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Ficosa International. Expansión internacional
Caldart, Adrian; Canals, JordiCase DG-1415StrategyEl caso se centra en la decisión de adquisición, por parte de la empresa de componentes de automoción Ficosa International, del negocio de espejos retrovisores de su competidor Magneti Marelli. El caso muestra además cuál fue la evolución en la estrategia corporativa de la empresa, que partiendo de un posicionamiento limitado a la Península Ibérica, expandió sus negocios hacia los principales países productores de automóviles de la UE y, más tard...Starting at €8.20
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Argentina in Crisis (B)
Caldart, Adrian; Gual, JordiCase ASE-410-EEconomicsThe case analyzes the evolution of the Argentine economy after the political and economic crisis which leads to the abandonment of convertibility at the beginning of 2002. The case studies the economic policies implemented during 2002 and up to the election of the new president, Néstor Kirchner in May 2003.Starting at €5.74
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Global Sourcing at Nike
Hsieh, Nien-he; Toffel, Michael W.; Hull, OliviaCase HBS-619008-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe Inside the Case video that accompanies this case includes teaching tips and insight from the author (available to registered educators only). This case explores the evolution of Nike's global product sourcing strategy, in particular ongoing efforts to improve working conditions at its suppliers' factories. When the case opens in July 2018, Vice President of Sourcing Amanda Tucker and her colleagues in Nike's Global Sourcing and Manufacturing...Starting at €8.20
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La estrategia corporativa de Ebro Foods en el 2021
Caldart, Adrian; Isaac Sastre BoquetCase SM-1734Corporate Governance, StrategyEl caso describe el desarrollo de la estrategia corporativa de Ebro Foods durante el periodo 2000-2021, caracterizada por un giro, desde un foco que estaba puesto esencialmente en España, alrededor de los negocios del azúcar y los lácteos, hacia un foco internacional con fuerte presencia en Estados Unidos y Francia en torno a los negocios de arroz, pasta y comidas ready made. El caso describe y aborda la reciente decisión de la empresa de vender ...Starting at €8.20
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The Corporate Strategy of Ebro Foods in 2021
Caldart, Adrian; Isaac Sastre BoquetCase SM-1734-ECorporate Governance, StrategyThe case describes the development of Ebro Foods' corporate strategy throughout the 2000-2021 period. During these years the strategy pivoted from a purely domestic focus in the Spanish market, around the sugar and milk industries, towards an international focus with a strong presence in France and the US, built around the rice, pasta, and ready-made foods industry. Lastly, the case describes and analyzes the recent decision of selling off a sign...Starting at €8.20
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BARBUSS Global S.A. Globalizing an SME (Portuguese Version, Portugal)
Caldart, AdrianCase SM-1652-PPEntrepreneurship, StrategyBarbuss Global is an Argentine company dedicated to the management of insurance recoveries. The company started its activities in Argentina as part of the Zass International group in 2002 and expanded its operations throughout Latin America. In 2013, Zass sold its Argentine operation to the CEO in that country, who strengthened the international bet by opening operations in Antwerp, Johannesburg and Mumbai. Barbuss' management was founded on a ve...Starting at €8.20
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Extend Fertility: Conceiving the Market for Egg Preservation (A)
Spar, Debora L.; Hull, OliviaCase HBS-719019-EStrategyThe case follows entrepreneur Christy Jones as she tries to imagine, and then build, a firm that will enable young women to preserve their eggs -- and thus extend their fertility. In April 2003, entrepreneur and MBA student Christy Jones was planning a new venture to help women preserve their fertility. Her company, Extend Fertility, would commercialize a technique known as egg freezing, in which a woman's eggs were extracted and stored at low te...Starting at €8.20
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Classtivity: Payal's Pirouette
Bussgang, Jeffrey J.; Hull, OliviaCase HBS-817002-EEntrepreneurshipA few months after launching a new fitness technology product, the small staff of New York startup Classtivity gathers on a Saturday in April 2013 to take stock. With one successful pivot under their belt, Classtivity is finally generating revenue and enthusiasm among customers. But cofounder and CEO Payal Kadakia has some doubts. There are signs that customers love the offering, but studios are less enthusiastic. Efforts to get customers to retu...Starting at €8.20
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DataXu: Selling Ad Tech
Cespedes, Frank V.; Deighton, John; Cox, Lisa; Hull, OliviaCase HBS-817012-EDataXu served marketers by buying digital advertising for brands using its demand-side platform. It sought a way to build a more predictable revenue stream in the very transactional media marketplace, and hoped that two new marketing analytics products would give it a more predictable revenue stream. But sales were behind forecast. DataXu's large brand and advertising agency clients found the new products interesting, but evidence suggested that ...Starting at €8.20
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Radial Analytics Probes Post-Acute Care
Hamermesh, Richard G.; Hull, OliviaCase HBS-817029-EEntrepreneurshipThaddeus Fulford-Jones and Eric Weiss, founders of healthcare technology startup Radial Analytics, have been busy developing a software program designed to save hospitals money and improve patient outcomes by producing customized care plans for patients leaving the hospital. Having piloted the program at an urban hospital in Massachusetts, they're ready to disseminate the software to other accountable care organizations and bundled-payment hospit...Starting at €8.20