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Hospital Services (Spanish version)
Aguilar, Francis J.; Bhambri, ArvindCase HBS-307S17StrategyThe main issue has to do with the lack of fit or incompatibility between the early environmental requirements for strategy and the cultural constraints on the organization. Describes the internal resistance to the proposed changes and top management's efforts to resolve the contradictory requirements of strategy and culture. A second major issue concerns the challenge facing a general manager who has been given responsibility for operationalizing...Starting at €8.20
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Johnson & Johnson (A) (Spanish version)
Aguilar, Francis J.; Bhambri, ArvindCase HBS-307S16StrategyDescribes the Johnson & Johnson culture and the corporate systems, structures, and procedures which reflect and promote it. The principal teaching objectives are to gain an understanding of the impact a strong culture can have on strategic decisions and to consider how such cultures might be managed. This case is accompanied by a Video Short that can be shown in class or included in a digital coursepack. Instructors should consider the timing of...Starting at €8.20
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Beauregard Textile Co. (Spanish version)
Aguilar, Francis J.Case HBS-113S01StrategyThe sales manager and controller have to decide on a price for a textile that lost significant market share as a result of a recent price increase. Information on manufacturing costs and on the pricing behavior of Beauregard and its only competitor are available for analysis. The case provides an opportunity to practice contribution analysis, considering fixed and variable costs as reported in a typical cost report. Also tests the students' abili...Starting at €8.20
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Introduction to Decision Making (Spanish version)
Aguilar, Francis J.Case HBS-312S14StrategyDescribes the process of decision making (establish objectives, generate alternatives, and so on) emphasizing the human side of it (using rules of thumb, favoring one's own pet projects) yet demonstrating the role an analytic/quantitative contribution has to make.Starting at €8.20