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Corporate strategy
Caldart, AdrianTechnical Note SMN-712-EStrategyThis technical note summarizes the main issues related to corporate strategy, i.e. the strategy of companies with a diversified business portfolio. In particular, the analysis focuses on the issue of sectoral diversification. The concept of corporate advantage is explained and tools are presented to help assess the portfolio of a company of this kind. The final part discusses how to organize a portfolio in such cases in order to create corporate ...Starting at €8.20
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Indo Internacional 2004
Caldart, Adrian; Canals, JordiCase DG-1474-EStrategyThis case discusses the strategic and organizational challenges of INDO Internacional, the leading manufacturer and distributor of optical frames and lenses in Spain in 2004. The case is especially appropriate for analyzing the strategy of a business unit in a business group and the corporate strategy of the group as a whole, and discusses the way in which the corporate center of a group of companies can add value to each business.Starting at €8.20
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Almirall: Guiding the Future of the Company
Caldart, Adrian; Canals, JordiCase SM-1686-EStrategyThis case facilitates discussion of the possible sale of the respiratory products area and the decision to reduce the number of business areas in which the Almirall pharmaceutical company operates, in order for it to focus on the dermatology area. The case provides information for discussing Almirall's positioning, its resources and capabilities, as well as the various strategic options, which may be viewed from the perspective of the CEO, the Bo...Starting at €8.20
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The Videogame Console Industry in 2011
Rodríguez Merinero, Marta; Caldart, Adrian; Munoz-Seca, BeatrizCase SM-1571-EInnovation and Change, StrategyAt the end of April 2011, Nintendo announced their annual results from 2010. The company's net profits had fallen 33% compared to 2009, due in large part to the decline in sales of the Wii console (see Exhibit 1). The CEO of the company, Satoru Iwata, announced that a new console would replace the Wii in 2012. Iwata described the new platform, provisionally identified as Project Cafe, as "a new approach to videogame consoles ". The days of the Wi...Starting at €8.20
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Strategy in Turbulent Environments. Organizations as Nonlinear Feedback Systems
Caldart, Adrian; Ricart, Joan EnricTechnical Note DGN-619-EStrategyEnvironmental turbulence challenges the traditional view of organizational and environmental behavior, based on the assumptions of linear and convergent dynamics. A new paradigm is gradually emerging based on a new view of dynamics, one characterized by nonlinearity and positive feedback loops. This view is implicit in very well known characterizations of dynamics as vicious or virtuous circles, self-fullfilling prophecies and network effects. A ...Starting at €8.20
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An Introduction to Real Options. Incorporating Flexibility to Quantitative Strategic Analysis
Caldart, Adrian; Ricart, Joan EnricTechnical Note DGN-616-EStrategyAt the time of making strategic investments, managers are increasingly dissatisfied with the lack of realism of the existing quantitative methods of capital budget valuation. Standard valuation techniques, based on the calculation of discounted cash flows, have been massively questioned due to their inability to capture management's flexibility to adapt and revise later decisions in response to unexpected market developments. This note addresses ...Starting at €8.20
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The Corporate Strategy of Ebro Foods in 2021
Caldart, Adrian; Isaac Sastre BoquetCase SM-1734-ECorporate Governance, StrategyThe case describes the development of Ebro Foods' corporate strategy throughout the 2000-2021 period. During these years the strategy pivoted from a purely domestic focus in the Spanish market, around the sugar and milk industries, towards an international focus with a strong presence in France and the US, built around the rice, pasta, and ready-made foods industry. Lastly, the case describes and analyzes the recent decision of selling off a sign...Starting at €8.20
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Ficosa International. International Expansion
Caldart, Adrian; Canals, JordiCase DG-1415-EStrategyThe case centres around the decision facing auto components manufacturer Ficosa International with respect to the possible acquisition of the rearview mirrors division of its rival Magneti Marelli. It describes how the company's strategy has evolved from a position of operating exclusively in the Iberian Peninsula to one of expanding internationally, first to the main automobile producing countries in the EU and later to the rest of the world (NA...Starting at €8.20
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Tesla in the 2020s: Moment of Truth for the "Master Plan" - Teaching Note
Berrone, Pascual; Caldart, Adrian; Ricart, Joan Enric; Sastre Boquet, IsaacTeaching Note SMT-137-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyFounded in 2003, and headed by the admired - and controversial - Elon Musk, in 2020 Tesla had become the automaker with the highest market capitalization, and the global leader of the electric car market. Was this valuation justified? The case presents a panorama of the automotive industry (discussing its main actors, business figures, and business models) before reviewing Tesla's company history in detail. In less than 20 years Tesla had gone fr...Starting at €0.00
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Tesla in the 2020s: Moment of Truth for the "Master Plan"
Berrone, Pascual; Caldart, Adrian; Ricart, Joan Enric; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase SM-1707-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyFounded in 2003, and headed by the admired - and controversial - Elon Musk, in 2020 Tesla had become the automaker with the highest market capitalization, and the global leader of the electric car market. Was this valuation justified? The case presents a panorama of the automotive industry (discussing its main actors, business figures, and business models) before reviewing Tesla's company history in detail. In less than 20 years Tesla had gone fr...Starting at €8.20