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The Challenges of International Entrepreneurship at Expatica.com
Christopher Williams; Judith vanHerwaardenCaso IVEY-9B11M085-EDirección estratégica, Iniciativa emprendedoraIn April 2011, the management team at Expatica Communications B.V. was reviewing the progress of the company and the opportunities for future growth. The management team had to take stock: the external environment was rapidly changing, and threats from competitors were on the rise. Expatica had been founded 11 years earlier to provide English-language information and news to the expatriate community in Europe, delivering its services primarily ov...Desde 8,20 €
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Time Out: A New Global Strategy to Bring Back Profit
Christopher Williams; Umair ShafiqueCaso IVEY-9B17M063-EDirección estratégica, Iniciativa emprendedoraIn June 2016, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the United Kingdom-based Time Out Group PLC (Time Out), had just taken the company through an initial public offering, raising much-needed capital for investment and growth. Time Out, which provided consumers with information, tickets, and access to theatre, concerts, and events, as well as food, drink, and cultural experiences in its Time Out Market, had reported significant losses in 2014 and 2...Desde 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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Shelby Division 2012
Christopher Williams; Ken MarkCaso IVEY-9B14M126-EDirección estratégica, Iniciativa emprendedoraThe vice-president and general manager for Michigan Plastic Inc.’s Shelby Division (Shelby) is faced with various options. Shelby specializes in thermoforming plastic gasoline tanks for global automotive companies such as General Motors, Ford and Toyota. The vice-president is looking at ways to restart growth at Shelby, a division that has been the subject of a turnaround effort from 2007 to 2010. In fact, the vice-president has committed to his ...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 €