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El negocio de dióxido de titanio de Du Pont (E)
Ghemawat, PankajCase HBS-309S14StrategyProporciona a los estudiantes la oportunidad de realizar un seguimiento de la evolución de la industria con el tiempo, para explorar el papel que puede desempeñar en la señalización de dicha evolución, y para construir y validar escenarios de la industria.Starting at €5.74
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CAA Roadside APP
Derrick NeufeldCase IVEY-9B10E022-EInformation TechnologiesThis case describes a real scenario in which an elderly couple's vehicle is stranded in a remote location, causing emergency services to be dispatched at significant effort and cost, whereas an inexpensive tow truck dispatch would have completely resolved the problem. To prevent these kinds of false alarm situations, the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) has developed a free iPhone application called CAA Roadside, which takes advantage of loc...Starting at €8.20
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Mate1.com: Digital Dating Dilemma
Derrick Neufeld; Charles Wasserman; Dharsana Vijayaratnam; Thomas Yuk; Sharon Bir; Deb ElkinkCase IVEY-9B17E015-EEntrepreneurship, Information TechnologiesIn 2017, a successful online dating company, Mate1.com, based in Montreal, was pursuing a two-year goal of increasing revenue by 50 per cent and net operating margin by 15 per cent. However, its ambitions were being hampered by unavoidably high advertising costs, an inadequate reporting system, and a maturing industry life cycle. Should the firm explore new business models and consider acquiring a competitor—or was it time to divest and sell the ...Starting at €8.20
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Furniture Bank: Entrepreneurial Growth in the Social Sector
Derrick Neufeld; Yasser RahrovaniCase IVEY-9B16E040-EEntrepreneurship, Information TechnologiesIn 2015, the executive director of Furniture Bank had successfully managed the Toronto social-service agency by turning a $300,000 net loss two years prior into a $100,000 net income. He had employed a variety of strategies and information technologies to integrate and rationalize business processes that resulted in significant productivity and performance improvements. However, Furniture Bank, which collected unneeded furnishings from donors and...Starting at €8.20
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El liderazgo en Internet (B): Barnes & Nobles contra Amazon.com en 2005
Ghemawat, PankajCase HBS-706S02StrategyComplementa el caso (A). Una versión reescrita de un suplemento antes.Starting at €5.74
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Barnes & Noble vs. Amazon.com (Spanish version)
Ghemawat, Pankaj; Baird, BretCase HBS-703S47StrategyDescribes the attempt of a traditional retailer, Barnes & Noble, to counter the challenges posed by an Internet-based start-up, Amazon.com.Starting at €8.20
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Revitalizar Philips (A)
Ghemawat, Pankaj; Lupu, Raluca; Herlicq, Bruno; Nueno, PedroCase E-54EntrepreneurshipDespués de un 2000 brillante, Philips está haciendo frente a las dificultades de una ralentización económica mundial que ha golpeado duramente el sector de la tecnología particularmente, y al cambio de consejero delegado. En 2002, el presidente y consejero delegado de Philips, así como el equipo de la alta dirección, deben reformular su estrategia para revitalizar a la compañía.Starting at €8.20
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Revitalizar Philips (B)
Ghemawat, Pankaj; Herlicq, Bruno; Lupu, Raluca; Nueno, PedroCase E-55EntrepreneurshipVéase el caso Revitalizar Philips (A).Starting at €5.74
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Semiglobalization and Strategy
Ghemawat, PankajBook Chapter HBS-2618BC-EStrategyThis chapter summarizes evidence that the current state of the world is one of semiglobalization--increasingly, but far from completely, integrated--and explains why understanding this is essential for developing cross-border strategies. This chapter was originally published as chapter 1 of "Redefining Global Strategy: Crossing Borders in a World Where Differences Still Matter."Starting at €8.20
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Mafiaboy
Derrick NeufeldCase IVEY-9B10E020-EInformation TechnologiesThis case opens with a fictitious yet common situation of a corporate executive who is uncertain how to respond to a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. It provides some anecdotes and statistics relating to DDoS attacks, and then briefly tells the story of Michael Calce, nicknamed Mafiaboy, who as a young teen effectively launched attacks that shut down companies such as Amazon, CNN, Dell, eBay and Yahoo! The basic DDoS process is explai...Starting at €8.20