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Tesla in the 2020s: Moment of Truth for the "Master Plan"
Berrone, Pascual; Caldart, Adrian; Ricart, Joan Enric; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase SM-1707-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyFounded in 2003, and headed by the admired - and controversial - Elon Musk, in 2020 Tesla had become the automaker with the highest market capitalization, and the global leader of the electric car market. Was this valuation justified? The case presents a panorama of the automotive industry (discussing its main actors, business figures, and business models) before reviewing Tesla's company history in detail. In less than 20 years Tesla had gone fr...Starting at €8.20
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Barcelona: A Roman Village Becoming a Smart City (Abridged)
Carrasco, Carlos; Ricart, Joan Enric; Berrone, PascualCase SM-1646-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, StrategyOn July 2, 2014, Josep Ramon Ferrer, director of the ICT and smart city strategy at Barcelona City Council, finished the second round of meetings with the companies selected to participate in the competitive dialogue to create City OS, Barcelona's operating system. City OS was one of the key milestones in Barcelona's smart city strategy. It aimed to enable the council to acquire and process data from urban operations in a rapid, efficient, effect...Starting at €8.20
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Ricoh Spain (B): Transforming the Business
Pascual, Mª Eugenia; Lladó, Miquel; Ricart, Joan EnricCase SM-1616-EStrategyRicoh is a global technology and services provider that assists organizations around the world in preparing for a changing workplace environment by innovating the way firms work, collaborate, and share information. Case (B) details the auction process, the acquisition, and Aventia's integration into Ricoh's organizational structure. It also highlights the company's performance as of summer 2014, the time of the case.Starting at €5.74
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Scoot: Succeeding in the U.S., working its way into Spain (A)
López, Ana; Berrone, Pascual; Ricart, Joan EnricCase SM-1750-EStrategyScoot, an eco-sharing multimodal (motos, bikes, kick scooters) mobility provider, has been operating in the US for 7 years. After its international expansion to Barcelona and Santiago de Chile, the company is not contemplating the launch of kick scooters in Madrid, their first bet on the Spanish capital. Competing against 23 other providers for less than 10,000 licenses and with a daunting future of its bike operations in Barcelona, the company h...Starting at €8.20
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Scoot: Succeeding in the U.S., working its way into Spain (B)
López, Ana; Berrone, Pascual; Ricart, Joan EnricCase SM-1751-EStrategyScoot, an eco-sharing multimodal (motos, bikes, kick scooters) mobility provider, has been operating in the US for 7 years. After its international expansion to Barcelona and Santiago de Chile, the company is not contemplating the launch of kick scooters in Madrid, their first bet on the Spanish capital. Competing against 23 other providers for less than 10,000 licenses and with a daunting future of its bike operations in Barcelona, the company h...Starting at €5.74
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Málaga: In Search of Its Identity as a Smart City
Berrone, Pascual; Ricart, Joan Enric; Blázquez, María LuisaCase SM-1658-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, StrategyThe case examines Málaga's evolution and its positioning as a smart city. It describes various strategic plans followed by the city, its strengths and weaknesses, and the management and leadership of the mayor, Francisco de la Torre. The mayor must define the positioning of the city and decide how to leverage efforts made to transform Málaga into a city of knowledge and culture in that context.Starting at €8.20
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Glovo: From Startup to Unicorn
Ricart, Joan Enric; Carenzo, Mathieu; Tapia, AlbertCase SM-1694-EInnovation and Change, StrategyIn the context of the digital revolution and the mass use of smart devices connected to the Internet, consumer habits have changed radically. Now a large proportion of the population shops from home, and consumers can compare and choose products from a wider variety of options and sellers. So competition is fierce. Local businesses, such as restaurants, no longer compete with only the business next door but also with other businesses located else...Starting at €8.20
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Sidewalk Toronto: Are Smart Cities the Future of Urban Development
Peiret, Clara; Berrone, Pascual; Ricart, Joan EnricCase SM-1696-EEconomics, Information Technologies, Innovation and Change, StrategyThe case describes Sidewalk Toronto project. It was a project first initiated by Waterfront Toronto in 2017 by issuing the request for proposal (RFP) on development of the Quayside area. Sidewalk Labs, which is a subsidiary company of Alphabet Inc. and a sister company of Google, won the bid in 2017. The Master Innovation Development Plan (MIDP) was created in 2019 through conversations with over 21,000 Torontonians and aimed to be an innovative ...Starting at €8.20
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Mango, Socializing Fashion - Teaching Note
Kordecka, Izabela; Ricart, Joan EnricTeaching Note SMT-71-EStrategyTeaching note prepared as an aid for instructors in the classroom use of case SM-1546-E Mango, Popularizing Fashion.Starting at €0.00
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Corporate Strategy (DGN-530-E)
García Pont, Carlos; Ricart, Joan EnricTechnical Note DGN-530-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyStarting at €8.20