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The Long Process Toward Specialization in the Catalan Leather Industry (A)
Subirà, Antoni; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1593-EInnovation and Change, StrategyThe leather industry had had more than five centuries of history in Catalonia.Spain was incurring the risk of being sanctioned by the European Union if it didn't adhere to strict environmental standards. However, industry representatives claimed to be at a disadvantage with respect to developing countries. The case explains the technical solution implemented in the 1990s. The answer Subirá found to the environmental dilemma was to develop a joint...Starting at €8.20
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Struggling with Competition in the Catalan Leather Industry (B)
Subirà, Antoni; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1594-EInnovation and Change, StrategyFrom 2005 on, tanners from Igualada made a successful move from the traditional production of shoe soles to a new market of high-quality leather products sold to clients on the luxury market. However, the number of Chinese tanners had been growing at an increased rate during the previous years, and the Catalan companies knew that their shift to high-quality products would not provide long-term protection against their Chinese rivals.Starting at €5.74
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Miguel Torres-Chile (A)
Anzizu, J. M.; Martinez, Jon I.Case DG-875-EInnovation and Change, StrategyMiguel Torres Chile is a subsidiary of Bodegas Torres of Spain. This subsidiary was created with the purpose of exporting wines from Chile, satisfying thus the needs of American countries, and specially Latin America. Shortly after, the subsidiary also decided to penetrate the Chilean market and strengthen its position there. However, in March 1982 after two years of operations the company is neither successful in the domestic market nor in the e...Starting at €8.20
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Miguel Torres-Chile (B)
Anzizu, J. M.; Martinez, Jon I.Case DG-876-EInnovation and Change, StrategyHaving successfully overcome the difficulties of the first three years, Miguel Torres-Chile, subsidiary of Bodegas Torres of Spain, finds itself in a period of consolidation of its activities in the national and international markets. At present the company has to tackle the problem of how to keep on growing in a national market with problems derived from the economic crisis, and in which the company may soon reach its limit. It must also study h...Starting at €5.74
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Miguel Torres-Chile (A)
Anzizu, J. M.; Martinez, Jon I.Case DG-875Innovation and Change, StrategyMiguel Torres-Chile es una subsidiaria de Bodegas Torres de España. Fue creada con el objetivo de exportar vinos desde Chile y satisfacer así las necesidades de los países americanos, especialmente de América Latina. Al poco tiempo decidió penetrar también en el mercado chileno y fortalecerse allí. Sin embargo, en marzo de 1982, después de dos años de operaciones, la empresa no tiene éxito ni en el mercado interno ni en el de exportación. Es el m...Starting at €8.20