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Five Pillars for Doing Business in Africa
Mudida, Robert; Lago Esteban, AlejandroArticle ART-2670-EEconomics, Service and Operations Management, StrategyCompanies around the world are setting their sights on Africa as a new frontier for business. However, as with other emerging economies, African ones are tricky to navigate for the uninitiated. This article introduces the five pillars that companies need to consider in the African context. First the authors highlight the main macroeconomic trends; then they present a road map for companies planning to enter African markets. They draw on personal ...Starting at €8.20
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IESE Insight. Issue 10. Third Quarter 2011
IESE InsightMagazine REV-10-EEconomics, Finance, Innovation and Change, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management, Marketing, Service and Operations Management, StrategyMauro F. Guillén and Esteban García-Canal highlight what managers of traditional, established MNCs can learn from their emerging market counterparts. Arnoud De Meyer considers the global innovation trends that have been heavily influenced by China, India and Southeast Asia. Francesc Prior and Javier Santomá take lessons from the banking sector to help all companies adapt their offer to the customers and circumstances of low-income segments. Alici...Starting at €22.00
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CFWshops
Friedman, Jared; Mungai, Edward; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1104-EService and Operations ManagementCFWshops is a network of pharmacy franchises in Kenya, managed by the Sustainable Healthcare Foundation (SHF). The parent company of SHF is the Healthstore Foundation based in Minnesota, US. The non-profit HealthStore Foundation (HS) (formerly Sustainable Healthcare Enterprise Foundation) was founded in 1997 by Scott Hillstrom to ¿prevent needless death and illness by improving access to essential medicines in a sustainable way¿. Based on the bas...Starting at €8.20
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Australian Paper Manufacturers (A) (Spanish Version)
Upton, David M.; Margolis, Joshua D.Case HBS-602S13Service and Operations ManagementDescribe una empresa que ha roto un acuerdo cordial no escrita entre los tres fabricantes de papel australianos para dividir el mercado interno de tres maneras por segmento de mercado. Las invade la compañía de otro "territorio" con tecnología avanzada, la calidad y, sobre todo, mediante el uso de registro ambiental deficiente de la otra compañía para protegerse contra las represalias. El defensor se encuentra incapaz de responder mediante la adi...Starting at €8.20
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Pacific Dunlop China (A): Beijing (Spanish Version)
Upton, David M.; Seet, RichardCase HBS-607S28Service and Operations ManagementDescribe la situación de un gerente de planta Occidental con exceso de trabajo en una empresa conjunta chino. El cuarto en una línea de este tipo de gestores, que deben hacer frente a los problemas combinados de una incapacidad para delegar, costumbres y prácticas diferentes, y dificultades en la tecnología de la información y el control de la planta.Starting at €8.20
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Australian Paper Manufacturers (B) (Spanish Version)
Upton, David M.; Margolis, Joshua D.Case HBS-610S12Service and Operations ManagementDescribe los acontecimientos que se producen después de que el punto de decisión en el Australian Paper Manufacturers (A). Con estos datos y proyecciones de mercado más detallado, se intensifica este caso las decisiones financieras, estratégicas y éticas a largo plazo que enfrenta al invasor.Starting at €5.74
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Team New Zealand (B) (Spanish Version)
Iansiti, MarcoCase HBS-602S09Service and Operations ManagementComplementa el caso (A). Para maximizar su eficacia, los casos de color deben imprimirse en color. Un resumen no está disponible para este producto. Incluye exhibiciones de color.Starting at €5.74
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Team New Zealand (C) (Spanish Version)
Iansiti, Marco; MacCormack, AlanCase HBS-602S10Service and Operations ManagementSuplementos de la (A) y el caso (b).Starting at €5.74
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Helio Polymer Enterprises
Nicole R.D. Haggerty; Juma Wagoki; Clarke Eaton; Wesley Hunt; Matthew SmartCase IVEY-9B14D002-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyHelio Polymer Enterprises, located in Nakuru, Kenya, is a company that manufactures synthetic polymer gunny bags used in the transportation and handling of animal feed. The owner wants to expand her business operations so she can serve more clients. She has three options: to add a night shift, buy a new printing machine or start producing laminate gunny bags for other markets. Before she makes the decision, she must understand her current operati...Starting at €8.20
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Bella Springs
Nicole R.D. Haggerty; Francis Ayensu; Jesse Brame; Chris Lau; Gerry LiCase IVEY-9B13D009-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyThe founder of a water purification, packaging and distribution company in Ghana, Africa, faced some operational issues. Demand has increased for the company’s water sachets, but the founder needed to develop strategies to increase the firm’s current operational capacities to meet this demand. He and the operations manager needed to determine how the company can position itself as a successful high-growth company in a developing and sometimes unc...Starting at €8.20