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SAP: The Challenge of Aligning Sourcing and Innovation Strategies
Bent Petersen; Dominique Nikerle-Uhthoff; Helen SchwaerzlerCase IVEY-9B14M101-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn late 2011, SAP, the German leader in the enterprise software industry, announced a major investment plan for expanding in China and also acquired a leading American firm in cloud-based human capital management software. At first glance, these investments seemed rather unconnected. A closer look at SAP’s strategy, however, revealed a closely connected and coordinated network of strategic decisions and investments for which alignment and finding...Starting at €8.20
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Robert Krups GMBH & Co. KG: Brand Transfer into East Germany (A)
Hickman, E.; Joachimsthaler, Erich A.Case M-926-EMarketingCase deals with the issues that make a brand strong e.g. positioning, product characteristics, advertising and product presentation strategy, etc.; measures of a brand's strength e.g. awareness, perceived quality reputation, etc. The management issue is how to transfer these brand attributes to the newly opened east european market and indeed, to decide which specific brands will actually appeal to this new set of consumers.Starting at €8.20
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Robert Krups GMBH & Co. KG: Brand Transfer into East Germany (B)
Hickman, E.; Joachimsthaler, Erich A.Case M-927-EMarketingProvides detailed market information about East Germany as a background for the decisions that have to be made in the (A) case (M-926-E).Starting at €5.74