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What's Your Google Strategy? (Spanish version)
Hagiu, Andrei; Yoffie, David B.Article HBS-R0904FStrategy(1) Whether to play with existing MSPs, build their own platform, or do both; (2) once they've concluded that at least one third-party MSP can benefit their business, deciding how many to join; and (3) figuring out how to play - that is, which features or services they should adopt and which they should reject in order to maintain their company's competitive advantage. Some companies that lack the power to influence an MSP's actions may have few...Starting at €8.20
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La última guerra por el formato DVD
Hagiu, AndreiCase HBS-713S20StrategyProporciona una visión general breve de la batalla entre los estándares HD-DVD y Blu-ray, centrándose en los acontecimientos que precipitaron la victoria de Blu-ray a principios de 2008.Starting at €8.20
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Novartis: el liderazgo de una empresa global
George, William W.; Palepu, Krishna G.; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-418S09StrategyNovartis, empresa de salud más importantes del mundo, se formó en 1996 de la fusión de dos compañías farmacéuticas muy diferente, de nivel medio con sede en Suiza. El caso describe la evolución de la compañía durante los últimos 17 años, ya que se transformó en una empresa verdaderamente global, con 127.000 empleados de 153 nacionalidades en 140 países y generando $ 56,7 mil millones en 2012 ingresos y $ 9.6 mil millones en ingresos netos, por lo...Starting at €8.20
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Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul: Building on a Diversified Base (Abridged)
George, William W.Case HBS-412088-EEconomicsTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Since the 1970s, the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan region (MSP) had outpaced the nation in job creation and income per capita. MSP's diversified base of industry clusters had enabled the region to adapt to economic downturns and an exodus of major corporate headquarters, earning it the accolade "Minnesota Miracle." Starting in 2003, however, MSP lagged the rest of the U....Starting at €8.20
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Novartis: Leading a Global Enterprise
George, William W.; Palepu, Krishna G.; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-413096-ENovartis, the world's leading healthcare company, was formed in 1996 out of a merger of two very different, mid-tier Switzerland-based pharma companies. The case traces the company's evolution over the past 17 years, as it transformed into a truly global enterprise with 127,000 employees of 153 nationalities in 140 countries generating $56.7 billion in 2012 revenues and $9.6 billion in net income, making the firm one of the world's largest and mo...Starting at €8.20
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Unilever's Paul Polman: Developing Global Leaders
George, William W.; Palepu, Krishna G.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-413097-ELeadership and People ManagementStarting at €8.20
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The Battle at JPMorgan Chase
George, William W.Case HBS-414017-ELeadership and People ManagementStarting at €8.20
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Staging Two-sided Platforms
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Hagiu, AndreiCase HBS-808004-EStrategyFirms that aspire to develop two-sided platforms face a formidable challenge. Prospective users on each side will not invest in the platform until they are confident there will be enough users on the other side. Traditional strategies for dealing with this dilemma--subsidizing users or securing their exclusive affiliation--are costly and risky. Describes less costly staged strategies for building two-sided platforms. With the "vendor to two-sided...Starting at €8.20
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Game Time Decision for AppDirect
Hagiu, Andrei; Arjona, Laura; Zhang, EmilyCase HBS-712410-EStrategyAppDirect is a start-up that offers small businesses software-as-a-service solutions through a business app marketplace and portal. Daniel Saks, cofounder and co-CEO, is faced with the key question of deciding distribution strategy: should AppDirect find channel partners or create a self-branded platform? The case describes the evolving business app market by analyzing the strategies and business models of competitors for both the marketplace and...Starting at €8.20
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Wii Encore
Hagiu, AndreiCase HBS-712416-EStrategyNintendo faced huge difficulties in July 2011. Sony's PlayStation and Microsoft's Xbox had caught up with the innovative motion-sensing controllers of the original Wii. And the new Nintendo 3DS handheld console had experienced a very disappointing start. Moreover, videogame consoles (particularly handheld ones) were facing increasing substitution from online and mobile games played on social networks and/or mobile phones (e.g. Zynga's Farmville)....Starting at €8.20