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Soybean Production in Argentina: The Duhau Group
Alvarez, Jose B.; Cal, MarianaCase HBS-519033-EStrategyCrop-planning was affected by macroeconomic factors including international disputes, commodity prices, local tax and agricultural policies, etc. Enrique and Alejandro Duhau, co-owners of the Duhau Group, analyzed these factors, as well as technical and financial aspects, as they planned their 2019/2020 production. The Duhau Group was an agribusiness holding with $112 in revenues for 2018. That year, the Group harvested 112,000 hectares, produced...Starting at €8.20
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Banorte M vil: Data-Driven Mobile Growth
Israeli, Ayelet; Larangeira, Carla; Cal, MarianaCase HBS-520068-EMarketingIn mid-2019, Carlos Hank, was deliberating over the results for Banorte M vil - the mobile application for Banorte, Mexico's most profitable and second-largest financial institution. Hank, who had been appointed as Banorte s Chairman of the Board in January 2015, had overseen Banorte's transformation (and multi-million-dollar investment) from a product and client volume-focused bank into a customer-centric, technology and data-driven organizati...Starting at €8.20
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Arcos Dorados: Decarbonizing McDonald's in Latin America
Serafeim, George; Toffel, Michael W.; Buitrago, Jenyfeer Martinez; Cal, MarianaCase HBS-623017-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis case describes the decarbonization strategy of Arcos Dorados-McDonald's largest independent franchisee, operating in 20 countries and territories in Latin America and the Caribbean-and how the company measured its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, including those generated directly by the company and by all of its suppliers. Set in May 2022, the case also describes the challenges faced by the company to understand the composition of its carbon...Starting at €8.20
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Netflix: liderando con una cultura corporativa única
Lee, Yih-Teen; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase DPO-810Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementA pesar de sus disruptivas peculiaridades - ausencia de políticas de aprobación de gasto o de vacaciones, feedback constante y visible por todos los miembros de la organización, y exigentes objetivos de rendimiento - la cultura de Netflix ha arrojado grandes resultados a lo largo de las décadas de los 2000 y los 2010. Efectivamente, durante este período Netflix se anticipó, incluso lideró, de forma exitosa muchas de las disrupciones que han afect...Starting at €8.20
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Victorinox: 125 años dando la talla
Jamro, Konrad; Cardona Soriano, Pablo; Lee, Yih-TeenCase DPO-202Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementCon 125 años de experiencia y unos valores únicos, Victorinox parecía estar preparada para sobrevivir a la crisis económica mundial que se hizo patente en otoño de 2008. A finales del verano de 2009, antes de la reunión del Consejo de Administración de la empresa, su CEO, Karl Elsener Jr., de 51 años, se preguntaba si darían resultado las medidas tomadas hasta entonces para luchar contra la crisis, teniendo en cuenta que esta era más amplia y pro...Starting at €8.20
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Towards the Top End by Being Down Under: Haier's Acquisition of Fisher & Paykel Appliances
Reiche, Sebastian; Lee, Yih-Teen; Sánchez-Runde, CarlosCase DPO-420-EDecision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementHarry Hou, director and owner of the Oceania microenterprise for Haier Group, a leading multinational consumer electronics and home appliances company headquartered in Qingdao, was contemplating the future of the group's acquisition of Fisher & Paykel Appliances (FPA). A delegation of Haier representatives, with whom he had spent the day discussing collaborations between Haier and FPA, had just left, allowing him a few moments to reflect on the p...Starting at €8.20
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The U.S. - China Trade War
Cavallo, Alberto F.; Cal, Mariana; Laski, AnneCase HBS-719034-EEconomicsOn December 1, 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump and China's Leader Xi Jinping faced each other across a dinner table during a G20 meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After what Trump called an "amazing and productive meeting," the two leaders announced a truce in the ongoing trade war between their countries, following months of accusations, tariffs, and mounting retaliation. The U.S. agreed to postpone for 90 days an increase from 10% to 25% in...Starting at €8.20
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Jordi Viñolas: Recruitment for New Spin-Off (A)
Campos Capelastegui, Joseba; Lee, Yih-TeenCase DPO-133-ELeadership and People ManagementJordi Viñolas, General Manager of CEIT, had to find a specific person to start a new company. He had to clearly define the profile of the person, and select the candidates so as to make sure the new company could run smoothly. Information about the company, its products and the nature of its work are provided so that readers may help Jordi make the right decision.Starting at €8.20
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Netflix: Leading With a Unique Corporate Culture
Lee, Yih-Teen; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase DPO-810-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementDespite its disruptive peculiarities --no formal expenses or vacation policies, constant publicly visible feedback throughout the organization, and exacting performance targets-- Netflix's culture, throughout the 2000s and 2010s, yielded impressive results. Indeed, during this period, Netflix successfully anticipated, even pioneered, many of the disruptions impacting the media industry. What began as a movie rental service of physical media like ...Starting at €8.20
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Arcos Dorados: A QSR Recovery Plan
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Alvarez, Jose B.; Buitrago, Jenyfeer Martinez; Cal, MarianaCase HBS-721023-EEconomicsArcos Dorados-McDonald's largest independent franchisee, covering Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)-faced a pandemic that was disrupting the entire consumer foodservice business in 2020. With the exclusive right to own, operate, and sub-franchise McDoStarting at €8.20