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Richter: Information Technology at Hungary’s Largest Pharma
Deborah Compeau; Jordan Mitchell; Gyorgy Drotos; Emma Incze; Gyorgy VasCase IVEY-9B07E021-EInformation Technologies, StrategyThe director of information technology (IT) at Ritcher, a major Hungarian pharmaceutical company with operations throughout Eastern Europe, is planning for the IT department for the near future. The three main considerations for the coming year are: Is the current IT structure appropriate to meet the growing demands of the organization? To what extent should IT affiliates be centrally controlled? How can IT best serve the rest of the company?Starting at €8.20
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Richter: Information Technology at Hungary’s Largest Pharma (Spanish version)
Deborah Compeau; Jordan Mitchell; Gyorgy Drotos; Emma Incze; Gyorgy VasCase IVEY-9B07ES21Information Technologies, StrategyEl director de la tecnología de la información (ÉL) en Ritcher, una compañía farmacéutica húngara importante con operaciones en Europa Oriental, está en el medio de planearlo para departamento por los años que vienen. Las tres consideraciones principales por el año que viene son: ¿Es la corriente ÉL estructura apropiada cubrir las demandas crecientes de la organización total? ¿En qué medida debe los afiliados ser centralmente controlada? ¿Cómo pu...Starting at €8.20
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Fitbit: The Business about Wrist
Xiaoke Xu; Xin (Shane) WangCase IVEY-9B16A012-EMarketingOn August 3, 2015, Fitbit, Inc.’s (Fitbit) stock price hit an all-time high of $50.99. A few months earlier, when Fitbit went public on June 18, it had opened on its first day of trading at a price of $30.40 — 52 per cent higher than its initial public offering price. As what appeared to be the most successful initial public offering of the year, Fitbit attracted significant attention and inevitably drew controversy as well. Some investors saw gr...Starting at €8.20
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Pokémon Go: Virtual Invading Reality
Neil Bendle; Xiaoke XuCase IVEY-9B17A032-EMarketing, StrategyIn June 2016, the augmented reality game Pokémon GO quickly became one of the hottest topics in the world, changing both the online and offline behaviours of players. Pokémon GO was jointly developed by the San Francisco-based firm Niantic Inc. and The Pokémon Company, based in Japan, and was underwritten by the Japanese video game giant Nintendo. The game, which overlaid virtual items and creatures onto the physical world, allowed smartphone use...Starting at €8.20