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Codes of Business Conduct: Conditions for Success, Preparation and Implementation
Melé, Domènec; González, CésarTechnical Note BEN-126-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityA business code of conduct, sometimes called an ethical business code, is a corporate document which sets out values, standards and rules of how to respond to dilemmas or other situations related to the business where it is considered essential that employees follow guidelines set out by the management. This document examines the case for and against business codes of conduct and offers some recommendations on how they can be drawn up and impleme...Starting at €8.20
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IMSA
Melé, Domènec; Vega E. J.Case TD-82-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityAfter five years of strong growth, Ingeniería de Medida, S.A. (IMSA), a company selling sophisticated electronic measuring equipment, enters the defence industry. It adopts a policy of treating military personnel generously with free trips, accommodation and expense allowances for attendance at training courses which it offers as a complement to is product. Four years later, precisely when the Defence Department is about to cut its budget, a seni...Starting at €8.20
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Siemens Employer Branding: Who Owns the Brand (A)
Oliver, Xavier; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase M-1368-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, MarketingIn 2015, Siemens was facing a recruitment crisis. In an era in which digitization and data science were key in engineering, it found itself competing for talent against the likes of Google, Apple and Microsoft, while being perceived as a much less attractive place to work than those hotshot companies. After carrying out a survey, Siemens discovered that it was seen by nearly all stakeholders as an old-fashioned, unattractive and conservative comp...Starting at €8.20
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El Caserío: Brand Arquitecture
Lozano V.; Milán B.; Oliver, Xavier; de Toro, Juan ManuelCase M-1189-EMarketingA historical view of the brands acquired by Kraft in Spain, especially El Caserío. The company faces competitors who have established much more coherent brand architectures, with more potential for expansion and profit. The decisions they take for the current brands will define their future.Starting at €8.20
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Ethics in Decision Making
Melé, DomènecTechnical Note TDN-118-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityFor an action to be morally correct, it is necessary that both the intention and the object be chosen (the end does not justify the means). There are circumstances concurrent to the action and foreseeable consequences that aggravate or attenuate the morality of an action. An alternative with negative side effects may be lawful if certain conditions that are developed in the text are met. There are several practical criteria for resolving conflict...Starting at €8.20
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New England Wire and Cables (B)
Melé, DomènecCase TD-119-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityStarting at €5.74
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BCN Brand: Selling Barcelona Around the World
Sicart, Sara; Oliver, XavierCase M-1340-EDecision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, MarketingIn just three years and with 13 employees, Pablo Caralps created BCN Brand, an up-and-coming company with a presence in eight countries and an interesting portfolio: colored sneakers, polo shirts, bathing suits, cell phone cases, sunglasses, motorcycle helmets, leather goods, bicycles and even fire extinguishers. Its goal? To convey the feeling of never-ending summer and to export the Barcelona lifestyle - a strategy that has been a resounding s...Starting at €8.20
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Relations of Justice in the Business Environment
Melé, DomènecTechnical Note TDN-88-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityJustice is giving everyone their rights. Underlying justice, then is the existance of rights and titles to rights. General justice takes on two specific forms: commutative and distributive justice. The case ennumerates a range of facets of justice in companies related to the rights of people, their economic goods, established laws, contracts and distribution.Starting at €8.20
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Privalia: From Private Club to Fashion Brand
Fernandez Garcia-Andrade, Pablo; Oliver, XavierCase M-1330-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyThe private club (a business model pioneered by the French company Vente-privee in 2001) was the main driver of fashion e-commerce. On the one hand, it helped get rid of brands' stocks discreetly and allowed shoppers to buy heavily discounted fashion products, which they could not find online anywhere else since many brands did not use e-commerce and, in some cases, did not even have websites. These circumstances helped this type of e-commerce co...Starting at €8.20
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Practical Wisdom in Decision Making
Melé, DomènecTechnical Note TDN-87-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityIn everyday language, practical wisdom is often equated with "being cautious" or "wary". The concept of "practical wisdom" is much richer than that, however, and is crucially important in ethics. Practical wisdom impels a person into action, not only to avoid obstacles or dangers, but, above all, to do right. Practical wisdom plays a part in decision making, where it helps us to grasp the problem; in deliberative analysis of the problem; in the d...Starting at €8.20