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ENGIE: Strategic Transformation of an Energy Conglomerate
Reichelstein, S; Schifrin, DCase SGSB-SM256-EStrategyIn 2016, the €75 billion French multinational energy conglomerate ENGIE was massively transforming its strategic and operational imperatives toward renewable energy. The 200-year old company owned Europe’s biggest natural gas pipeline and was a major global producer and supplier of natural gas and other energy sources. ENGIE had announced the transformation in 2014—following a sharp drop in global fossil fuel prices—viewing it as the beginning of...Starting at €8.20
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Mabe: Learning to be a Multinational (Spanish version)
José Luis Rivas; Luis ArciniegaCase IVEY-9B13MS042StrategyA Mexican appliance manufacturer, MABE, has evolved quickly after selling nearly half its stake to a large multinational company in the early 1990s. The manufacturer was then able to dominate the Mexican appliances market and venture into other Latin American countries. Just before the 2008 financial crisis, the manufacturer formed a joint venture with a Español company and entered the Russian market, but it was not successful. The manufacturer f...Starting at €8.20
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Metaza: Implementación De La Gobernanza Corporativa en Una Empresa Familiar (Spanish version)
Gonzalo Gomez Betancourt; José Luis Rivas; Pedro VazquezCase IVEY-W36193StrategyMetaza SA (Metaza) was a family business created by two brothers who later invited their younger siblings to join the firm. Metaza operated in the steel sector, a capital-intensive business with fierce competition. The industry had experienced several mergers and acquisitions led by international players. To remain competitive, Metaza had changed its strategy, moving away from being a steel dealer and toward being a value-added producer. However,...Starting at €8.20
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Metaza: Implementing Corporate Governance in a Family Business
Gonzalo Gomez Betancourt; José Luis Rivas; Pedro VazquezCase IVEY-W34069-EDecision Analysis, StrategyMetaza SA (Metaza) was a family business created by two brothers who later invited their younger siblings to join the firm. Metaza operated in the steel sector, a capital-intensive business with fierce competition. The industry had experienced several mergers and acquisitions led by international players. To remain competitive, Metaza had changed its strategy, moving away from being a steel dealer and toward being a value-added producer. However,...Starting at €8.20
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Mabe: Learning to Be a Multinational (B)
José Luis Rivas; Cristina Odalis Ventura González; Daniel Alejandro Hernández AldacoCase IVEY-9B15M121-EStrategyMexican electric appliances company Mabe had grown from being a leading national firm in its field to an international company with presence in most of the Americas and Russia. It had ventured into emerging markets and intended to continue its expansion to other countries. The company gathered together five directors to form an Action Learning team that would evaluate its entry into India together with directors from its potential partner, Italia...Starting at €5.74
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Mabe: Learning to Be a Multinational (B) (Spanish version)
José Luis Rivas; Cristina Odalis Ventura González; Daniel Alejandro Hernández AldacoCase IVEY-9B15MS121StrategyMexican electric appliances company Mabe had grown from being a leading national firm in its field to an international company with presence in most of the Americas and Russia. It had ventured into emerging markets and intended to continue its expansion to other countries. The company gathered together five directors to form an Action Learning team that would evaluate its entry into India together with directors from its potential partner, Italia...Starting at €5.74
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Basware in 2013: Transistion to Software as a Service
Burgelman, R; Schifrin, DCase SGSB-SM219-EStrategyIn 2013 Basware, the Finland-based e-invoice operator and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software vendor, was going through a large and critical transition: moving from selling and installing licensed software to selling Software as a Service (SaaS). Basware, which sold automated Purchase-to-Pay solutions for Business-to-Business to 2,000 Nordic and global clients, was responding to a sharp decline in those sales in the previous few years; mo...Starting at €8.20
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Deutsche Telecom in 2016: Driving Disruption from within the Industry
Burgelman, R; Schifrin, DCase SGSB-SM255-EStrategyIn 2016, Deutsche Telekom’s CEO Tim Höttges was steering the €69 billion telecom incumbent in new directions and seeking to disrupt the industry from within. The company’s tagline was “Life is For Sharing.” Its goal was to be Europe’s leading digital communication services company that was most trusted by consumers and business customers for safely sharing content. Höttges wanted to achieve this by having the best network, the best service, the b...Starting at €8.20
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Xiamoni's Globalization Strategy and Challenges
Burgelman, R; Gang, Zhang, Yanting, Fuo; Schifrin, DCase SGSB-SM262-EStrategyXiaomi, the Chinese smartphone company founded in 2010, had quickly become an industry leader in the Chinese market. By 2016 it had started to expand internationally, and this case lays out the company’s globalization strategies and challenges moving forward. Hugo Barra, a top Android executive, had left Google a few years earlier to lead Xiaomi’s international growth. Xiaomi’s founder and CEO, Lei Jun, said the company’s ultimate goal was “makin...Starting at €8.20
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Metaza: Implementing Corporate Governance in a Family Business - Teaching Note
Gonzalo Gomez Betancourt; José Luis Rivas; Pedro VazquezTeaching Note IVEY-W34070-EDecision Analysis, StrategyTeaching note for product W34069.Starting at €0.00