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Setting Up Shop in a Political Hot Spot (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Chun, Patrick; Coleman, John; El-Hage, NabilArticle HBS-R1010P-EStrategyThe CEO of a watchband manufacturer based in Seoul is considering opening a factory in the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC), a South Korean manufacturing zone in North Korea. Such an operation is appealing on several counts: The costs of labor are low, capital risk is also low because of South Korean government guarantees, and the KIC, as the largest area of economic cooperation between the two Koreas, could be a step toward a unified peninsula. ...Starting at €8.20
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Just Kitchen: International Expansion to the Philippines
Shweta Pandey, Sandeep Puri, Raghav RasalCase IVEY-W35242-EMarketing, StrategyIn May 2022, the founder and chief executive officer of Just Kitchen Holdings Corporation (Just Kitchen), a Canada-based and publicly listed operator of ghost kitchens in Taiwan, met with the company’s management team to deliberate on the company’s plan to expand into new markets, specifically, the Philippines. Their optimism for the Philippine market stemmed from the country’s growing online food delivery industry, favourable demographics, and s...Starting at €8.20
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Integration Project. GALP in Spain
Caldart, Adrián A.; Leão, PedroCase AESE-DG-A-958(I)-EStrategyThe case refers to Galp´s decision to strengthen significantly its competitive position in the Iberian Peninsula through the acquisition of the operations of Agip and Exxon in 2008. The singularity of the case results from the fact that, as both acquisitions were done almost simultaneously, the process of integration involved three firms with rather different organizational cultures at the same time. The case documents how the integration process...Starting at €8.20
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Nelson Pereira - Teaching note (Portuguese)
Fonseca Pires, JoséTeaching Note AESE-FH-A-1004 TN-PPStrategyNelson Pereira é Director Comercial da Green Trip, Agência de Viagens portuguesa, líder de mercado no sub-sector "empresas", e que está a sofrer as consequências da crise financeira de 2008. O Presidente da Green Trip, sogro de Nelson, homem metódico e organizado, contratou o há cerca de 1 ano ciente da sua capacidade de trabalho, da sua dedicação e empenho. Para Nelson, as 24 horas do dia não são suficientes para comportar todas as actividades a...Starting at €0.00
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eConstroy - An electronic buying platform for the construction sector
Mira Delgado, Bernardo; Ramalho J.; Ribeiro, PaulaCase AESE-P-A-594(I)-EStrategyThe case presents the first years of Econstroi, an electronic trade platform born in 2000, a short time before the fall of NASDAQ which marked the bursting of the digital bubble. The case describes what happened since its launching until the end of 2004, and mentions the problems the management team presented to the shareholders in the annual general meeting for that year. This platform was launched by a group of some of the main Portuguese const...Starting at €8.20
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Nelson Pereira (Portuguese)
Fonseca Pires, JoséCase AESE-FH-A-1004-PPStrategyNelson Pereira é Director Comercial da Green Trip, Agência de Viagens portuguesa, líder de mercado no sub-sector "empresas", e que está a sofrer as consequências da crise financeira de 2008. O Presidente da Green Trip, sogro de Nelson, homem metódico e organizado, contratou o há cerca de 1 ano ciente da sua capacidade de trabalho, da sua dedicação e empenho. Para Nelson, as 24 horas do dia não são suficientes para comportar todas as actividades a...Starting at €8.20
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Nelson Pereira (Spanish)
Fonseca Pires, JoséCase AESE-FH-A-1004-ESStrategyNelson Pereira es Director Comercial de Green Trip, Agencia de Viajes portuguesa, líder de mercado en el sub-sector "empresas", y que está sufriendo las consecuencias de la crisis financiera de 2008. El Presidente de Green Trip, suegro de Nelson, hombre metódico y organizado, lo contrató hace un año consciente de su capacidad de trabajo, su dedicación y compromiso. Para Nelson, las 24 h del día no son suficientes para todo lo que tiene que hacer,...Starting at €8.20
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Growth and Diversification on Martifer
Caldart, Adrián A.Case AESE-DG-A-886(I)-EStrategyThe case describes the fast process of international growth and diversification of the Portuguese firm Martifer. Originally an Iberian leader in the metallic structures business, Martifer became a relevant actor in renewable energies-related businesses in only four years. In doing so, the firm invested heavily in businesses related to wind energy, solar energy and bio fuels throughout 15 countries across the 5 continents. The case describes the p...Starting at €8.20
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Glovo: Expanding Quick Commerce
Moreno, Antonio; Barnett, JamesCase HBS-621094-EService and Operations ManagementIn March 2021, delivery app CEO Oscar Pierre and his team consider strategies to grow Glovo's quick commerce delivery service and to approach their expansion in Kenya.Starting at €8.20
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Symington Family Estates
Martínez de Albéniz, Victor; Amorim, PedroCase P-1195-EService and Operations ManagementIt was the end of October 2018. Charles Symington was drinking a glass of Graham's 20 Year Old Port together with Rob Symington who had just joined the company after a successful entrepreneurial initiative. Rob would help steer the future of the family-owned business. Both were discussing what decisions to make in the upcoming months, regarding the vintage that had just ended. The quality of the wines to be produced with 2018's vintage was outsta...Starting at €8.20