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Storming into the U.S. Market (Spanish version)
Bartlett, Christopher A.; Gordon, Rachel; Lafkas, JohnCase HBS-918S10StrategyThe RoboTech case describes the challenges facing the CEO of a small, Singapore-based industrial robotics company that decides to diversify away from its core industrial robot business by leveraging its expertise into the medical-devices industry. It launches an innovative product (a specialized surgical robot) in an unfamiliar market segment (spinal surgery) and decides to enter the unfamiliar, distant U.S. healthcare market, which is characteri...Starting at €8.20
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Intrapreneurship within FLG, Inc. (Spanish version)
Garvin, David A.; Gordon, RachelCase HBS-918S11EntrepreneurshipThis case follows Jenica Fletcher as she rebuilds her company's guitar strings division from the ground up. Convinced that she could turn the division around if given complete independence from corporate headquarters, Fletcher relocated the group, rebranded it as Malenti Strings, repositioned the guitar strings as high-performance products, and transformed Malenti into a fast-growing, profitable business. The case traces Fletcher's key steps in...Starting at €8.20
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Chick-fil-A: Sandwiches and cultural wars (B)
de la Cierva, Yago; Notario, EduardoCase DPO-736-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThe American fast-food chain Chick-fil-A suffered several boycotts promoted by LGTBQ+ organizations after the CEO's public comments regarding his religious background and because of the company's financial support to organizations lobbying against legal recognition of same-sex marriage. The following years, the company kept growing and, at the same time, its reputation was affected. What to do next?Starting at €5.74
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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center: Spine Care
Huckman, Robert S.; Porter, Michael E.; Gordon, Rachel; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-609016-EStrategyDescribes the Spine Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, a multidisciplinary unit that offers patients suffering from spinal problems "one-stop" access to a range of providers including orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, neurologists, medical specialists in physical medicine and pain management, mental health providers, and occupational and physical therapists. The Center was created to address what its founder, James Weinstein, M.D., s...Starting at €8.20
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Boeing 737 MAX: ¿La seguridad, lo primero
de la Cierva, Yago; Villegas, CarolinaCase DPO-739Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management, StrategyEn marzo del 2019, el segundo accidente mortal de un Boeing 737 MAX, el modelo renovado actualizado del avión más vendido de la historia de la aviación, desencadenó una crisis corporativa sin precedentes en el gigante norteamericano de la aeronáutica. El caso revisa la respuesta de Boeing y las reacciones de los distintos stakeholders (víctimas, clientes, empleados, reguladores y, medios de comunicación), desde el momento del accidente hasta que,...Starting at €8.20
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Campuses as "Hunting Grounds": Documenting the Sex Assault Crisis at American Universities
Guzik, Paulina; de la Cierva, YagoCase DPO-784-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Knowledge and Communication, MarketingLast decade, the number of sexual assaults in American campuses reached a peak, to the point that President Barak Obama spoke of a "national crisis". The case collects four episodes that happened in four different campus of prestigious universities, in order to get a better picture of how stakeholders react, and how university administration should respond.Starting at €8.20
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Disney World and the Alligators (A) (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
García Guillén, Carlos; Pacheco Barceló, Leyre; Rodríguez Medina, Ignacio; Sastre Ortega, Ana; de la Cierva, YagoCase DPO-737-PBCorporate Governance, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementDisney World resort in Orlando, USA, suffered a crisis when a toddler was taken by an alligator and disappeared inside a pond. The event happened when the senior management was in Shanghai for the inauguration of the new thematic park in China.Starting at €8.20
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The Boeing 737 MAX: People Before Profits
de la Cierva, Yago; Villegas, CarolinaCase DPO-739-EKnowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management, StrategyIn March 2019, the second fatal crash of a Boeing 737 MAX, the renewed model of the best-selling aircraft in history, triggered an unprecedented corporate crisis for the American aeronautics giant. The case reviews Boeing's response and the reactions of various stakeholders (victims, customers, employees, regulators, the media), from the time of the accident until the company's decision to withdraw the model in November 2020.Starting at €8.20
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Disney World and the Alligators (A)
García Guillén, Carlos; Pacheco Barceló, Leyre; Rodríguez Medina, Ignacio; Sastre Ortega, Ana; de la Cierva, YagoCase DPO-737-ECorporate Governance, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementDisney World resort in Orlando, USA, suffered a crisis when a toddler was taken by an alligator and disappeared inside a pond. The event happened when the senior management was in Shanghai for the inauguration of the new thematic park in China.Starting at €8.20
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Chick-fil-A: Sandwiches and cultural wars (A)
de la Cierva, Yago; Notario, EduardoCase DPO-735-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThe American fast-food chain Chick-fil-A suffered several boycotts promoted by LGTBQ+ organizations after the CEO's public comments regarding his religious background and because of the company's financial support to organizations lobbying against legal recognition of same-sex marriage. The following years, the company kept growing and, at the same time, its reputation was affected. What to do next?Starting at €8.20