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Applications for Financial Futures (Spanish version)
Mason, Scott P.; Durdan, Sally E.Caso HBS-220S05FinanzasConsists of a series of four brief descriptions of the use of financial futures as hedging vehicles: a savings and loan hedging the rollover of three-month money market certificates with T-bill futures, a corporate debt issuer hedging the cost of a future debt issue with T-bond futures, an equity investor hedging a decline in the market, and an example of a company with a natural interest rate hedge on its balance sheet. The examples describe the...Desde 8,20 €
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Massey-Ferguson Ltd.--1980 (Spanish version)
Baldwin, Carliss Y.; Mason, Scott P.; Hughes, Jennifer H.Caso HBS-202S12FinanzasMassey Ferguson began fiscal year 1981 in default on $2.5 billion of outstanding debt. The company's future depends on the ability of lenders, the governments of Canada and Ontario, and management, to agree on a refinancing plan. The case reviews Massey's performance and position in the industry and raises questions about the company's ability to compete in the long run. Provides information on the firm's claimants in order to focus students on t...Desde 8,20 €
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Consumer Electronics in Catalonia (A)
Blázquez, María Luisa; Ballarín Fredes, EduardoCaso DG-1427-EDirección estratégicaThe case describes the consumer electronics cluster in Catalonia in 1995. At that time, it accounted for 80% of Spanish consumer electronics production and included some of the largest Asian multinationals. Certain circumstances, however, raised doubts as to the the cluster's viability in the medium term: among other things, the production of the firms in the cluster was concentrated in low value added activities; there was no coordination betwee...Desde 8,20 €
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Volvo-Renault: The Integration
Blázquez, María Luisa; Ballarín Fredes, EduardoCaso DG-1416-EDirección estratégicaThe case deals with the industrial vehicles sector, concentrating on heavy truck production. This business was in a difficult situation in 2000, due to a low demand cycle, tough competition and poor margins, worsened by a strict regulation of emissions, that was increasing production costs. Volvo and Renault were two of the main players in the industry, and in July 2000 Renault transferred its Industrial Vehicles branch to Volvo in exchange for 2...Desde 8,20 €
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Unions and the Automotive Cluster in Catalonia
Blázquez, María Luisa; Ballarín Fredes, Eduardo; Subirà, AntoniCaso DG-1465-EDirección estratégicaThis case presents the situation of the automotive cluster in Catalonia in 2003, and analyzes the role played by each of the cluster's agents, paying special attention to the unions. It describes how the unions evolved from a historical position of confrontation to much higher levels of cooperation. The case also analyzes the functioning of the automotive industry, the evolution of its competitive bases and the challenges posed for the Catalonia...Desde 8,20 €
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Consumer Electronics in Catalonia (B): The Industry in the 21st Century
Blázquez, María Luisa; Ballarín Fredes, EduardoCaso DG-1428-EDirección estratégicaThe case describes the changes that took place in the consumer electronics industry between 1995 and 2000 at world level and analyses how the Barcelona cluster evolved during this period. It then describes the development of one of the firms in the cluster, Hewlett-Packard, which stopped being a manufacturing centre and instead became a product development centre. Manufacturing was transferred to other countries, while higher value added activiti...Desde 5,74 €
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The Agro Food Cluster in Central Denmark (B)
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María LuisaCaso SM-1617-EDirección estratégica, Economía, Innovación y cambioThe case describes an initiative in Central Denmark that consists of a business park that has aspirations of becoming a (micro) cluster. Paul Cornillon, chairman of the Board for the Danish Food Cluster, needs to move the initiative forward now that the cluster has been officially launched. The case was written based on published data and interviews conducted with members of the government, the management team at the Agro Food Park and other stak...Desde 5,74 €
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Struggling with Competition in the Catalan Leather Industry (B)
Subirà, Antoni; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCaso SM-1594-EDirección estratégica, Innovación y cambioFrom 2005 on, tanners from Igualada made a successful move from the traditional production of shoe soles to a new market of high-quality leather products sold to clients on the luxury market. However, the number of Chinese tanners had been growing at an increased rate during the previous years, and the Catalan companies knew that their shift to high-quality products would not provide long-term protection against their Chinese rivals.Desde 5,74 €
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Málaga: In Search of Its Identity as a Smart City
Berrone, Pascual; Ricart, Joan Enric; Blázquez, María LuisaCaso SM-1658-EDirección estratégica, Innovación y cambio, Tecnologías de la informaciónThe case examines Málaga's evolution and its positioning as a smart city. It describes various strategic plans followed by the city, its strengths and weaknesses, and the management and leadership of the mayor, Francisco de la Torre. The mayor must define the positioning of the city and decide how to leverage efforts made to transform Málaga into a city of knowledge and culture in that context.Desde 8,20 €
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The Long Process Toward Specialization in the Catalan Leather Industry (A)
Subirà, Antoni; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCaso SM-1593-EDirección estratégica, Innovación y cambioThe leather industry had had more than five centuries of history in Catalonia.Spain was incurring the risk of being sanctioned by the European Union if it didn't adhere to strict environmental standards. However, industry representatives claimed to be at a disadvantage with respect to developing countries. The case explains the technical solution implemented in the 1990s. The answer Subirá found to the environmental dilemma was to develop a joint...Desde 8,20 €