HBSP (USA)
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Walmart around the World
Alcacer, Juan; Agrawal, Abhishek; Vaish, HarshitCase HBS-714431-EStrategyAfter reaching the limits of its successful expansion in the United States in the early 1990s, Walmart sought growth opportunities in markets abroad. This case describes Walmart's attempts to replicate its successful U.S. business model in Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Central America, China, South Korea, Japan, Germany, the U.K., and Africa. Students reflect on the mixed results of these ventures and identify elements in the company's locat...Starting at €8.20
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Baltic Beverages Holding: Competing in a Globalizing World (A)
Alcacer, Juan; Molander, Rasmus; Mabud, RakeenCase HBS-710430-EStrategyTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. The Finnish brewer Hartwall and the Swedish brewer Pripps had to decide how to react to the rapidly changing European political, economic, and business environment in 1989-1990.Starting at €8.20
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Women and the Labyrinth of Leadership (Spanish version)
Eagly, Alice H.; Carli, Linda L.Article HBS-R0709CLeadership and People ManagementThis 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. Two decades ago, people began using the "glass ceiling" catchphrase to describe organizations' failure to promote women into top leadership roles. Eagly and Carli, of Northwestern University and Wellesley College, argue in this article (based on a forthcoming book ...Starting at €8.20
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Walmart around the World (Spanish version)
Alcacer, Juan; Agrawal, Abhishek; Vaish, HarshitCase HBS-716S11StrategyAfter reaching the limits of its successful expansion in the United States in the early 1990s, Walmart sought growth opportunities in markets abroad. This case describes Walmart's attempts to replicate its successful U.S. business model in Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Central America, China, South Korea, Japan, Germany, the U.K., and Africa. Students reflect on the mixed results of these ventures and identify elements in the company's locat...Starting at €8.20
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Baltic Beverages Holding: Competing in a Globalizing World A , B Teaching Note
Alcacer, JuanTeaching Note HBS-713461-EStrategyThe teaching plan to accompany "Baltic Beverages Holding: Competing in a Globalizing World (A)," HBS No. 713-430; "Baltic Beverages Holding: Competing in a Globalizing World (B)," HBS No. 713-471. It is divided into an introduction, followed by three discussion segments, and a final concluding module. Because the cases offer material to address issues such as motivation for globalization, timing of expansion, location choices and implementation o...Starting at €0.00
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Emerging Nokia?
Alcacer, Juan; Khanna, Tarun; Furey, Mary; Mabud, RakeenCase HBS-710429-EStrategyBy late 2009, Nokia was grappling with the decision of whether to recover its leading position in the high-profit developed markets, where they were losing market share to the likes of Apple and Samsung, or defend its market leadership in the low-margin, high-volume emerging markets. This case poses the following questions: Should Nokia stay the course, operating in both the developed and emerging markets, or should they forego one for the other?...Starting at €8.20
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Baltic Beverages Holding: Competing in a Globalizing World (B)
Alcacer, Juan; Molander, Rasmus; Mabud, RakeenCase HBS-710471-EStrategyTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In 1991, Hartwall and Pripps made the decision to found Baltic Beverages Holding (BBH) and invest in the former USSR by buying Estonia's biggest brewery, Saku.Starting at €5.74