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Alessi: Evolución de una Planta Italiana de Diseño (B)
Moon, Youngme; Dessain, Vincent; Sjoman, AndersCase HBS-508S10MarketingPara maximizar su eficacia, los casos de color deben imprimirse en color. Desde la década de 1970, el arquitecto y diseñador de renombre mundial, Alessandro Mendini, ha actuado como asesor y consejero de Alessi, el italiano fábrica de diseño de artículos para el hogar. Al discutir el papel de Mendini como director de arte, el caso presenta el lado artístico de Alessi, donde ambiciones de diseño tienen que equilibrarse con las consideraciones come...Starting at €5.74
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Are "Great" Companies Just Lucky (Spanish version)
Raynor, Michael E.; Ahmed, Mumtaz; Henderson, Andrew D.Article HBS-F0904AStrategyStudies that examine high-performing companies to unearth the secrets of their success have a critical flaw: Very few of those companies are truly remarkable. Data analysis reveals that most owe their success to luck, not smart practices. That puts the prescriptions of success studies in a whole new light.Starting at €8.20
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Why Hard-Nosed Executives Should Care About Management Theory (Spanish version)
Christensen, Clayton M.; Raynor, Michael E.Article HBS-R0309DStrategygathering data, organizing it into categories, highlighting significant differences, then making generalizations explaining what causes what, under which circumstances. For instance, professor Ananth Raman and his colleagues collected data showing that bar code-scanning systems generated notoriously inaccurate inventory records. These observations led them to classify the types of errors the scanning systems produced and the types of shops in wh...Starting at €8.20
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What Is Disruptive Innovation? (Spanish version)
Christensen, Clayton M.; Raynor, Michael E.; McDonald, RoryArticle HBS-R1512BStrategyFor the past 20 years, the theory of disruptive innovation has been enormously influential in business circles and a powerful tool for predicting which industry entrants will succeed. Unfortunately, the theory has also been widely misunderstood, and the "disruptive" label has been applied too carelessly anytime a market newcomer shakes up well-established incumbents. In this article, the architect of disruption theory, Clayton M. Christensen, and...Starting at €8.20
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Nestle and Alcon--the Value of a Listing (Spanish version)
Desai, Mihir A.; Dessain, Vincent; Sjoman, AndersCase HBS-207S09FinanceIn response to a perceived undervaluation by the capital markets, Nestle is considering divesting a part of its ophthalmology subsidiary, Alcon, and must decide on a listing location. In the process, students are challenged to wrestle with the valuation of a conglomerate, the tradeoffs involved in listing in the United States versus Europe, and the incentive and tax consequences of that listing decision.Starting at €8.20
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Nexgen: estructuración de obligaciones de deuda colaterizada (CDOs)
Chacko, George; Hecht, Peter; Subrahmanyam, Marti; Dessain, Vincent; Sjoman, AndersCase HBS-208S02FinanceUn cliente pide Luc Giraud, director general del proveedor de soluciones de financiación estructurada Nexgen Financial Solutions, para armar una solución que permite al cliente añadir los bonos con calificación AAA a su cartera. El cliente no puede encontrar enlaces con mejor puntuación adecuada precio en el mercado y se pregunta si Nexgen puede utilizar bonos de grado más bajo para crear instrumentos AAA-equivalentes. El proceso de paquetes de t...Starting at €8.20
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Hedging Currency Risks at AIFS (Spanish version)
Desai, Mihir A.; Sjoman, Anders; Dessain, VincentCase HBS-209S05FinanceThe Inside the Case video that accompanies this case includes teaching tips and insight from the author (available to registered educators only). The American Institute for Foreign Studies (AIFS) organizes study abroad programs and cultural exchanges for American students. The firm's revenues are mainly in U.S. dollars, but most of its costs are in eurodollars and British pounds. The company's controllers review the hedging activities of AIFS. A...Starting at €8.20
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Alessi: Evolución de una Planta Italiana de Diseño (C)
Moon, Youngme; Dessain, Vincent; Sjoman, AndersCase HBS-508S11MarketingComplementa el caso (A).Starting at €5.74
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Marketing Chateau Margaux (Spanish version)
Deighton, John; Dessain, Vincent; Pitt, Leyland; Beyersdorfer, Daniela; Sjoman, AndersCase HBS-509S25StrategyChateau Margaux, luxury brand or connoisseur brand? Although France is awash with unsold wine, demand has never been stronger for the very finest Bordeaux. How should Margaux sustain and grow its business? The Chateau management team is wondering if it can take more control of distribution instead of leaving it to the Bordeaux wine merchants. Also, can the Chateau build marketing and sales capabilities on its own? Who is the target market, wine c...Starting at €8.20
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Bonos para catástrofes en Swiss Re
Chacko, George; Dessain, Vincent; Sjoman, Anders; Hecht, PeterCase HBS-208S01FinanceEn 2002, Swiss Re, la segunda del mundo - más grande compañía de seguros, está considerando la titularización de partes de su cartera de riesgo en los mercados de capitales. Esta sería la primera vez para la empresa que, hasta entonces, nunca había transferido el riesgo fuera de su balance. Peter Giessmann, jefe del Grupo de retrocesión, está considerando bonos de catástrofe como una forma de transferir el riesgo. "bonos gato" son valores cuyos p...Starting at €8.20