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S&P Indices and the Indexing Business in 2012
Viceira, Luis M.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-213049-EFinanceIn June 2012, Standard & Poor's Indices is finalizing a deal with the CME Group, the largest global exchange for futures and options and majority owner of Dow Jones Indexes, to combine their respective indices business into a new joint venture called S&P Dow Jones Indices. This case discusses the index provider business model through the lenses of this transaction: sources of revenue and profitability, business valuation, uses of indexes in the m...Starting at €8.20
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Coca-Cola Nestlé Refreshments Company (E)
Ariño, AfricaCase SM-1635-EStrategyThe Coca-Cola Nestlé Refreshments Company (CCNR) began operations in 1991 as a joint venture (JV) between Coca-Cola and Nestlé. Both companies had manufactured and marketed a ready-to-drink coffee-based drink in Japan very successfully. Aware of a large potential world market and of the difficulties associated with launching a new product category on a worldwide basis, the two companies decided to combine their respective capabilities for this pu...Starting at €5.74
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Coca-Cola Nestlé Refreshments Company (E)
Ariño, AfricaCase SM-1635StrategyCoca-Cola Nestlé Refreshments Company (CCNR) entró en funcionamiento en 1991 como una joint venture constituida por Coca-Cola (CC) y Nestlé (N). Ambas compañías habían producido y comercializado con gran éxito una bebida de café para el mercado japonés. Conscientes del enorme potencial del producto en el mercado mundial y de las dificultades asociadas al lanzamiento de una nueva categoría de producto a nivel global, ambas empresas decidieron comb...Starting at €5.74
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Temalia (A)
Fúnez M.; Cano P.; Ariño, AfricaCase DG-1391Information Technologies, StrategyEl caso analiza el reto de dirigir el futuro de la compañía Temalia, un portal de comunidades temáticas estructurado y segmentado por áreas de interés que permite a los usuarios encontrar información relevante e intercambiar ideas, opiniones e información a través de Internet. Temalia nace como una unidad autónoma e independiente dentro del Grupo Planeta, pero pronto se identifican oportunidades que pueden traducirse en colaboraciones entre Temal...Starting at €8.20
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Strategic Alliances: An Option to Enable Corporate Growth (DGN-648-E)
Ariño, AfricaTechnical Note DGN-648-ECorporate Governance, StrategyThis technical note presents strategic alliances as a growth option for family businesses. It discusses the advantages and disadvantages of alliances and the most important points to consider at the various stages of the life of an alliance. Together with general considerations applicable to alliances involving any kind of company, it addresses specific issues concerning family businesses in particular.Starting at €8.20
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Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pisano, Gary P.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-610036-EService and Operations ManagementExamines the process used by a major motion picture studio to develop and select movie projects. Warner Bros.' strategy is to focus its efforts on a small number of major "event" films (i.e., films with the potential to generate gross box-office receipts of $300 million or more). This strategy--which has worked for the past two years--entails risks. The studio is now asking how it can better manage these risks and, specifically, how it can improv...Starting at €8.20
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Amyris Biotechnologies: Commercializing Biofuel
Pisano, Gary P.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-610031-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2009, Amyris Biotechnologies was building a plant in Brazil that used synthetic biology to convert sugarcane into both renewable fuels and renewable chemicals. The Amyris' marketing team was investigating the commercial interest for both types of products, while the research and development team and the operations group were building processes that could accommodate both as well. CEO John Melo hoped to have commercial product available in 2011...Starting at €8.20
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La internacionalización del Grupo Inditex: Retos ante el 2000 - Nota del Instructor
Ariño, Africa; Baena, V.; Chiarri P.Teaching Note DGT-22StrategyVéase caso DG-1352.Starting at €0.00
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Temalia (B)
Fúnez M.; Cano P.; Ariño, AfricaCase DG-1392Information Technologies, StrategyEl equipo directivo comunica a los guías de Temalia que han decidido abandonar el proyecto hasta que existan condiciones más favorables.Starting at €5.74
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Dividend Policy at Linear Technology (Spanish version)
Baker, Malcolm P.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-209S19FinanceIn 1992, Linear Technology, a designer and manufacturer of analog semiconductors, initiated a dividend. The firm increased its dividend by approximately $0.01 per share each year thereafter. In fiscal year 2002, Linear experienced its first significant drop in sales since its 1986 initial public offering. Sales dropped by 47%, and profits fell by 54%. In the spring of 2003, CFO Paul Coghlan is deciding whether to recommend yet another increase in...Starting at €8.20