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Las políticas de inversión de Warren Buffet en Berkshire, Hathaway, Inc.
Lucas Tomás J. L.; Moreno Lagrú, EnriqueCase IIST-DGI-114Decision AnalysisEl caso constituye una apretada sintesis de la actuacion de Warren E. Buffet durante muchos años en la compañia que dirige. Contiene abundantes reflexiones sobre aspectos basicos de los negocios, de interes para cualquier empresario o ejecutivo, con independencia de la actividad y tamaño de su compañia.Starting at €8.20
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Fundación Rafael del Pino
Lucas Chinchilla P.; Lucas Tomás J. L.Case IIST-DGI-169Entrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeEl caso permite conocer la génesis de la Fundación Rafael del Pino y los primeros años de su andadura: definición de la misión, elección de los campos de actuación prioritarios, política de inversión de los fondos y equipo de dirección. Todo ello dentro del marco fundacional español y europeo.Starting at €8.20
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OMSA Alimentación, S.A.
Lucas Tomás J. L.Case IIST-DGI-96Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, StrategyDescribe el crecimiento de una sociedad a través de socios externos. Habla de estructura accionarial, consejos de administración, y trato con socios. Se mencionan temas de M&A y de salida a bolsa.Starting at €8.20
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The Competitive Battle Continues (Spanish version)
Bartlett, Christopher A.Case HBS-914S12StrategyDescribes the development of the global strategies and organizations of two major competitors in the consumer electronics industry. Over four decades, both companies adapt their strategic intent and organizational capability to match and counter the competitive advantage of the other. The case shows how each is faced to restructure as its competitive advantage erodes.Starting at €8.20
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Caroline Regis at Excel Systems (Spanish version)
Mayo, Anthony J.; Roberts, Michael J.Case HBS-917S17Leadership and People Managementoutsourcing. Regis is threatened by the diminution in the role of in-house manufacturing and by the VP for Supply Chain Management at Gemini. The case traces Regis's reactions to the proposal. She seems ready to accede to the organizational politics and support the new strategy, only to change her mind and anger her superiors, who thought she would support the plan. She tries to seize control of the situation and threatens to resign if she is no...Starting at €8.20
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Storming into the U.S. Market (Spanish version)
Bartlett, Christopher A.; Gordon, Rachel; Lafkas, JohnCase HBS-918S10StrategyThe RoboTech case describes the challenges facing the CEO of a small, Singapore-based industrial robotics company that decides to diversify away from its core industrial robot business by leveraging its expertise into the medical-devices industry. It launches an innovative product (a specialized surgical robot) in an unfamiliar market segment (spinal surgery) and decides to enter the unfamiliar, distant U.S. healthcare market, which is characteri...Starting at €8.20
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Kentucky Fried Chicken (Japan) Ltd. (Spanish version)
Bartlett, Christopher A.; Rangan, U. SrinivasaCase HBS-318S12StrategyDescribes the internationalization of the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) fast food chain, focusing on KFC's entry into Japan. An entrepreneurial country general manager, Lou Weston, battles numerous problems to establish the business and is eventually highly successful. In doing so, Weston ignores or circumvents policies and control from KFC's headquarters and becomes very upset when more sophisticated planning, coordination, and control systems be...Starting at €8.20
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Pioneering entrepreneur Yoshiko Shinohara on turning temporary work into big business in Japan (Spanish version)
Mayo, Anthony J.; Yamazaki, MayukaArticle HBS-F0910ELeadership and People ManagementTempstaff's founder, a pioneering Japanese entrepreneur, wondered whether she would go to jail for launching her business.Starting at €8.20
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Mary Griffin at Derby Foods
Mayo, Anthony J.; Margolis, Joshua D.Case HBS-412040-ELeadership and People ManagementMary Griffin, Vice President of Consumer Products, must provide feedback to one of her direct reports, Simon York. York is a strong performer, but he has displayed some poor interpersonal skills in the manner in which he interacts with his team and the production staff. Griffin needs to provide feedback to help prevent York from derailing in his career at Derby Foods.Starting at €8.20
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Denise Frazer and Paolo Canto: A Case Vignette on Feedback - Denise Frazer's Perspective
Margolis, Joshua D.; Mayo, Anthony J.Case HBS-412045-ELeadership and People ManagementDenise Frazer and Paolo Canto, two HBS students, have decided to give each other feedback on their class participation. While Denise believes that she has provided concrete, actionable feedback to Paolo, she does not feel that Paolo is reciprocating. His feedback is general and superficial. Denise and Paolo have set a time to meet to discuss their latest class participation, and Denise has decided to use this time to address her issues with Paolo...Starting at €8.20