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Pennies From Heaven Strategic Turnaround at J.C. Penney
Maoret, Massimo; Martin Romano, Cristina; Ferraro, FabrizioCase SM-1665-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThe case discusses the formulation and implementation of the strategic turnaround of J.C. Penney, a major U.S. retailer, by Ron Johnson, a star executive who previously led the creation and expansion of the Apple Store. The turnaround is bold and far-reaching, raising questions about whether it will work or not.Starting at €8.20
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Startup as a Service: The Prehype Model
Wedell-Wedellsborg, Thomas; Miller, PaddyCase DPO-379-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, StrategyThe case outlines how Henrik Werdelin, the founder of Prehype, launched a new model for large companies to create growth through innovation, based on the idea of "start-up as a service." The case describes Prehype's core offering, namely a predefined process for building new ventures, combining the client's internal resources with Prehype's entrepreneurial expertise. The underlying business model was aimed at providing long-term, shared-interest ...Starting at €8.20
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Startup Cisco - Teaching Note: Deploying Start-up Methods in a Giant Tech Company
Wedell-Wedellsborg, Thomas; Miller, PaddyTeaching Note DPOT-100-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementStarting at €0.00
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Verizon Reimagines Corporate Real Estate
Lehr, Josh; Amigó, Pau; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-191-EDecision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeIn late October 2015 James Tousignant, Director of Transactions and Real Estate Development for Verizon Global Real Estate, was sitting in his office at Verizon's headquarters in Basking Ridge, NJ' a sprawling 1.4 MM square foot megaplex of 80's construction. The compound was made up of nine building wings and a central core to serve food to over 5,000 employees each day. As he looked out his office window he pondered what he should do. Verizon h...Starting at €8.20
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From Blockbuster to Netflix: The Evolution of the Home Entertainment Industry
Valor Sabatier, Josep; Tatarinov, KatherineCase SI-201-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, StrategyThis case describes the evolution of the home entertainment industry in the United States, focusing on its two main players in the period 2000-2017: Blockbuster and Netflix. It follows the growth and success of Blockbuster as the leader in the video rental segment, the challenge of Netflix with its mail-in option and Blockbuster's inability to respond. Finally, it closes with Netflix's transition from a physical DVD rental company to its current ...Starting at €8.20
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Guidant Corporation (B): Don't Get a Heart Attack! Difficult Decisions in a Pacemaker Firm
Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-170-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and ChangeGuidant Corporation is an high tech star up. After a couple of years of activities, it launches new high tech products such as pacemakers, implantable defibrillators, etc. After some time Guidant's top management discovers that one of its products, implanted in 24.000 patients, has a serious defect. Manager decide to not inform the patients but after the death of a teenager due to the malfuction of a Guidant's desfibrillator, the firm has to mana...Starting at €5.74
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Guidant Corporation (A): "¡No sufras un ataque al corazón!": decisiones difíciles en una empresa líder en la fabricación de marcapasos
Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-169Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and ChangeGuidant Corporation es una startup de alta tecnología que, tras un par de años de actividad, lanza productos nuevos, como marcapasos, desfibriladores implantables, etc. Después de un tiempo, la dirección de Guidant descubre que uno de sus productos, implantado en 24.000 pacientes, presenta graves defectos. La dirección debe decidir si revelar la información solo a la FDA, de acuerdo con la ley, o si informar también a médicos y pacientes.Starting at €8.20
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Caesar's Entertainment: apostando por la inteligencia artificial
Villanueva, Julian; González, Jorge; Balmaseda, CarmenCase M-1373Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and Change, Marketing, Service and Operations Management, StrategyA mediados deL 2018, Mark Frissora, CEO y presidente de Caesars Entertainment, presentaba los resultados de la compañía. Esta había salido fortalecida de la grave crisis que sufrió en el 2015. Como uno de los pilares del crecimiento, Frissora había apostado por dotar a su famosa estrategia de marketing basada en los datos de nuevas herramientas de inteligencia artificial (IA) y machine learning (ML). Aún quedaba mucho camino por recorrer, pero lo...Starting at €8.20
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FreshDirect: Olvídese de la entrega. En nuestra empresa, lo que importa es la comida
Sieber, Sandra; Codrean, CatalinCase SI-194Information Technologies, Innovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementA principios de 2016, con más de 600.000 clientes y unos ingresos estimados en 500 millones de dólares, FreshDirect se encontraba entre las tres principales compañías del sector de la venta de comestibles online en Estados Unidos. Daba trabajo a más de 3.000 empleados, un 30% de los cuales transportaba la comida en camiones y la entregaba en las casas de los clientes de cinco estados: Nueva York, Nueva Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware y Pensilvania....Starting at €8.20
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Netflix: From "Clicks and Bricks" to Digital Movie Delivery
Lago, Alejandro; Moscoso, Philip; Sieber, SandraExercise PE-75-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementNetflix is a U.S. provider of on-demand Internet streaming media and flat rate DVD-by-mail services. The company experienced incredible success since its beginnings in 1997. During 2010, revenue jumped 29% to $2.16 billion, and stock price increased 219% to $175.70. It also added 8 million subscribers, bringing its total to over 20 million. In the summer of 2011 the company first announced the spin-off of its traditional DVD rental operations fro...Starting at €8.20