IESE (España)
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IKEA Enters Spain
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1592-EStrategyThe case provides an update of the Catalan furniture industry, describing the entry and success of IKEA and the closure of half of the Catalan furniture companies. It addresses the question of why the Catalan companies did not follow IKEA's model and stresses the different configuration of the value chain.Starting at €8.20
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The Catalan Textile Industry (A)
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María LuisaCase SM-1595-EInnovation and Change, StrategyThe case briefly describes the Catalan textile industry, its structure and the different approaches they followed to respond to changing trends in the industry, compared with companies such as Inditex. It relates the challenges brought on by globalization and how they affected the industry in Catalonia.Starting at €8.20
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Barcelona: A Roman Village Becoming a Smart City (Abridged)
Carrasco, Carlos; Ricart, Joan Enric; Berrone, PascualCase SM-1646-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, StrategyOn July 2, 2014, Josep Ramon Ferrer, director of the ICT and smart city strategy at Barcelona City Council, finished the second round of meetings with the companies selected to participate in the competitive dialogue to create City OS, Barcelona's operating system. City OS was one of the key milestones in Barcelona's smart city strategy. It aimed to enable the council to acquire and process data from urban operations in a rapid, efficient, effect...Starting at €8.20
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The Catalan Textile Industry (B)
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1596-EInnovation and Change, StrategyBetween 1990 and 1996, more than a quarter of textile-related jobs had been lost in the European Union. European governments faced the daunting task of promoting adequate policies to smooth the transformation that was taking place in the sector and improve its competitiveness. The case explains some of the measures taken by the Catalan government in response to the increasing callenges faced by companies in the textile industry. It also explains ...Starting at €5.74
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Barcelona: A Roman Village Becoming a Smart City
Carrasco, Carlos; Ricart, Joan Enric; Berrone, PascualCase SM-1625-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, StrategyOn July 2, 2014, Josep Ramon Ferrer, director of ICT and smart city strategy at Barcelona City Council, finished the second round of meetings with the companies selected to participate in the competitive dialogue to create the City OS, Barcelona's operating system. The City OS was one of the key milestones in Barcelona's smart city strategy. The City OS aimed to provide the City Council with the ability to acquire and process data from urban oper...Starting at €8.20
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The Captor Opportunity
Valentí, Albert; González, Jorge; Ernest MendozaCase M-1380-EMarketingCaptor Materials is a company founded and managed by Ernest Núñez. The main asset of Captor Materials was a patented absorbent technology for the removal of nitrogen oxides (NOx) with an unprecedented high yield, which Núñez himself had developed years earlier. An accumulated exposure to NOx causes gradual health deterioration and eventually death. Núñez and his team had identified three main markets for Captor, on which the development and com...Starting at €8.20
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Málaga: In Search of Its Identity as a Smart City
Berrone, Pascual; Ricart, Joan Enric; Blázquez, María LuisaCase SM-1658-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, StrategyThe case examines Málaga's evolution and its positioning as a smart city. It describes various strategic plans followed by the city, its strengths and weaknesses, and the management and leadership of the mayor, Francisco de la Torre. The mayor must define the positioning of the city and decide how to leverage efforts made to transform Málaga into a city of knowledge and culture in that context.Starting at €8.20
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Keeping an eye on the brand: Etnia Barcelona's retail strategy
Oliver, Xavier; Valentí, Albert; Isaac Sastre BoquetCase M-1407-EMarketing, StrategyEtnia is an eyewear brand known for its stylish designs, particularly of colorful high-quality sun and prescription glasses. After many years relying on a wholesale distribution model with a large international network of opticians, the company had launched its own retail activities in 2017 with a flagship store in downtown Barcelona, followed by an outlet store in the outskirts of the city two years after. Both stores had been successful, quickl...Starting at €8.20