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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 (A)
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María LuisaCase SM-1595-EInnovation and Change, StrategyThe case briefly describes the Catalan textile industry, its structure and the different approaches they followed to respond to changing trends in the industry, compared with companies such as Inditex. It relates the challenges brought on by globalization and how they affected the industry in Catalonia.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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La industria textil catalana (A)
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María LuisaCase SM-1595Innovation and Change, StrategyEste caso describe brevemente la industria textil catalana, su estructura y los distintos enfoques que adoptó para responder a las tendencias cambiantes del sector, en comparación con compañías como Inditex. En él, se abordan, además, los retos derivados de la globalización y el modo en que han afectado a esta industria en Cataluña.Starting at €8.20
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Consumer Electronics in Catalonia (B): The Industry in the 21st Century
Blázquez, María Luisa; Ballarín Fredes, EduardoCase DG-1428-EStrategyThe case describes the changes that took place in the consumer electronics industry between 1995 and 2000 at world level and analyses how the Barcelona cluster evolved during this period. It then describes the development of one of the firms in the cluster, Hewlett-Packard, which stopped being a manufacturing centre and instead became a product development centre. Manufacturing was transferred to other countries, while higher value added activiti...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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Banesto
Blázquez, María Luisa; Ballarín Fredes, EduardoCase DG-1514Finance, StrategyDurante el año 2005, Banesto superó los objetivos previstos, con crecimientos notables en todas las áreas de negocio, mejora de márgenes y mejor calidad de los activos. La presidenta expresó su objetivo de seguir creciendo por encima de la media del sector durante los siguientes tres años, apoyándose en proyectos específicos, en segmentos objetivos y en una mayor potencia comercial. Algunos analistas comentaban si con las tasas de crecimiento pro...Starting at €8.20
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Consumer Electronics in Catalonia (A)
Blázquez, María Luisa; Ballarín Fredes, EduardoCase DG-1427-EStrategyThe case describes the consumer electronics cluster in Catalonia in 1995. At that time, it accounted for 80% of Spanish consumer electronics production and included some of the largest Asian multinationals. Certain circumstances, however, raised doubts as to the the cluster's viability in the medium term: among other things, the production of the firms in the cluster was concentrated in low value added activities; there was no coordination betwee...Starting at €8.20
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Málaga: In Search of Its Identity as a Smart City
Berrone, Pascual; Ricart, Joan Enric; Blázquez, María LuisaCase SM-1658-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, StrategyThe case examines Málaga's evolution and its positioning as a smart city. It describes various strategic plans followed by the city, its strengths and weaknesses, and the management and leadership of the mayor, Francisco de la Torre. The mayor must define the positioning of the city and decide how to leverage efforts made to transform Málaga into a city of knowledge and culture in that context.Starting at €8.20
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Bankinter 2002
Blázquez, María Luisa; Ballarín Fredes, EduardoCase DG-1451StrategyEn mayo de 2002, Jaime Echegoyen, de 45 años, es nombrado consejero delegado de Bankinter. Echegoyen sustituía a Juan Arena, "alma mater" del banco desde hacía 17 años. El sector bancario había sufrido un año complicado, y la competencia era cada vez más intensa. Bankinter era el quinto banco de España, pero estaba muy lejos en tamaño de los dos grandes del sector, SCH y BBVA. Bankinter siempre había apostado por una estrategia diferente a la de ...Starting at €8.20