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Hindustan Unilever Ltd.: Meeting Employee Expectations
Shashank Shah; Ajith Sankar; David J. SharpCaso IVEY-9B13C036-EDirección estratégica, Liderazgo y Dirección de personasThe executive director, human resources, at Hindustan Unilever Ltd., a market leader in the Indian fast moving consumer goods sector and the Indian subsidiary of the major multinational, Unilever Ltd., is concerned that the company may be losing its position as the “dream employer” for graduates from the top Indian business schools from which it recruits its management personnel. The shifting demographic profile of employees and their changing ex...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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Acer Incorporated: Core Management Principles
David J. Sharp; Lynette Chou; Hsien-Lian ChiuCaso IVEY-9B10N034-EDirección estratégica, FinanzasThe chief financial officer of Acer Incorporated has to decide how to manage the higher level of complexity of the company's exchange risk after their restructuring. This must be done in a way which is consistent with Acer's core principles, one of which is to find simple effective solutions to unavoidable business risks. The case addresses the technical issues of exposure measurement and hedging, the challenge of hedging expected, but not contra...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 €
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Tom Baker Cancer Centre
Murray J. Bryant; Eileen PeplerCaso IVEY-9B07M078-EDirección estratégicaThe director for the Tom Baker Cancer Centre (TBCC) and vice-president of the Alberta Cancer Board (ACB) took a moment to reflect on the past six months. He had assumed the leadership of the TBCC in December 2006. Alberta Health & Wellness had created an ambitious provincial vision for cancer in which the director would play a key role. The director recognized that it would be difficult to gain buy-in from the different stakeholders because they ...Desde 8,20 €