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IKEA Enters Spain
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1592-EStrategyThe case provides an update of the Catalan furniture industry, describing the entry and success of IKEA and the closure of half of the Catalan furniture companies. It addresses the question of why the Catalan companies did not follow IKEA's model and stresses the different configuration of the value chain.Starting at €8.20
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The Catalan Textile Industry (B) - Spanish Version
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1596Innovation and Change, StrategyEntre 1990 y 1996, se había perdido más de la cuarta parte de los empleos relacionados con el sector textil en la UE, y los Gobiernos se enfrentaban a la titánica tarea de impulsar las políticas adecuadas para que la transformación que éste estaba sufriendo fuera menos brusca, así como para mejorar su competitividad. En este caso, se explican algunas de las medidas implementadas por el Gobierno catalán como respuesta a los retos (cada vez más num...Starting at €5.74
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The Catalan Textile Industry (B)
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1596-EInnovation and Change, StrategyBetween 1990 and 1996, more than a quarter of textile-related jobs had been lost in the European Union. European governments faced the daunting task of promoting adequate policies to smooth the transformation that was taking place in the sector and improve its competitiveness. The case explains some of the measures taken by the Catalan government in response to the increasing callenges faced by companies in the textile industry. It also explains ...Starting at €5.74
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El loft (B): Arrendador
Stein, Guido; Mehta, Kandarp; Zapatero, Miguel ÁngelCase E-161EntrepreneurshipEres el encargado de arrendar el loft de tu hija. La mañana de la negociación te levantaste pensando en cómo ibas a plantear la reunión que tendrías esa tarde con un posible arrendatario, un directivo extranjero que ya visitó el loft hace unas semanas en un viaje a la ciudad en la que vivirá durante una temporada. Se lo enseñó el portero de la finca, pues tú tuviste que acompañar a tu mujer a urgencias. El portero piensa que el directivo mostró u...Starting at €5.74
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El loft (A): Arrendatario
Stein, Guido; Mehta, Kandarp; Zapatero, Miguel ÁngelCase E-160EntrepreneurshipTu empresa, una compañía multinacional de consumo, te ha destinado a la nueva ciudad en la que actualmente se encuentra una filial. Durante los diez años que llevas en la empresa a la que te incorporaste directamente desde que acabaste tus estudios universitarios, siempre habías trabajado en la central. Recientemente, el director nacional de Marketing de una filial en el extranjero se ha jubilado, y el Consejo de Administración ha decidido promoc...Starting at €8.20
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The Long Process Toward Specialization in the Catalan Leather Industry (A)
Subirà, Antoni; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1593-EInnovation and Change, StrategyThe leather industry had had more than five centuries of history in Catalonia.Spain was incurring the risk of being sanctioned by the European Union if it didn't adhere to strict environmental standards. However, industry representatives claimed to be at a disadvantage with respect to developing countries. The case explains the technical solution implemented in the 1990s. The answer Subirá found to the environmental dilemma was to develop a joint...Starting at €8.20
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Struggling with Competition in the Catalan Leather Industry (B)
Subirà, Antoni; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1594-EInnovation and Change, StrategyFrom 2005 on, tanners from Igualada made a successful move from the traditional production of shoe soles to a new market of high-quality leather products sold to clients on the luxury market. However, the number of Chinese tanners had been growing at an increased rate during the previous years, and the Catalan companies knew that their shift to high-quality products would not provide long-term protection against their Chinese rivals.Starting at €5.74
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The Loft (B): Lessor
Stein, Guido; Mehta, Kandarp; Zapatero, Miguel ÁngelCase E-161-EEntrepreneurshipYou have taken on the job of renting you daughter's loft apartment. On the morning of the negotiation you got up thinking about what you were going to say that afternoon to a prospective tenant, a foreign manager, who already visited the loft a few weeks ago during a trip to the city, where he is going to be living for a while. On that occasion it was the caretaker of the building who showed the flat, as you had to accompany your wife to the emer...Starting at €5.74
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The Loft (A): Lessee
Stein, Guido; Mehta, Kandarp; Zapatero, Miguel ÁngelCase E-160-EEntrepreneurshipYour company, a consumer multinational, has transferred you to a subsidiary in another country. Until now, in the ten years you have been with the company, which you joined straight out of university, you had always worked in headquarters. Recently, the national marketing director of a foreign subsidiary retired and the Board of Directors decided to promote you. As you have no family responsibilities, this is a great opportunity and you intend to...Starting at €8.20