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The U.S. Home Improvement Sector in 2020
Alvarez, Jose Luis; Lane, DavidCase HBS-521032-EService and Operations ManagementProvides an overview of the U.S. home improvement sector in 2020, reviewing sources of growth in the decade ending in 2020, with special attention to the impact of COVID-19 on market leaders Home Depot and Lowe's and the spike in online revenues for both. Also noted are ongoing supply chain and efficiency improvements at Home Depot, and ongoing turnaround efforts by African American CEO Marv Ellison at Lowe's.Starting at €8.20
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Beidahuang, Teaching Plan
Goldberg, Ray A.; Lane, DavidTeaching Note HBS-914415-ETeaching Note for 914412. This teaching plan is designed to support the teaching of Beidahuang, HBS No. 914-412, rev. March 2014. Beidahuang is a major new Chinese player in global grain trading that in 2013 is seeking access to grain both to help assure China's food security and in pursuit of its own commercial goals. Focusing on potential trade in Brazilian soybeans, the case asks students to re-evaluate the role of agricultural cooperatives in...Starting at €0.00
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Lincoln Financial Group (B): Making LFD a Reality (Spanish version)
Godes, David B.; Lane, DavidCase HBS-513S25MarketingLFG reorganizes its business in order to improve customer intimacy. However, to implement the strategy, they need to effect significant changes in the skills of their salespeople. This case series straddles human resource management, corporate strategy, and sales management by exploring the link between a shift in the firm's overall strategy (customer intimacy), the structural implementation of this strategy in the form of the creation of a new d...Starting at €5.74
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Fintech, Payments Innovation, and the Acquisition of Worldpay
Allayannis, George (Yiorgos); Yemen, Gerry; Lane, DavidCase DARDEN-F-1829-EFinanceThis case uses the Vantiv, a US credit-card-processing company, acquisition of Worldpay, Britain’s largest payments processor, to discuss broader themes in the payment space. Payments are a crucial function of financial institutions because of their sheer volume and revenue potential. Fintech has enabled more ways for financial institutions and consumers to make payments and has the potential for significant disruption. The material in the case a...Starting at €8.20
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Acción Médica Cristiana en Nicaragua
Calderon, Daniel; Prado Barboza, Andrea; Zuñiga Saenz, RoyCase INCAE-31190_SInnovation and ChangeEl caso trata de las historias de AMC, una organización no gubernamental en Nicaragua que posee una red de ventas sociales de medicamentos en las zonas rurales de Nicaragua. El caso brinda suficiente información para utilizar la metodología del canvas y estudiar el modelo de negocio. Así como para evaluar diferentes estrategias de crecimiento o escalamiento del modelo. Dentro de las lecturas recomendadas para el uso de este caso están: °dees g. A...Starting at €8.20
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Estación Vital
Torres Cóndor, José Humberto; Prado Barboza, Andrea; Schill, Ryan; Marín Ximénez, José NicolásCase INCAE-31200_SDecision AnalysisEstación Vital era una empresa dedicada a ofrecer orientaciones de salud gratuitas de salud preventiva mediante tres estaciones o quioscos en dos centros comerciales de Managua, capital de Nicaragua, y se preparaba para expandirse al resto del país. Marcos Lacayo, joven empresario nicaragüense, creador y promotor de un proyecto en el sector salud, Estación Vital, conducía hacia un restaurante para reunirse inversionistas centroamericanos con el o...Starting at €8.20
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Florida Ice and Farm: campeón de sostenibilidad en una economía emergente (A)
Ickis, John Cather; Prado Barboza, Andrea; García-Rada, XimenaCase INCAE-30794_SService and Operations ManagementEl caso A se centra en la historia de la compañía líder en cerveza y bebidas no alcohólicas en el mercado costarricense, Florida Ice & Farm, desde que Ramón Mendiola asume la posición de director general en el 2003. Tras implementar una serie de cambios de estructura, personal y cultura en la organización, en el 2008 Ramón establece un nuevo reto: la triple utilidad pues quería medir resultados no sólo en terminos económicos, sino también en valo...Starting at €8.20
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Florida Ice and Farm: sustainability champion from an emerging economy (A)
Ickis, John Cather; Prado Barboza, Andrea; García-Rada, XimenaCase INCAE-30794_E-EService and Operations ManagementThe case A focuses on the history of the world's leading beer and soft drinks in the Costa Rican market, Florida Ice & Farm, since Ramon Mendiola assumes the position of CEO in 2003. After implementing a series of changes in structure, personnel and culture in the organization, in 2008 Ramon sets a new challenge for the triple utility wanted to measure results not only in economic terms but also in social and environmental value. This case descri...Starting at €8.20
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Merger of Equals: The Integration of Mellon Financial and The Bank of New York (A)
Taliaferro, Ryan D.; Rose, Clayton; Lane, DavidCase HBS-210016-ELess than a month after the close of the merger between The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial, managers at the two firms realized that plans for combining their asset servicing businesses - and realizing the $180 million of annual cost savings that they had promised Wall Street - were fraught with risk. Senior executives must evaluate the seriousness of the risks and identify alternative ways of integrating the two firms, while safeguarding t...Starting at €8.20
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Merger of Equals: The Integration of Mellon Financial and The Bank of New York (B)
Taliaferro, Ryan D.; Rose, Clayton; Lane, DavidCase HBS-210025-E[Continuation of "A" case.] Less than a month after the close of the merger between The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial, managers at the two firms realized that plans for combining their asset servicing businesses - and realizing the $180 million of annual cost savings that they had promised Wall Street - were fraught with risk. Senior executives must evaluate the seriousness of the risks and identify alternative ways of integrating the two...Starting at €5.74