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Alstom (A): En busca de un socio
Vendiola C.; Ariño, AfricaCase DG-1355StrategyEn marzo de 1999, el presidente de Alstom revisaba los resultados previstos para el primer año de funcionamiento de su empresa y tenía sobradas razones para estar orgulloso de los logros obtenidos en tan sólo un año. Alstom era un gigante francés en el sector del transporte y de la producción de energía. Aunque los resultados parecían muy esperanzadores, era necesaria una estrategia para competir en ese mercado. El asunto se complicaba debido al...Starting at €8.20
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Napster-Bertelsmann (A)
Evans W.; Used, Enrique; Ariño, AfricaCase DG-1353StrategyEn octubre de 2000, Bertelsmann y Napster llegaron a un acuerdo por el cual Bertelsmann prestaba a Napster 50 millones de dólares con opción de adquirir una participación mayoritaria en la empresa. Napster utilizaría este dinero para desarrollar una tecnología destinada a hacer que los usuarios pagaran la música que descargasen de la red. Ambas partes acordaron crear un modelo empresarial basado en el pago de una licencia de suscripción. Además, ...Starting at €8.20
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Napster-Bertelsmann (B)
Evans W.; Used, Enrique; Ariño, AfricaCase DG-1354StrategyEn octubre de 2000, Bertelsmann y Napster acordaron que la primera prestaría a Napster 50 millones de dólares, con una opción a hacerse con una participación mayoritaria de su capital social, para desarrollar una tecnología que hiciera que los usuarios pagaran por la música que se descargaban de la red. Crearían un modelo de negocio basado en tarifas de abono. Además, Bertelsmann aceptó retirarse del pleito que las principales compañías discográf...Starting at €5.74
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Fagor Electrodomésticos: Strategic Alliances (B)
Ariño, Africa; Gallo Ll.Case DG-1302-EStrategyTowards the end of 1999, Fagor Electrodomésticos' (FED) management team was evaluating its experience in alliance-based partnerships. A key part of the company's international expansion, these alliances were starting to cause problems. FED's managers had to make a series of decisions about the alliances. They also wished to learn from their experience for the future.Starting at €5.74
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Fagor Electrodomésticos: Strategic Alliances (A)
Ariño, Africa; Gallo Ll.Case DG-1301-EStrategyAt the end of 1999, the management team of Fagor Electrodomésticos (FED) was assessing the experience gained through its involvement in alliances. Although a key factor in the company's international expansion, these alliances were raising certain problems. FED's management had to make some decisions. They also wanted to learn from the experience for the future.Starting at €8.20
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Chupa Chups: alliance know-how
Gallo Ll.; Ariño, Africa; García, Eduardo; Valdés, Ana; López, C.Case DG-1307-EStrategyChupa Chups was the name given to Granja Asturias S.A. in 1964. After Enric Bernat purchased the company's equity, the goal he set was to sell the lollypops all over the world so that the company could manufacture large volumes and benefit from major economies of scale. After a brief explanation of the company's background, this case focuses on analyzing the first stages of Chupa Chups' international expansion through strategic alliances or coope...Starting at €8.20
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Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, a New Challenge for Nokia (B) Latest Events in the Market
López Ramón y Cajal J.; Ariño, AfricaCase DG-1389-EStrategyThe case describes the competitive landscape of the mobile phone industry in April 2001. The established "big three", Nokia, Motorola and Ericsson, faced a stagnant market, an uncertain environment and increased competition. The main focus of the case is the analysis ofa significant announcement, the merger of the mobile phone activities of Ericsson and Sony into a new company, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications (SEMC). The case starts by descri...Starting at €5.74
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Alstom (A): In Search of a Partner
Vendiola C.; Ariño, AfricaCase DG-1355-EStrategyIn March 1999, Alstom's chairman was reviewing the forecasted results of his company¿s first year of operation and he had plenty of reasons to be proud of the achievements of the company in only oneyear of operation. Alstom was a French giant in the energy and transportation business. Although the results looked very promising, competing in this industry required a strategy. The matter was complicated by GE's unwillingness to continue the license...Starting at €8.20
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Napster-Bertelsmann (A)
Evans W.; Used, Enrique; Ariño, AfricaCase DG-1353-EStrategyIn October 2000, Bertelsmann and Napster agreed that Bertelsmann would lend Napster $50 million, with an option to take a majority equity stake for Napster to develop technology designed to get users to pay for music downloaded from the Net. They would create a subscription fee business model. Additionally Bertelsmann agreed to withdraw from the lawsuit that the major record companies had against Napster and would attempt to convince the other co...Starting at €8.20
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Grupo Palex and Laboratorios Australes: Negotiating a Joint Venture (A)
Ariño, AfricaCase DG-1224-EStrategyThe representatives of Grupo Palex, a Spanish hospital material distribution project, travel to Argentina to begin negotiations for a joint venture with Laboratorios Australes, a company that makes and sells reagents for clinical analysis.Starting at €8.20