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quedarse seguro en casa o tomar un riesgo en el exterior
Chu, MichaelArticle HBS-R1201PStrategyUna importante empresa de EE.UU. de alquiler con opción a compra sigue creciendo en la recesión, la apertura de su tienda número 1.000. El CEO, el hijo del fundador de la cadena, se pregunta si es el momento de llevar a la compañía global y aprovechar los mercados extranjeros de bajos recursos. historial internacional de la compañía ha sido mixtos: Se expandió con éxito en Canadá hace unos años, pero se vio obligado a cerrar una tienda en Puerto ...Starting at €8.20
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Judo in Action (Spanish version)
Corts, Kenneth; Freier, DebbieCase HBS-708S34Strategy(1) Softsoap pioneers the liquid soap market with little competition, at least initially, from the incumbent bar soap manufacturers; (2) Red Bull creates and dominates the energy drink market with little early competition from incumbent beverage companies; (3) U.K. supermarket chains attempt to enter the retail gasoline market but trigger an aggressive price response from the integrated majors; and (4) Freeserve makes large inroads in the U.K. I...Starting at €8.20
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Ready-to-Eat Breakfast Cereal Industry in 1994 (A) (Spanish version)
Corts, KennethCase HBS-710S07StrategyReady-to-eat breakfast cereal has historically been a stable and highly profitable industry, dominated by the Big Three of Kellogg, General Mills, and Kraft General Foods (Post). In 1994, private label cereals are making significant market share gains, and promotional competition among the manufacturers of branded cereals is heating up. What steps should one of the Big Three take to prevent these trends from undermining industry profitability, es...Starting at €8.20
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SafeBlend Fracturing (Spanish version)
Shapiro, Benson P.; Cespedes, Frank V.; Zalosh, AlisaCase HBS-915S14MarketingThe CEO of SafeBlend Technologies must set a price for the company's environmentally friendly fracturing fluid additive. The firm is negotiating a new contract with its biggest client, Bristol Natural Gas. For the past two years, SafeBlend has been the sole provider of additives to Bristol due to aggressive negotiation and limited competition. New competitors are entering the market, and the CEO believes one competitor is prepared to offer Bristo...Starting at €8.20
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Sugar Bowl (Spanish version)
Hamermesh, Richard G.; Zalosh, AlisaCase HBS-917S11StrategyShelby Givens, a recent business school graduate, returned home to Raleigh, North Carolina to help rescue her family's ailing and outdated bowling alley, Westlake Lanes. Although she cut costs and addressed inefficiencies, moving the business from near-bankruptcy to profitability in nine months, market conditions threatened the long-term viability of the business. Givens then sold her family on a new, more youth-oriented concept, an urban lounge ...Starting at €8.20
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Cilkray Graphics (Spanish version)
Cespedes, Frank V.; Zalosh, AlisaCase HBS-918S05MarketingMarcus Crosby, Presidente de Cilkray Gráficos, convocó una reunión de emergencia con los altos directivos de Cilkray con el fin de responder a un acontecimiento inesperado. Cilkray vendió tres líneas de gráficos especializados unidades de procesamiento (GPU). Cada línea dirigida a un segmento del mercado profesional de escritorios virtuales alojados (HVDS). Grovex, competidor clave de Cilkray, acababa de anunciar el lanzamiento inminente de la GS...Starting at €8.20
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Segmenting the Base of the Pyramid
Rangan, V. Kasturi; Chu, Michael; Petkoski, DjordjijaArticle HBS-R1106J-EStrategyThe bottom of the economic pyramid is a risky place for business, but decent profits can be made there if companies link their financial success with their constituencies' well-being. To do that effectively, you must understand the nuances of people's daily lives, say Rangan and Chu, of Harvard Business School, and Petkoski, of the World Bank. Start by dividing the base of the pyramid into three segments according to people's earnings and related...Starting at €8.20
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Play It Safe at Home, or Take a Risk Abroad (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Chu, MichaelArticle HBS-R1201Z-EA major U.S. rent-to-own company continues to grow in the recession, opening its 1000th store. The CEO, the son of the chain's founder, is wondering whether it's time to take the company global and tap into underserved foreign markets. The company's international track record has been mixed: It successfully expanded into Canada a few years back, but was forced to close a store in Puerto Rico after only a year. The more risk-averse CFO advises aga...Starting at €8.20
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Dia Dia Practimercados: Meeting the Daily Needs at the Base of the Pyramid (A)
Chu, Michael; Garcia-Cuellar, Regina; Gonzalez, Rosa AmeliaCase HBS-313071-EStarting at €8.20
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Dia Dia Practimercados: Meeting the Daily Needs at the Base of the Pyramid (B)
Chu, Michael; Garcia-Cuellar, Regina; Gonzalez, Rosa AmeliaCase HBS-314085-EStarting at €5.74