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MontGras. Estrategia de exportación para una bodega chilena
Arnold, David J.; Stevenson, Howard H.Case HBS-510S14MarketingPara maximizar su eficacia, los casos de color deben imprimirse en color. MontGras, una bodega chilena de tamaño medio, tiene que formular una estrategia de exportación. Tiene que decidir si hacer hincapié en los mercados de Estados Unidos o del Reino Unido, que también ofrecen diferentes propuestas de posicionamiento y fijación de precios. Se ha fallado dos veces para penetrar en el mercado de EE.UU. porque las relaciones de distribuidor se cayó...Starting at €8.20
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Martin Blair (Spanish version)
Stevenson, Howard H.; Roberts, Michael J.Case HBS-915S05EntrepreneurshipMartin Blair es un empresario que por primera vez se basa en su experiencia en la industria de servicio de alimentos para desarrollar dos conceptos de restaurantes diferentes casi al mismo tiempo. Al relatar sus experiencias, revela varias preocupaciones importantes del empresario reflexivo, que van desde la obtención de financiamiento para la construcción de espacios físicos a cabo. Ambos restaurantes tienen éxito, y Blair ahora quiere hacer cre...Starting at €8.20
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Pattern Recognition: How Our Mental Processes Increase the Likelihood of Making Flawed Decisions
Finkelstein, Sydney; Whitehead, Jo; Campbell, AndrewBook Chapter HBS-3606BC-EPattern recognition is a great friend to decision makers. It allows us to make (mostly) good judgments, filling in gaps in information based on our past experience. This process is not foolproof, however, and can cause failures in judgment if we're not careful, especially when we think we have sufficient relevant experience in situations when we do not. As the authors explain in this chapter, we need to identify when erroneous pattern recognition...Starting at €8.20
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Misleading Experiences: How to Spot This Common Cause of Flawed Decisions
Finkelstein, Sydney; Whitehead, Jo; Campbell, AndrewBook Chapter HBS-3609BC-EComplex decisions involving interpretation and judgment are difficult to get right. Especially considering the fact that our brains have developed decision making processes that rely heavily on our past experience. Misleading experiences are a common source of error in decision making that occur when the brain erroneously connects memories that seem similar to the situation we are currently assessing. But how do we know when an experience is misl...Starting at €8.20
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Inappropriate Self-Interest: A Beguiling and Unconscious Influence on Decision Making
Finkelstein, Sydney; Whitehead, Jo; Campbell, AndrewBook Chapter HBS-3611BC-EThe demise of Enron stands out as an iconic story of self-interest and its corrosive effect on decision making. This story of corruption, however, is extreme, and we might be tempted to think that self-interest is a rare influence on decision making, limited to a few dishonest or misguided people. Not true. In fact, the impact of self-interest is much more pervasive. It can affect the decisions of the most thoughtful and upstanding leaders. It ca...Starting at €8.20
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Inappropriate Attachments: How to Avoid Letting Personal Attachments Lead Decision Making Astray
Finkelstein, Sydney; Whitehead, Jo; Campbell, AndrewBook Chapter HBS-3612BC-EPersonal attachments surround us and can have a major role in any decision, sometimes to our extreme detriment. Attachments are very important to consider. They bring meaning and joy to our lives--they include attachments to our friends and families, to communities, to places, and even to objects that have taken on significance for us. It would be virtually impossible not to be affected by these attachments as we make decisions, but, under certai...Starting at €8.20
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Howard Head y Prince Manufacturing, Inc.
Stevenson, Howard H.; Harmeling, Susan S.Case HBS-304S05EntrepreneurshipSe ocupa de la cuestión de un empresario en una empresa muy exitosa decidir si desea permanecer por un período de gran crecimiento o para vender. ¿Cuáles son las responsabilidades del empresario a la organización, a sus empleados, al público? Como subtemas, los problemas de comercialización en comparación con tener un producto fuerte que se vende solo, las patentes y las cuestiones legales involucradas, problemas de fabricación, y un negocio crec...Starting at €8.20
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Benetton S.p.A. (Spanish Version)
Stevenson, Howard H.; Martinez, Jon I.; Jarillo, J. CarlosCase HBS-311S23StrategySe centra en el desarrollo estratégico / organizacional de Benetton. Examina la estructura organizativa que ha permitido a la compañía ampliar en una empresa de escala mundial de su pequeña base empresarial. Examina las estrategias funcionales que han permitido una gran empresa para tener éxito en un negocio de la moda. Plantea la cuestión de si esta misma organización puede tener éxito en la cara de la diversificación.Starting at €8.20
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Citigroup's Exchange Offer (C)
Greenwood, Robin; Quinn, JamesCase HBS-210015-EFinanceCitigroup faced considerable distress in early 2009. In late 2008, the bank had accepted $45 billion in preferred equity from the United States government via the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP). Yet, the stock had continued to slide in early 2009. In late February, the company announced that it would convert as much as $50 billion of preferred stock into common stock, at $3.25 per share. The case asks students to evaluate the pricing of pr...Starting at €5.74
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TravelCenters of America
Greenwood, Robin; Goldberg, Daniel; Quinn, JamesCase HBS-209030-EFinanceA New York-based hedge fund must decide whether to invest in TravelCenters of America (TA), a recent spin-off from a U.S.-based real estate investment trust. The case confronts students with the question: To what extent is this spin-off opportunity attractive from a value-investing standpoint? Historically, spin-offs have been attractive investments because of supply-demand dynamics associated with their investor base. The case is an opportunity ...Starting at €8.20