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Westlake Lanes: How Can This Business Be Saved
Hamermesh, Richard G.; Zalosh, AlisaCase HBS-4431-EKnowledge and CommunicationShelby Givens, a new MBA, is the general manager of Westlake Lanes, a near-bankrupt bowling alley that her grandfather founded decades earlier. Givens has been given one year to turn a profit; if the goal is not met Westlake will close. During the first few days on the job, Givens learns that the business is in worse shape financially than she - or the board - thought. She also finds that Westlake's employees exhibit minimal productivity. Givens ...Starting at €8.20
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How Can This Business Be Saved? (Spanish version)
Hamermesh, Richard G.; Zalosh, AlisaCase HBS-413S10StrategyShelby Givens, a new MBA, is the general manager of Westlake Lanes, a near-bankrupt bowling alley that her grandfather founded decades earlier. Givens has been given one year to turn a profit; if the goal is not met Westlake will close. During the first few days on the job, Givens learns that the business is in worse shape financially than she - or the board - thought. She also finds that Westlake's employees exhibit minimal productivity. Givens ...Starting at €8.20
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Westlake Lanes: How Can This Business Be Saved, Teaching Note
Hamermesh, Richard G.; Zalosh, AlisaTeaching Note HBS-4432-ETeaching note for case 4431.Starting at €0.00
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Vitamax Technologies
Guiu E.; Bertini, Marco; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1139Information Technologies, MarketingCon la variación de su entorno competitivo, la empresa Vitamax ve amenazada su saludable posición en el mercado. Se analizan distintos aspectos de la empresa Vitamax Technologies: el incremento en el precio inicial de sus acciones al salir a bolsa; la amenaza de desintermediación; la baja conversión que tienen de suscriptores a clientes activos; y en general, la evolución de su modelo de negocios (buscan disminuir ventas de intermediación pura e ...Starting at €8.20
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Original Buff S.A.: Facing the Challenges of an Omnichannel Strategy
Nueno, José Luis; Clemares, FuencislaCase M-1360-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, MarketingBUFF® made a wide variety of products for use in medium- and high-intensity sports and hiking, and even as fashion accessories for the urban environment. Innovation and design were key to the success of its products. BUFF® therefore devoted a significant part of its resources to developing new technologies, including a heat-bonding technique for producing extra-flat seams that eliminated any possibility of chafing, and a laser-cutting technique f...Starting at €8.20
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Cafés Ferrachat
Agustín, Antonio; Farrero, E.; Nueno, José LuisCase M-993-EMarketingStarting at €8.20
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Henkel Ibérica: The Relaunching of Conejo Vajillas
Carrasco, M.; Farrero, E.; Nueno, José LuisCase M-908-EMarketingIn October 1985, S.A. Casamitjana Mensa (leader on the Spanish bleach market) was acquired by the Henkel Ibérica, S.A. Group (one of the biggest manufacturers of chemical products, adhesives, hygiene products, cosmetics, etc.). The takeover caused the new company problems managing marketing and sales. The problem was integrating Casamitjana's brands, sales force, distribution management and manufacturing operations into Henkel's company structure...Starting at €8.20
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Eagel, S.A.: La búsqueda del valor añadido
Miranda, E.; Nueno, José Luis; Vila, VictorianoCase M-903MarketingEn el verano de 1992, José Mª Julià, director general de Eagle, un VAR de Hewlett Packard, se plantea qué medidas adoptar para responder a la cada vez acuciante redistribución del valor añadido por parte de ese fabricante de ordenadores.Starting at €8.20
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Cafés Ferrachat
Agustín, Antonio; Farrero, E.; Nueno, José LuisCase M-993MarketingCafés Ferrachat es una compañía con una buena posición en el mercado francés: 25% de participación de mercado y una marca de reconocido prestigio, Philtre d'or. Jacques Ferrachat recibe de su director comercial la propuesta de servir a la distribución un volumen importante de café en marca privada y duda de que el incremento de ventas compense la inversión en producción y la imagen de «mental lidership» de su compañía.Starting at €8.20
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Henkel Ibérica: El relanzamiento de Conejo Vajillas
Carrasco, M.; Farrero, E.; Nueno, José LuisCase M-908MarketingEn octubre de 1985, la adquisición de S.A. Casamitjana Mensa (líder en el mercado español de lejías), por parte del grupo Henkel Ibérica, S.A. (uno de los principales fabricantes de productos químicos, adhesivos, higiene, cosmética, etc.), plantea la problemática de la gestión de las actividades de marketing y ventas de la empresa resultante de esta absorción. En concreto, la integración de las marcas de Casamitjana, la fuerza de ventas, la gesti...Starting at €8.20