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Indutech AG
Ricart, Joan Enric; Welsch J.Case AD-198-EEconomicsA new matrix organization leads to problems at Indutech. Two vice presidents disagree on personnel policies concerning their mutual subordinates. The CEO then devises a voting procedure for the selection of personnel. Soon after this, the procedure has to be applied and the CEO is surprised by the outcome. The situation may be analyzed with game theory.Starting at €8.20
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The Offshoring of High-Value Services and the Globalization of Capability Sourcing
Adegbesan, Adetunji; Ricart, Joan EnricTechnical Note SMN-670-EService and Operations ManagementOffshoring used to be synonymous with the pursuit of a low-cost strategy. In traditional or ¿first-generation¿ business process offshoring, firms would ship highly standardized or highly repetitive low-skill business processes to workers in countries with significantly lower labour costs. As such, any labour-intensive tasks that could be codified and transmitted over long distances were candidates for the offshorer¿s axe, in firms faced with incr...Starting at €8.20
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The Buying Division
Ricart, Joan Enric; Slof E. J.Case AD-196-EEconomicsDescribes a conflict between some senior managers of a large multinational which arose over a trivial decision but could cause serious damage. The chairman of the company's buying division gives the order to install a "do-not-disturb" lamp at his door. His subordinates interpret this as a humilation, however, interrupt the installation, and start arguing about the issue. The chairman is forced now to reconsidered his decision; if he insists in hi...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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Aceites Borges Pont, S.A.
Vergés S.; Ricart, Joan Enric; Tàpies, JosepCase DG-1385-EStrategy2000 had been a difficult year for the olive oil industry in Spain, owing to the price cutting policy adopted by some companies, which had forced the rest of the industry to operate with very tight margins. In this context, Aceites Borges Pont, S.A. had to decide how to position its products, not only in Spain but also in the new international markets, in which the product was starting to be recognized, in order to achieve the profitability it ha...Starting at €8.20
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7 Forces to Success in PPPs
Berrone, Pascual; Ricart, Joan Enric; Ferradans, Hugo; Rodríguez, Miguel; Salvador, JordiArticle ART-3052-EInformation Technologies, StrategyAs more of the world's population moves to cities, businesses have myriad opportunities to carve out new, lucrative niches, using their expertise, knowledge and access to cutting-edge technology and data to help tackle the growing list of challenges being faced by local authorities. This article, based on work by IESE Cities in Motion and PPP for Cities, outlines what businesses can bring to public-private partnerships. The authors explore the ty...Starting at €8.20
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The New Environmental Management
Ricart, Joan Enric; Rodríguez Badal, Miguel ÁngelTechnical Note DGN-597-EStrategyThe economic interests of the company and the broader interests of the environment do not necessarily have to be in conflict. At present, companies develop their economic activities and "dump" the consequences of these activities onto the only world that we have. The authors encourage managers and business executives to adopt a more proactive policy directed towards sustainable growth. They point out the main areas in which action is needed, and ...Starting at €8.20
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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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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