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Transforming Verizon: A Platform for Change (Spanish Version)
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Bird, MatthewCase HBS-314S06Knowledge and CommunicationUn nuevo CEO pasos en los zapatos de su predecesor muchos años de servicio que habían creado las telecomunicaciones estadounidenses gigantes a través de una serie de adquisiciones y, antes de partir, habían iniciado el reposicionamiento estratégico de la compañía. El nuevo CEO refleja en los éxitos recientes de Verizon, algunos de los cuales se llevó, y consideró la manera de garantizar que el equipo seguirá aumentando a nuevos desafíos. Él sabía...Starting at €8.20
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2 1/2 Turnarounds (Spanish version)
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Bird, MatthewCase HBS-308S59StrategyJuliana Azevedo Schahin, a local marketing director for Procter & Gamble in Sao Paulo, had worked closely with Tarek Fahahat, a regional executive based in Caracas, to solve the growth and profitability problems of P&G Brazil. They did so through the creation of lower-cost versions of two premium products which reached BOP (bottom of the pyramid) consumers--an approach not considered then as a company strategy. The case follows Azevedo and Faraha...Starting at €8.20
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Toward a Digital Transformation (Spanish version)
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Bird, MatthewCase HBS-314S07StrategyAfter a series of acquisitions, Maurice Levy, the Chairman and CEO of Publicis Groupe, had created the fourth largest marketing and communications company in the world. His next major challenge was managing the firm's digital transformation. In December 2006, the company acquired Boston-based Digitas, a leading digital agency headed by David Kenny. After the initial merger, which included the unbundling of Digitas capabilities and the global expa...Starting at €8.20
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TRIAS: Decision on Cable Ladder Production
Singfat Chu; Leo HermantoCase IVEY-9B16E002-ECorporate Governance, StrategyIn July 2015, PT Trias Indra Saputra (TRIAS), Indonesia’s leading welded cable ladder producer, had just won its largest-ever tender bid. The news could get even better if it adopted alternative materials that were potentially more profitable. The production director was tasked with weighing whether TRIAS should fulfill the tender using its traditional supplier or the new materials. While more expensive, the new materials would cut out several pr...Starting at €8.20
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LUX* Resorts & Hotels: Optimal Room Mix Marketing Decisions
Singfat Chu; Nitesh PandeyCase IVEY-9B17E004-ECorporate Governance, StrategyIn early 2016, LUX* Resorts & Hotels, a hotel group headquartered in Mauritius, needed to determine the room mix to sell to foreign guests to achieve a specific earnings target. The hotel group also intended to sell some of the remaining rooms to local residents at affordable (discounted) prices. The objective was to maximize the revenue stream to finance local corporate social responsibility projects. The case highlights the practical use of Mic...Starting at €8.20
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EU Holidays
Yew Hoong Wong; Singfat ChuCase IVEY-9B13E003-ECorporate Governance, Entrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyThe profit margin for the travel agency industry in Singapore, which mostly offered travel packages to Asia and Europe, was very thin. An up-and-coming travel agency faced the dilemma of offering maximum customer satisfaction while keeping its operating cost (e.g., fees for its tour guides) low. Rather than simply assigning travel guides to tours by trial and error, a director of the travel agency decided to use an optimization template. This cas...Starting at €8.20
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Procter & Gamble Brazil (A): 2 1/2 Turnarounds
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Bird, MatthewCase HBS-308081-EKnowledge and CommunicationJuliana Azevedo Schahin, a local marketing director for Procter & Gamble in Sao Paulo, had worked closely with Tarek Fahahat, a regional executive based in Caracas, to solve the growth and profitability problems of P&G Brazil. They did so through the creaStarting at €8.20
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Procter & Gamble (B): Turning to Success
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Bird, MatthewCase HBS-308083-ESupplements with the (A) Case.Starting at €5.74
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Procter & Gamble in the 21st Century (C): Integrating Gillette
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Bird, MatthewCase HBS-309032-EP&G had used its purpose, values, and principles (PVP) to prepare for the physical integration of Gillette prior to the change of control. The execution of these plans posed numerous challenges in global business units as well as in individual country organizations. While managers sought to maintain business momentum during the transition, corporate leaders were intent on continuing to use Gillette as a catalyst of change.Starting at €5.74
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Gillette Company (E): Procter & Gamble
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Bird, MatthewCase HBS-309033-EAfter arriving in 2001 as the first outsider Chairman and CEO in Gillette history, Jim Kilts had led a remarkable turnaround. But by late 2004 he had to make a difficult decision. To better position the 104-year-old, Boston-based company, he opted to sell it to Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble. How should Kilts lead the transition?Starting at €5.74