HBSP (USA)
-
Predicting Consumer Tastes with Big Data at Gap
Israeli, Ayelet; Avery, JillCase HBS-517115-EMarketingThe Inside the Case video that accompanies this case includes teaching tips and insight from the author (available to registered educators only). Teach this case online with new suggestions added to the Teaching Note. CEO Art Peck was eliminating his creative directors for The Gap, Old Navy, and Banana Republic brands and promoting a collective creative ecosystem fueled by the input of big data. Rather than relying on artistic vision, Peck want...Starting at €8.20
-
Merck Sharp & Dohme Argentina, Inc. (A)
Paine, Lynn Sharp; Hogan, Harold F., Jr.Case HBS-398033-EKnowledge and CommunicationDescribes the efforts of the new managing director of Merck's subsidiary for Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay to transform the organization and its culture. Focuses on a critical decision: whether to offer the son of a high-ranking official in the governmStarting at €8.20
-
Amazon in 2021 (Spanish version)
Gupta, Sunil; Rodriguez, Margaret L.Case HBS-515S06MarketingThe Inside the Case video that accompanies this case includes teaching tips and insight from the author (available to registered educators only). Amazon launched its website in July 1995 to sell books online. Since then it has expanded into a variety of businesses that some see as unrelated. By 2019 Amazon has grown to become a digital giant with over $233 billion in annual sales but its profitability has been uneven. Has it spread itself too th...Starting at €8.20
-
IKEA's Global Sourcing Challenge: Indian Rugs and Child Labor (A) (Spanish version)
Christopher A. Bartlett; Vincent Dessain; Anders SjomanCase HBS-909S02StrategyTraces the history of IKEA's response to a TV report that its Indian carpet suppliers were using child labor. Describes IKEA's growth, including the importance of a sourcing strategy based on its close relationships with suppliers in developing countries. Details the development of IKEA's strong culture and values that include a commitment "to create a better everyday life for many people." Describes how, in response to regulatory and public pres...Starting at €8.20
-
Shouldice Hospital Ltd.
Heskett, James L.Case HBS-683068-EService and Operations ManagementVarious proposals are set forth for expanding the capacity of the hospital. In assessing them, serious consideration has to be given to the culture of the organization and the importance of preserving it in a service delivery system. In addition to issues of capacity and organizational analysis, describes a well-focused, well-managed medical service facility that may well point the way to future economies in the field.Starting at €8.20
-
Plaza, the Logistics Park of Zaragoza (Spanish Version)
Watson, Noel; Kraiselburd, SantiagoCase HBS-611S10Service and Operations ManagementEn el año 2000, el Gobierno de la Comunidad Autónoma de Arag n, España, hizo público un proyecto para el desarrollo de un parque logístico a gran escala en las afueras de la ciudad de Zaragoza. Con una superficie de casi 13 kilómetros cuadrados, PLAZA (un acrónimo de Plataforma Logística de Zaragoza) sería, de lejos aparcar bien construidas o en desarrollo en toda Europa los mayores logística. Este caso ilustra las motivaciones detrás de tal empr...Starting at €8.20
-
"Little Cool," Big Opportunity (Spanish version)
McDonald, Rory; van Bever, Derek C.M.; Ojomo, EfosaCase HBS-617S12StrategyIn 2013, a team led by Gopalan Sunderraman, vice president of corporate development at Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd.-one of the companies owned by Godrej Group, a large Indian conglomerate-was preparing to launch an innovative low-cost refrigerator. Developed expressly for the approximately 80% of Indians who lacked access to refrigeration (a market Godrej had never before targeted), the chotuKool represented a technological marvel-a small, inexpe...Starting at €8.20
-
Spain: Can the House Resist the Storm (Spanish Version)
Comin, DiegoCase HBS-712S01Knowledge and CommunicationEl 16 de septiembre de 2008, el presidente Rodríguez Zapatero reconoció la gravedad de la situación macroeconómica de España y señaló claramente que el culpable delante del Congreso español: "Que nadie duda; ya existe un amplio consenso sobre el origen de la crisis: [Se ] es en el de sus hipotecas de alto riesgo de Estados Unidos y ". Durante los últimos ocho años, España ha pasado por una fenomenal expansión que ha tenido muchos ingredientes imp...Starting at €8.20
-
Infosys Technologies (Spanish Version)
Nanda, Ashish; DeLong, Thomas J.Case HBS-810S07Service and Operations ManagementCrear y sostener una empresa de tecnología basada en el tercer mundo para competir a nivel mundial (es decir, en el primer mundo) plantea muchos retos. Estos desafíos son examinados a través de la génesis y progresión de las decisiones de Infosys Technologies Ltd. clave hecha por el presidente N. R. Narayana Murthy son particularmente resaltado.Starting at €8.20
-
SEWA Trade Facilitation Center: Changing the Spool (Spanish Version)
Khaire, Mukti; McGinn, Kathleen L.Case HBS-814S09EntrepreneurshipEl caso es sobre la decisión de convertir una organización sin fines de lucro en una empresa con fines de lucro. STFC, que es parte de una organización sin ánimo de lucro más grande - la Asociación de Trabajadores Autónomos (SEWA) - trabaja para mejorar las condiciones de vida de las mujeres rurales y urbanas muy pobres en la India. Lo hace mediante la traducción de las habilidades de bordado tradicionales de la India en los muebles y ropa de cas...Starting at €8.20