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Salesbrain LLC - B2B Communications
Dante Pirouz; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B12A005-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn May 2010, the “chief pain officer” of SalesBrain, a neuroscience-based marketing research and coaching company located in California, has been approached for advice by the marketing head of Digital Technology International (DTI), a Utah-based provider of technology solutions for the global publishing industry. DTI has been struggling with communicating the core value proposition of its offerings to customers, including leading newspaper publis...Starting at €8.20
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ParticipACTION: A Social Marketing Challenge to Halt Canada’s Obesity
Dante Pirouz; Monica C. LaBarge; Karam PutrosCase IVEY-9B15A011-EMarketingOn July 12, 1971, Sport Participation Canada, a not-for-profit company, was established by the Canadian government to encourage Canadians to increase their physical activity levels to fight the “obesity epidemic” that was causing health care costs to soar. One year later, the company was nationalized and renamed ParticipACTION. To spread its message, it relied on humourous ads, especially on TV, to encourage adults and children to exercise more. ...Starting at €8.20
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Target Canada
Dante Pirouz; Steven (Sang Kil) HongCase IVEY-9B14A059-EMarketing, StrategyIn 2013, Target Corporation, the fourth-largest retailer in the United States, launched its first international expansion by opening 125 stores in Canada. Senior executives expected that Target Canada stores would generate $1 billion in annual revenue. However, by late 2013, after losses of more than $900 million, it became obvious that the Canadian expansion had failed. As a result of the stores’ underperformance, Target has appointed a new pres...Starting at €8.20
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A Couple of Squares: E-Commerce Opportunities for Growth (B)
Dante Pirouz; Raymond Pirouz; Dina Ribbink; Emily Chen-BendleCase IVEY-9B13A005-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingA small upscale bakery produces artisan-quality, hand-decorated cookies, generating $1 million in annual revenue. In the (A) case 9B13A004, the two co-owners investigate the role of pricing in driving growth for their business and allowing them to achieve several fundamental financial goals. In the (B) case, the partners explore the possibility of a website to drive direct-to-consumer sales on an e-commerce platform. The multimedia elements of th...Starting at €5.74
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Tomasso Corporation: Including Spirituality in the Organizational Culture (B)
Corrales A.; Melé, DomènecCase BE-155-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementThis case follows on from case A, and begins with Rob McKenzie's decision to fire the 11 recalcitrant staff, and shows how he does this in accord with the spiritual and humanistic values outlined in "Our Project". It then goes on to show how he gradually introduced the company's guiding values to all aspects of its daily management.Starting at €5.74
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People Express (A). Una historia de éxito
Corrales A.; Ariño, Miguel AngelCase AD-309Leadership and People ManagementPeople Express (PE) era una aerolínea con gran éxito durante los años ochenta. Dos años después de su fundación, la compañía ya había alcanzado unos beneficios de 2,7 millones de dólares sobre unas ventas de 100 millones, y el precio de sus acciones se había revalorizado un 150%. La compañía crecía a un ritmo insóito, a pesar de coincidir con un momento de profunda crisis en el sector que estaba llevando a muchas aerolíneas a pérdidas millonarias...Starting at €8.20
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People Express (B). Una historia de éxito
Corrales A.; Ariño, Miguel AngelCase AD-310Leadership and People ManagementPeople Express había logrado un éxito sin precedentes. La compañía cerró el ejercicio de 1983 con unos beneficios de 10,4 millones de dólares sobre unas ventas de 286,6 millones. Tenía 4.000 empleados y una flota de más de 60 aeronaves. Sin embargo, los resultados de PE comenzaron a deteriorarse a finales de 1984, cerrando el ejercicio con unos beneficios de 2 millones de dólares y unas ventas de 561 millones. La ya quinta aerolínea estadounidens...Starting at €5.74
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Tomasso Corporation: Incorporando espiritualidad en la cultura empresarial (A)
Corrales A.; Melé, DomènecCase BE-154Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementEl director ejecutivo y propietario único de la compañía considera la empresa como apoyada en dos columnas, una edificada con aspectos económicos y otra con aspectos humanos. Ambas columnas están en continua tensión pero se equilibran, a modo de piedra angular, por fuerzas interiores que hay que buscar en la trascendencia. Esta piedra angular tiene que dar lugar a decisiones armónicas, justas y humanas, sin olvidar la necesidad primaria de obten...Starting at €8.20
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Medtronic Inc.: From Corporate Mission to Organizational Culture (A)
Corrales A.; Melé, DomènecCase BE-156-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityTwelve years after the foundation of Medtronic Inc. in 1949, Earl Bakken, one of its founders, wrote the Corporate Mission Statement of this company. Since then, this organization has been a mission-driven and values-centered organization with an adaptable business strategy. In 1989, Bill George, an admired manager, was appointed as President and Chief Operations Officer. Bill saw in Medtronic several outstanding features fully in line with his m...Starting at €8.20
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Medtronic Inc.: de la misión corporativa a la cultura organizacional (A)
Corrales A.; Melé, DomènecCase BE-156Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityDoce años después de la creación de Medtronic Inc. en 1949, Earl Bakken, uno de sus fundadores, redactó la Declaración de la misión corporativa de su compañía. Desde entonces, la actividad de la empresa se guía por su misión y sus valores con una estrategia comercial adaptable. En 1989, Bill George, un admirado directivo, fue nombrado presidente y director general. Bill percibió en Medtronic importantes características que estaban en total conson...Starting at €8.20