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Cadbury Schweppes: Capturing Confectionery (C)
Collis, David J.; Stuart, Toby; Smith, TroyCase HBS-708455-EStrategyIn late 2002, global confectionery and beverage maker Cadbury Schweppes needed to decide whether or not to make an acquisition bid for Adams, an underperforming gum company which had been put up for sale by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. Examining the decision from a strategic perspective, the (A) case provides brief histories of the two companies; traces the global confectionery industry, focusing especially on chocolate and gum; and details the a...Starting at €5.74
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Capturing Confectionery (C) (Spanish version)
Collis, David J.; Stuart, Toby; Smith, TroyCase HBS-708S47StrategyIn late 2002, global confectionery and beverage maker Cadbury Schweppes needed to decide whether or not to make an acquisition bid for Adams, an underperforming gum company which had been put up for sale by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. Examining the decision from a strategic perspective, the (A) case provides brief histories of the two companies; traces the global confectionery industry, focusing especially on chocolate and gum; and details the a...Starting at €5.74
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Emerging Business Opportunities at IBM (B) (Spanish version)
Garvin, David A.; Levesque, Lynne C.Case HBS-304S20StrategySupplements the (A) case.Starting at €5.74
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Strategic Planning at United Parcel Service (Spanish version)
Garvin, David A.; Levesque, Lynne C.Case HBS-311S13Strategythe development of the company charter, strategic planning, strategic decision making, and strategy implementation. Also discusses the roles of the various players in the process, focusing especially on the CEO and corporate strategy staff.Starting at €8.20
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Pervasive Computing (Spanish version)
Garvin, David A.; Levesque, Lynne C.Case HBS-304S21StrategySupplements the (A) case.Starting at €8.20
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Executive Decision Making at General Motors (Spanish version)
Garvin, David A.; Levesque, Lynne C.Case HBS-313S03StrategyDescribes the evolution of General Motors' strategy, organizational structure, and management processes from its founding to the present day. Focuses on the role of GM's management committee--the senior-decision-making body at the company, now called the Automotive Strategy Board (ASB)--and how it operates under Rick Wagoner, its current CEO. In October 2004, Wagoner and the ASB are wrestling with recent changes in GM's planning and budgeting pro...Starting at €8.20
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Emerging Business Opportunities at IBM (A) (Spanish version)
Garvin, David A.; Levesque, Lynne C.Case HBS-304S19StrategyBy June 2003, IBM had made significant progress in changing the way it managed new, emerging businesses. Describes the development of a separate management program at IBM designed to identify, fund, and shepherd new businesses through growth. Traces the history of the program, its evolution, and the current challenges senior management faces in scaling up the program.Starting at €8.20
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La empresa multiunitaria
Garvin, David A.; Levesque, Lynne C.Article HBS-R0806GService and Operations ManagementUna empresa de múltiples unidades es una organización geográficamente dispersa construido a partir de unidades estándar (tiendas, restaurantes, o ramas) que se agrupan por agrupaciones geográficas más grandes (distritos, regiones y divisiones). Aunque esta estructura organizativa se ha convertido en la norma en varias industrias, ha recibido poca atención por parte de académicos y consultores. Garvin y Levesque se dispuso a llenar ese vacío en el...Starting at €8.20
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The Multiunit Enterprise
Garvin, David A.; Levesque, Lynne C.Article HBS-R0806G-EService and Operations ManagementA multiunit enterprise is a geographically dispersed organization built from standard units (stores, restaurants, or branches) that are aggregated into larger geographic groupings (districts, regions, and divisions). Although this organizational structure has become the norm in several industries, it has received little attention from academics and consultants. Garvin and Levesque set out to fill that gap in management thinking with their researc...Starting at €8.20
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Capturing Confectionery (A) (Spanish version)
Collis, David J.; Stuart, Toby; Smith, TroyCase HBS-708S45StrategyIn late 2002, global confectionery and beverage maker Cadbury Schweppes needed to decide whether or not to make an acquisition bid for Adams, an underperforming gum company which had been put up for sale by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. Examining the decision from a strategic perspective, the (A) case provides brief histories of the two companies; traces the global confectionery industry, focusing especially on chocolate and gum; and details the a...Starting at €8.20