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Benihana of Tokyo
Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.; Klug, John R.Case HBS-673057-EService and Operations ManagementDiscusses the development of a chain of "theme" restaurants. The student is asked to evaluate the current operating strategy and suggest a long-term expansion strategy.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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Burroughs Wellcome and AZT (A) (Spanish version)
Emmons, Willis M.; Nimgade, AshokCase HBS-707S25EconomicsThis case is accompanied by a Video Short that can be shown in class or included in a digital coursepack. Instructors should consider the timing of making the video available to students, as it may reveal key case details. Burroughs Wellcome Co., developer of AZT, the first drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), finds itself under siege in September 1989 by AIDS acti...Starting at €8.20
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Singapore (Spanish version)
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Prewitt, EdwardCase HBS-703S02EconomicsSince winning independence in 1965, Singapore achieved some of the world's highest rates of economic growth. A large part of GDP and employment came from direct investment by multinational companies in low-cost assembly work, but in the 1990s Singapore's rising wage rates increasingly priced it out of these industries. Could Singapore change itself from an assembler and fabricator of Western-designed parts to a designer and marketer of desirable ...Starting at €8.20
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Managing International Careers (Spanish version)
Rosenzweig, Philip M.Case HBS-305S05StrategyColgate-Palmolive, the U.S.-based consumer products firm, has long emphasized international experience for its managers and has developed a comprehensive policy to manage expatriate assignments. The rise in dual-career families has made some managers reluctant to accept foreign assignments, causing Colgate-Palmolive to reexamine the way it manages international career development.Starting at €8.20
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Charlotte Beers at Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide (A) (Spanish version)
Ibarra, Herminia; Sackley, NicoleCase HBS-402S06Leadership and People ManagementExamines Beer's actions on assuming leadership of Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, the world's sixth largest advertising agency, during a period of rapid industry change and organizational crisis. Focuses on how Beers, the first outsider CEO, engages and leads a senior team through a vision formulation process. Chronicles closely the debates among senior executives struggling to reconcile creative, strategic, and global vs. local priorities. Sixteen mo...Starting at €8.20
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Managing Knowledge and Learning (Spanish version)
Bartlett, Christopher A.Case HBS-308S31StrategyThis case is accompanied by a Video Short that can be shown in class or included in a digital coursepack. Instructors should consider the timing of making the video available to students, as it may reveal key case details. Describes the development of McKinsey & Co. as a worldwide management consulting firm from 1926 to 1996. In particular, it focuses on the way in which McKinsey has developed structures, systems, processes, and practices to help...Starting at €8.20
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Venturing Abroad (Spanish version)
Bartlett, Christopher A.; O'Connell, JamieCase HBS-308S13StrategyLincoln Electric, a 100-year-old manufacturer of welding equipment and consumables based in Cleveland, Ohio, motivates its U.S. employees through a culture of cooperation between management and labor and an unusual compensation system based on piecework and a large bonus based on individual contribution to the company's performance. Despite opening a few international sales and production ventures in Canada, Australia, and France, Lincoln remaine...Starting at €8.20
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Packaged Software Selection Project (Spanish version)
McFarlan, F. Warren; Romanow, Darryl S.; Keil, MarkCase HBS-309S40Information TechnologiesThis case provides a realistic, current, and detailed view of software procurement in an international business environment where the competition in enterprise-wide software solutions is growing. Focuses on the selection of packaged software to serve multiple sites within the context of a multinational company. Describes the creation of an RFP and the selection of a software vendor. Two software proposals are presented.Starting at €8.20
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International Expansion (Spanish version)
Bartlett, Christopher A.; O'Connell, JamieCase HBS-303S11StrategyNoli Tingzon, newly-appointed international division VP at Jollibee, the Philippines-based hamburger chain, is faced with the challenge of expanding fast food operations in Asia in the face of stiff competition. The case describes Jollibee's six-year international expansion history and the lessons the company has learned. Against this background, Noli must decide among expansion opportunities in New Guinea, Hong Kong, and California.Starting at €8.20