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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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¿Qué sabemos de los altos directivos de éxito
Ricart, Joan Enric; Llopis, Jaume; Pastoriza, DavidTechnical Note SMN-677Corporate GovernanceEn este capítulo se revisan una serie de puntos que deben ser centrales en cualquier debate sobre alta dirección: la importancia del alto directivo, qué hace el alto directivo, por qué hace lo que hace, y cómo debe ser la alta dirección en el futuro. En nuestro camino a lo largo de cada uno de estos puntos nos apoyamos en gigantes del "management", como Peter Drucker, John Kotter, Henry Mintzberg, Donald Hambrick, Sumantra Ghoshal y C.A. Bartlet...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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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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The Principles of Networking
Ferraro, FabrizioTechnical Note SMN-674-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementThe ability to develop, nurture and leverage your social network is essential to become effective leaders. Despite the fact that we have known this simple fact for many years, we have only recently started to explore what networking really is, and what are its best practices. Much research in social psychology, sociology, and organization theory has explored how human relationships develop and much of this research can be leveraged to understand ...Starting at €8.20
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Protocol: Regulation or Framework Agreement
Tàpies, JosepTechnical Note SMN-684-ECorporate GovernanceWhen a family business begins to manage the relationship between the family and the business it owns, it must not (or should not) try to start regulating issues relating to work, money, power, or status without first making certain that all members reach a consensus on these four questions: " Why do we want to form a family business? " What family business model would we like to have in terms of the roles that family members will take within it? ...Starting at €8.20
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Liderazgo estratégico: un plan de implantación para el director general
Ferraro, Fabrizio; Argüelles, José MiguelTechnical Note SMN-701StrategyEl liderazgo estratégico es la principal responsabilidad de los directores generales. Con liderazgo estratégico nos referimos a la responsabilidad de identificar los retos claves a los que se enfrenta la empresa, establecer un conjunto coherente de acciones con las que responder ante ellos y guiar a la organización a la hora de implementarlas. En esta nota técnica, ofrecemos un marco de referencia para organizar este proceso y sugerimos un modo d...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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Visualizing Your Social Network
Ferraro, Fabrizio; Tortoriello, MarcoTechnical Note SMN-687-EStrategyThe technical note provides different options for visualizing one's social network. Drawing a picture of your social network, and of the broader social network in your company, might help you go beyond a simplistic view of what your contacts are (Who do you know?) and think about how the people in your company are connected to each other (your indirect contacts).Starting at €8.20