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Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
Gupta, Sunil; Herman, KerryCase HBS-511002-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In September 2010, faced with increasing threat from social game companies such as Zynga, Ben Feder, the CEO of Take-Two Interactive Software. Inc., had to decide the long-term strategy of his video-game company. As a publisher of traditional video games for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo, Take-Two had several popular video games, such as Grand Theft Auto, to its credi...Starting at €8.20
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Nestle's Creating Shared Value Strategy
Porter, Michael E.; Kramer, Mark R.; Herman, Kerry; McAra, SarahCase HBS-716422-EStrategyThis case considers Nestl 's creating shared value (CSV) strategy, which focused on the three categories of nutrition, water, and rural development. In the packaged food and beverage industry, pressure had mounted since the 1990s to improve supply chain sustainability and provide healthier, more natural foods, leading to consolidation and causing sales to decline in the 2010s. With 150 years' experience in the industry, Nestl had transformed i...Starting at €8.20
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Yara International: Africa Strategy
Porter, Michael E.; Kramer, Mark R.; Ramirez-Vallejo, Jorge; Herman, KerryCase HBS-715402-EStrategyLeading fertilizer producer Yara International demonstrates the concept of creating shared value through the Southern Agricultural Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) initiative, which brought together multiple organizations to enhance agricultural development in rural regions.Starting at €8.20
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Vita: Cosmetics in the Nordics
Narayandas, Das; Palepu, Krishna G.; Herman, KerryCase HBS-516013-EVita is a Norwegian cosmetics retailer owned by FSN Capital, a Scandinavian private equity company. The company has a strong market position in Norway. The case focuses on two strategic issues: how to develop an e-commerce strategy to supplement the company's traditional retail strategy, and how best to grow the company in Sweden. While both of these are potentially important future growth drivers, they also entail large investments in new capabi...Starting at €8.20
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Mobile Broadband and the Telecommunications Industry in 2011
Applegate, Lynda M.; Herman, Kerry; Snively, ChristineCase HBS-814009-EEntrepreneurshipMobile broadband carriers provide network access to the Internet for a range of devices (typically portable or mobile), including consumer devices such as smartphones, tablets and E-Readers, but also a host of new emerging devices. Mobile broadband networks enable data to travel in packets over telecommunication (telecom) companies' wireless (or cellular) networks. The number of worldwide mobile cellular subscriptions reached 6 billion in 2011, r...Starting at €8.20
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Susie Mulder at NIC+ZOE
Fubini, David G.; Margolis, Joshua D.; Herman, KerryCase HBS-415043-ELeadership and People ManagementSusie Mulder must decide how to lead NIC+ZOE-the women's apparel brand she had recently joined as CEO-from its start-up phase into a disciplined growth phase. With growing revenues, a successful product line, and savvy private equity investors, NIC+ZOE seems perfectly positioned for growth, but the company is struggling to execute efficiently, and senior managers are torn about a key decision: whether to go into e-commerce or not.Starting at €8.20
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Es posible programar modelos de negocio
Zamora, JavierArticle ART-3013Information Technologies, Innovation and Change, StrategyLas conexiones digitales y los datos que generan las innumerables interacciones entre organizaciones, personas y cosas han crecido de forma exponencial. Los directivos pueden utilizar esta densidad digital para mejorar sus modelos de negocio o crear otros completamente nuevos. Este artículo presenta un modelo práctico para ayudarles a sacar partido de los datos conectados e identificar los elementos programables de su propuesta de valor. El autor...Starting at €8.20
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Bitcoin: Deciphering the Crypto-currency
Zamora, Javier; Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Tatarinov, KatherineCase SI-191-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, Information TechnologiesBitcoin was one of the first implementations of a concept called crypto-currency. It was built on the notion that money can be any object or any sort of record accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts in a given country or socio-economic context. Bitcoin was designed around the idea of a new form of money that used cryptography to control its creation and transactions, rather than relying on central authorities. In short,...Starting at €8.20
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Anovo Ibérica: introduciendo IA en las operaciones
Zamora, Javier; Valor Sabatier, Josep; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase SI-207Information Technologies, Innovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementEn 2018 Anovo, un proveedor de servicios posventa para productos de tecnología, empezó a estudiar la posibilidad de utilizar IA para mejorar la eficiencia de sus operaciones. En 2020, ja estaba en marcha la prueba piloto de su primera implementación: un nuevo proceso de diagnóstico automatizado, que empleaba aprendizaje automático (machine learning o ML) para optimizar las operaciones de la empresa en reparación de smartphones. Hasta el momento l...Starting at €8.20
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Paack: Harnessing Data in the Logistics Industry
Zamora, Javier; Valor Sabatier, Josep; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase SI-213-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Innovation and ChangeIn early 2021, Jan de Tienda, Chief Strategy and Data Officer (CSO/CDO) of Paack and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Fernando Benito were discussing the next steps for the rapidly growing company, which was becoming more and more complex as it grew in scale. Paack was a parcel delivery company that allowed final customers to schedule their deliveries. This reduced the number of failed delivery attempts and resulted in more convenience and efficienc...Starting at €8.20