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Nestlé KITKAT in Japan (D): A Trajectory For Future Growth
Philip SugaiCase IVEY-9B17A040-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategySupplement for product 9B17A037. It was 2017 and the KITKAT brand in Japan was at a critical juncture. The KITKAT marketing leaders sat down for a special meeting to review how Nestlé Japan had been able to create meaning and value for their brand. However, as they began to discuss their options for future growth, they faced difficult decisions: Should they look to export the flavor variations that had become such big hits in Japan to overseas ma...Starting at €5.74
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Innovating Tradition at Hosoo
Philip SugaiCase IVEY-9B18A058-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyHosoo was a kimono and textile company, established in 1688 as a traditional Nishijin weaving company. The 11th generation president of the company, Masao Hosoo, had transformed the business from a producer of premium kimono fabrics and kimonos for the luxury market in Japan to a globally respected textile producer for some of the world’s top brands. A great deal of the company’s success in the global market could be attributed to the master craf...Starting at €8.20
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Suntory: Rebranding the Japanese Whisky Highball
Philip SugaiCase IVEY-9B20A017-EMarketing, StrategyFounded in 1899 by Shinjiro Torii in Osaka, Japan, Suntory Holdings (Suntory) boasted a rich history in Japan’s alcoholic beverage industry. It purchased US-based Beam in 2014 for $16 billion, renamed itself as Beam Suntory, and transformed into one of the world’s largest alcoholic beverage makers, reaching total global revenues of more than 2.5 trillion yen ($23 billion) by the end of fiscal year 2018. Now, in 2020, could the Suntory team pull o...Starting at €8.20
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Dipronor, S.L. (A)
Maeztu J. P.; Fontrodona, JoanCase TD-91Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityAlejandro Rodríguez, gerente de Dipronor, S.L., sospecha que dos subordinados suyos han pedido o aceptado comisiones de empresas proveedoras. Alejandro, que vive en otra ciudad y está abrumado por el trabajo, no se ha dado cuenta hasta ahora. Faltan tres meses para acabar la obra en la que está trabajando, y estos colaboradores le resultan imprescindibles. Se plantea cómo actuar con ellos y con los proveedores implicados.Starting at €8.20
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Dipronor, S.L. (C)
Maeztu J. P.; Fontrodona, JoanCase TD-93Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilitySe describe la decisión que adopta Alejandro, y la conversación que tiene con su cliente.Starting at €5.74
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Dipronor, S.L. (A)
Maeztu J. P.; Fontrodona, JoanCase TD-91-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityAlejandro Rodríguez, general manager of Dipronor, S.L., suspects that two of his subordinates have demanded or accepted commissions from suppliers. Overwhelmed with work, Alejandro had not realized this was going on. The project they are working on has three months to go and these two people are vital to its completion. The case raises the question of how Alejandro should deal with them and with the suppliers involved.Starting at €8.20
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KITKAT in Japan (A): Sparking a Cultural Revolution
Philip Sugai; Adrian SossnaCase IVEY-9B17A037-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn 2008, the marketing manager for Nestlé Japan’s confectionery business and his team were struggling to redefine the KITKAT brand within the Japanese market. KITKAT as a brand faced a real threat as the retail environment rapidly shifted toward increasingly powerful convenience store chains and consumer preferences shifted toward more novel consumable products. With more than 200 companies competing within Japan’s crowded and relatively stable c...Starting at €8.20
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Nestlé KITKAT in Japan (B): The Roots of Premiumization
Philip SugaiCase IVEY-9B17A038-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategySupplement for product 9B17A037. The KITKAT team had experienced great success over the past few years by building a powerful and resonating brand and enhancing their production capabilities to enable them to adapt to changing demands from their channel partners. However, the harsh realities of a changing market demographic, and increasingly powerful convenience store chains, created a clear sense of urgency for creative solutions to continue the...Starting at €5.74
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Dipronor, S.L. (B)
Maeztu J. P.; Fontrodona, JoanCase TD-92Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityAclarada la situación descrita en la parte (A), Alejandro se plantea, ahora, si debe comunicar lo sucedido a su cliente, propietario de la obra que está construyendo.Starting at €5.74
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Dipronor, S.L. (B)
Maeztu J. P.; Fontrodona, JoanCase TD-92-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityHaving got to the bottom of the situation described in case (A), Alejandro is wondering now whether he should inform his client, who owns the project he is working on, of what has happened.Starting at €5.74