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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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Strategic Decisions in Locating a New Assembly and Test Plant (A) (Spanish version)
Alcacer, Juan; Herman, KerryCase HBS-716S16Service and Operations ManagementIn mid-2005, Intel is examining its options for where to locate its next assembly and test plant. On its short list of potential sites includes locations in China, India, Thailand, and Vietnam. Each country has its own unique benefits and risks related to infrastructure, governance, education, business culture, intellectual property protection, labor markets, experience working with Western firms, and tax breaks and other incentives. Intel's Gene...Starting at €8.20
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AKB48: Going Global (A)
Alcacer, Juan; Sasamoto, Kotaro; Chayakul, Tee; Yamazaki, MayukaCase HBS-717445-EStrategyAfter a remarkable success in Japan, the producer of the Japanese female singing group AKB48 evaluates market opportunities overseas for his artistic creation. This case introduces the business model behind the AKB48 concept and allows students to identify what geographic market - China, Indonesia, Taiwan, The Philippines, Thailand or South Korea - is more suitable for AKB48's first move overseas. During the discussion, students also identify the...Starting at €8.20
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Intel: Strategic Decisions in Locating a New Assembly and Test Plant (A)
Alcacer, Juan; Herman, KerryCase HBS-713406-EService and Operations ManagementIn mid-2005, Intel is examining its options for where to locate its next assembly and test plant. On its short list of potential sites includes locations in China, India, Thailand, and Vietnam. Each country has its own unique benefits and risks related to infrastructure, governance, education, business culture, intellectual property protection, labor markets, experience working with Western firms, and tax breaks and other incentives. Intel's Gene...Starting at €8.20
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Logoplaste: Global Growing Challenges
Alcacer, Juan; Leitao, JohnCase HBS-711411-EIn 2010, Logoplaste, a top 10 manufacturer of rigid plastic containers, was debating a more dramatic expansion strategy as a means to guarantee the company's continued success. The company, which began with a few plants in Portugal in the 1990s, now had 60 plants across five continents and was a valued partner to large multinational consumer goods companies, many of which were pressuring Logoplaste to expand.Starting at €8.20
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AKB48: Going Global (B)
Alcacer, Juan; Yamazaki, MayukaCase HBS-717446-EStrategyAfter a remarkable success in Japan, the producer of the Japanese female singing group AKB48 evaluates market opportunities overseas for his artistic creation. This case introduces the business model behind the AKB48 concept and allows students to identify what geographic market - China, Indonesia, Taiwan, The Philippines, Thailand or South Korea - is more suitable for AKB48's first move overseas. During the discussion, students also identify the...Starting at €5.74
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Porcelanosa y la guerra en Ucrania (A): Un dilema de asuntos públicos y reputación
Bárcena Dahl, Ignacio; Bueno González, Lucía; de la Cierva, YagoCase DPO-818Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management, StrategyEn el 2022, una empresa española de cerámica se ve envuelta en una controversia mediática cuando el presidente de Ucrania, invitado a hablar ante el Parlamento español, menciona su nombre al citar varias compañías colaboradora de Rusia. Se trata de una acusación grave y falsa: la empresa había dejado de comercializar sus productos en la Federación Rusa hacía meses, cumpliendo las condiciones del embargo impuesto por la Unión Europea. Las acusacio...Starting at €8.20
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Porcelanosa and the war in Ukraine (A): A public affairs and reputational dilemma
Bárcena Dahl, Ignacio; Bueno González, Lucía; de la Cierva, YagoCase DPO-818-EKnowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management, StrategyIn 2022, a Spanish ceramics company finds itself embroiled in a media controversy when the president of Ukraine, invited to speak before the Spanish parliament, identifies it as one of several Spanish businesses operating in Russia. The allegation is serious and false: The company had stopped marketing its products in the Russian Federation months earlier, in compliance with the terms of the embargo imposed by the European Union. The accusations ...Starting at €8.20