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Untapping Innovation
IESE InsightArticle ART-2795-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and ChangeWhy do some innovations take off, while others languish? "Things cannot happen before their time," cautions Igal Aisenberg, a dairy farmer turned agricultural businessman who worked for Netafim, maker of drip irrigation systems. In this article he discusses the conflux of conditions that leads to the adoption of disruptive technology, and he underscores the importance of a business having social ends.Starting at €8.20
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Six Ways Marketing Can Change the World
Jocz, Katherine E.; Quelch, John A.Article ART-1540-EMarketingThe erosion of public trust in politics is partly due to some bad practices for which marketing is frequently blamed. By exposing the principles underlying good marketing, the authors show how managers can practice marketing that benefits consumers and social institutions. Doing so could go a long way toward restoring a sense of citizenship and also help democracy flourish in the process.Starting at €8.20
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Un buen diagnóstico, el mejor remedio
Hanssens, DominiqueArticle ART-1791MarketingEn períodos de caída del consumo como el actual, los directivos ansían acelerar los "planes de reflotamiento" de las marcas. Pero antes de recetar un remedio milagroso, conviene acertar en el diagnóstico. De lo contrario, se corre el riesgo de administrar placebos. Partiendo de investigaciones sobre la industria alimentaria de Estados Unidos, el autor propone ampliar el marketing mix más allá de las típicas medidas a que recurren los directivos, ...Starting at €8.20
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Adolescentes hoy, jóvenes adultos en 2020
Nueno Iniesta, José LuisArticle ART-1894MarketingAunque no tienen un gran poder adquisitivo, los adolescentes juegan un papel crucial en muchas decisiones de compra. Además, de su comportamiento y actitudes en relación al consumo dependerá el futuro (y la sostenibilidad) de muchas empresas. Por ello, invertir en el conocimiento de este target es una decisión rentable a largo plazo. Si tenemos en cuenta el reequilibrio de la renta que se está produciendo en las economías emergentes, y que...Starting at €8.20
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Guidant Corporation (B): "¡No sufras un ataque al corazón!": decisiones difíciles en una empresa líder en la fabricación de marcapasos
Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-170Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and ChangeStarting at €5.74
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Groupon: cambiar los hábitos de compra
Sieber, Sandra; Káganer, Evgeny; Al Turaigi, Tariq; Tatarinov, KatherineCase SI-187Innovation and Change, Knowledge and CommunicationEl meteórico ascenso de Groupon sin duda había sido excepcional, hasta el punto de que la revista Forbes lo había calificado como "el mayor crecimiento que una empresa ha experimentado jamás". Al lograr decenas de millones de usuarios desde 2008, muchos pensaron que Groupon iba a cambiar el modo en que consumíamos y disfrutábamos de nuestro tiempo libre. Sin embargo, el 2 de junio de 2011 la empresa lanzó una OPV y no todos quedaron tan impresion...Starting at €8.20
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Google 2017
Valor Sabatier, JosepCase SI-197Information Technologies, Innovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementAquella mañana de enero de 2017, John Cadinal, socio sénior de Maccarron, estaba preocupado. Uno de los clientes más importantes que gestionaba personalmente le pidió que comprara un millón de dólares en acciones de Google, lo que representaba una gran parte de sus ahorros familiares. John pensó que le debía a su amigo de toda la vida, y también a sí mismo, un análisis más profundo de Google antes de permitir que invirtiera la mayor parte de sus ...Starting at €8.20
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A New Model for the Pharmaceutical Industry: The Institute of OneWorld Health
Schoen, Oliver; Mair, JohannaCase DG-1480-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeThis case introduces the Institute of OneWorld Health, a company dedicated to producing drugs for neglected diseases and the first non-profit pharmaceutical company in the world. Founded in 2000 by Dr. Victoria Hale, IOWH took expired and donated patent compounds and developed them through all the stages of clinical testing and approval into drugs to fight the world's most destructive diseases, usually occurring in Third World countries where per...Starting at €8.20
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Santander-Serfín: Revitalizing the Payment Systems Business
Díez J.; Villanueva, Julian; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1190-EMarketingIn June 2001, Ramón Tellaeche, director of products and marketing at Banco Santander Serfín in Mexico, was considering the commercial strategy which the means of payments division should follow over the following months in order to achieve its ambitious commercial objectives. Marcial Portela, general manager of Grupo Santander's Americas Division, had set the objective of doubling the credit card market share in a year and a half, and capturing 2...Starting at €8.20
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Creating a Cluster around a Clown: The Montreal Circus Cluster (A)
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1597-EInnovation and Change, StrategyThe case examines the situation of Cirque du Soleil in its early years. Despite initial success, Guy Laliberté, founder and CEO of Cirque du Soleil, is facing a number of challenges, including aspects such as increasing competition, access to the pool of talent, location and growth. All of these elements are in Laliberté's mind just before meeting with Jean Doré, the mayor of Montreal. Laliberté thinks that it will be a great opportunity to ask f...Starting at €8.20