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Fluidra Connect: The Internet of Pools
Rodríguez, Silvia; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1349-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, MarketingConnect Fluidra is a smart solution for pool industry professionals to remotely manage and diagnose pool-related issues. It was one of the most innovative initiatives by Fluidra and would require a different business model than what the company had traditionally developed. After running a controlled product launch in Spain, approached as a lab, things did not go as expected: They had only installed one hundred devices when the target was five hun...Starting at €8.20
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Lajpal Tea: Black Gold at Stake-Supplier Selection
Alison Konrad; Abdul Rehman Shaikh; Asad Ali QaziCase IVEY-9B19D020-EService and Operations ManagementIn September 2014, the national logistics manager at Lajpal Tea Pvt. Limited (Lajpal Tea), a leading tea brand in Pakistan, received notice that one of his key logistics service providers would soon terminate his service contract for transportation servicStarting at €8.20
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Fluidra Connect: el Internet de las piscinas
Rodríguez, Silvia; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1349Information Technologies, Innovation and Change, MarketingFluidra Connect es una solución inteligente orientada a los profesionales del sector de las piscinas que permite gestionar las cuestiones relacionadas con ellas y efectuar un diagnóstico de forma remota. Se trataba de una de las apuestas más innovadoras de Fluidra y supondría un modelo de negocio diferente al que había desarrollado tradicionalmente la compañía. Tras realizar un lanzamiento controlado del producto en España, a modo de LAB, los res...Starting at €8.20
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Sónar: 25 años vinculando creatividad y tecnología
Rodríguez, Silvia; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1358Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, MarketingEn el aspecto musical, Sónar se consolidó hace años como un punto de encuentro para la innovación dentro de la industria musical, como un festival en el que muchos artistas aspiraban a presentar sus nuevos proyectos o a consagrarse como integrantes de la élite mundial. Sin embargo, Sónar era mucho más que música. Edición tras edición, el congreso internacional Sónar+D sobre tecnología y creatividad ganaba relevancia como exponente de actuaciones ...Starting at €8.20
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Three Cases on Workplace Mistreatment
Karen Harlos; Alison Konrad; Lucas MonzaniCase IVEY-9B20C041-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyIn the first of three mini-cases on workplace mistreatment, "Casual Fridays Gone Wrong," the vice-president of compliance for a collections company faced the dilemma of how to deal with a complaint about a manager's racist comments. In the second mini-casStarting at €8.20
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Carmina Shoemaker: Back to the Future of Luxury
Rodríguez, Silvia; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1332-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, Marketing: In its brief history, Carmina Shoemaker had managed to carve a niche for itself in the exclusive world of classic Goodyear welted shoes, competing with such manufacturers of stature as Crockett & Jones, Church and Edward Green. The honesty behind its products, which offered outstanding quality at an affordable price, had been its competitive weapon to date. Based on its position in a discreet second tier compared with the large brands, Carmina ...Starting at €8.20
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TRIPICTURES: afrontando el final de la transición digital
Rodríguez, Silvia; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1296Innovation and Change, Marketing, StrategyTripictures, en su papel de distribuidora cinematográfica independiente, afrontaba los desafíos del desarrollo del cine digital, con la irrupción de un nuevo agente en la cadena de valor -los "intermediarios"-; los últimos movimientos en torno a las ventanas de explotación con el estreno de títulos de forma simultánea; el auge de la ventana electrónica, y las demandas de un consumidor exigente que, tras la explosión digital, tenía a su disposició...Starting at €8.20
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La organización del negocio de productos para el consumidor de HP: la distribución de impresoras por Internet
Lal, Rajiv; Prescott, Edith D.; Kalyanam, KirthiCase HBS-502S32MarketingEn la primavera de 1998, Pradeep Jotwani, vicepresidente y director general de la Organización de Empresas de Productos de Consumo de Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP), estaba contemplando el éxito cada vez mayor del comercio electrónico y sus implicaciones para su división. El grupo de productos de consumo había comenzado a vender impresoras restauradas a través de un centro de venta de Internet en diciembre de 1997, pero ahora se Jotwani considerando un...Starting at €8.20
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Vancouver City Savings Credit Union: Working Dads (A)
Alison Konrad; Cameron PhillipsCase IVEY-9B14C025-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementThe first female chief executive officer (CEO) of Vancouver City Savings Credit Union (Vancity) believes in the importance of developing a positive workplace culture. She feels that successful employers take a progressive attitude toward promoting a healthy work-life balance. She also serves as a role model to her employees by working hard but communicating clearly about needing to be present for her family. When an independent consultant surveys...Starting at €8.20
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Mabel's Labels: Leading in a Results-Only Work Environment
Alison Konrad; Lindsay BirbragerCase IVEY-9B15C013-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementThis case describes the implementation of a results-only work environment (ROWE) at Mabel’s Labels, a successful entrepreneurial firm in Canada. Under ROWE, employee performance is managed by examining outcomes and accomplishments, not by measuring the amount of time people spend at the workplace. The case provides details of the change process and ROWE implementation. The change leader views ROWE as a strategic initiative to enhance the organiza...Starting at €8.20