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El Agro Food Cluster en la región Central de Dinamarca (B)
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María LuisaCase SM-1617Economics, Innovation and Change, StrategyEn el caso se describe una iniciativa en Jutlandia Central que consiste en un parque empresarial que aspira a convertirse en un (micro)clúster. Paul Cornillon, presidente del consejo del Danish Food Cluster, tiene que sacar adelante la iniciativa ahora que el clúster se ha lanzado oficialmente. Para la redacción del caso se han tomado como base datos ya publicados y entrevistas con miembros del Gobierno, el equipo gestor del Agro Food Park y otr...Starting at €5.74
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Haboydem: A Social Enterprise in the Holy Land
Mark S. SchwartzCase IVEY-9B20M121-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyHaboydem was a second hand clothing store in Jerusalem that operated as a social enterprise by hiring and training individuals who were living with mental illness. The two store locations had successfully trained workers, and 70 per cent were able to findStarting at €8.20
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Ian Choo: Objectives in a Course Design
Choo, Ian; Palencia, LuisCase ASN-64-EKnowledge and CommunicationThe case describes the context in which a business school course, Contemporary Business Issues, is designed, as a basis to discuss issues related to course design in general (objectives, constraints and trade-offs). The Danish educational system, the university's alliance with De Montfort University, the geographical origin of participants, and the professors assigned are described so these issues can be discussed in class, with the eventual prop...Starting at €8.20
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Straumur Bank: The Forever Changing Landscape (A)
Mitchell, Jordan; Sigurjónsson, Şröstur Olaf; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-855-EFinanceThis case traces Straumur Bank's dynamic international growth from a small investment bank to Iceland's fourth largest bank with operations in 10 countries. Case A deals with Straumur's situation as of the third quarter of 2007 when the global financial and banking industry was starting to show significant signs of weakness. The bank's new foreign CEO must decide whether Straumur should continue on its trajectory of aggressive international growt...Starting at €8.20
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Desconcierto en Islandia
Carrasquero C.; Argandoña, AntonioCase ECON-418EconomicsEn los primeros meses de 2006 la corona islandesa se depreció fuertemente, al tiempo que la bolsa caía, creando una importante conmoción en los mercados financieros internacionales. El caso explica el fuerte crecimiento de la economía islandesa, los desequilibrios que se produjeron, las medidas de política económica y sus consecuencias.Starting at €8.20
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El proceso de aprendizaje en la reforma de la atención sanitaria en Estonia
Soone I.; Ribera, JaumeCase P-1042Service and Operations ManagementEl caso describe la evolución de la reforma en la Clínica de la Universidad de Tartu, desde la propiedad del Ministerio de Salud hasta el establecimiento de un nuevo consejo de administración, que integró al Ministerio de Salud como uno de sus miembros. El director del hospital tuvo que afrontar muchos problemas durante la conversión, incluyendo aspectos legales, la resistencia de los médicos, etc. La experiencia en Tartu puede utilizarse ahora, ...Starting at €8.20
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The Learning process in the Health Care Reform in Estonia
Soone I.; Ribera, JaumeCase P-1042-EService and Operations ManagementThe Chairman of the Board of the Tartu University Clinics Foundation reflects on the changes his institution has undergone in the last few years. The 17 clinics that existed under the Soviet system have been brought together under the Tartu University Clinics Foundation and now have a unified organization with a Governing Council that includes government representatives. The dual managerial structure (reporting to the Ministry of Higher Education...Starting at €8.20
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Publish or Protect? (Spanish version)
Shih, Willy; Chai, SenCase HBS-615S15Service and Operations ManagementShould they patent inventions coming out of their manufacturing process development work, should they keep them as trade secrets, or should they publish them so that they would go into the public domain and nobody else could patent them? They wish to preserve their freedom to practice, but they are very concerned about competitors' ability to benefit from LEGO Group's R&D investments or alternately interfere with its freedom to operate.Starting at €8.20
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Zebra Medical Vision (Spanish version)
Greenstein, Shane; Gulick, SarahCase HBS-620S05EntrepreneurshipWhat should they do next at Zebra? Should they work on the accuracy of the already-developed algorithms, or continue to develop many new tools? If they chose to develop new products, which applications should they address? And how should they go to market?Starting at €8.20
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El Proyecto Oxygen de Nokia y MIT (Abreviado)
Henderson, Rebecca M.; Confrey, NancyCase HBS-705S23Strategydesarrollos pendientes en las redes inalámbricas y computación empotrados presente uno de largo alcance desafío estratégico de Nokia, Inc. Este caso describe la tecnología de maneras es propenso a desarrollar en los próximos 20 años, describe brevemente Nokia de la historia y el posicionamiento estratégico, y desafía al lector a desarrollar una estrategia coherente para Nokia en el futuro.Starting at €8.20