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Novartis: el liderazgo de una empresa global
George, William W.; Palepu, Krishna G.; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-418S09StrategyNovartis, empresa de salud más importantes del mundo, se formó en 1996 de la fusión de dos compañías farmacéuticas muy diferente, de nivel medio con sede en Suiza. El caso describe la evolución de la compañía durante los últimos 17 años, ya que se transformó en una empresa verdaderamente global, con 127.000 empleados de 153 nacionalidades en 140 países y generando $ 56,7 mil millones en 2012 ingresos y $ 9.6 mil millones en ingresos netos, por lo...Starting at €8.20
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The Big 3 Roar Back
George, William W.Case HBS-412072-EStrategyThe "Big 3" - Ford Motor Company, General Motors, and Chrysler - were all headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. Born between 1903 and 1928, they dominated the automobile industry in the U.S. for decades until they became complacent. In the 1970s they started losing share to better quality, more fuel-efficient foreign imports. By 2008 they were teetering, and two required federal government assistance to stay afloat. Within three years, remarkably, ...Starting at €8.20
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Medtronic: Making the Big Leap Forward (A)
George, William W.; Baraldi, MonicaCase HBS-317031-EStrategyIn 2014, Medtronic was about to execute a $50 billion acquisition of Ireland-based Covidien. Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak was committed to building the largest medical technology company in the world while broadening its ability to fulfill its mission of "alleviating pain, restoring health, and extending life" for millions more patients every year. The acquisition plan might change when, in September 2014, U.S. Secretary Jacob Lew issued new rules f...Starting at €8.20
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Royal DSM: From Continuous Transformation to Organic Growth
George, William W.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Migdal, AmramCase HBS-317063-EStrategyRoyal DSM CEO Feike Sijbesma was pondering the challenges of shifting DSM's global organization from the constant transformations of the past 100 years to creating organic growth. When Sijbesma took the helm as CEO in 2007, he further pushed and completed the company's final moves away from commodity chemicals and toward more sustainable businesses whereby DSM could create value with differentiated offerings. Sijbesma emphasized innovation and mo...Starting at €8.20
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The Big 3 Roar Back (Spanish version)
George, William W.Case HBS-420S20StrategyThe "Big 3" - Ford Motor Company, General Motors, and Chrysler - were all headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. Born between 1903 and 1928, they dominated the automobile industry in the U.S. for decades until they became complacent. In the 1970s they started losing share to better quality, more fuel-efficient foreign imports. By 2008 they were teetering, and two required federal government assistance to stay afloat. Within three years, remarkably, ...Starting at €8.20
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Una Visión para Charlotte: la construcción de un polo de desarrollo energético
George, William W.Case HBS-418S01StrategyPara maximizar su eficacia, los casos de color deben imprimirse en color. El 28 de octubre de 2011, 1.500 personas, entre ellos muchos líderes cívicos y de negocios, al aire libre se reunieron en una plaza de la ciudad de Charlotte, Carolina del Norte para celebrar el lanzamiento de Envision: Charlotte, una primera-en-el-nación plan de red inteligente destinado a reducir la energía utilizar en el distrito central de negocios. La iniciativa llamad...Starting at €8.20
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Envision Charlotte: Building an Energy Cluster
George, William W.Case HBS-412073-EStrategyTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. On October 28, 2011, 1,500 people, including many civic and business leaders, gathered outdoors in a Charlotte, North Carolina city square to celebrate the launch of Envision: Charlotte, a first-in-the-nation smart grid plan aimed at reducing energy use in the central business district. The initiative called for a 20% reduction in energy consumption in the city while promoti...Starting at €8.20
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Medtronic: Making the Big Leap Forward (B)
George, William W.; Baraldi, MonicaCase HBS-317074-EStrategyOn December 1, 2014, Medtronic announced that it had completed a $17 billion bond sale to finance the Covidien acquisition, officially completed on January 26, 2015. Medtronic's legal headquarters moved to Ireland, while its operational headquarters remained in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In this case study, Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak reflects back on the integration progress since the deal's completion and offers his perspective as a global leader.Starting at €5.74