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Capturing Confectionery (D) (Spanish version)
Collis, David J.; Stuart, Toby; Smith, TroyCase HBS-708S48StrategyIn late 2002, global confectionery and beverage maker Cadbury Schweppes needed to decide whether or not to make an acquisition bid for Adams, an underperforming gum company which had been put up for sale by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. Examining the decision from a strategic perspective, the (A) case provides brief histories of the two companies; traces the global confectionery industry, focusing especially on chocolate and gum; and details the a...Starting at €5.74
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Tennant Company
Stuart, Toby; Applegate, Lynda M.; Weber, JamesCase HBS-810040-EEntrepreneurshipTennant, a leading producer of floor cleaning equipment, must determine how to create, finance, structure, staff, govern, measure and manage a new venture for developing a fundamentally new product line. In 2005, Tennant Company had developed an innovative, environmentally friendly, cleaning technology that could potentially revolutionize cleaning. Historically, Tennant was a producer of floor and carpet washing machines for industrial and commer...Starting at €8.20
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Guerra en el sector de la alimentación de animales domésticos (A)
Collis, David J.; Stuart, TobyCase HBS-312S03StrategyDescribe la industria de alimentos para mascotas a mediados de los años ochenta antes de la ruptura de una batalla competitiva importante ya que los fabricantes luchan por acción. Ilustra cómo cuando hay beneficios para jugar en múltiples mercados, competidores se toman medidas en un mercado para preservar su posición en otros mercados. Un ejemplo de interacción competitiva multimarket. Cubre análisis de la competencia y la predicción, y las econ...Starting at €8.20
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The Huffington Post
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Stuart, Toby; Kiron, DavidCase HBS-810086-EEntrepreneurshipIn Feb. 2010, management of the Huffington Post, a fast-growing but not-yet-profitable Internet newspaper that aggregates blog posts from unpaid contributors and excerpts of stories originally published by other news sites, faces a number of decisions about its growth strategy. Foremost, Huffington Post management must determine whether to rely to a greater extent upon social networking technologies (e.g., Facebook, Twitter) to select and present...Starting at €8.20