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Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.--2002 (Spanish version)
Yoshino, Michael Y.; Egawa, MasakoCase HBS-304S07StrategyCarlos Ghosn, a former executive vice president of Renault, became the COO of Nissan Motor Co., a troubled auto company in Japan when Renault bought 38% of the company in 1999. This case deals with how Ghosn turned the company around. Examines in considerable detail how he went about successfully energizing and mobilizing the demoralized employees after a decade of failed efforts. Having successfully transformed itself, the company faces a series...Starting at €8.20
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Codex Alimentarius and Food Labeling (Spanish version)
Goldberg, Ray A.; Hogan, Harold F., Jr.Case HBS-904S01EconomicsCodex Alimentarius is a set of international food standards devised by the Codex Commission, a body within the United Nations jointly sponsored by the FAO and WHO. The purpose of the standards is to harmonize global trade in food products and agricultural commodities, protect the health of consumers, and promote fair trade practices in foods. A subset of the commission's work involved establishing international food labeling standards. The most d...Starting at €8.20
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World Bank's Innovation Market (Spanish version)
Wood, Robert Chapman; Hamel, GaryArticle HBS-R0211HEntrepreneurshipLarge, tradition-bound organizations can make space for radical, low-cost (and therefore low-risk) innovations. Just ask executives at the World Bank. The story of this best practice begins in 1998, when a young new-products group at the international funding agency proposed holding an Innovation Marketplace to capture novel ideas within the bank for alleviating poverty. The forum, which eventually was opened to external participants, let people ...Starting at €8.20
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Blue Ridge Spain (Spanish version)
Nicholas Athanassiou; Henry W. Lane; David T.A. Wesley; Jeanne McNettCase IVEY-9B02MS03StrategyBlue Ridge Spain era una sociedad (join venture) establecida entre una muy conocida cadena americana de comidas rápidas y una compañía agricultora familiar de "la vieja guardia", que estaba buscando diversificarse en el inicio de la entrada de España a la Unión Europea. El director regional europeo de la compañía fue sorprendido por un incidente desagradable. Después de varios años de impulsar el éxito de la sociedad, descubre que los nuevos dueñ...Starting at €8.20
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Cargill (A)
Goldberg, Ray A.; Porraz, Jose MiguelCase HBS-903420-EEconomicsCargill is one of the world's leading marketers, processors, and distributors of agricultural, food, industrial, and financial products. In 1998, the company decided to develop a strategic intent to restructure and refocus the company. It did so in response to the consolidation of the industry, globalization, and the impact of the genetic revolution. It had to change its focus from the producer to the consumer and market solutions.Starting at €8.20
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Hallowell, Roger; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Bowen, DavidCase HBS-808S13Illustrates how Four Seasons manages hotels in countries with strong and distinct national cultures. Focuses on how the chain meets its exacting service standards in a variety of settings worldwide, with special attention on France.Starting at €8.20
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AIDS Is Your Business (Spanish version)
Rosen, Sydney; Simon, Jonathon; Vincent, Jeffrey R.; MacLeod, William; Fox, Matthew; Thea, Donald M.Article HBS-R0302FEconomicsIf your company operates in a developing country, AIDS is your business. Although Africa has received the most attention, AIDS is also spreading swiftly in other parts of the world. Why should executives be concerned about AIDS? Because it is destroying the twin rationales of globalization strategy--cheap labor and fast-growing markets--in countries where people are heavily affected by the epidemic. Fortunately, investments in programs that preve...Starting at €8.20
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Singapore Inc. (Spanish version)
Vietor, Richard H.K.; Thompson, Emily J.Case HBS-706S08EconomicsIn early 2003, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong is assessing Singapore's development strategy--tax cutting combined with an industrial policy focused on six "clusters," including biomedical sciences. After 36 years of stupendous growth, Singapore has slowed down and faces intense competition in exports and foreign direct investment, especially from China. Is its new strategy the right choice? This case examines several key aspects of Singapore's grow...Starting at €8.20
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The SK-II Globalization Project (Spanish version)
Bartlett, Christopher A.Case HBS-305S03StrategyTraces changes in P&G's international strategy and structure, culminating in Organization 2005, a reorganization that places strategic emphasis on product innovation rather than geographic expansion and shifts power from local subsidiary to global business management. In the context of these changes introduced by Durk Jager, P&G's new CEO, Paolo de Cesare is transferred to Japan, where he takes over the recently turned-around beauty care business...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