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Escatsa: The UK and Hungary Decisions (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Castañosa, Carlos; Palencia, Luis; García Pont, CarlosCase ASN-33-PBLeadership and People ManagementA medium size Spanish company, manufacturing steel sheet jobs for the automobile industry, must decide on two alternatives to expand internationally. The choice of one or the other (or both) requires analysis of core competencies, customer base, risk, cost structures and project financing. Since time is an issue, the decision must be made with incomplete information.Starting at €8.20
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GAS GAS
García Pont, Carlos; García Solé, CarlosCase ASN-51-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyKTM, an international leader in off-road motorcycles, proposed for GAS GAS to manufacture trial motorcycle models for its company. The brand, GAS GAS, which has 50% of the global trial motorcycle market, considers the strategic pros and cons of entering into this agreement.Starting at €8.20
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Esasa (Española de Señalización del Automóvil, S.A.)
Fraguas, Rafael; García Pont, Carlos; Rodríguez-Llauder, María DoloresCase DG-1148Leadership and People ManagementStarting at €8.20
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Multinational organization: the middle manager
García-Pandiello J. M.; García Pont, CarlosTechnical Note DGN-618-ELeadership and People ManagementThis technical note combines three levels of analysis in an effort to contribute to knowledge of the management of multinational companies. First, it describes the organizational forms that multinational companies are adopting in response to the competitive pressures to which they find themselves exposed. Second, adopting the viewpoint of the subsidiaries, it analyses how the subsidiaries respond to these pressures. And third, it discusses the ro...Starting at €8.20
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Turrones Artesanos del Mediterráneo (TAM)
García Pont, Carlos; Soler, EdiCase ASN-77-EAccounting and Control, EntrepreneurshipStarting at €8.20
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Internacionalización de Telefónica España, S.A.
Knief C.; García Pont, Carlos; Ricart, Joan EnricCase DG-1136Leadership and People Management, StrategyEl caso describe la competitividad y la estrategia del proveedor español de servicio de telecomunicación. Inicialmente, la compañía tenía un monopolio y operaba en el mercado español. Debido a la innovación tecnológica y a la desregulación del sector en muchos países, el entorno competitivo ha cambiado radicalmente. Esta nueva situación ha conducido a más competencia y a la aparición de compañías multinacionales. También se ha observado una proli...Starting at €8.20
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Ratings Pioneer Turns 20 (Spanish version)
Dolan, Robert J.; Israeli, AyeletCase HBS-518S31MarketingThe Inside the Case video that accompanies this case includes teaching tips and insight from the author (available to registered educators only). In 1995, before people "googled" or "yelped," Angela Hicks (HBS, 2000) was establishing her Angie's List as a pioneer in the accumulation and dissemination of consumer rating information. Hicks focused on the home repair and maintenance market and, as she put it, "particularly on high cost of failure s...Starting at €8.20
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Business Intelligence Software at SYSCO (Spanish version)
McAfee, Andrew; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-606S16Service and Operations ManagementThe large food service company SYSCO has decided to purchase business intelligence (BI) software, a technology intended to provide superior monitoring and analysis capabilities. Twila Day, assistant vice president of technology and applications, is in charge of the BI project and must determine exactly how much software to buy. She must also plan the BI implementation throughout the company. After conferring with Business Objects, the BI applicat...Starting at €8.20
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Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker (A) (Spanish version)
Snow, Daniel C.; Wheelwright, Steven C.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-607S43Service and Operations ManagementScharffen Berger, a premium brand chocolate, is growing rapidly and must decide where and when to add capacity in the production line and with what technology. The company must consider the demands of marketing, the impact on quality and reputation, and the economics of alternative approaches to increasing output in both the short term and long term. Provides an opportunity for students to examine the existing process technology and flow, to unde...Starting at €8.20
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Joint Juice (Spanish version)
Roberts, Michael J.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-812S01EntrepreneurshipSe centra en la Joint Juice, una puesta en marcha en la categoría de bebidas de la nueva era. La compañía tiene una fórmula patentada para producir una bebida de glucosamina, el único en el mercado. (La glucosamina es un suplemento nutricional cree que ayuda a las articulaciones rejuvenecer y la artritis tratamiento.) La compañía ha hecho un progreso lento en su fase inicial, pero a medida que los extremos caso, tenga la oportunidad de ir a nacio...Starting at €8.20