Search results
-
NKT Photonics A/S: Doing Business at the Technological Frontiers
Torben Pedersen; Githa KurdahlCase IVEY-9B16M055-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyTo improve its profitability, NKT Photonics A/S (NKT), a small Danish company operating in the global photonics industry, was getting ready to undertake the commercialization process of its highly advanced optical fibre technology. NKT’s chief executive officer (CEO) was considering two options for accomplishing this goal: (1) establishing strategic partnerships with system integrators in order to gain access to commercial customers, or (2) repos...Starting at €8.20
-
Carlsberg in Emerging Markets
Michael W. Hansen; Torben Pedersen; Marcus Moller LarsenCase IVEY-9B11M009-EService and Operations Management, StrategyRisking becoming the target of a hostile takeover or being cornered as a small regional player in the global beer industry, the Danish brewery Carlsberg decided in the early 2000s to expand into rapidly growing emerging markets to pursue new arenas of growth. By 2008, this strategy had paid off, and Carlsberg was positioned among the five largest breweries in the world. In the Russian market — one of the fastest-growing markets in the world — Car...Starting at €8.20
-
Vestas Wind Systems A/S - Exploiting Global R&D Synergies
Torben Pedersen; Marcus Moller LarsenCase IVEY-9B09M079-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyWith a change in management in 2005 came a radical reorganization and the announcement of several new strategic initiatives. Among the initiatives was the establishment of the Vestas Technology research and development (R&D) business unit with an aim of achieving global leadership in all core technology areas and, consequently, strengthening the core competence for the company. By 2008, Vestas had succeeded in setting up a global R&D network with...Starting at €8.20
-
Victorinox: 125 años dando la talla
Jamro, Konrad; Cardona Soriano, Pablo; Lee, Yih-TeenCase DPO-202Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementCon 125 años de experiencia y unos valores únicos, Victorinox parecía estar preparada para sobrevivir a la crisis económica mundial que se hizo patente en otoño de 2008. A finales del verano de 2009, antes de la reunión del Consejo de Administración de la empresa, su CEO, Karl Elsener Jr., de 51 años, se preguntaba si darían resultado las medidas tomadas hasta entonces para luchar contra la crisis, teniendo en cuenta que esta era más amplia y pro...Starting at €8.20
-
Jordi Viñolas: Recruitment for New Spin-Off (A)
Campos Capelastegui, Joseba; Lee, Yih-TeenCase DPO-133-ELeadership and People ManagementJordi Viñolas, General Manager of CEIT, had to find a specific person to start a new company. He had to clearly define the profile of the person, and select the candidates so as to make sure the new company could run smoothly. Information about the company, its products and the nature of its work are provided so that readers may help Jordi make the right decision.Starting at €8.20
-
Danfoss — Global Manufacturing Footprint
Torben Pedersen; Jacob PyndtCase IVEY-9B11M049-EService and Operations Management, StrategyAWARD WINNING CASE - Supply Chain Management Award, 2012 European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Case Writing Competition. The case examines the supply chain, managerial, and organizational challenges facing a large European industrial company competing in a mature industry with strong price pressure. Established in the 1930s in Denmark, Danfoss initially produced automatic valves for refrigeration plants. The company has since grow...Starting at €8.20
-
Coloplast: Ten Years of Global Operations
Marcus Moller Larsen; Torben PedersenCase IVEY-9B12M070-EStrategyIn just a decade, the Danish health care product manufacturer Coloplast underwent a major transformation from a local Danish manufacturing company to a truly multinational corporation. In 2001, Coloplast conducted all its production in-house in three production facilities in Denmark. Ten years later, the company had relocated almost 90 per cent of the production to four different countries, with the majority in Hungary and China. However, a trans...Starting at €8.20
-
Gaudí y la Sagrada Família: dirigir sin estar presente
Lee, Yih-Teen; Ribera, Alberto; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase DPO-424Leadership and People ManagementEl caso explica la vida y el arte del conocido arquitecto Antoni Gaudí a partir de su obra más famosa, el aún inacabado Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia). El caso examina las influencias de su arte y su visión, el proceso de crecimiento y evolución del proyecto de la Sagrada Família y la continuación de la construcción del templo tras su muerte, hace casi un siglo. Este caso tiene el objetivo de deba...Starting at €8.20
-
Gaudí and La Sagrada Familia: Leading Beyond Presence
Lee, Yih-Teen; Ribera, Alberto; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase DPO-424-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case discusses the life and art of renowned architect Antoni Gaudí, focusing on his most famous work, the still unfinished Expiatory Temple of La Sagrada Família. The case examines the influences on his art and his vision, the process in which the project of La Sagrada Família grew and evolved, and how construction has proceeded after his death, nearly a century ago.Starting at €8.20
-
Victorinox: 125 Years in the Cutting Edge
Jamro, Konrad; Cardona Soriano, Pablo; Lee, Yih-TeenCase DPO-202-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementWith 125 years of experience and a unique set of values, Victorinox seemed to be well prepared to survive the worldwide economic crisis, which became evident in the fall of 2008. At the end of the summer of 2009, before the brand board meeting, 51 year-old Carl Elsener Jr., the CEO of the company, was wondering whether the measures taken so far to fight back the crisis would work, taking into account that the current crisis was much deeper and wi...Starting at €8.20