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Building an e-Commerce Brand at Wayfair
Teixeira, Thales S.; Watkins, Elizabeth AnneCase HBS-516028-EMarketingWayfair, Inc. was made up of five home goods, furniture, and d cor e-commerce brands. Wayfair.com, the main brand, which was responsible for the majority of sales, targeted the mass middle home goods market. AllModern, DwellStudio, Joss & Main, and Birch Lane were niche sites focused on more specialized curated design esthetics. Determining the 2014 advertising budget for Wayfair.com is the big question in the case. Two ad budget decisions need ...Starting at €8.20
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La reestructuración del sistema local de salud, de financiamiento y modelo asistencial: el caso de Camaragibe
Levcovitz E.; Machado de Souza H.; Sánchez, J.; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-999Service and Operations ManagementEl caso describe el proceso de aplicación del nuevo sistema de financiamiento y de modelo asistencial en el Municipio de Camaragibe en el Nordeste de Brasil, en el marco de la reestructuración del Sistema Básico de Salud Brasileño, mostrando los beneficios e implicaciones en la aplicación del nuevo sistema de asistencia de salud local. También analiza los atributos e inconvenientes en la aplicación de programas de este tipo y sobre todo qué cuida...Starting at €8.20
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Who Owns the Whale (Abridged)
Teixeira, Thales S.; Bell, David E.Case HBS-515108-EMarketingJudge William Wright considers the case of the dispute of a whale carcass wherein several whaling ships claim ownership based on each one's contribution to its killing. The judge must weigh in the differing efforts and costs of three ships who each played a role at different stages of the hunting process, as well as the prevalent norms-of-ownership at the time.Starting at €8.20
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Who Owns the Whale
Teixeira, Thales S.; Bell, David E.Case HBS-515107-EMarketingJudge William Wright considers the case of the dispute of a whale carcass wherein several whaling ships claim ownership based on each one's contribution to its killing. The judge must weigh in the differing efforts and costs of three ships who each played a role at different stages of the hunting process, as well as the prevalent norms-of-ownership at the time.Starting at €8.20
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Javier Sánchez and the reforms in the management of Spanish hospitals
Keenov E.; García Prat, Antoni; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1004-EService and Operations ManagementA policymaker in one of the Spanish regional governments has to manage the start-up of a new hospital. This task will force him to make a series of decisions about legal models applicable to hospitals, financing, human resources policies and mechanisms for organizing hospital care and coordinating it with primary care. The alternatives considered reflect the main options for reforming or transforming hospital management systems that are currently...Starting at €8.20
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Javier Sánchez y las reformas en la gestión de hospitales
Keenov E.; García Prat, Antoni; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1004Service and Operations ManagementUn responsable político del gobierno de una de las regiones españolas se enfrenta a la puesta en marcha de un nuevo hospital. Esta tarea le pone ante la necesidad de tomar una serie de decisiones sobre modelos jurídicos aplicables a los hospitales, financiación, política de recursos humanos y mecanismos de organización de la asistencia hospitalaria y su coordinación con la asistencia primaria. Las alternativas reflejan las principales opciones de...Starting at €8.20
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Running Healthcare With Blockchain: The Case of Estonia
Savic, Brana; Gregory, Robert Wayne; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase SI-204-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and ChangeThe case "Running Health Care With Blockchain: The Case of Estonia" puts students in the shoes of Toomas Hendrik Ilves, the president of Estonia from 2006 to 2016. He was prompted to share his insights by his son Luukas Ilves, who was working at the Lisbon Council, a Brussels-based think tank and policy network on the digital single market and the future of Europe. Finland was preparing for its third European Union presidency beginning on July 1,...Starting at €8.20
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Restructuring the Local Health System, Financing and Health Care Model: the case of Camaragibe
Levcovitz E.; Machado de Souza H.; Sánchez, J.; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-999-EService and Operations ManagementThis case describes the process of applying a new financing system and assistance model in the municipality of Camaragibe in north-east Brazil, in the framework of the restructuring of the Brazilian Basic Health System, demonstrating the advantages and implications of this new local health-care system. It also analyzes the attributes and shortcomings of programs of this type, and, especially, the precautions that must be taken, and their implicat...Starting at €8.20
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Digital Transformation at Brazilian Retailer Magazine Luiza
Teixeira, Thales S.; Guissoni, Leandro; Veludo-de-Oliveira, Tania ModestoCase HBS-519009-EMarketingBy late 2017, Brazilian retailer Magazine Luiza's CEO was convinced that the company could significantly grow sales and accomplish its aspirations of digital transformation. What was unclear in his mind was whether he should act as a tech company and grow as fast as possible (e.g., high double digits) or be more conservative and grow sales at a financially healthy rate, like traditional retailers did (e.g., single digits). The primary way e-retai...Starting at €8.20
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Sell Direct-to-Consumer or Through Amazon? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Teixeira, Thales S.Article HBS-R1902M-EStrategyFor a company that's trying to reach more customers, selling on Amazon might seem to be a no-brainer. But there are plenty of risks: A firm might get dragged into a price war with low-cost competitors, and Amazon, not the firm, will own the data on customers--and could use it to create its own competing products. In this fictional case study, the head of marketing at a young e-bike maker thinks through the pros and cons of selling on Amazon and o...Starting at €8.20