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Putzmeister Ibérica
García, Pilar; Gay, Francisco; Chinchilla, NuriaCase DPO-95Leadership and People ManagementLa implantación de políticas de flexibilidad y conciliación pueden suponer una importante y profunda transformación, no sólo de la organización y los procedimientos de una empresa, sino también de las personas que la integran. Putzmeister Ibérica puso en marcha un innovador programa de flexibilidad, respondiendo a un nuevo estilo de liderazgo y, para conseguirlo, los máximos responsables del área de recursos humanos tuvieron que llevar a cabo un ...Starting at €8.20
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Wilfredo Cáceres, una trayectoria integrada
Chinchilla, Nuria; Gay, FranciscoCase DPO-114Leadership and People Management"...soy una persona que necesita hacer cosas, aunque siempre compatibilizándolas con mis responsabilidades en otros ámbitos, especialmente en el familiar. Una persona que necesita afrontar proyectos y sacarlos adelante, que ha recibido mucho, aunque haya dado mucho, y que entiende que tiene la responsabilidad de dar más. Especialmente a mi país, una vez que mi familia ya tiene más de lo que necesita. Y la mejor forma en la que sé hacerlo es hacie...Starting at €8.20
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W. L. Gore & Asociados, S. L.
Gay, Francisco; Rodríguez Porras, José MaríaCase FH-483Leadership and People ManagementDescribe la trayectoria, las reflexiones y el estilo de dirección de Jean Claude Laulan, country coordinator de Gore & Associates en España, complementado con los comentarios de sus colaboradores. (Also available in English).Starting at €8.20
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Strategies to Fight Low-Cost Rivals (Spanish version)
Kumar, NirmalyaArticle HBS-R0612FStrategySlashing prices usually lowers profits for incumbents without driving the low-cost entrants out of business. Companies take various approaches to competing against cut-price players. Some differentiate their products--a strategy that works only in certain circumstances. Others launch low-cost businesses of their own, as many airlines did in the 1990s--a so-called dual strategy that succeeds only if companies can generate synergies between the ex...Starting at €8.20
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How Emerging Giants Are Rewriting the Rules of M&A (Spanish version)
Kumar, NirmalyaArticle HBS-R0905KStrategyThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. While Western companies struggle with mergers and acquisitions, emerging giants like Indian aluminum producer Hindalco are using M&A as their main globalization strategy. That's partly because developing economies grew at near double-digit rates in the past 15 year...Starting at €8.20
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Spruce Lawn Farms: The IP Bean Opportunity
Mark B. Vandenbosch; Ron AndersonCase IVEY-9B14N001-EFinanceThe owner/operator of Spruce Lawn Farms, a cash crop farm located near London, Ontario, was thinking of expanding his operation to include identity-preserved soybeans and a grain dryer. The farm had been in operation for 12 years and consisted of 650 acres of owned land with plans to increase this through renting neighbouring fields to 2,000 acres by 2015. Current crops included genetically modified winter wheat, corn and soybeans, but given the ...Starting at €8.20
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Bolster Electronics: Dealing with Dealer Demands
Michael Taylor; Mark B. VandenboschCase IVEY-9B12A050-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingThis B2B case describes a common situation that arises when channel partners gain success and the perceived balance of power shifts from the supplier to the channel. The manager for Bolster Electronics, one of the largest suppliers in Canada of state-of-the-art industrial video equipment for harsh environments, must consider a request from Vickers Industrial Supplies, a regional dealer, to be upgraded from a dealership to a distributor. Vickers w...Starting at €8.20
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Punch Up In the Potash Industry (B): BHP Billiton Ltd.
Mark B. Vandenbosch; Amit JethaniCase IVEY-9B14M031B-EStrategyUralkali, the giant Russian potash producer, decided to stop export sales through the Belarusian Potash Company – an export cartel it had formed with Belaruskali. Uralkali planned to increase potash production and export it independently through its own trading company. This move threatened to reduce global potash prices by up to 25 per cent. Immediately, the stock prices of major potash producers around the world plummeted. This set of three cas...Starting at €5.74
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Tesco's Virtual Store: From South Korea to the United Kingdom
Mark B. Vandenbosch; Alina NastasoiuCase IVEY-9B14A010-EMarketing, StrategyAfter the successful launch of their virtual grocery stores in South Korean metro stations, Tesco UK is trying to determine whether the virtual grocery store concept should be launched in their home market. In order to make this decision, Tesco needs to determine the role of the virtual store(s), the location(s) of the store(s) and the product range. At the same time, Tesco needs to compare the Korean and U.K. markets in order to determine whethe...Starting at €8.20
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Alliance Grain Traders Inc.: Moving Up the Value Chain (B)
Mark B. Vandenbosch; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B14A043-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategySupplement to 9B14A042.Starting at €5.74