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Strategy Reading: Competing Globally
by Juan AlcacerThis Reading distills, synthesizes, and builds on insights from 5 academic domains that inform the topic of global competition: economics, international business, global strategy, business strategy, and corporate strategy. It identifies the challenges of competing internationally as well as the need... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Strategy Reading: Competing Globally
by Juan AlcacerThis Reading distills, synthesizes, and builds on insights from 5 academic domains that inform the topic of global competition: economics, international business, global strategy, business strategy, and corporate strategy. It identifies the challenges of competing internationally as well as the need... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Language: ENGCopyright: 2010
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The Globalization of the NFL
by Mary Furey • Juan AlcacerBy 2010, the National Football League (NFL) was still having trouble attracting both a global roster and fan base despite systemized attempts at internationalizing since 1989. Why? Was it simply a bad idea to try to export football, a sport that many considered uniquely American? Or was it a good id... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2011 -
Intel: Strategic Decisions in Locating a New Assembly and Test Plant (A)
by Kerry Herman • Juan AlcacerIn mid-2005, Intel is examining its options for where to locate its next assembly and test plant. On its short list of potential sites includes locations in China, India, Thailand, and Vietnam. Each country has its own unique benefits and risks related to infrastructure, governance, education, busin... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2012 -
Intel: Strategic Decisions in Locating a New Assembly and Test Plant (B)
by Kerry Herman • Juan AlcacerIn February 2006, Intel has selected the location for its new assembly and test plant. This case discusses why this location was chosen from the list of possibilities introduced in "Intel: Strategic Decisions in Locating a New Test and Assembly Plant (A)."... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2012 -
Emirates Airline: Connecting the Unconnected
by John Clayton • Juan AlcacerNarrates the story of Emirates, an airline founded in 1985 in Dubai that by 2013 was among the three largest commercial airlines in the world. The case emphasizes how Emirates capitalized on its location-a small city-state strategically located to reach of the world population in a flight of less... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
TAV Airports Holding (B)
by Esel Cekin • Juan AlcacerThis case explores the strategic options available to TAV Airports Holding, a Turkish firm, after it withdraws from a bid to build Istanbul's newest airport. The new airport would eventually replace Istanbul Atat rk Airport, where TAV makes 43% of its current revenue, and losing it will leave the c... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015
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Turkish Airlines: Widen Your World
by Esel Cekin • Juan AlcacerThis case tracks Turkish Airlines' transition from regional player to global powerhouse. With an order for 212 aircraft in the first half of 2013, the airline had moved to double its size and become one of the industry's top-ten players. Growing its fleet would allow Turkish Airlines to fly many mor... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
AKB48: Going Global? (B)
After a remarkable success in Japan, the producer of the Japanese female singing group AKB48 evaluates market opportunities overseas for his artistic creation. This case introduces the business model behind the AKB48 concept and allows students to identify what geographic market - China, Indonesia, ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
TAV Airports Holding (A)
by Esel Cekin • Juan AlcacerThis case explores the strategic options available to TAV Airports Holding, a Turkish firm, after it withdraws from a bid to build Istanbul's newest airport. The new airport would eventually replace Istanbul Atat rk Airport, where TAV makes 43% of its current revenue, and losing it will leave the c... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Turkish Airlines: Widen Your World
by Esel Cekin • Juan AlcacerThis case tracks Turkish Airlines' transition from regional player to global powerhouse. With an order for 212 aircraft in the first half of 2013, the airline had moved to double its size and become one of the industry's top-ten players. Growing its fleet would allow Turkish Airlines to fly many mor... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
DO & CO: Gourmet Entertainment
by Esel Cekin • Juan AlcacerThis case is about a global catering, restaurant, and hospitality company, DO & CO, growing geographically with its existing businesses while also adding new brands to its portfolio. The company had $1 billion in revenues in 2015 from its three divisions: airline catering; international event cateri... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019
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Majid Al Futtaim Retail Geographic Expansion: Brick or Click?
This case illustrates the challenges that retailers face when they aggressively pursue geographical growth by expanding both their physical store network and their online presence. It features Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) Retail, a franchisee of Carrefour hypermarkets in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia,... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
The Rise and Fall of Nokia (Abridged)
by Tarun Khanna • Juan AlcacerIn 2013, Nokia sold its Device and Services business to Microsoft for 5.4 billion. For decades Nokia had led the telecommunications (telecom) industry in handsets and networking. By the late 2000s, however, Nokia's position as market leader in mobile devices was threatened by competition from new... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Y ld z Holding's Corporate Strategy: Managing Diversification for Growth
by Esel Cekin • Juan AlcacerThe case opens in May 2018 with Nurta Ziyal Afridi, chief strategy and growth officer of Y ld z Holding, a Turkish conglomerate, reflecting on the group's diversification journey. In ten years, the group had achieved a remarkable growth through diversification: seven mergers, 33 acquisitions, an... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
TAV Airports: Acquiring Almaty International
by Esel Cekin • Juan AlcacerThe case opens in April 2020 with Sani ener, CEO of TAV Airports, a vertically integrated regional airport operator headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey, and his team discussing the pending acquisition of the Almaty International Airport in Kazakhstan. The company had been looking for ways to increas... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
Monitor's Opportunities in India (A)
The CEO of a strategy consulting firm must decide which of the firm's functions, if any, to move to India. In particular, he wonders whether business research--currently conducted by highly paid consultants in developed countries--can be conducted more efficiently and effectively from an Indian rese... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2008 -
Monitor's Opportunity in India (B): Grail Research
Supplements "Monitor's Opportunities in India (A)" [708-482].... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2008 -
Ford Asia Pacific & Africa: The E-coating Facility Decision in Gujarat, India (A)
In April 2013, Ford Asia Pacific & Africa (FAPA) was examining its options for e-coating service metal parts for the Ford Customer Service Division in Sanand, Gujarat, India. Randy Creel, Director of Parts Supply & Logistics, FAPA, worked with his colleagues in the US, UK, China, and India to conduc... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Ford Asia Pacific & Africa: The E-coating Facility Decision in Gujarat, India (B)
The case reveals that Ford decided to open its own e-coating plant in Gujarat, India, and details how the decision was made at different organizational levels.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
The Walt Disney Company and Pixar, Inc.: To Acquire or Not to Acquire?
Soon after Robert Iger took over as CEO of the Walt Disney Company in late 2005, he turned his attention toward Pixar, the animation studio with which Disney had worked since 1991 and was responsible for producing hits such as Toy Story and Finding Nemo. Disney's own animated film business had been ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2009 -
Language: ENGCopyright: 2009