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Calle 13: The Urban Band Route to Fame
Valerie Rivera Lozada; Victor QuiñonesCase IVEY-9B13A035-EMarketingA Latin-based urban music ensemble, Calle 13, shapes its art form to redefine the rap/reggaeton scene that is predominant in Latin America. This redefinition includes political and social backlash towards the leaders of various countries, including the band members’ homeland of Puerto Rico. While the group’s political and social criticism results in some welcome exposure for the musicians, it also results in cancelled shows. The group wants to ex...Starting at €8.20
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Calle 13: The Urban Band Route to Fame (Spanish version)
Valerie Rivera Lozada; Victor QuiñonesCase IVEY-9B13AS035MarketingA Latin-based urban music ensemble, Calle 13, shapes its art form to redefine the rap/reggaeton scene that is predominant in Latin America. This redefinition includes political and social backlash towards the leaders of various countries, including the band members’ homeland of Puerto Rico. While the group’s political and social criticism results in some welcome exposure for the musicians, it also results in cancelled shows. The group wants to ex...Starting at €8.20
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Green Car Inc.: Strategic Direction in the Car-Sharing Service Industry
Won-Yong Oh, Jinsuh TarkCase IVEY-W25121-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn March 2021, the chief strategy officer of Green Car Inc. (Green Car), an on-demand car-sharing services company, was contemplating the company’s strategic direction. In an on-demand car-sharing services model, a company owned vehicles and received a feStarting at €8.20
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Walmart around the World (Spanish version)
Alcacer, Juan; Agrawal, Abhishek; Vaish, HarshitCase HBS-716S11StrategyAfter reaching the limits of its successful expansion in the United States in the early 1990s, Walmart sought growth opportunities in markets abroad. This case describes Walmart's attempts to replicate its successful U.S. business model in Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Central America, China, South Korea, Japan, Germany, the U.K., and Africa. Students reflect on the mixed results of these ventures and identify elements in the company's locat...Starting at €8.20
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IKEA Korea Ltd.: Renewing Success in a Turbulent Environment
Taehoon Park; Martin HemmertCase IVEY-W33909-EStrategyInter IKEA Systems B.V. (IKEA) entered Korea at a relatively late stage of its global expansion and encountered an overwhelmingly positive customer response, which emboldened it to open several additional stores at a relatively fast pace. However, IKEA encountered much stronger headwinds after the COVID-19 pandemic hit Korea. It had to shift to online sales channels, mitigate customer dissatisfaction, face aggressive Korean competitors, accommoda...Starting at €8.20
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Arrebato por unas nueces - Una cultura corporativa en crisis
Herrera Espaliat, Felipe; de la Cierva, YagoCase DPO-468Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementEl presente caso describe los acontecimientos que detonaron una crisis corporativa en la compañía aérea Korean Air en diciembre del 2014. Al tiempo que se ofrece un escenario cronológico de los hechos, se identifican tanto los fallos en la gestión de los problemas como los desaciertos comunicacionales y el consiguiente debilitamiento en la relación con sus diversos stakeholders. Progresivamente, se muestra la escalada de errores que hicieron que ...Starting at €8.20
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Implementation of a New Country-Wide Social Safety-Net Program: The Jamaica PATH Program Part A
Boatright Wilson, JulieCase HBS-KS1164-EIn 2002 the Jamaican government redesigned its social safety net programs for children and the elderly. Their goal was to simplify and better target support to those individuals most in need. This case examines the new design for the PATH program, a conditional cash transfer program that rewarded mothers for getting the recommended well-child healthcare for their children and for sending their children to school regularly. The program design is c...Starting at €8.20
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North Dakota Trade Office: Advising a Pasta Exporter
Derek Lehmberg; Jaeha LeeCase IVEY-W25445-EStrategyIn September of 2020, an international business executive at the North Dakota Trade Office was asked by a client company, Dakota Growers Pasta Company Inc., to advise it on how to increase pasta exports to South Korea. Like many other firms in North Dakota, the client faced a number of hurdles to building successful export businesses. These included limited exposure to foreign markets and limited expertise in trade-related regulations and process...Starting at €8.20
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Maintaining the “Single Samsung” Spirit: New Challenges in a Changing Environment
Shaista E. Khilji; Chang Hwan Oh; Nisha ManikothCase IVEY-9B11C010-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThis case examines how Samsung has grown to become one of the world’s leading companies. It presents a detailed description of Samsung’s “top priority to the people” philosophy and its strong cultural values, both of which have been instrumental in ensuring its continued success in recent decades. Since 1982, the Samsung Human Resource Development Center (SHRDC) has played a critical role in supporting Samsung’s corporate strategy of achieving gl...Starting at €8.20
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CAEI: Impulsando la innovación y la rentabilidad en el sector agrario
Villafuerte Martin, Antonio; De Cote, Jose AntonioCase IIST-MI-157MarketingCAEI es la segunda empresa productora de caña de azúcar de República Dominicana. En 2010 inició un proceso de transformación estratégica del negocio que la ha convertido en 2017 en una de las empresas más rentables y competitivas de la industria azucarera en el Caribe. El caso describe esa transformación, así como los retos a los que se enfrenta la empresa (y el conjunto de la industria) en 2017.Starting at €8.20