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LIXIL Group Corporation: Building a New Company in an Old Industry
Groysberg, Boris; Kanno, AkikoCase HBS-419009-ELeadership and People ManagementIn the spring of 2018, Kinya Seto, president and CEO of LIXIL Group Corporation, a major housing and building products and services company, called a meeting at the company's head office in central Tokyo to discuss how to implement the new three-year strategic plan. LIXIL had been established in 2011 through a merger of five of Japan's major companies across a broad spectrum of building materials and other housing-related businesses. The company ...Starting at €8.20
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Ricoh Company, Ltd.
Eccles, Robert G.; Edmondson, Amy C.; Iansiti, Marco; Kanno, AkikoCase HBS-610053-EService and Operations ManagementRicoh, the Japanese copier manufacturer, is committed to reducing its environmental impact to one-eighth of its 2000 levels by 2050. It has already introduced three stages of environmental awareness to its operations, and its recycled copier business broke even in 2006. The company developed environmental accounting methods and produces annual environmental and sustainability reports, but Ricoh is concerned that investors may not take these effor...Starting at €8.20
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Sony
Thomke, Stefan; Osanai, Atsushi; Kanno, AkikoCase HBS-618045-EKnowledge and CommunicationSony used to be synonymous with "innovation" and "cool products". The case reveals how the company lost its edge and describes the leadership initiatives to restore its former glory. In 2012, Kazuo (Kaz) Hirai becomes CEO and successfully transforms Sony, including a relentless focus on differentiation through "wow" products instead of chasing scale. How should he organize and manage the company's response to digital opportunities, such as virtua...Starting at €8.20
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Godiva Japan: Think Local, Scale Global
Deshpande, Rohit; Cekin, Esel; Kanno, AkikoCase HBS-517056-EMarketingThis case tracks Jerome Chouchan's strategies and execution for a successful turn around of Godiva Japan's operations which was experiencing a decline in sales when he became the managing director of the company in 2010. Through various initiatives and innovations, Godiva Japan had targeted a variety of demographic segments in different sales points, acquired new customers and created a moment of luxurious consumption for all ages. Accordingly, w...Starting at €8.20
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ASICS: Chasing a 2020 Vision
Ofek, Elie; Sato, Nobuo; Kanno, AkikoCase HBS-517060-EMarketingIn early 2016, Motoi Oyama, president and CEO of ASICS, a major sports apparel and footwear manufacturer based in Japan, lays out his company's growth plan for the upcoming 5 years. The new plan set ambitious goals in terms of revenue and profit increases. At the heart of the strategy to achieve these goals are a desire to embrace a more direct to consumer mindset, expand into new customer segments, and communicate a more consistent and emotional...Starting at €8.20
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Consumer Lending in Japan: Citi CFJ (A)
Trumbull, Gunnar; Kanno, AkikoCase HBS-709017-EEconomicsDespite a tradition of high household savings, Japan has supported a dynamic and technically sophisticated consumer lending sector. The high profitability of the sector has periodically attracted interest from domestic banks as well as international investors. Most recently, in 1998 and 2000 respectively, GE Capital and Citi Financial both acquired Japanese consumer lending companies. In 2006, when the Japanese Supreme Court rules that one of the...Starting at €8.20
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Komatsu in China
Palepu, Krishna G.; Kanno, Akiko; Sato, NobuoCase HBS-114004-EAccounting and ControlKomatsu built a very successful business in China over the last two decades. But it is now facing rising competition from lower cost domestic Chinese companies, which are themselves trying to become global players. Facing the same situation, Caterpillar is implementing a two-brand strategy. What should Komatsu do to retain its leadership position in China?Starting at €8.20
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La revolución del retail. Cómo afrontar el futuro omnicanal ante la difusa frontera entre la compra física y online
IESE InsightDossier 76197Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementLa digitalización, la pandemia, la crisis climática, la disrupción de las cadenas de suministro y la inflación han sacudido el comercio minorista. Pese al empeño por volver a la normalidad, en ese sector no existe tal cosa. Ahora que la frontera entre la compra física y online se difumina, ¿cómo pueden los minoristas afrontar el futuro omnicanal? Incluye entrevistas a Óscar García Maceiras (Inditex), Eva Kruse (Pangaia), Claire Bergkamp (Textile ...Starting at €15.00
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Conexión personal
IESE InsightDossier 75925Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyDe las redes TIC a la diversidad en la dirección de personas, el mundo está pidiendo a gritos una mayor conexión humana. Así es cómo los líderes empresariales pueden forjar las conexiones de las que depende nuestro bienestar. Con consejos de los profesores del IESE para aprovechar los beneficios de trabajar juntos y entrevistas a Pilar de Castro-Manglano, psiquiatra en la Clínica Universidad de Navarra y Sanjali Nirwani, fundadora y CEO de Unlock...Starting at €15.00
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Better together: the power of human connectedness
IESE InsightDossier 75919Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyFrom ICT networks to inclusive people management, a world divided is calling out for more human connectedness. Here’s how business leaders can forge the human connections on which our wellbeing depends. Featuring research-based tips by IESE professors for reaping the rewards of working together. Also, interviews with Pilar de Castro-Manglano, a psychiatrist at the Clínica Universidad de Navarra in Spain, and Sanjali Nirwani, founder and CEO of Un...Starting at €15.00