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Regional Strategies for Global Leadership (Spanish version)
Ghemawat, PankajArticle HBS-R0512FStrategyhome base, portfolio, hub, platform, and mandate. Some companies adopt the strategies in sequence, but the most nimble switch from one to another and combine approaches as their markets and businesses evolve. At Toyota, for example, exports from the home base continue to be substantial even as the company builds up an international manufacturing presence. And as Toyota achieves economies of scale and scope with a strong network of hubs, the comp...Starting at €8.20
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To Acquire or Not to Acquire? An Update (Spanish version)
Alcacer, Juan; Collis, David J.; Furey, MaryCase HBS-712S07StrategyTo Acquire or Not to Acquire?" details the Walt Disney Company's acquisition of Pixar, including deal terms, executive appointments, and operating guidelines for the two studios.Starting at €8.20
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La Fageda
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Ricart Costa, Joan Enric; Mitchell, JordanCase HBS-711452-EStrategyLa Fageda is a manufacturer of high-quality, naturally-made yogurts in northern Catalonia, Spain. La Fageda is substantially different from its main competitors such as multinational Danone in that it is a 270-person workers' cooperative with 60 percent of its membership made up of mentally disabled individuals. Since its establishment in 1982, the organization has aimed to integrate the mentally disabled by providing meaningful jobs and dignifie...Starting at €8.20
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Ebro Puleva, Teaching Note
Bell, David E.; Shelman, MaryTeaching Note HBS-510100-EStrategyTeaching Note for 510026.Starting at €0.00
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Benetton Group S.p.A., 2012
Wells, John R.; Danskin, GalenCase HBS-713513-EStrategy"On May 31, 2012, after 36 years on the Milan Stock Exchange, Benetton was officially delisted and taken private by Edizione, the Benetton family's holding company. Since 2000, Benetton shareholders had seen its market value fall from $4.3 billion to $720 million at the end of 2011. At $2.6 billion, Benetton's sales in 2011 were virtually the same as they were in 2000, but Inditex from Spain, Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) from Sweden and Fast Retailing ...Starting at €8.20
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Merck Sharp & Dohme Argentina, Inc. (A) (Spanish version)
Paine, Lynn Sharp; Hogan, Harold F., Jr.Case HBS-303S38Strategywhether to offer the son of a high-ranking official in the government's national health-care program a place in the company's highly selective intern program for young professionals.Starting at €8.20
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ZARA: Fast Fashion
Ghemawat, Pankaj; Nueno Iniesta, Jose LuisCase HBS-703497-EStrategyFocuses on Inditex, an apparel retailer from Spain, which has set up an extremely quick response system for its ZARA chain. Instead of predicting months before a season starts what women will want to wear, ZARA observes what's selling and what's not and continuously adjusts what it produces and merchandises on that basis. Powered by ZARA's success, Inditex has expanded into 39 countries, making it one of the most global retailers in the world. Bu...Starting at €8.20
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Cómo conquéistar nuevos mercados con viejas habilidades
Guillen, Mauro F.; Garcia-Canal, EstebanArticle HBS-R1011KStrategyMuchas empresas se mantienen al margen de la competencia global, creyendo que necesitan para desarrollar productos innovadores o marcas líderes antes de aventurarse en el extranjero. El éxito internacional de las empresas españolas como Telefónica, Freixenet, Banco Santander, y ALSA demuestra este tipo de pensamiento totalmente equivocado. Todos ellos se convirtieron en actores globales en sus industrias por sobresalir en las capacidades pasados ...Starting at €8.20
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Gap, Inc., 2019
Wells, John R.; Weinstock, BenjaminCase HBS-720377-EStrategyIn 2000, The Gap, Inc. (Gap) was the world's largest player in specialty fashion retailing, and companies such as Inditex of Spain, H&M of Sweden, and Fast Retailing of Japan were less than a quarter of Gap's size. But after two decades of growth, Gap's pStarting at €8.20
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European Integration: Meeting the Competitiveness Challenge
Porter, Michael E.; Ketels, Christian H.M.Case HBS-714405-EStrategyThe case discusses the origins and development of the European Integration process from the post-war period up to 2007, focusing particularly on the efforts of the Lisbon-agenda under way since 2000 to enhance Europe's competitiveness. It discusses the different policy areas that have been approached at the European level over time, and provides background on the architecture of European institutions. The case enables students to understand how E...Starting at €8.20