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Technotronics, Inc. (Spanish version)
Schlesinger, Leonard A.Case HBS-407S09Leadership and People ManagementDescribes the problems of resolving differences between two departments in a decentralized company. Based on Voltamp Electric Co. by T.C. Raymond.Starting at €8.20
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Scope of the Corporation
Collis, David J.Case HBS-795139-EStrategyDescribes analyses that determine the appropriate limit to the scope of the firm. Examines both the production cost justification for firm diversification--economies of scope and shared resources, and the governance cost justification for including transactions inside the hierarchy rather than contracting for them on the market--transaction costs and agency theory. Concludes by identifying the line between corporate strategy and firm scope.Starting at €8.20
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Can This Merger be Saved? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Cliffe, Sarah; Paul, Bill; McGee, J. Brad; Greenthal, Jill; Matschullat, Dale; Vasella, Daniel; Viscio, Albert J.Article HBS-99103-EKnowledge and CommunicationIn this fictional case study by HBR Senior Editor Sarah Cliffe, a merger that looked like a marriage made in heaven to those at corporate headquarters is feeling like an infernal union to those on the ground. The merger is between Synergon Capital, a U.S. financial-services behemoth, and Beauchamp, Becker & Company, a venerable British financial-services company with strong profits and an extraordinarily loyal client base of wealthy individuals. ...Starting at €8.20
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Howard Schultz and Starbucks Coffee Company (Spanish version)
Koehn, Nancy F.Case HBS-803S13EntrepreneurshipInvestigates the entrepreneur's strategic initiatives to develop a mass market for specialty coffee in the 1980s and 1990s. These initiatives included the development of premium products, rapid expansion of company-owned stores--each with attractive retail environments and responsive customer service--and, especially, the creation of a strong brand. Also devotes considerable attention to how Schultz built the Starbucks organization, examining the...Starting at €8.20
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R&D Portfolio Management (A) (Spanish version)
Pisano, Gary P.; Fleming, Lee; Strick, Eli PeterCase HBS-610S22Service and Operations ManagementVertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a drug discovery company that recently decided to pursue a vertically integrated business model, chose to build up its clinical development and commercial capabilities and infrastructure. For the first time in its history, Vertex will select two drug candidates from its internal research portfolio of four projects to develop on its own, without the help of strategic partners. CEO Joshua Boger and President Vicki Sato...Starting at €8.20
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Fast Fashion (Spanish version)
Ghemawat, Pankaj; Nueno Iniesta, Jose LuisCase HBS-704S02StrategyFocuses on Inditex, an apparel retailer from Spain, which has set up an extremely quick response system for its ZARA chain. Instead of predicting months before a season starts what women will want to wear, ZARA observes what's selling and what's not and continuously adjusts what it produces and merchandises on that basis. Powered by ZARA's success, Inditex has expanded into 39 countries, making it one of the most global retailers in the world. Bu...Starting at €8.20
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ZARA: Fast Fashion
Ghemawat, Pankaj; Nueno Iniesta, Jose LuisCase HBS-703497-EStrategyFocuses on Inditex, an apparel retailer from Spain, which has set up an extremely quick response system for its ZARA chain. Instead of predicting months before a season starts what women will want to wear, ZARA observes what's selling and what's not and continuously adjusts what it produces and merchandises on that basis. Powered by ZARA's success, Inditex has expanded into 39 countries, making it one of the most global retailers in the world. Bu...Starting at €8.20
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals: R&D Portfolio Management (A)
Pisano, Gary P.; Fleming, Lee; Strick, Eli PeterCase HBS-604101-EService and Operations ManagementVertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a drug discovery company that recently decided to pursue a vertically integrated business model, chose to build up its clinical development and commercial capabilities and infrastructure. For the first time in its history, Vertex will select two drug candidates from its internal research portfolio of four projects to develop on its own, without the help of strategic partners. CEO Joshua Boger and President Vicki Sato...Starting at €8.20
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IT for Fast Fashion (Spanish version)
McAfee, Andrew; Sjoman, Anders; Dessain, VincentCase HBS-605S17Service and Operations ManagementIn 2003, Zara's CIO must decide whether to upgrade the retailer's IT infrastructure and capabilities. At the time of the case, the company relies on an out-of-date operating system for its store terminals and has no full-time network in place across stores. Despite these limitations, however, Zara's parent company, Inditex, has built an extraordinarily well-performing value chain that is by far the most responsive in the industry. The case descri...Starting at €8.20
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Forward Integration or Horizontal Expansion? (Spanish version)
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Tarzijan, Jorge; Mitchell, JordanCase HBS-706S35StrategyCelulosa Arauco is a major Chilean producer of market pulp and wood products. Owning over 1.2 million hectares of forest in Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay, the company's key advantage is the ideal growing conditions in which the company's forests are located. As of early 2004, Arauco is the third largest producer of market pulp (pulp sold on the open market) and is considering increasing its capacity, tying it with Brazilian competitor Aracruz as ...Starting at €8.20