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Clifford Chance Spain
Villanueva, Julian; Vila, VictorianoCase M-1353-ELeadership and People Management, Service and Operations Management, StrategyIn October 2016, Jaime Velázquez, managing partner of Clifford Chance in Spain ("CC"), was preparing for the monthly partners meeting. Although the firm had managed to successfully navigate the severe economic crisis and was now seeing solid growth, many dark clouds were approaching for the Spanish economy. For starters, the country had been without a government for almost a full year, after the political deadlock resulting from the second genera...Starting at €8.20
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Vodafone España y su plan de grandes cuentas (A)
Ayala, Ignacio; Vila, Victoriano; Villanueva, JulianCase M-1191MarketingEl caso describe el programa de grandes cuentas globales de Vodafone y los principales problemas que se plantean en su implementación.Starting at €8.20
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Sinpasa (A)
Pons, J. M.; Segarra, José Antonio; Vila, VictorianoCase M-1016MarketingEl nuevo jefe de ventas de la zona norte de España de una empresa de suministros de papelería técnica se plantea cómo preparar su entrada a la vista de unos pobres resultados.Starting at €8.20
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ASOS PLC
Wells, John R.; Ellsworth, GabrielCase HBS-716449-EStrategyLaunched in 2000, ASOS was one of the world's largest online fashion specialists in 2016. Focusing on young consumers aged 16-25 years, the company offered over 80,000 items on its websites, many times more than the largest fashion stores, and added several thousand new lines every week. Based in the United Kingdom, ASOS shipped products to 240 countries and territories, and international sales represented more than 50% of total revenues. But whe...Starting at €8.20
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Eagel, S.A.: La búsqueda del valor añadido
Miranda, E.; Nueno, José Luis; Vila, VictorianoCase M-903MarketingEn el verano de 1992, José Mª Julià, director general de Eagle, un VAR de Hewlett Packard, se plantea qué medidas adoptar para responder a la cada vez acuciante redistribución del valor añadido por parte de ese fabricante de ordenadores.Starting at €8.20
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Microsoft United Kingdom: the major accounts program (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Cintora M. A.; Folle, Carlos; Vila, VictorianoCase M-1181-PBMarketingTwo years after the implementation of the large accounts program in Microsoft Spain, some fine adjustments are being considered as a consequence of the changes in customer demand, as well as the change in some of the competitive elements, mainly the evolution of technology and the movements of competitors.Microsoft Spain is studying the possibility of modifying some of the operational aspects of the large accounts program.Starting at €8.20
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Soofa: Displaying the Right Path?, Teaching Plan
Bussgang, Jeffrey J.; Klopfenstein, AmyTeaching Note HBS-821055-EEntrepreneurshipDisplaying the Right Path?" HBS 820-098. The case explores the tension between two different financing and expansion plans for a startup, and explores issues related to business model pivots and industry transitions. An added layer of tension exists between the CEO, a first-time female founder, and an experienced male media executive, providing a dilemma of whether the CEO should follow her own instincts or defer to the expertise of others and p...Starting at €0.00
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Chief: Role for Lindsay Kaplan (Spanish version)
Coffman, Katherine; Bussgang, Jeffrey J.; McGinn, Kathleen L.; Kelley, Julia; Chen, KatherineCase HBS-921S10StrategyIn 2018, Lindsay Kaplan is preparing to meet with Carolyn Childers about the possibility of co-founding Chief, a New York-based peer network for women executives. Kaplan is currently the vice president of communications and brand engagement at a successful mattress company, and she is happy in her current role. However, she is excited by Childers's vision for a community of women executives and believes she could bring valuable expertise as Chief...Starting at €8.20
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The Quiet Ascension of LA Fitness
Wells, John R.; Ellsworth, GabrielCase HBS-717424-EStrategyIn 2016, LA Fitness was the largest chain of non-franchised fitness clubs in North America, operating 676 clubs, serving 4.9 million members, and generating revenues of over $1.9 billion. Founded by Chinyol Yi, Louis Welch, and Paul Norris in 1984, the privately held company revealed little about its future plans or its operations, leading one journalist to write of "the quiet ascension of LA Fitness." However, it continued to expand aggressively...Starting at €8.20
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Clear Channel (A): The Rise, 1972-2003
Wells, John R.; Ellsworth, GabrielCase HBS-717476-EStrategyAt the end of 2003, Clear Channel Communications, Inc., a diversified media group with revenues of $8.9 billion, could claim leadership positions in all three of its main businesses. Clear Channel Broadcasting was the largest radio-station operator in the world, with sales of $3.7 billion and EBITDA of $1.6 billion. Clear Channel Outdoor was the largest outdoor advertiser in the world, with revenues of $2.2 billion generating EBITDA of $581 milli...Starting at €8.20