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Elliot: A Sniper on the Board of Arconic
Corbatera Jorge, Sergi; Davila, AntonioCase C-787-EAccounting and Control, Corporate GovernanceThe case describes Elliot Management's actions to change the governance structure of Arconic. Elliot Management is one of the largest activist investor funds in the US. Among its businesses, it identifies undervalued companies and unlocks this value, taking a significant position in the equity of the company and through this position forcing changes, often starting at the governance level. Arconic is the Mid and Upstream company that came out of ...Starting at €8.20
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Scripped.com: Creating the Business Model
Rajaraman, Aarthi; Davila, AntonioCase E-146-EEntrepreneurshipThis case study presents the challenges of an Internet start-up as it finds its business model for growth. Scripped.com (later Scripted.com) is a start-up founded by three MBAs, in which screenwriters are able to produce their own work. Over time, the founders learn about the market.Starting at €8.20
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Regional Strategies for Global Leadership (Spanish version)
Ghemawat, PankajArticle HBS-R0512FStrategyhome base, portfolio, hub, platform, and mandate. Some companies adopt the strategies in sequence, but the most nimble switch from one to another and combine approaches as their markets and businesses evolve. At Toyota, for example, exports from the home base continue to be substantial even as the company builds up an international manufacturing presence. And as Toyota achieves economies of scale and scope with a strong network of hubs, the comp...Starting at €8.20
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Spanish version)
Bradley, Stephen P.; Ghemawat, Pankaj; Foley, SharonCase HBS-706S15StrategyThe case 'Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.' focuses on the evolution of Wal-Mart's remarkably successful discount operations and describes the company's more recent attempts to diversify into other businesses. The company has entered the warehouse club industry with its Sam's Clubs and the grocery business with its Supercenters, a combination supermarket and discount store. Wal-Mart experienced a drop in the value of its stock price in early 1993, which it ...Starting at €8.20
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Kidder, Peabody & Co.: creando beneficios etéreos
Simons, Robert L.; Davila, AntonioCase HBS-102S16Accounting and ControlEl 17 de abril de 1994, Kidder, Peabody & Co. anunció un cargo de $ 350 millones de dólares contra las ganancias resultantes del descubrimiento de los beneficios de explotación falsas. Ese mismo día, la terminación del empleo de Joseph Jett con la compañía se hizo pública. Al ilustrar la mecánica de la contabilidad de bonos, este caso se describe la estrategia de negociación que condujo a la creación de falsos beneficios. También se discuten los ...Starting at €8.20
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The Cosmopolitan Corporation (Spanish version)
Ghemawat, PankajArticle HBS-R1105FStrategyNever mind what you've heard about the world being flat. Today's global landscape is marked by unbalanced growth, protectionism, and ethnic, religious, and linguistic divides. Differences still do matter. The ideal of a truly global, stateless corporation has become popular, but it simply isn't possible to achieve, says the author. Look at Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. A major player from Australia to the United Kingdom to the United Sates, ...Starting at €8.20
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Globalization of CEMEX (Spanish version)
Ghemawat, Pankaj; Matthews, Jamie L.Case HBS-703S14StrategyCEMEX is a Mexican company that has become a major international competitor in cement while maintaining a higher level of profitability than other, longer-established majors. CEMEX's superior profitability supplies a basis for discussing the sources of superior performance in a global context. In addition, the wide array of benefits that CEMEX derives from its operations in different countries broadens conventional notions of why firms globalize.Starting at €8.20
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La decisión de USA Today. Difusión de titulares por todo el país (A)
Ghemawat, Pankaj; Garell, Scott B.Case HBS-708S15StrategyEsta serie de casos de dos partes describe cómo se define la opción de lanzar EE.UU. Hoy en día y evaluada por el Gannett Corp. Este caso es compatible con una amplia discusión de si el concepto de una manera general el interés ataques diarios nacionales con el entorno externo y los recursos internos de Gannett y capacidades; sino que también permite un análisis específico de la economía de la empresa propuesta.Starting at €8.20
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El lanzamiento de Gillette Sensor
Ghemawat, Pankaj; Esty, Benjamin C.Case HBS-714S14StrategyLa introducción del sistema de afeitado del sensor, uno de los lanzamientos de productos más grande nunca, Gillette forzado a reevaluar su estrategia en su afeitar y no afeitado negocio. Tenía que decidir si seguir adelante con el lanzamiento y si es así, ¿a qué escala. Permite el análisis de los márgenes y volúmenes tiene probabilidades de alcanzar el sensor, y las cuestiones de sostenibilidad y flexibilidad.Starting at €8.20
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Schneider Electric: Opening Up to External Innovation (Spanish version)
Davila, AntonioCase HBS-120S20Accounting and ControlSchneider Electric has put together a structure to fulfill its needs to address the changes in technologies and markets that promise to redefine its markets. Case protagonists have to evaluate whether these solutions are enough to satisfy these needs and how to make them as effective as possible. Schneider Electric competes in tough but stable markets around energy management, automation, and control of infrastructures ranging from homes to produ...Starting at €8.20