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Marks & Spencer and Zara: Process Competition in the Textile Apparel Industry
Michael Pich, Ludo Van der Heyden, Nicolas HarleCase INSEAD-4974-EService and Operations ManagementThe case was written to illustrate the importance of business process design as a basis for competition in the textile industry. The case illustrates the impressive performance of Zara, the new fashion player from Spain, which has innovated in process design so as to deliver new collections in its stores with a lead-time of 5 to 7 days. The more traditional approach in textile retailing is illustrated here by Marks & Spencer (M&S), the well-known...Starting at €8.20
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Aravind Eye Care System (Spanish)
Janeiro Dias, A.; Viassa Monteiro, EugénioCase AESE-DG-A-503-ESEn 1976, el médico cirujano oftalmólogo Dr. G. Venkataswami (Dr. V.) cuando se jubiló, con 58 años de edad, de Profesor de Oftalmología en la Universidad de Madurai (sur de India), creó una pequeña clínica con 11 camas, invitando a su hermana y marido (también médicos cirujanos oftalmólogos) a unirse a la nueva aventura. La clínica tuvo éxito y luego en el año siguiente instalaron otra con 30 plazas, para personas pobres que no podían pagar. Poc...Starting at €8.20
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San Ignacio Centro de Cabeza y Cuello
Barrera Duque, ErnestoCase INALDE-M-I-169MarketingSan Ignacio Centro de Cabeza y Cuello es una clínica especializada en cirugías estéticas del rostro, ubicada en la ciudad de Manizales, Colombia. El caso relata la expasión geográfica hacia Medellín, la segunda ciudad más grande de Colombia. El caso plantea problemas relacionados con el plan de marketing y ventas para iniciar actividades, así como aspectos humanos que impiden la implantación de las estrategias y tácticas de marketing. También se ...Starting at €8.20
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Defender Direct, Inc.: A Business of Growing Leaders
Hess, Edward D.; Glinska, GosiaCase DARDEN-ENT-0115-EEntrepreneurshipDefender Direct, Inc., was a privately held company that sold and installed ADT security systems and Dish Network Satellite TV to homeowners in the United States. The president and CEO started the business out of his home in 1998. Under his leadership, Defender experienced an average annual growth rate of 60%, and in 2008 it became one of the largest security and satellite dealers in the Midwest, generating $150 million in revenues. The founder, ...Starting at €8.20
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Adam Root, MD (C)
Horniman, Alexander B.; Josephs, Scott T.Case DARDEN-OB-0994-ELeadership and People ManagementAfter leaving his practice, Adam Root spent time looking at options. He decided to join a national medical company as a medical director, this time on the managed care side of medicine. He had initially been inspired to take the position by the senior medical director, who left that position nine months later. Root became the new senior medical director and enjoyed the new position. This is the C case in a series of three cases (A case: UVA-OB-09...Starting at €5.74
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Nestlé Organisation (A): Management Structure
Garcia de Castro, Antonio; Reina Paniagua, RocioCase IIST-DGI-192-E-ECorporate GovernanceThe case shows the evolution of the management structure at Nestlé from 1981 to 2010, studying the changes that have been carried out to suit the needs and business environment itself, with the transition of three CEO's. First is a brief description of the evolution of the business that helps to understand how it affects the structure and management team. Different models depending on the CEO also appear , observing how it translates to each orga...Starting at €8.20
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The Nestlé Organisation (B): Professional Commitment
Garcia de Castro, Antonio; Reina Paniagua, RocioCase IIST-DGI-193-E-ECorporate GovernanceThe case describes the evolution of how to manage people at Nestlé. Since the changes that have occurred in the s HR department itself and how it has walked a bureaucratic company to an absolutely personal one, in the words of the leaders of the Group: "a company focused on procedures to a people focused one", to how in recent years, has designed a new HR strategy, with more procedures that seek to adapt to the environment and succeed in engaging...Starting at €5.74
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Growth Is Much More Than Just A Strategy: It's A System
Hess, Edward D.Technical Note DARDEN-S-0197-EStrategyThis note states that growth research demonstrates that growth is much more than a strategy and it happens when the right kind of leadership, internal environment and processes come together to create a small-company-entrepreneurial soul in a large-company body. The Growth System Assessment Tool that illuminates the presence of growth inhibitors, nonalignment, and bad growth behaviors is discussed, and students are provided with a mini-assessment...Starting at €8.20
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Dell Inc.
Hess, Edward D.; Eriksson, CassyCase DARDEN-S-0185-EStrategyIn the 1990s, with more widespread use of the Internet, sales through Dell Computer Corporation’s online business swelled, and it became a dominant market leader. By 2010, Dell Computer Corporation had changed its name to Dell Inc. (Dell). Dell employed 96,000 people worldwide and was ranked 38th on the Fortune 500 list. But in the summer of 2010, Dell was faced with dwindling market share, myriad customer complaints, vendor troubles, and a blist...Starting at €8.20
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Modeling Discrete Choice: Categorical Dependent Variables, Logistic Regression, and Maximum Likelihood Estimation
Ovchinnikov, Anton S.Technical Note DARDEN-QA-0779-EDecision AnalysisThis technical note introduces business students to the concepts of modeling discrete choice (e.g., a consumer purchasing brand A versus brand B) using logistic regression and maximum-likelihood estimation. It draws the analogy between modeling discrete choice and building a regression model with a dummy dependent variable and on an example illustrates the need for estimating the probability of a choice rather than the choice itself, which leads ...Starting at €8.20