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Voltium, Inc.
del Potro, Eloy; Stein, Guido; Pin Arboledas, José Ramón; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosCase BE-173-EBusiness 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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Mergers and People: Key Factors for an Effective Acquisition and for Surviving One
Stein, Guido; Cuadrado, MartaTechnical Note DPON-123-ECorporate Governance, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThe aim of this technical note is to consider the human dimension of mergers and acquisitions and the way these processes impact people. In the substantial body of scientific literature that exists on this topic, authors discuss the rules and "magic" formulas that lead to a successful acquisition, grounding their arguments in empirical evidence. One of the first conclusions that can be drawn from examining this literature is that the authors cite...Starting at €8.20
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Management by Competencies: Theoretical Aspects & Design and Implementation Practices
Pin Arboledas, José Ramón; Stein, GuidoTechnical Note DPON-66-ELeadership and People ManagementThis note describes practical aspects of management by competencies (MBC), both in terms of design and administration. It analyzes the possible variations in the two components of MBC: a) the process (forms to fill out and the information cycle), and b) the coaching relationship between the coach (who does the evaluating) and the coachee (who is being evaluated). It pinpoints MBC as an integrating tool human resources policies can use to add valu...Starting at €8.20
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Vienna Neubau GmbH (A): CEO and Shareholder
Baselga, Antonio; Stein, Guido; Roure, JuanCase E-129-ELeadership and People ManagementNeubau Vienna GmbH (VN) is a mid-sized company and leading distributor of wood derivatives in the Austrian market. CEO Walter Anzenbruger had decided to hire a general manager who could help steer the company in its new stage. Walter finally decided on Hans Macher, 34, an industrial engineer with an MBA and current director of the Price Waterhouse Office in Graz. He thought that Hans was pulling very heavily on some of his strengths in the negot...Starting at €8.20
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Volkswagen Navarra, 8th Collective Agreement (C): Latest negotiations
Stein, Guido; Escobar, Carlos; Cuadrado, Marta; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-328-EEconomics, Leadership and People ManagementAfter more than eight months without the negotiating parties managing to reach an agreement, the unions decided to call in their German counterpart to help find a solution and make the parent company aware of why it had not been possible to reach an agreement in Spain. On the other hand, in response to the drawn out nature of the negotiating period, the management from Wolfsburg contacted Patrick and Carlos to find out what was causing the lack o...Starting at €5.74
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Volkswagen Navarra, 8th Collective Agreement (A): An agreement for the future
Stein, Guido; Escobar, Carlos; Cuadrado, Marta; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-326-EEconomics, Leadership and People ManagementIn September 2012, Carlos Escobar, director of human resources for the Volkswagen plant in Navarra (hereafter, VW Navarra), was sitting in his office reading the mail that his secretary left him on his desk each morning. That day, the first letter in the pile was from Germany, signed by Herbert Waltl, the production manager for all the European Volkswagen (VW) plants. After reading the letter, Carlos called Patrick Danau, general manager of VW Es...Starting at €8.20
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Andrés Cardó, Prisa Group (B): The Crisis of 2016 and the New PRISA of 2017
Stein, Guido; Martín, MiguelCase DPO-404-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, Strategy2016 had been one of the toughest years of Andrés Cardó's professional career, due to the unexpected barrage of uncertainties in Latin America and Europe, which had largely affected the financial situation of Grupo Prisa. To address this situation, Prisa Radio proposed three strategies for action: adjustments to ordinary expenses, restructuring and divestments.Starting at €5.74
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Recommendations for Developing People in Times of Uncertainty
Stein, GuidoTechnical Note DPON-95-ELeadership and People ManagementU.S. statesman Robert McNamara is sometimes credited with the phrase if you cant count it, it doesnt count. In our companies, however, it is often precisely the things that do not show up in the balance sheet that matter most. In this technical note I discuss these difficult-to-account-for variables, and the benefits they can bring when properly managed, as they are, in fact, perfectly measurable. At the same time, I hope to avoid the psychol...Starting at €8.20
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Individual Disciplinary Dismissal: When and How to Use it
Stein, Guido; Illescas, Guiomar; Majada, JuanTechnical Note DPON-103-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementStarting at €8.20
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The Leadership of Millennials at Microsoft (B): The conversation with Rocío
Stein, Guido; Martín, MiguelCase DPO-418-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementThrough a simulated conversation among four participants in the MACH program, issues covered include the hiring process, the appeal of working at a company like Microsoft, and what motivates young millennials to take this step. The expectations of this generation are also presented, along with the reality they will face upon their arrival and in their development, as well as the danger of lurking headhunters. Another topic of interest dealt with ...Starting at €5.74