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CFR Pharmaceuticals: Potential Synergies in Africa
Charlene C. LewCase IVEY-9B14C049-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThe third-generation leader of CFR Pharmaceuticals had been successful in executing a strategy of consolidating pharmaceutical firms across Latin America. As part of the company’s expansion strategy, the CEO explored opportunities to develop multiple sources of growth and expand CFR Pharmaceutical’s footprint in emerging markets; to do this, he found a company in South Africa, Adcock Ingram, to acquire. The combined company would offer CFR produc...Starting at €8.20
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Empresas La Polar, S.A. (B)
Edward Waltzer; Matko KoljaticCase IVEY-9B16C033-ELeadership and People Management, StrategySupplement for product 9B16C032.Starting at €5.74
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The 2010 Chilean Mining Rescue (A)
Edmondson, Amy C.; Rashid, Faaiza; Leonard, Herman B.Case HBS-612046-ELeadership and People ManagementOn August 5, 2010, 700,000 tons of some of the hardest rock in the world caved in Chile's century-old San Jos mine. The collapse buried 33 miners at a depth almost twice the height of the Empire State Building-over 600 meters (2000 feet) below ground. Never had a recovery been attempted at such depths, let alone in the face of challenges like those posed by the San Jos mine: unstable terrain, rock so hard it defied ordinary drill bits, severe...Starting at €8.20
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The Essex Shipwreck: Leadership in the Middle of Nowhere
Stephen Mathew; Charles Ebbers; Lucas MonzaniCase IVEY-9B20C049-ELeadership and People ManagementOn August 12, 1819, a crew set sail for the Pacific Ocean on a three-year voyage on the Essex whaling ship. On November 20, 1820, a giant sperm whale emerged from the ocean and critically damaged the Essex’s starboard hull. The crew consisted of the captaStarting at €8.20
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The 2010 Chilean Mining Rescue (A) (Spanish version)
Edmondson, Amy C.; Rashid, Faaiza; Leonard, Herman B.Case HBS-612S17Leadership and People Managementunstable terrain, rock so hard it defied ordinary drill bits, severely limited time, and the potentially immobilizing fear that plagued the buried miners. Could the trapped miners and rescue workers mobilize before air and resources were depleted? The case describes the ensuing efforts that draw the resources of countless people and multiple organizations in Chile and around the world.Starting at €8.20
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Sky Airline: Business Model Transformation and Future Challenges
Tarzijan, Jorge; Koliatic, Matko; Ricart, Joan EnricCase SM-1682-EDecision Analysis, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, Service and Operations Management, StrategySky Airline (Sky or the Company) had a traditional Full Service Carrier (FSC) business model (BM), under which the Company was struggling financially, mainly because it was competing with a more efficient airline: LATAM, the leader in the aviation industry in South America. To differentiate from competition and take advantage of value migration in the industry, Sky transformed its FSC model into a low cost carrier model (LCC). The transformation ...Starting at €8.20
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El juego de damas
Chinchilla, Nuria; Díaz, RubénCase FH-335Leadership and People ManagementLa situación descrita presenta a tres amigos recién licenciados de empresariales, que entran a trabajar en el departamento de análisis financiero de un importante banco privado. En este departamento había problemas de productividad que tenían muy preocupado a su director. Los tres amigos se destacan por su elevado rendimiento, lo cual provoca cierta preocupación en el resto de los analistas. Pablo y sus amigos deciden disminuir su ritmo de trabaj...Starting at €8.20
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Empresas La Polar, S.A. (A)
Edward Waltzer; Matko KoljaticCase IVEY-9B16C032-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyOn June 9, 2011, Empresas La Polar S.A., a Chilean retailer, informed the Chile’s securities commission that it had detected irregularities in its accounting for credit card receivables. A fraudulent credit card scheme masterminded by key executives and missed by directors and auditors was going to result in an estimated write-off in excess of US$300 million. On June 17th, the company advised the commission that the write-off would, in fact, be d...Starting at €8.20
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The 2010 Chilean Mining Rescue (B)
Edmondson, Amy C.; Rashid, Faaiza; Leonard, Herman B.Case HBS-612047-ELeadership and People ManagementNo abstract available.Starting at €5.74
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The 2010 Chilean Mining Rescue (A) & (B), Teaching Plan
Edmondson, Amy C.; Herman, KerryTeaching Note HBS-613012-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Plan for 612046 and 612047.Starting at €0.00