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E-Mail: Not Dead, Evolving
Gill, BarryArticle HBS-F1306Z-EInformation TechnologiesE-mail management company Mimecast shares the results of a 2012 survey of 2,600 workers in the U.S., UK, and South Africa who use e-mail every day. Due to the highly graphical nature of the Vision Statement, we offer this reprint in color, PDF format only. We recommend printing it out in color to maximize its effectiveness.Starting at €8.20
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Bank and Non-Bank Financing
Álvarez, E.; Martínez Abascal, EduardoTechnical Note FN-405-EFinanceStarting at €8.20
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Fashion2Go: Just Another Fashion E-Tailer
Aditya Kumar Banerjee; Rajesh PillaniaCase IVEY-9B15M127-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2014, as large investments poured into the e-commerce space in India, there was a general expectation that the online retail (e-tail) industry was heading toward a consolidation that would squeeze out smaller players. While e-tailers in India focused on following a marketplace model and developing a brand for their online market platforms, fashion2go created a product brand that targeted a very specific segment of young customers. Fashion2go w...Starting at €8.20
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Office Depot E-Business (Abridged)
Venkataraman, S.; Bodily, Samuel E.; Cross, Tom; Chatterjee, SayanCase DARDEN-BP-0524-ECorporate GovernanceThis case is an excellent illustration of offline/online integration. Office Depot used its supply chain, systems integration, and existing offline channel strengths to overcome competitive online threats from pure Internet players and other office-products-category players. Students get to consider the critical strategic options for overall strategy, pricing, product line, promotion, and business integration.Starting at €8.20
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Loctek: Digital Transformation to a Cross-Border E-business
Lucas Liang Wang; Qing Dai; Martin LockettCase IVEY-W27257-EKnowledge and Communication, StrategyOn July 15, 2021, the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Loctek Ergonomic Technology Corp. (Loctek), located in Ningbo, China, was reviewing the mid-year financial report of his company. Loctek was a global leader in manufacturing and exporting office furniture—primarily monitor brackets and height-adjustable desks. Figures in the report portrayed the company’s solid growth in the midst of the global pandemic; the contribution from Loct...Starting at €8.20
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Agro Sevilla e la Tempesta Perfetta
Llano Irusta, M. A.Case IIST-PI-224-I-ITService and Operations ManagementQuesto caso riguarda l'evoluzione del settore spagnolo delle olive da tavola tra il 2018 e l'inizio del 2020 a fronte dell'imposizione di tariffe del 34,75% sulle olive nere ossidate spagnole. Analizza inoltre i dati di settore per il 2018 e il 2019 e i movimenti strategici in tempi di crisi dei principali concorrenti di Agro Sevilla come Ángel Camacho, Dcoop e Aceitunas Guadalquivir. Presenta anche i cambiamenti strutturali della società che son...Starting at €8.20
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Hindustan Unilever Mulls Over E-grocery Market Option (Spanish version)
Sandeep Puri; Manjusha Subramanian; Abhinav GrandhiCase IVEY-9B15AS054Marketing, StrategyThe prospect of online grocery (e-grocery) shopping has generated a substantial amount of interest. Many fast-moving consumer goods companies have entered this potential market, and Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is contemplating building its own e-grocery platform. However, e-grocery firms have yet to develop a business model that can consistently deliver profits while also creating value for customers. HUL needs to assess the potential barrie...Starting at €8.20
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Negotiating with Banks
Santomá, Javier; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan Carlos; Maza Mur, JesúsTechnical Note FN-639-EFinanceThis note describes the negotiation process between banks and small companies to get loans, and it discusses the factors that financial institutions study when deciding whether or not to grant a loan. The process is divided into five phases: previous relations with the company, preparation of the application, the negotiation per se, the bank's decision, and upkeep of the relationship. This case replaces the technical note with the same title fro...Starting at €8.20
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To Reduce E-mail, Start at the Top
Brown, Chris; Killick, Andrew; Renaud, KarenArticle HBS-F1309B-ELeadership and People ManagementHow one company successfully dealt with the e-mail glut: After executives underwent training to reduce the number of e-mail messages they sent, the output of other employees fell, too--even though they received no training or feedback. The result was a 7% gain in productivity.Starting at €8.20
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Valoración de empresas de Internet (II)
Estrada, JavierTechnical Note FN-475FinanceEsta nota, que es un complemento de la nota "Valoración de empresas de Internet" (FN-467), aborda dos cuestiones principales, a saber, la de la valoración inversa y la de los valores esperados a la hora de efectuar una valoración de Yahoo, el portal más importante de Internet y uno de los blue chips del mundo virtual. La nota finaliza haciendo hincapié en que, independientemente de los méritos de los nuevos sistemas de medición concebidos para es...Starting at €8.20