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WestWood Foods & Drinks GmbH (B) - Teaching Note
Eufinger, Christian; Martínez Abascal, EduardoTeaching Note FT-133-EFinance, StrategyWestWood is a wholesale food and drink supplier of small supermarkets and convenience stores. It is located in a rural area in Germany and has sales of around 13 million euros. It grows above the industry average and needs further funding to finance its ongoing expansion. The company asks its main bank for a further loan and credit line. The business, as well as its P&L and balance sheets needs to be analyzed to decide whether to grant the loan r...Starting at €0.00
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DSD Dillinger Stahlbau GmbH (A)
Gallo, Miguel Ángel; Slof E. J.Case DG-944-EStrategyStarting at €8.20
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DSD Dillinger Stahlbau GmbH (B)
Gallo, Miguel Ángel; Slof E. J.Case DG-945-EStrategyStarting at €5.74
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DSD Dillinger Stahlbau GmbH (B)
Gallo, Miguel Ángel; Slof E. J.Case DG-945StrategyThe case deals with the troubles a sizable West German steel construction company encounters changing from the generation of managers who governed the company since its foundation and who grew into their jobs to a generation of professional managers. This transition is further complicated by the fact that the families who own the majority of the company's shares, would like to continue family participation in the management. These problems are th...Starting at €5.74
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Alstom (A): In Search of a Partner
Vendiola C.; Ariño, AfricaCase DG-1355-EStrategyIn March 1999, Alstom's chairman was reviewing the forecasted results of his company¿s first year of operation and he had plenty of reasons to be proud of the achievements of the company in only oneyear of operation. Alstom was a French giant in the energy and transportation business. Although the results looked very promising, competing in this industry required a strategy. The matter was complicated by GE's unwillingness to continue the license...Starting at €8.20
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Grupo Velázquez
Mozo, Enrique; Gallo, Miguel ÁngelCase DG-1241StrategyEl fundador del grupo familiar Velázquez logró un extraordinario desarrollo de sus empresas a lo largo de casi treinta años. Pero su dedicación a los negocios fue en detrimento del tiempo y esfuerzo empleados en la educación de sus tres hijos. A la muerte del fundador, heredaron sus hijos y uno de ellos, Lorenzo, se hizo cargo de la dirección ejecutiva del grupo. Lorenzo continuó con cierto éxito los negocios familiares, al tiempo que llevaba un ...Starting at €8.20
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Sunflower GmbH
Keppel, Michael; Sachon, MarcCase P-1130-EFinance, Innovation and Change, StrategyThe case describes the crisis situation of Sunflower, an owner-managed drugstore chain with more than 1,000 outlets in Germany. Sunflower was owned by 60 limited partners, organized in three shareholder groups, who positioned the company as a convenience store chain. A Board member with previous experience in the food discount business introduced an EDLP strategy at Sunflower. This triggered a crisis when suppliers lost their trust and sales bega...Starting at €8.20
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Clusterland Upper Austria
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María LuisaCase SM-1590-EDecision Analysis, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThis case describes the origins and functioning of Clusterland Upper Austria, a company created by the regional government of Upper Austria to manage a group of clusters and networks already existing in the region. The organization has been regarded as a best practice example for managing cluster projects. The case examines the specific nature of the region in terms of industrial structure and government policy and its implication in cluster dev...Starting at €8.20
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Faget et Pinard (A)
Bonet, L.; González, M.; Tàpies, JosepCase DG-1499Corporate Governance, Leadership and People Management, StrategyLa empresa había sido fundada por dos buenos amigos. En ella volcaron su trabajo y su ilusión. Los accionistas familiares de las cinco generaciones posteriores nunca se preocuparon en establecer límites entre los miembros familiares y la empresa familiar. Creyeron que la buena relación entre las dos familias sería eterna. De ahí la despreocupación a la redacción de unas pautas que marcaran qué hacer en determinadas situaciones extremas.Starting at €8.20