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Ducati: En busca de la magia (A)
Mitchell, Jordan; Cassiman, BrunoCase DG-1507Innovation and Change, StrategyA principios de 2006, Federico Minoli, consejero delegado del fabricante italiano de motocicletas Ducati, se plantea diferentes opciones estratégicas. Tras haber liderado la compañía durante una importante fase de reorientación entre 1996 y 2001, Minoli observa que los ingresos de Ducati se han estancado entre 2002 y 2005, por lo que está concibiendo un plan para "relanzar" Ducati que pretende presentar a los inversores para recabar su apoyo con ...Starting at €8.20
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Laia Bertran (B): Time to Go Home
Brossa, Jordi; Chinchilla, Nuria; Moragas Freixa, MarujaCase DPO-141-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementThe story of Laia and Jordi, a young expat couple who operate as a team and adapt to successive changes they must make to pursue their respective careers, relocating together when necessary. Laia, an industrial engineer, decides to leave her company to follow her husband to Paris, where his new job is based. She finds a position in the city with one of Europe's biggest steel producers. Years later, the careers of both partners, their family plans...Starting at €5.74
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Camper: la imaginación no es cara
Mitchell, Jordan; Velamuri, RamaCase E-105EntrepreneurshipCamper es una de las marcas más conocidas dentro y fuera del país. A lo largo de sus 30 años de historia, a Camper se le conoce por sus innovadores diseños, cercanía a la subcontratación de manufactura y por el diseño interior de sus tiendas. A partir de 2005 se enfrenta a una creciente competencia por parte de multinacionales como Nike. Los alumnos tendrán que entender cómo Camper ha incorporado la creatividad e imaginación a su negocio y qué es...Starting at €8.20
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Laia Bertran (C): Y ahora qué
Brossa, Jordi; Chinchilla, Nuria; Moragas Freixa, MarujaCase DPO-142Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementHistoria de Laia y Jordi, un joven matrimonio expatriado que se complementa y adapta a sus sucesivas demandas profesionales, acompañándose en los cambios geográficos que sus carreras profesionales les requieren. Laia, ingeniera industrial, decide dejar su empresa para seguir a su marido a París, su nuevo lugar de trabajo, ciudad en la que ella trabajará, a su vez, en una de las grandes empresas siderúrgicas europeas. Años más tarde, las carrer...Starting at €5.74
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Vueling: The New Generation Airline (A)
Mitchell, Jordan; Ferraro, FabrizioCase SM-1561-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, StrategyVueling (A) case follows start-up and growth of a Spanish low-cost carrier from 2004 until 2007. Barcelona-based Vueling set out to offer "high quality at low price" to travellers in South-Western Europe. The case describes the strategy and competitive situation, Vueling's business model, and the challenges the company faced in an increasingly competitive environment.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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Mútua de Terrassa: Rollout of the Health Care Information System (HCIS)
Mitchell, Jordan; Ribera, Jaume; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1087-EKnowledge and Communication, Service and Operations ManagementAs of autumn 2006, a major Spanish hospital outside of Barcelona, Grup Mútua de Terrassa (MT), is implementing the second major phase of a new Health Care Information System (HCIS) along with Hewlett-Packard (HP) at eight centers for primary care. The HCIS project is a multi-year and multi-phase initiative which is the first in many steps towards a "paper-less" hospital. The hospital's management are wondering how the HCIS will change the way peo...Starting at €8.20
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Vueling: The New Generation Airline (B)
Mitchell, Jordan; Ferraro, FabrizioCase SM-1562-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, StrategyVueling (B) case follows Vueling from its IPO (December 2006) until 2009 and the challenges it faced in reaching financial viability because of the strong competition of incumbents Iberia, Spanair and Clickair, and low cost giants Ryanair and Easyjet. The option of a merger with Clickair is discussed.Starting at €5.74
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Forward Integration or Horizontal Expansion? (Spanish version)
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Tarzijan, Jorge; Mitchell, JordanCase HBS-706S35StrategyCelulosa Arauco is a major Chilean producer of market pulp and wood products. Owning over 1.2 million hectares of forest in Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay, the company's key advantage is the ideal growing conditions in which the company's forests are located. As of early 2004, Arauco is the third largest producer of market pulp (pulp sold on the open market) and is considering increasing its capacity, tying it with Brazilian competitor Aracruz as ...Starting at €8.20
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Laia Bertran (C): And Now What
Brossa, Jordi; Chinchilla, Nuria; Moragas Freixa, MarujaCase DPO-142-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementThe story of Laia and Jordi, a young expat couple who operate as a team and adapt to successive changes they must make to pursue their respective careers, relocating together when necessary. Laia, an industrial engineer, decides to leave her company to follow her husband to Paris, where his new job is based. She finds a position in the city with one of Europe's biggest steel producers. Years later, the careers of both partners, their family plans...Starting at €5.74