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Karstadt Warenhaus GmbH: Do Department Stores Have a Future
Robin Dresenkamp; Johannes Effenberger; Max Meinhövel; Friedrich Sommer; Carolin Taprogge; Miriam Varón Romero; Arnt WöhrmannCase IVEY-9B15M089-EStrategyAt the end of 2013, Karstadt Warenhaus GmbH, the second-biggest German department store chain and one of the most traditional and well-known companies in Germany, was in a highly challenging strategic position. Following recent mismanagement, it had narrowly escaped insolvency. By the end of 2013, however, Karstadt was still struggling against competition in the retail sector. Could the newly appointed chief executive officer come up with a busin...Starting at €8.20
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Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (B)
Jean-Louis Schaan; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B08M065-EStrategyThis supplement to Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (A), product # 9B08M064, looks at the two years post-acquisition and examines a major risk which, as it unfolded, brought the viability of the business model into question.Starting at €5.74
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Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (A)
Jean-Louis Schaan; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B08M064-EStrategyDr. Reddy's Laboratories (Dr. Reddy's), a large pharmaceutical company in India, is trying to acquire the fourth largest generics manufacturer in Germany. Dr. Reddy's quoted $570 million in a competitive bidding situation. The company's chief negotiator is getting ready to close the deal if selected. Students will examine the issues for the chief negotiator, such as: is the price right, is the fit strategic, will the acquisition add value, how ca...Starting at €8.20
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Boehringer Ingelheim: Leading Innovation
J. Robert Mitchell; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B14M168-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe newly appointed director of Innovation Management & Strategy at Boehringer Ingelheim, a German-based multinational pharmaceutical company, is finding his way forward in his firm’s new, first-of-its-kind role, which is central to the company’s growth rejuvenation strategy. His job has a threefold mandate: to build internal networks, to establish internal structures and to leverage internal ideas. His biggest challenge, however, may be transfor...Starting at €8.20
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Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (A) (Spanish version)
Jean-Louis Schaan; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B08MS64StrategyDr. Reddy's Laboratories (Dr. Reddy's), a large pharmaceutical company in India, is trying to acquire the fourth largest generics manufacturer in Germany. Dr. Reddy's quoted $570 million in a competitive bidding situation. The company's chief negotiator is getting ready to close the deal if selected. Students will examine the issues for the chief negotiator, such as: is the price right, is the fit strategic, will the acquisition add value, how ca...Starting at €8.20
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Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (B) (Spanish version)
Jean-Louis Schaan; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B08MS65StrategyThis supplement to Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (A), product # 9B08M064, looks at the two years post-acquisition and examines a major risk which, as it unfolded, brought the viability of the business model into question.Starting at €5.74
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Vossloh: Restoring Trust after Two Consecutive Profit Warnings
Jan Diebecker; Alexander Flügel; Thorsten Knauer; Tea Luhtanen; Friedrich SommerCase IVEY-9B12M113-EStrategyVossloh AG is preparing for its annual December conference with investors and analysts. The company, whose core business has always been the railway engineering sector, had to issue two consecutive profit warnings in 2011, which sent its stock back to levels last seen only in the aftermath of the economic crisis of 2009–10. The company’s primary task is to find the right arguments to satisfy the conference participants and regain their trust. Vos...Starting at €8.20
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Random House: Shifting to E-Books in a Globalized World
Sarah Bickert; Volker Diestegge; Thorsten Knauer; Katja Möslang; Andrea Schroer; Friedrich SommerCase IVEY-9B13M083-EStrategyThe publisher Random House, a fully owned subsidiary of the German family company Bertelsmann SE & Co. KgaA, faces significant changes in its markets and internal structure. While printed books have been the company’s core competence from its earliest years, with the advent of the Internet, customers, especially in the West, are beginning to prefer electronic books. Will printed books be completely replaced by digital ones, or will e-books remain...Starting at €8.20
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Volkswagen Strategy 2025: Shifting Gears in Disruptive Times
Andreas Schotter; Thomas Watson; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B19M047-EStrategyIn 2018, Volkswagen Group’s newly appointed chief executive officer renewed the company’s commitment to Strategy 2025, an ongoing plan intended to radically transform the German automaker. Volkswagen was being challenged by tectonic changes in the automotive industry, including the phasing out of the long-standing internal combustion engine, ongoing digitization, the entry of new competition from technology companies, the introduction of electric...Starting at €8.20