Search results
-
Marimekko
Alison Konrad; Jordan MitchellCase IVEY-9B06C014-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyKirsti Paakkanen has achieved a celebrity status in Finland for her enigmatic leadership of the Finnish design company Marimekko. Purchasing the company in a state of near bankruptcy in 1991, Paakkanen took several actions to restore profitability and realize growth. As of 2006, the company has sales of $64 million (of which 80 per cent are from Finland) and net profits of $8.4 million. Over the last few years, Paakkanen and her team have focused...Starting at €8.20
-
Richter: Information Technology at Hungary’s Largest Pharma
Deborah Compeau; Jordan Mitchell; Gyorgy Drotos; Emma Incze; Gyorgy VasCase IVEY-9B07E021-EInformation Technologies, StrategyThe director of information technology (IT) at Ritcher, a major Hungarian pharmaceutical company with operations throughout Eastern Europe, is planning for the IT department for the near future. The three main considerations for the coming year are: Is the current IT structure appropriate to meet the growing demands of the organization? To what extent should IT affiliates be centrally controlled? How can IT best serve the rest of the company?Starting at €8.20
-
Cherries With Charm: Turkey's Alara Agri
Michael R. Pearce; Jordan MitchellCase IVEY-9B09A019-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyThe chief executive officer (CEO) and owner of Alara Agri, a major Turkish cherry and fig producer, wants to convince retailers in Belgium and Germany (and, later, other parts of Europe) to change cherries from a bulk product to a higher-end luxury product packaged in small carry bags. The move from bulk to small packages has been highly successful in the United Kingdom where retailers reduced waste and increased margins. The German and Belgian r...Starting at €8.20
-
Alara Agri: Fresh Cherry Production
Chris J. Piper; Jordan MitchellCase IVEY-9B09D004-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyAlara Agri, based in Bursa, Turkey, is one of the world's foremost cherry and fig producers. The president and chief executive officer (CEO) was concerned about a recurring capacity problem at the end of the process where cherries were packed. On some of the plant's conveyor belts, piles of cherries of one size waited to be packed while other belts had too few cherries to keep workers busy, and thus delayed order fulfillment. Diverting excess che...Starting at €8.20
-
Richter: Information Technology at Hungary’s Largest Pharma (Spanish version)
Deborah Compeau; Jordan Mitchell; Gyorgy Drotos; Emma Incze; Gyorgy VasCase IVEY-9B07ES21Information Technologies, StrategyEl director de la tecnología de la información (ÉL) en Ritcher, una compañía farmacéutica húngara importante con operaciones en Europa Oriental, está en el medio de planearlo para departamento por los años que vienen. Las tres consideraciones principales por el año que viene son: ¿Es la corriente ÉL estructura apropiada cubrir las demandas crecientes de la organización total? ¿En qué medida debe los afiliados ser centralmente controlada? ¿Cómo pu...Starting at €8.20
-
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
-
Dannon: mercadotecnia y responsabilidad social Corporativa
Marquis, Christopher; Shah, Pooja; Tolleson, Amanda; Thomason, BobbiCase HBS-410S22Leadership and People ManagementPara maximizar su eficacia, los casos de color deben imprimirse en color. A finales de 2009, The Dannon Company estaba considerando pro comunicando activamente sus esfuerzos en materia de RSE a los consumidores. Con la fuerte conexión entre la producción de Dannon de alimentos para la salud y su compromiso con la salud y la nutrición de las actividades de RSE de base, la comunicación de estas actividades a los consumidores podrían mejorar el éxit...Starting at €8.20
-
Tim Keller Katzenbach Partners LLC (Resumido)
Groysberg, Boris; Marquis, Christopher; Kanji, Ayesha; Weber, JamesCase HBS-418S12Leadership and People ManagementPistas de los primeros seis meses de un reciente graduado de MBA, Tim Keller, en Katzenbach Partners, una empresa de consultoría moderna especializada en el cambio organizacional y la estrategia. Cubiertas cómo Keller inicialmente lucha con sus misiones y termina con una pregunta de si debía o no asistir a una reunión que no fue invitado a, donde los consultores más altos planean implementar la herramienta de la dinámica del sistema que él era re...Starting at €8.20
-
Global Business School Network
Marquis, Christopher; Bhattacharya, RwitwikaCase HBS-412044-ELeadership and People ManagementThe mission of the Global Business School Network (GBSN) is to strengthen business education for the developing world. The organization was transitioning out of its startup phase and wants to shift its focus from capacity building activities driven by the organization to empowering the network to carry out GBSN's mission. The case asks, what is the best way to accomplish this objective?Starting at €8.20
-
The Dannon Company: Marketing and Corporate Social Responsibility (B)
Marquis, Christopher; Thomason, BobbiCase HBS-412047-ELeadership and People ManagementTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Details Dannon's decision to initiate a cause marketing program focused on breast cancer to directly compete with Yoplait.Starting at €5.74