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El marketing puede cambiar el mundo
Quelch, John A.; Jocz, Katherine E.Article ART-1540MarketingLa erosión de la confianza en la política responde en parte a algunas prácticas perniciosas de las que se suele culpar al marketing. Los autores explican los principios que sustentan el buen marketing e invitan a los directivos a hacerlos suyos para beneficiar a consumidores e instituciones sociales. Aplicándolos, pueden contribuir enormemente a restaurar el significado original del concepto de ciudadanía e impulsar, de paso, la democracia.Starting at €8.20
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Five Pillars for Doing Business in Africa
Mudida, Robert; Lago Esteban, AlejandroArticle ART-2670-EEconomics, Service and Operations Management, StrategyCompanies around the world are setting their sights on Africa as a new frontier for business. However, as with other emerging economies, African ones are tricky to navigate for the uninitiated. This article introduces the five pillars that companies need to consider in the African context. First the authors highlight the main macroeconomic trends; then they present a road map for companies planning to enter African markets. They draw on personal ...Starting at €8.20
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Strategies That Go the Distance in Africa
Ariño Martín, AfricaArticle ART-2671-EStrategyWhat do you need to know to expand your operations across the African continent? Quantitative data and statistical analyses are meaningless unless they go hand-in-hand with a deeper understanding and appreciation of the non-traditional factors that make growing a business there possible. This article shares the collective wisdom of African business leaders on the do's and don'ts of internationalizing in Africa, based on first-person interviews th...Starting at €8.20
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IESE Insight. Issue 10. Third Quarter 2011
IESE InsightMagazine REV-10-EEconomics, Finance, Innovation and Change, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management, Marketing, Service and Operations Management, StrategyMauro F. Guillén and Esteban García-Canal highlight what managers of traditional, established MNCs can learn from their emerging market counterparts. Arnoud De Meyer considers the global innovation trends that have been heavily influenced by China, India and Southeast Asia. Francesc Prior and Javier Santomá take lessons from the banking sector to help all companies adapt their offer to the customers and circumstances of low-income segments. Alici...Starting at €22.00
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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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Deloitte: The Challenge of Reconciling Brand Perception with Reality
García Perrote, Juan; de Toro, Juan ManuelCase M-1248-EMarketingDeloitte had grown in recent years to become the sector's leading company and new challenges now presented themselves. The story of Deloitte is a story of growth based on continuous and numerous additions of members and firms to the company. These mergers and incorporations occurred during the second half of the nineteenth century and throughout the twentieth century. Its peak was, firstly, the merger of Touche Ross and Tohmatsu Awoki & Co. in 19...Starting at €8.20
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Peepoople Kibera: Providing Sanitation Through Social Business
Obst, Nicole; Moreno, Victoria; Rosenberg, MikeCase SM-1606-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn Nairobi's Kibera slum, a small Swedish company with a social mission and a business mindset is attempting nothing less than solving one of the biggest problems worldwide: insufficient sanitation. Their proposal is simple yet genius, and possibly too radical in terms of classic NGO thinking: a self-sanitizing and biodegradable personal toilet. The solution includes its own sales and waste-collection systems, providing slum dwellers with much-ne...Starting at €8.20
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The Tower
Roig, BartoCase DG-948StrategySe describe una situación crítica que se presenta en una empresa por el fallecimiento repentino del presidente ejecutivo un viernes a mediodía. La Junta de Accionistas (Consejeros en su mayoría) debe nombrar un nuevo presidente antes del lunes para respaldar la cotización de las acciones en bolsa. Los candidatos tienen distintas bases de poder, no siempre ortodoxas. Se trata de analizar las posibles alternativas y de hacer una evaluación ética y ...Starting at €8.20
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Opportunity Network (A): una startup no disruptiva revoluciona las redes empresariales
Amigó i Navarro, Pau; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-185Decision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, StrategyBrian Pallas, un joven italiano que había trabajado en una famosa consultora, decidió lanzar una startup después de que su compañía le patrocinase cursar un programa MBA. Hijo de un empresario del mundo del espectáculo, enseguida encontró un target al que ofrecer servicios: empresas familiares como la de su padre. Logró conformar un gran equipo directivo, refrendando con éxito su idea en distintos países. Sin embargo, para poder seguir creciendo,...Starting at €8.20
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Nasser Press
Kadach, Igor; Palencia, LuisCase ASN-83-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe owner of a mid-size printing company based in New Jersey has to decide whether to accept an offer of a large publishing house who during the 2008 crisis had endangered the future of the company by abruptly reducing the volume of business. If he now accepted his proposal, and due to capacity constraints, he would have to drop some smaller customers, reducing diversification; in addition, the owner feels indebted to these small businesses becau...Starting at €8.20