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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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Volkswagen Navarra VIII Convenio Colectivo (A, B, C y D) - Nota del instructor
Stein, Guido; Escobar, Carlos; Cuadrado, Marta; Pin Arboledas, José RamónTeaching Note DPOT-76Economics, Leadership and People ManagementEl caso refleja una situación cotidiana de numerosas empresas: la negociación del convenio colectivo. Puede ayudar a comprender cómo debe abordarse un proceso negociador desde la Dirección: la importancia del equipo y sus roles; el papel de los stakeholders, partes afectadas e interesadas, durante todo el proceso y cómo se les debe mantener informados; la necesidad de una persona que lidere la negociación y sea capaz de infundir confianza y auto...Starting at €0.00
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Innovating at AT&T: Partnering to Lead the Broadband Revolution
Applegate, Lynda M.; Andrews, Phillip; Herman, KerryCase HBS-812124-EEntrepreneurshipTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In 2010, the U.S. retail market value for next-generation non-handset wirelessly-enabled devices was just over $1 billion. By 2011 it had grown 1,141% to $13.2 billion and was forecast to reach $24.7 billion in 2015. At the same time, user demand for data was surging with the popularity of mobile Internet, e-mail, and messaging, which left carriers scrambling to increase net...Starting at €8.20
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Alfa Telecommunications (A y B) - Nota del instructor
Cuadrado, Marta; Stein, GuidoTeaching Note DPOT-77Information Technologies, Leadership and People Management, StrategyEl objetivo del caso es analizar el puesto de un alto directivo y su necesidad de aprender el funcionamiento de los comités de dirección y los roles de sus miembros; en particular, manejar las relaciones con el resto del equipo e interpretar qué papel conviene desempeñar dentro de este órgano. En ocasiones, los jefes y responsables de realizar los nombramientos apenas proporcionan directrices sobre cómo desenvolverse una vez que se entra a formar...Starting at €0.00
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MCO Insurance
Rábago, Eduardo; Stein, Guido; Cuadrado, MartaCase DPO-298Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementEl caso MCO Insurance tiene por objetivo analizar la técnica de la evaluación 360° desde un punto de vista doble: el individual y el organizativo. Para el primer objetivo ofrece las evaluaciones de diferentes directivos de la empresa y su reacción ante ellas. Para el segundo, en el caso se incluye un resumen agregado de las competencias estudiadas y su valoración. A finales de 2012 se recibieron de la matriz instrucciones para realizar un nuevo e...Starting at €8.20
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Reiner Meinhold en el Kölner Bank (A, B, C y D) - Nota del instructor
Pin Arboledas, José Ramón; Stein, Guido; Cuadrado, MartaTeaching Note DPOT-69Innovation and Change, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementAnalizar las relaciones de influencia en las estructuras complejas. El caso describe las dudas de Reiner sobre las relaciones con sus jefes -el nuevo (Robert) y el anterior (Max) -, el CEO del Kölner Bank y su propio equipo. Max quiere llevárselo a un nuevo puesto en el banco matriz (Deutsche Handels Bank, DHB), pero no parece ser capaz de correr riesgos para ayudarle a dar el salto.Starting at €0.00