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TTTech in 2017: When Market and Technology Trends Align with Company Capabilities
Siegel, R; Kissick, RCase SGSB-E635-EEntrepreneurship“TTTech in 2017: When Market and Technology Trends Align with Company Capabilities” examines the Austrian technology company TTTech. A global leader in robust networked safety controls, TTTech developed hardware and software solutions that improved the safety and reliability of embedded electronic systems across a variety of industries, including automotive, manufacturing/industrial, aerospace, energy, and off-highway machinery. In 2017, cofoun...Starting at €8.20
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Long-Term Orientation in the Benedictine Monastery of Admont
Dietmar SternadCase IVEY-9B16M045-EStrategyAt the Benedictine monastery of Admont in Austria, which had been economically active for over 940 years, the monks tended to think in centuries rather than quarters. However, the monastery’s business director needed to make a decision in a much shorter timeframe. The monastery employed approximately 600 people in its forestry, wine-growing, energy, real estate, services, and industrial businesses. Its largest subsidiary, an industrial manufactur...Starting at €8.20
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Long-Term Orientation in the Benedictine Monastery of Admont (Spanish version)
Dietmar SternadCase IVEY-9B16MS045StrategyAt the Benedictine monastery of Admont in Austria, which had been economically active for over 940 years, the monks tended to think in centuries rather than quarters. However, the monastery’s business director needed to make a decision in a much shorter timeframe. The monastery employed approximately 600 people in its forestry, wine-growing, energy, real estate, services, and industrial businesses. Its largest subsidiary, an industrial manufactur...Starting at €8.20
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Voestalpine AG (A)
Murray J. Bryant; Werner Auer-Rizzi; Iris Fischlmayr; Caecilia Innreiter; Brett Matthews; Michael EyettCase IVEY-9B07M032-EStrategyVoestalpine 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...Starting at €8.20
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Voestalpine AG (B)
Murray J. Bryant; Werner Auer-Rizzi; Sabine Reisinger; Harald Stummer; Robert Bauer; Michael Eyett; Brett MatthewsCase IVEY-9B07M033-EStrategyThis 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.Starting at €5.74
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Ebola: Managing to Save Lives
IESE InsightArticle ART-2676-EService and Operations ManagementA year after the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa in March 2014, health-care experts are cautiously optimistic that the epidemic appears to be slowing. Although the outlook is brighter than a year ago when the first case was detected in Guinea, there is still a long way to go and many lessons to be learned in managing a crisis of this scale, related to institutional shortfalls, international coordination, engagement with local stakeholders and, m...Starting at €8.20
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Managing the Migrant Crisis
IESE InsightArticle ART-2852-EService and Operations ManagementAs the director of Proactiva Serveis Aquàtics, which provides sea rescue services along Spain's Mediterranean coast, Oscar Camps was appalled to see the wrenching images of migrants drowning. He resolved to do whatever he could to stop this human tragedy taking place on Europe's doorstep. His initiative provides some keys for others looking to beat the odds and help steer their project to a safe harbor.Starting at €8.20
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CloudBiz: Una Solución Administrativa para las PYMES
Martínez, Allan; Chaves, Natalia; Cátedra René Morales Carazo de EmprendimientoCase INCAE-31283_SEntrepreneurshipStartup que se dedica al diseño e implementación de ERP’s, emprendimiento hondureño ejecutado por 3 hermanos que buscan crecimiento con su empresa, sin embargo se enfrentan a diversos retos, desde la poca adopción de tecnología en su país de origen, comoStarting at €8.20
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Comayagua Bilingual School - Incursionando en Nuevos Segmentos de Mercado
Martínez, Allan; Chaves, Natalia; Cátedra René Morales Carazo de EmprendimientoCase INCAE-31271_SFinanceEn respuesta a la reforma al sistema educativo hondureño, la familia Martínez decide incursiona en un nuevo nicho de mercado. El nuevo emprendimiento superó todas las expectativas de crecimiento, por lo que se requería inyectar capital para satisfacer la demanda. ¿sería este un pico demanda producto de la novedad, que tendería a caer? ¿valdría la pena realizar la inversión requerida?Starting at €8.20
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Hospital La LimMedical Center (LLMC): tercerización de servicios hospitalarios del sector público
Mendoza, RobertoCase INCAE-31246FinanceEste caso ilustra como Ia dirección del hospital identifica los costos relevantes para presentar una propuesta de servicios que el lnstituto Hondureño de Seguro Social de San Pedro Sula les ha solicitado. El dilema de qué servicios ofrecer y qué precios fijar, considerando: 1) Que existe capacidad ociosa, 2) Es una solicitud única y 3) Los servicios son clasificados en tres categorías, según el grado de dificultad de las cirugías. Se recomienda a...Starting at €8.20