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A Pig in a Poke? Shuanghui’s Acquisition of Smithfield
Chen, Ming-Jer; Chan, Yi Ping; Craddock, JennyCaso DARDEN-S-0330-EDirección estratégicaThis case stars Long Wan, chairman and CEO of Shuanghui International (Shuanghui), as he works through the postmerger integration of the newly acquired US-based Smithfield Foods (Smithfield). Wan must address many potential hurdles as he sought to integrate two very different companies, on two different continents, separated by a world of cultural and political differences. With its headquarters in rural Virginia and its folksy southern American ...Desde 8,20 €
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Smithfield Foods: Activists and Acquisitions
Chen, Ming-Jer; Jia, Ruo; Yemen, GerryCaso DARDEN-S-0308-EDirección estratégicaThis research-based case uses the circumstances surrounding Virginia-based Smithfield Foods’ (Smithfield’s) buyout offers from multiple foreign firms to examine the political and cultural constraints of a regionally rooted global firm in pursuing its strategic objectives. Smithfield’s senior leadership receives offers from three firms, ShuangHui International (ShuangHui), JBS S.A. (JBS), and Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF), based in China, Brazil, a...Desde 8,20 €
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LEGO Bricks: Fit for the Big Screen
Chen, Ming-Jer; Craddock, JennyCaso DARDEN-S-0296-EDirección estratégicaFor years Danish toymaker LEGO had turned down multiple attempts from directors and producers to make a LEGO movie. Now the CEO of the Danish toymaker has gotten a movie pitch from Warner Brothers. The entire LEGO brand is at risk if the movie is poorly eDesde 8,20 €
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Voestalpine AG (B)
Murray J. Bryant; Werner Auer-Rizzi; Sabine Reisinger; Harald Stummer; Robert Bauer; Michael Eyett; Brett MatthewsCaso IVEY-9B07M033-EDirección estratégicaThis supplement to Voestalpine AG (A), product 9b07M032, examines the decision to expand vertically instead of horizontally, but looking at a stamping plant and plastics firm (to get closer to its automotive customers) and a design firm. More importantly, the case examines the tools and methodologies employed by the company to assess fit in terms of costs and competencies and customers and competition.Desde 5,74 €
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Voestalpine AG (A)
Murray J. Bryant; Werner Auer-Rizzi; Iris Fischlmayr; Caecilia Innreiter; Brett Matthews; Michael EyettCaso IVEY-9B07M032-EDirección estratégicaVoestalpine AG, a public company located in Linz, Austria, was examining opportunities for growth. The company considers that to meet the needs of its customers, notably automobile, rail and construction, it has to grow. Further, the steel industry in Europe is in a process of consolidation. The company has a very strong balance sheet but due to its ownership structure (35 per cent is owned by the Austrian government), its market value is conside...Desde 8,20 €
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MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates Ltd. (A)
Murray J. Bryant; Ryan KaltCaso IVEY-9B08M043-EDirección estratégicaThe director and chair of the governance committee at MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates Ltd. (MDA) considered how to advise the company's chief executive officer (CEO). As a company in the space industry, MDA relied on its exports to the United States. Joint ventures were helpful in securing contracts from the U.S. government but they were not always advantageous in other ways because these ventures required partnerships with competitors. At this...Desde 8,20 €
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Schuhren Consumer Packaging: Managing Risk
Murray J. Bryant; Ken MarkCaso IVEY-9B14M056-EDirección estratégica, Iniciativa emprendedoraThe founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Schuhren Consumer Packaging (Schuhren), a manufacturer of plastic food packaging based in Windsor, Ontario, is getting ready to meet a group of buyers from one of the top six fruit packaging firms in the world. An hour before their arrival, the CEO uncovers a whole series of issues concerning quality assurance, waste production and machine operations that could have an impact on the company’s opera...Desde 8,20 €
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Compagnie Financiere Richemont S.A.
Murray J. Bryant; Ken MarkCaso IVEY-9B11B003-EContabilidad y control, Dirección estratégicaA consumer goods analyst has been asked to understand the governance structure and various risks facing Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA, a Swiss-based luxury goods conglomerate. Richemont has emerged as one of the premier luxury brand houses in the world and is controlled by a single person, Johann Rupert. The case describes the development of Richemont and provides information on various aspects of the firm, including its many luxury brand hou...Desde 8,20 €
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Canadian Pacific Railway (B): CP Rising
Murray J. Bryant; Karin KoopmansCaso IVEY-9B17M135-EDirección estratégicaSupplement for product 9B17M134.Desde 5,74 €
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BP and Public Issues (Mis)management
Murray J. Bryant; Trevor HunterArtículo IVEY-9B10TE09-EDirección estratégicaBP's horrible missteps after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded were almost predictable, given the culture of deceit and arrogance that executive actions had encouraged. While the accident could have been prevented, BP might have avoided its intense and deserved public flogging if only it had respected the best practices for managing a crisis and for managing. Readers of this article will learn what BP could and should have done differently.Desde 8,20 €