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Nasser Press
Kadach, Igor; Palencia, LuisCase ASN-83-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe owner of a mid-size printing company based in New Jersey has to decide whether to accept an offer of a large publishing house who during the 2008 crisis had endangered the future of the company by abruptly reducing the volume of business. If he now accepted his proposal, and due to capacity constraints, he would have to drop some smaller customers, reducing diversification; in addition, the owner feels indebted to these small businesses becau...Starting at €8.20
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Costa Valente
Gómez Pajares, Alberto; Urrutia, Josu; Palencia, LuisCase ASN-72-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyA businessman based in Barcelona and dedicated to the textile sector (selling T-shirts to sponsors) is presented with the opportunity to buy a small textile manufacturing company in Guimarães, Portugal. He has to decide whether to take on this project or not. The analysis that he carries out includes a study of the value chain and of the possibility of outsourcing part of the business, as well as the approach the entrepreneur will take to integra...Starting at €8.20
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Harlequin Enterprises: Assessing e-Books
Rod E. White; Tony S. Frost; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B14M027-EStrategyHarlequin Enterprises is a well-known publisher of women's fiction and the global leader in series romance fiction. In 2013, e-book penetration of romance fiction has exceeded 50 per cent of unit sales. The vice-president of strategy is trying to make sense of the e-book opportunity and threat. She is wondering what impact e-books would have on Harlequin's business model: its relationship with authors, distributors and competitors.Starting at €8.20
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Químicas Bages
Palencia, Luis; Rosenberg, MikeCase ASN-75-EDecision Analysis, StrategyIn 2019, the sales manager of a medium-sized agricultural chemicals manufacturer has to decide whether to terminate the distribution contract with one of his long-term distributors and give it instead to a newcomer. There are objective reasons both for not keeping the old distributor and for changing to a new one. The case discussion should be structured around a balanced, objective analysis of all factors involved in the situation: strategic, so...Starting at €8.20
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La farmacia
Recoder E.; Ariño, AfricaCase ASN-73StrategyLa familia Galeno atraviesa una situación económica difícil. En este contexto, la Sra. Galeno debe decidir acerca del traslado de su farmacia a un nuevo emplazamiento. Esta publicación está basada en el caso homónimo de los mismos autores.Starting at €8.20
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Costa Valente
Gómez Pajares, Alberto; Urrutia, Josu; Palencia, LuisCase ASN-72Entrepreneurship, StrategyA un empresario afincado en Barcelona y dedicado al sector textil (venta de camisetas a patrocinadores) se le presenta la oportunidad de comprar una pequeña compañía de fabricación de productos textiles en Guimarães (Portugal).Ha de decidir si asume o no dicho proyecto. El análisis que realiza incluye el estudio de la cadena de valor y de la posibilidad de externalizar una parte del negocio, así como el planteamiento de la integración en el negoc...Starting at €8.20
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Voyages Eurotours (B)
Toledo E.; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosCase ASN-17Decision Analysis, StrategyEl director general de Voyages Eurotours trata de explicar los adversos resultados del último período y prevé una apreciable mejora en el futuro próximo. De todas formas, como no está muy tranquilo... pide un informe económico y financiero a su controller.Starting at €5.74
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Semir's E-Commerce: Success and Exploration
Juan Shan; William Wei; Xiaojia Sunny WangCase IVEY-9B18A019-EMarketing, StrategyZhejiang Semir E-Commerce Co. Ltd., the online subsidiary of Chinese casual clothing company Zhejiang Semir Group Co. Ltd. (Semir), grew continuously from its launch in 2012 to become a main contributor to Semir’s success, contributing approximately 30 per cent of Semir’s annual revenue by 2016. Semir entered the online market relatively late after many competing Chinese clothing manufacturers had already established their presence online. Yet it...Starting at €8.20
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Químicas Bages
Palencia, Luis; Rosenberg, MikeCase ASN-75Decision Analysis, StrategyEn 2019, el director de ventas de una mediana empresa fabricante de productos químicos para la agricultura debe decidir si rescinde el contrato de distribución con uno de sus distribuidores de toda la vida y, en su lugar, firmar otro con un recién llegado. Existen razones de peso tanto para mantener las relaciones con el antiguo distribuidor como para establecerlas con uno nuevo. La discusión del caso debería estructurarse en torno a un análisis ...Starting at €8.20