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7-Eleven, Inc. (Spanish Version)
Bell, David E.; Hogan, HalCase HBS-507S03MarketingPuede 7-Eleven Estados Unidos replicar la experiencia exitosa de 7-Eleven Japón en la venta de alimentos frescos a través de tiendas de conveniencia? Describe el sistema japonés y muestra los pasos que la compañía está tomando para tratar de lograr el mismo éxito en los Estados Unidos.Starting at €8.20
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PacificLink iMedia: To List or to Sell
Andrew Karl Delios; Alvin LamCase IVEY-9B16M202-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe founder of a digital media firm had to decide whether to list or to sell his company, PacificLink iMedia (PacificLink) in 2015. The founder had fielded more than 20 offers from various companies to acquire PacificLink since 2007–2008. He rejected all these past offers, because he was working to position the company to list on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. However, in 2015, the founder received an offer from Accenture that ap...Starting at €8.20
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Reinventing the San Miguel Corporation (A)
Roberto Galang; Andrew Karl DeliosCase IVEY-9B09M074-EStrategySan Miguel Corporation is one of the oldest and largest companies in the Philippines. In its 100 year history, it has established a clear leadership position in the Philippine beer industry, as well as having made successful forays into other related and unrelated product areas. In the late 2000s, Eduardo Cojuangco, the CEO of San Miguel Corporation, which was South Asia's largest food and beverage company, found himself in a quandary. Cojuanco w...Starting at €8.20
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Nintendo: Game On!
Parul Purwar; Andrew Karl DeliosCase IVEY-9B16M158-EStrategyIn 2015, Nintendo—the iconic Japanese video game company—was faced with the decade-long challenge of responding to an industry that had changed in ways it had not anticipated. Under its new president, Nintendo had to contend with large-scale changes in the global gaming market. By not adapting to changing customer needs, Nintendo had lost the customer loyalty it had once enjoyed, as was evident from the decline in the number of units sold. It fac...Starting at €8.20
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Reinventing the San Miguel Corporation (B)
Roberto Galang; Andrew Karl DeliosCase IVEY-9B12M079-EStrategyThis supplement to Reinventing the San Miguel Corporation (A) provides a brief update on the diversification strategy pursued by the company.Starting at €5.74
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The Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Industries in China
Andrew Karl Delios; Parul PurwarCase IVEY-9B16M226-EStrategyThis industry note details the state of the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries in China in 2012. It has details on the size of the respective industries, their growth, their regulation and key political actors, as well as information and analysis on other important stakeholders in the pharmaceutical and health care sectors in China in the 2010s. The level of detail is high, as is the complexity of information presented. The note can be used...Starting at €8.20
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PacificLink iMedia: Becoming a Full Service Interactive Agency
Andrew Karl DeliosCase IVEY-9B09M023-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThis case presents the decisions facing the managing director/executive director of PacificLink iMedia (PacificLink), more than 10 years after he founded the company. The company had experienced periods of growth and decline since its founding and was facing a period of uncertain growth given the turmoil in world markets in 2009, following several years of strong growth and expansion. The director anticipated that the company could continue to gr...Starting at €8.20
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KFC's Radical Approach to China
Bell, David E.; Shelman, Mary L.Article HBS-R1111K-EGlobal companies face a crucial question when they enter emerging markets: how far should they go to localize their offerings? Typically they try to sell core products or services pretty much as they've been sold in Europe or the United States, with headquarters calling all the shots-and usually with disappointing results. The authors, both of Harvard Business School, examined why KFC China has been able to find fertile ground in a market that is...Starting at €8.20
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Hormel Foods
Bell, David E.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-520045-EMarketingIn 2019, CEO Jim Snee is weighing how to shape the image of Hormel Foods, one of the largest U.S. meat and food companies, at a time when the industry faces unprecedented scrutiny. Based in the small town of Austin, Minnesota, the nearly 130-year-old firm is best known for its legacy meat-based brands such as Hormel Pepperoni and Spam. It also owns brands (many acquired recently) that consumers might not associate with Hormel, such as Wholly Guac...Starting at €8.20
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COFCO Xinjiang Tunhe Co., Ltd.
Bell, David E.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-508079-EMarketingIn 2005, COFCO Ltd., one of China's largest and most successful companies, acquired Xinjiang Tunhe, a tomato processing firm, which had been, in recent years, poorly managed. COFCO changed Tunhe's management team and set out to create a culture of professionalism and impressed upon the employees that the customer came first. Qin Yelong, Tunhe president, had ambitious goals for the company. he wanted Tunhe to be the world's largest supplier of tom...Starting at €8.20