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Los agujeros negros y otros cambios disruptivos: El desafío de decidir y ejecutar estrategias ganadoras en mercados inestables
Huete, Luis María; Escario, Carlos; García Arevalillo, JavierTechnical Note SMN-698StrategyEn este documento se explican varios fenómenos de cambio disruptivo en los mercados como el que hemos bautizado como "agujero negro", los modelos de negocio colaborativos y la tendencia al coste marginal cero en la producción de nuevos productos y servicios. Aunque sean cambios competitivos que se han dado en diversas ocasiones en el pasado, nuestra tesis sostiene que los contextos tecnológico y socioeconómico van a provocar que cada vez se produ...Starting at €8.20
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H-E-B: Creating a Movement to Reduce Obesity in Texas
Alvarez, Jose B.; Riis, Jason; Salmon, Walter J.Case HBS-512034-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In January 2012, H-E-B Grocery Co., a private retail chain with stores located in Texas and Mexico, was introducing its Healthy at H-E-B program to its customers. The program, which started with the company's employees a few years earlier, was an effort to educate and inform customers on how to lead a healthier lifestyle. What CEO Craig Boyan had in mind was creating a state...Starting at €8.20
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Ocado
Alvarez, Jose B.; Bell, David E.; McLoughlin, Damien P.Case HBS-516059-EMarketingIn 2015, U.K.-based Ocado was the world's largest pure player in the online home-delivery grocery business and was gaining a growing share of the highly competitive U.K. grocery market. Ocado had made heavy investments in technology, including a highly automated warehouse operation, intelligent software for efficient order delivery, and a customer-friendly online interface. Ocado's customer base had expanded beyond the wealthy to include middle-i...Starting at €8.20
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The Hain Celestial Group
Bell, David E.; Alvarez, Jose B.; Weber, James; Shelman, MaryCase HBS-516007-EStrategyHain Celestial manufactured natural and organic food and personal care products to be sold to retailers of these products. The company had grown successfully and profitably through acquisitions and organically for two decades. In late 2015, Hain faced challenges on several fronts. First, new consumers were interested in these products and these consumers had characteristics different from those of historical consumers in the segment. Second, the ...Starting at €8.20
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Ocean Mist Farms
Bell, David E.; Alvarez, Jose B.; Shelman, Mary; Norris, MichaelCase HBS-513027-EMarketingIn late 2012, Kori Tuggle, director of marketing and business development at Ocean Mist Farms, a California produce company, examines her social media-based marketing program and her attempts to create a brand for a bulk commodity.Starting at €8.20
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J.C. Penney's "Fair and Square" Strategy (Abridged), (B), and (C), Teaching Note
Ofek, Elie; Alvarez, Jose B.; Norris, MichaelTeaching Note HBS-516008-EMarketingThis teaching note is for "J.C. Penney's 'Fair and Square' Strategy (Abridged), (B), and (C)," which tells the story of Ron Johnson's tenure as CEO of the U.S. department store J.C. Penney, his 2013 firing, and the rehiring of former CEO Myron E. "Mike" Ullman to try to fix Johnson's mistakes.Starting at €0.00
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Amazon Buys Whole Foods
Alvarez, Jose B.; Lane, David; Coughlin, JoniCase HBS-518056-EService and Operations ManagementThe June 2017 news that e-commerce giant Amazon was paying $13.7 billion for organic supermarket chain Whole Foods precipitated a broad sell-off in the shares of grocery retailers and suppliers. Behind the precipitous declines lay recognition that Amazon's bold move into brick and mortar assets offered transformational opportunities. Amazon could gain expertise in perishable product sales and procurement, plus access to 30 million well-off shoppe...Starting at €8.20
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Los cinco primeros años del diario El Mundo
Huete, Luis MaríaCase P-888Service and Operations ManagementTras cinco años de crecimiento en difusión e influencia el diario El Mundo ha de decidir su estrategia de regionalización en las comunidades en donde su presencia es pequeña. Tambien ha de prepararse ante los posibles cambios en el sector.Starting at €8.20
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J.C. Penney's 'Fair and Square' Strategy (B): Out with the New, In with the Old
Ofek, Elie; Avery, Jill; Alvarez, Jose B.Case HBS-514085-EMarketingIn his August 2012 earnings call, CEO Ron Johnson urged investors to be patient and stay the course with the revised JC Penney marketing strategy despite mounting negative financial indicators. The heart of the strategy was the "Fair and Square" approach to pricing. This was a switch from J.C. Penney's previous high-low pricing program to a new everyday low pricing policy that aimed to fit with a radical repositioning of the JC Penney business mo...Starting at €5.74
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Reflexiones sobre la vida, el trabajo, la ambición y el mundo interior
Huete, Luis MaríaTechnical Note PN-515Leadership and People ManagementExposición de reflexiones personales compartidas con el objetivo de ayudar a quien lo lea a progresar como persona, a hacer un mejor trabajo y a lograr que su presencia haga mejor a los demás. Son 102 reflexiones, escritas con un estilo cercano e informal, agrupadas en 14 categorías.Starting at €8.20