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La Fageda
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Ricart Costa, Joan Enric; Mitchell, JordanCase HBS-711452-EStrategyLa Fageda is a manufacturer of high-quality, naturally-made yogurts in northern Catalonia, Spain. La Fageda is substantially different from its main competitors such as multinational Danone in that it is a 270-person workers' cooperative with 60 percent of its membership made up of mentally disabled individuals. Since its establishment in 1982, the organization has aimed to integrate the mentally disabled by providing meaningful jobs and dignifie...Starting at €8.20
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Alcoa's Bid for Alcan (A)
Healy, Paul M.; Rossano, PenelopeCase HBS-114029-EAccounting and ControlIn spring 2007, Alcoa CEO Alain Belda was concerned about the company's market position in light of increased competition from developing markets. China's recent entry into the aluminum market was affecting both supply and demand. Furthermore, downstream and upstream product was coming on-line from other parts of the world, including Russia. As a result, Alcoa had lost its historical market dominance and stock premium. Belda was convinced that fo...Starting at €8.20
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Alcoa's Bid for Alcan (B)
Healy, Paul M.; Rossano, PenelopeCase HBS-114030-EAccounting and ControlIn spring 2007, Alcoa CEO Alain Belda was concerned about the company's market position in light of increased competition from developing markets. China's recent entry into the aluminum market was affecting both supply and demand. Furthermore, downstream and upstream product was coming on-line from other parts of the world, including Russia. As a result, Alcoa had lost its historical market dominance and stock premium. Belda was convinced that fo...Starting at €5.74
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Forward Integration or Horizontal Expansion? (Spanish version)
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Tarzijan, Jorge; Mitchell, JordanCase HBS-706S35StrategyCelulosa Arauco is a major Chilean producer of market pulp and wood products. Owning over 1.2 million hectares of forest in Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay, the company's key advantage is the ideal growing conditions in which the company's forests are located. As of early 2004, Arauco is the third largest producer of market pulp (pulp sold on the open market) and is considering increasing its capacity, tying it with Brazilian competitor Aracruz as ...Starting at €8.20
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Arauco (B): "Papel" in Brazil
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Tarzijan, Jorge; Mitchell, JordanCase HBS-709416-EStrategyThis is Part B to the "Arauco: Forward Integration or Horizontal Expansion?" case. This short case looks at the company in late 2007 after it has decided to invest in a Brazilian joint venture involving forests, saw mills and a paper mill. The case acts as an epilogue and allows students to revisit the concept of forward integration into paper in the Brazilian context.Starting at €5.74
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Dos formas de viajar al sur: Aerolínea Lan y Southwest Airlines
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Khanna, Tarun; Mitchell, Jordan; Tarzijan, JorgeCase HBS-710S12StrategyPara maximizar su eficacia, los casos de color deben imprimirse en color. Mira a los diferentes modelos de negocio de dos líneas aéreas gran éxito y rentabilidad: con sede en Chile y Lan Airlines con sede en EE.UU. Southwest Airlines. Lan Airlines que persigue un modelo de servicio completo centro-a-habló internacional donde las operaciones de pasajeros y de carga están muy integradas. Suroeste, por el contrario, está configurado para una, de baj...Starting at €8.20
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Mittal's Pursuit of Arcelor (A)
Healy, Paul M.; Rossano, PenelopeCase HBS-114056-EAccounting and ControlLakshmi Mittal, CEO of Mittal Steel, a UK-based company with Indian roots, took advantage of a weakened Arcelor that had successfully won a bidding war for Canadian steel company Dofasco, with an unsolicited bid to buy the company. Mittal's plans for acquiring Arcelor were initially thwarted by concerted opposition from Arcelor's board and several European governments. To Mittal's further surprise, on May 26, Arcelor orchestrated a merger with th...Starting at €8.20
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Arauco (B): "Papel" in Brazil (Spanish Version)
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Tarzijan, Jorge; Mitchell, JordanCase HBS-721S05StrategyForward Integration or Horizontal Expansion?" case. This short case looks at the company in late 2007 after it has decided to invest in a Brazilian joint venture involving forests, saw mills and a paper mill. The case acts as an epilogue and allows students to revisit the concept of forward integration into paper in the Brazilian context.Starting at €5.74