IESE (España)
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Mango, Socializing Fashion
Kordecka, Izabela; Ricart, Joan EnricCase SM-1547-EStrategyMango, a clothing company with a large presence in Spain and the rest of the world, decides to enter new industry segments in order to broaden its main target market, strengthen its brand and drive purchases of its products. Mango's main customers until now have been modern, avant-garde young women in their 20s to 40s. However, success in the women's fashion segment has persuaded the company that in order to continue to succeed in this industry a...Starting at €8.20
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Rapid Growth Through Internationalization: Applus+
Kordecka, Izabela; Ricart, Joan EnricCase DG-1489-EStrategyThis case outlines the development of Applus+, a Grupo Agbar business unit, from its beginnings until 2004, by which time the company was in a strong position at both the national and international levels, and was facing an important decision regarding future investments. The objective of this case is to provide information from a global perspective on the motives of this type of business, its international expansion strategy, the entry requireme...Starting at €8.20
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Eye Care (A): A Business Manager Career
Cebrecos, Enrique; Stein, GuidoCase DPO-146-ELeadership and People Management, MarketingAlejandro Lanzagorta is having some doubts about his career as regional Business Manager of the multinational Eye Care, world leader in the development and sales of ophthalmic products. The new General Manager in Spain has brought in organizational and salary changes which clash with what has so far been done very successfully.Starting at €8.20
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Eye Care (C): Alejandro Lanzagora's Performance Assessment
Cebrecos, Enrique; Stein, GuidoCase DPO-166-ELeadership and People Management, MarketingIn February 2009 Alejandro Lanzagorta, a Business Manager at Eye Care, meets with the director of his business unit, Tiago de Vasconcelos, to discuss his annual performance assessment. In quantitative terms, Alejandro's sales results are better than expected, in fact, the best in the company. Opinions differ, however, over cost management, where Alejandro believes he has also exceeded expectations. The disagreement intensifies when the discussion...Starting at €5.74
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Eye Care (E): A Second Assesment
Cebrecos, Enrique; Stein, GuidoCase DPO-205-ELeadership and People ManagementIn February, as usual, Alejandro had his 2009 Global Perfomance and Development meeting with his superior, Tiago de Vasconcelos. His results had been very good: sales growth was 12.5%, reaching 100.3% of budgeted sales, above 98.1% of the business unit. In the new refractive line he had achieved 98%, compared to the average of 87%. Alejandro declared that communication had improved significantly, but even so he was nervous about his meetings with...Starting at €5.74
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Clínicas Buenavista: Information for the Medical Director
Stein, Guido; Cebrecos, EnriqueCase E-127-EService and Operations ManagementThe following Wednesday Dr. Mackay, medical director and major shareholder in the Clínicas Buenavista was to have a meeting with Alejandro Lanzagorta, Business Manager at Eye Care, to negotiate lens prices for 2009. He had already told him on the phone that the group's buying potential was 4,000 multifocal lenses and 8,000 monofocal lenses so he should make a suitable offer, as they want to finalize the decision as soon as possible. However they ...Starting at €8.20
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Eye Care (B): Changes
Cebrecos, Enrique; Stein, GuidoCase DPO-147-ELeadership and People Management, MarketingIn 2009 Alejandro was pondering on his future in the company and how he would be affected by the changes brought in by his boss, Vasconcelos, and at the same time wondering about the strange advice given him again by the Financial Director, also a friend of his, which was different from what he'd said four months earlier: "Be patient and hold on a little longer, but be careful not to slip on any banana skins you may find laid in your path."Starting at €5.74
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Rapid Growth through Internationalization: Applus+ - Teaching Note
Kordecka, Izabela; Ricart, Joan EnricTeaching Note DGT-45-EStrategyThis teaching note was made as teaching aid in case DG-1489-E.Starting at €0.00
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Yolanda Cruz in Health and Beauty (B)
Stein, Guido; Cebrecos, EnriqueCase DPO-300-ELeadership and People ManagementIn early 2012, Yolanda was appointed head of sales for the area of Catalonia, the second in size. It was a year marked by widespread fall in consumption; however, she exceeded the budget of 6,487,000 euros by 2%. She was also able to unite a team with three newcomers, whose hiring she had not had a say in, and about whom she had expressed personal reticence to her superior, Mónica Roig - she complained her preferences had not been taken into acc...Starting at €5.74
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Mango, socializando la moda - Nota del instructor
Kordecka, Izabela; Ricart, Joan EnricTeaching Note SMT-71StrategyNota del instructor preparada como una ayuda para el profesor en el uso en clase del caso SM-1546 Mango, socializando la moda.Starting at €0.00