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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Spanish version)
Bradley, Stephen P.; Ghemawat, Pankaj; Foley, SharonCase HBS-706S15StrategyThe case 'Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.' focuses on the evolution of Wal-Mart's remarkably successful discount operations and describes the company's more recent attempts to diversify into other businesses. The company has entered the warehouse club industry with its Sam's Clubs and the grocery business with its Supercenters, a combination supermarket and discount store. Wal-Mart experienced a drop in the value of its stock price in early 1993, which it ...Starting at €8.20
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Capturing Confectionery (D) (Spanish version)
Collis, David J.; Stuart, Toby; Smith, TroyCase HBS-708S48StrategyIn late 2002, global confectionery and beverage maker Cadbury Schweppes needed to decide whether or not to make an acquisition bid for Adams, an underperforming gum company which had been put up for sale by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. Examining the decision from a strategic perspective, the (A) case provides brief histories of the two companies; traces the global confectionery industry, focusing especially on chocolate and gum; and details the a...Starting at €5.74
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The Walt Disney Company and Pixar Inc.: To Acquire or Not to Acquire? An Update
Alcacer, Juan; Collis, David J.; Furey, MaryCase HBS-709489-EStrategyThis four-page update to the case, "The Walt Disney Company and Pixar Inc.: To Acquire or Not to Acquire?" details the Walt Disney Company's acquisition of Pixar, including deal terms, executive appointments, and operating guidelines for the two studios.Starting at €8.20
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Globalization of CEMEX (Spanish version)
Ghemawat, Pankaj; Matthews, Jamie L.Case HBS-703S14StrategyCEMEX is a Mexican company that has become a major international competitor in cement while maintaining a higher level of profitability than other, longer-established majors. CEMEX's superior profitability supplies a basis for discussing the sources of superior performance in a global context. In addition, the wide array of benefits that CEMEX derives from its operations in different countries broadens conventional notions of why firms globalize.Starting at €8.20
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Intel Corp.--1968-97 (Spanish version)
Collis, David J.; Pisano, Gary P.; Botticelli, PeterCase HBS-705S18StrategyTraces Intel's history and strategy from 1968 to 1997. Examines the company's decision to exit DRAMS and its entry into microprocessors. Focuses on how the company managed to achieve and sustain its competitive advantage in microprocessors, and the threats it faces in the future.Starting at €8.20
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La decisión de USA Today. Difusión de titulares por todo el país (A)
Ghemawat, Pankaj; Garell, Scott B.Case HBS-708S15StrategyEsta serie de casos de dos partes describe cómo se define la opción de lanzar EE.UU. Hoy en día y evaluada por el Gannett Corp. Este caso es compatible con una amplia discusión de si el concepto de una manera general el interés ataques diarios nacionales con el entorno externo y los recursos internos de Gannett y capacidades; sino que también permite un análisis específico de la economía de la empresa propuesta.Starting at €8.20
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El lanzamiento de Gillette Sensor
Ghemawat, Pankaj; Esty, Benjamin C.Case HBS-714S14StrategyLa introducción del sistema de afeitado del sensor, uno de los lanzamientos de productos más grande nunca, Gillette forzado a reevaluar su estrategia en su afeitar y no afeitado negocio. Tenía que decidir si seguir adelante con el lanzamiento y si es así, ¿a qué escala. Permite el análisis de los márgenes y volúmenes tiene probabilidades de alcanzar el sensor, y las cuestiones de sostenibilidad y flexibilidad.Starting at €8.20
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$19B 4 txt app WhatsApp...omg!
Collis, David J.; Hartman, AshleyCase HBS-715441-EStrategyIn February 2014, Facebook announced the acquisition of WhatsApp for $19 billion. WhatsApp, founded in 2009, was a relatively young company that employed only 50 people and earned merely $10 million in revenue in 2013. It was one of many mobile messaging services that allowed users to contact each other without paying costly text message fees. However, its popularity and growth potential enticed Facebook, a company facing many challenges and lo...Starting at €8.20
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Cree, Inc.: Which Bright Future
Collis, David J.; Furey, Mary; Shaffer, MatthewCase HBS-711457-EStrategyAfter its founding in the late 1980s, Cree Inc. quickly grew into a major player in the emerging LED market. By 2007, technological improvements in LEDs had made them suitable for TV, computer, and mobile "backlighting"; and concerns over global warning led to calls to shift to more energy-efficient sources of general lighting (which favored LEDs, as they were far more efficient than the traditionally-dominant incandescents). In this context, Cre...Starting at €8.20
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Du Pont's Titanium Dioxide Business (A) (Spanish version)
Ghemawat, PankajCase HBS-309S10StrategyThis case series is a vehicle for examining the strategic logic and risks of preemption. Rewritten versions of earlier cases.Starting at €8.20