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Recupera, S.A.
Pancorvo, JorgeCase PAD-P-C-343Service and Operations ManagementDardo López-Dolz, propietario del negocio y persona emprendedora, afronta varias decisiones para conseguir que su empresa siga creciendo. Sin embargo, la naturaleza del servicio parte de una anomalía de las transacciones de compraventa: un deudor que no cumple sus obligaciones según lo convenido. La demanda tiene un comportamiento irregular, con expedientes de cobranza que varían según cada caso, y con exigencias operativas distintas por cad...Starting at €8.20
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Strategies That Fit Emerging Markets (Spanish version)
Khanna, Tarun; Palepu, Krishna G.; Sinha, JayantArticle HBS-R0506CEconomicsThey lack specialized intermediaries, regulatory systems, and contract-enforcing methods. These gaps have made it difficult for multinationals to succeed in developing nations; thus, many companies have resisted investing there. That may be a mistake. If Western companies don't come up with good strategies for engaging with emerging markets, they are unlikely to remain competitive. Many firms choose their markets and strategies for the wrong rea...Starting at €8.20
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Business Intelligence Software at SYSCO (Spanish version)
McAfee, Andrew; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-606S16Service and Operations ManagementThe large food service company SYSCO has decided to purchase business intelligence (BI) software, a technology intended to provide superior monitoring and analysis capabilities. Twila Day, assistant vice president of technology and applications, is in charge of the BI project and must determine exactly how much software to buy. She must also plan the BI implementation throughout the company. After conferring with Business Objects, the BI applicat...Starting at €8.20
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Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker (A) (Spanish version)
Snow, Daniel C.; Wheelwright, Steven C.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-607S43Service and Operations ManagementScharffen Berger, a premium brand chocolate, is growing rapidly and must decide where and when to add capacity in the production line and with what technology. The company must consider the demands of marketing, the impact on quality and reputation, and the economics of alternative approaches to increasing output in both the short term and long term. Provides an opportunity for students to examine the existing process technology and flow, to unde...Starting at €8.20
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The Nature of Institutional Voids in Emerging Markets: Why Markets Fail and How to Make Them Work
Khanna, Tarun; Palepu, Krishna G.Book Chapter HBS-5904BC-EStrategyConventional wisdom holds that the best way to select an emerging market to exploit is to evaluate its size and growth potential. Not so, according to the authors-two leading experts on the subject. The primary exploitable characteristic of an emerging market is actually the lack of institutions (like credit card systems, intellectual property adjudication, and data research firms) that facilitate efficient business operations. But while such ins...Starting at €8.20
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Spotting and Responding to Institutional Voids: Identifying Opportunities in Emerging Markets
Khanna, Tarun; Palepu, Krishna G.Book Chapter HBS-5905BC-EStrategyThe trick to defining and executing business strategy in emerging markets? Identifying the key institutions missing from developing economies-like absent or unreliable sources of market information, an uncertain regulatory environment, or inefficient judicial systems-and building businesses that will help fill those voids. This chapter, from the book "Winning in Emerging Markets" by two experts in the field, equips managers with toolkits to spot ...Starting at €8.20
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Emerging Giants: Competing at Home-How Emerging Market-Based Companies Can Build Competitive Advantage at Home
Khanna, Tarun; Palepu, Krishna G.Book Chapter HBS-5911BC-EStrategyUnshackled by economic liberalization, domestic companies in emerging markets are aggressively pursuing growth opportunities at home and abroad and thriving in the global marketplace. These "emerging giants" have the distinct advantage of understanding and operating directly in local markets and developing capabilities accordingly. But increasingly, these companies face enormous pressure from foreign multinational competitors and the lack of key ...Starting at €8.20
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Tata Nano - The People's Car (Spanish version)
Palepu, Krishna G.; Anand, Bharat N.; Tahilyani, RachnaCase HBS-711S33StrategyThe case explores how Tata Motors, India's largest automobile company, developed the Nano, the world's cheapest car. The case focuses on the translation of Ratan Tata's (Chairman of Tata Motors) vision of a safe affordable car for the masses by Ravi Kant, Managing Director of Tata Motors into the Nano Project. The case raises questions around breaking the price - quality barrier and changing existing internal processes to accommodate revolutionar...Starting at €8.20
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Dou Group: Evaluación de Socios para el Garanti Bank
Khanna, Tarun; Palepu, Krishna G.; Bullock, Richard J.Case HBS-714S02Knowledge and CommunicationEn agosto de 2005, la dirección del Grupo Dogus de Turquía considera oportunidades para su empresa insignia, Garanti Bank, asociarse con una institución financiera extranjera. El caso describe el sector bancario turco y la posición de Garanti Bank dentro de ella, y le pide a los estudiantes a considerar si la asociación tiene sentido para Garanti y, si es así, qué licitador se debe seleccionar.Starting at €8.20
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Joint Juice (Spanish version)
Roberts, Michael J.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-812S01EntrepreneurshipSe centra en la Joint Juice, una puesta en marcha en la categoría de bebidas de la nueva era. La compañía tiene una fórmula patentada para producir una bebida de glucosamina, el único en el mercado. (La glucosamina es un suplemento nutricional cree que ayuda a las articulaciones rejuvenecer y la artritis tratamiento.) La compañía ha hecho un progreso lento en su fase inicial, pero a medida que los extremos caso, tenga la oportunidad de ir a nacio...Starting at €8.20