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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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Barcelona: A Roman Village Becoming a Smart City (Abridged)
Carrasco, Carlos; Ricart, Joan Enric; Berrone, PascualCase SM-1646-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, StrategyOn July 2, 2014, Josep Ramon Ferrer, director of the ICT and smart city strategy at Barcelona City Council, finished the second round of meetings with the companies selected to participate in the competitive dialogue to create City OS, Barcelona's operating system. City OS was one of the key milestones in Barcelona's smart city strategy. It aimed to enable the council to acquire and process data from urban operations in a rapid, efficient, effect...Starting at €8.20
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Marco Aldany: La belleza de nuestro negocio (A)
Martín, María; Martín, Pilar; Susaeta Erburu, Lourdes; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-160Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementEl objetivo de este trabajo se centra en analizar, mediante un caso basado en la experiencia real de una empresa española perteneciente al sector de la peluquería y estética, y con una fuerte expansión, un ejemplo de buenas prácticas en la integración de los trabajadores inmigrantes en la empresa española. A través de la trayectoria y experiencia que ha ido acumulando esta empresa, se presenta la problemática a la que se ha enfrentado la misma, e...Starting at €8.20
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Marco Aldany: La belleza de nuestro negocio (C)
Martín, María; Martín, Pilar; Susaeta Erburu, Lourdes; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-162Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementEl caso presenta en este apartado cómo el fondo español MCH compra Marco Aldany con la vista puesta en la bolsa de la compañía. La firma inversora quiere convertir al líder nacional de peluquerías en un grupo multimarca con presencia en belleza y estética, que triplique su tamaño en cinco años con compras de empresas rivales antes de debutar en el parqué. Otro aspecto estratégico es la internacionalización de la empresa. Este proceso se pretende ...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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Marco Aldany: The Beauty of Our Business (C)
Martín, María; Martín, Pilar; Susaeta Erburu, Lourdes; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-162-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementThe case presents in this section how the Spanish fund MCH acquires Marco Aldany with an eye on the company's stock. The investment firm wants to turn the country's leading hairdressers into a multibrand beauty and cosmetics group which triples its size in five years via the acquisition of rival companies before going public. Another strategy issue is the company's internationalization. The plan is to take the company international by sending the...Starting at €5.74
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Barcelona: A Roman Village Becoming a Smart City
Carrasco, Carlos; Ricart, Joan Enric; Berrone, PascualCase SM-1625-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, StrategyOn July 2, 2014, Josep Ramon Ferrer, director of ICT and smart city strategy at Barcelona City Council, finished the second round of meetings with the companies selected to participate in the competitive dialogue to create the City OS, Barcelona's operating system. The City OS was one of the key milestones in Barcelona's smart city strategy. The City OS aimed to provide the City Council with the ability to acquire and process data from urban oper...Starting at €8.20