarlosTechnical Note CN-104-PBAccounting and ControlStarting at €8.20