IESE (España)
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Santander-Serfín: Revitalizing the Payment Systems Business
Díez J.; Villanueva, Julian; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1190-EMarketingIn June 2001, Ramón Tellaeche, director of products and marketing at Banco Santander Serfín in Mexico, was considering the commercial strategy which the means of payments division should follow over the following months in order to achieve its ambitious commercial objectives. Marcial Portela, general manager of Grupo Santander's Americas Division, had set the objective of doubling the credit card market share in a year and a half, and capturing 2...Starting at €8.20
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Teléfonos de México, S.A. de C.V. and the Prodigy Internet Plus decision
Lamyin, M.; Bertini, Marco; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1124-EInformation Technologies, MarketingThe case analyzes the strategy Telmex must follow in order to increase the customer base of its ISP service in Mexico. The low disposable income of the Mexican population and the inability to afford computers must be taken into account. The company must also consider its recent acquisition of Prodigy (one of the leading ISPs in the U.S.) and analyze the role it should play in the new marketing strategy.Starting at €8.20
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TiVo 2011
Tonijuan, Gemma; Comín, Marta; Valor Sabatier, Josep; Nueno, José LuisCase SI-178-EInformation Technologies, Knowledge and Communication, MarketingTiVo is a digital video recorder, developed and marketed by TiVo, Inc. and introduced in 1999. TiVo provides an electronic television programming schedule, whose features include "Season Pass" schedules which record every new episode of a series, and "WishList" searches which allow users to find and record shows that match their interests by title, actor, director, category or keyword. TiVo is facing declining revenues and is exploring a number o...Starting at €8.20
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Medtronic Inc.: From Corporate Mission to Organizational Culture (B)
Corrales A.; Melé, DomènecCase BE-157-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityIn early 1990, Bill George launched the "Customer Focused Quality" program (CFQ). This approach established that the only customers of the organization were patients, physicians and hospitals. Facing the problem created in the European branch, Bill realized that he had made a huge mistake in not checking out beforehand the ethical values of the European president. Medtronic publicized the matter internally and externally, notifying the findings t...Starting at €5.74
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Muxxic Latina
Carrión V.; Nueno, José Luis; Bertini, MarcoCase M-1135-EInformation Technologies, MarketingMuxxic Latina, the international recording company created by PRISA and Universal Music Group for the purpose of establishing a joint presence in the booming U.S.Latin music market, not only wants to create a uniform platform with which to penetrate Spanish-speaking countries, but also they want to actively participate in the globalisation of contemporary music in the Spanish language.Starting at €8.20
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Refreshing the Orbed Private Label
Villanueva, Julian; Nueno, José Luis; Soldado, PilarCase M-1345-EMarketingFor several weeks Daryl had been spending a lot of time preparing a presentation he would make to the company's executive committee. In the presentation, he would have to make a recommendation on the repositioning of Orbed's store-brand soft drinks. The next day, he had to talk his proposal over with Richard Balmori, the director of the store-brand department, and Joe Rod, Orbed's commercial director. A few months earlier, Sandfer, a British supp...Starting at €8.20
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Medtronic Inc.: From Corporate Mission to Organizational Culture (A)
Corrales A.; Melé, DomènecCase BE-156-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityTwelve years after the foundation of Medtronic Inc. in 1949, Earl Bakken, one of its founders, wrote the Corporate Mission Statement of this company. Since then, this organization has been a mission-driven and values-centered organization with an adaptable business strategy. In 1989, Bill George, an admired manager, was appointed as President and Chief Operations Officer. Bill saw in Medtronic several outstanding features fully in line with his m...Starting at €8.20
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Medtronic Inc.: From Corporate Mission to Organizational Culture (C)
Corrales A.; Melé, DomènecCase BE-158-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityAfter bitter experiences related with bribes in Europe and Japan, Bill George decided to implement a code of conduct for Medtronic. This code was later complemented by a code of ethics for senior financial officers, a code of business conduct and ethics for members of the board of directors, and environment, health and safety guidelines. Bill also established the Medtronic Principles of Corporate Governance (MPCG). The case presents these codes.Starting at €5.74