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DEA Model with Shared Resources and Efficiency Decomposition
By: Yao Chen, Juan Du, H. David Sherman and Joe Zhu
Data envelopment analysis (DEA) has proved to be an excellent approach for measuring performance of decision making units (DMUs) that use multiple inputs to generate multiple outputs. In many real world scenarios, DMUs have a two-stage network process with shared input... View Details
Chen, Yao, Juan Du, H. David Sherman, and Joe Zhu. "DEA Model with Shared Resources and Efficiency Decomposition." European Journal of Operational Research 207, no. 1 (November 2010): 339–349.
- November 2019
- Case
Edita: Making Choices in Uncertain Times
By: Caroline M. Elkins, Juan Alcácer, Alpana Thapar and Youssef Abdel Aal
After 15 years of steady growth and expansion, Edita, a leading Egyptian snack producer, faced a series of challenges in the wake of the Arab Spring. In January 2011, the Egyptian Revolution sparked political and economic turmoil that reflected the waves of protest and... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Developing Countries and Economies; Economy; Business or Company Management; Price; Crisis Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Distribution; Risk and Uncertainty; Business Strategy; Expansion; Currency; Food and Beverage Industry; Egypt; Africa; Middle East
Elkins, Caroline M., Juan Alcácer, Alpana Thapar, and Youssef Abdel Aal. "Edita: Making Choices in Uncertain Times." Harvard Business School Case 320-026, November 2019.
- November 2023
- Course Overview Note
Introduction to the RC Strategy Course 2024
By: Juan Alcacer
Alcacer, Juan. "Introduction to the RC Strategy Course 2024." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 724-432, November 2023.
- December 2014
- Module Note
When to Enter? Timing Location Strategies to Strengthen Competitive Advantage
By: Juan Alcacer
Alcacer, Juan. "When to Enter? Timing Location Strategies to Strengthen Competitive Advantage." Harvard Business School Module Note 715-431, December 2014.
- December 2014
- Module Note
What is Global? Allocating Products and Activities across Locations
By: Juan Alcacer
Alcacer, Juan. "What is Global? Allocating Products and Activities across Locations." Harvard Business School Module Note 715-417, December 2014.
- October 2012 (Revised February 2014)
- Teaching Note
Logoplaste: Global Growing Challenges (TN)
By: Juan Alcacer
The case follows Logoplaste in its transformation from a small player in the plastic container industry in Portugal to a mid-sized global firm with operations in 11 countries. The case summarizes Logoplaste's history, with an emphasis on the milestones of its global... View Details
- Awards
DRUID Best Paper Award
By: Juan Alcacer
Awarded Best Paper at the DRUID 2013 Conference in Barcelona, Spain, for "Spatial Organization of Firms: Location Choices through the Value Chain" (with Mercedes Delgado). View Details
- April 2010 (Revised May 2011)
- Case
Emerging Nokia?
By: Juan Alcacer, Tarun Khanna, Mary Furey and Rakeen Mabud
By late 2009, Nokia was grappling with the decision of whether to recover its leading position in the high-profit developed markets, where they were losing market share to the likes of Apple and Samsung, or defend its market leadership in the low-margin, high-volume... View Details
Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Emerging Markets; Industry Structures; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Telecommunications Industry; Finland
Alcacer, Juan, Tarun Khanna, Mary Furey, and Rakeen Mabud. "Emerging Nokia?" Harvard Business School Case 710-429, April 2010. (Revised May 2011.)
- May 2012
- Supplement
Monitor's Opportunities in India (A) and (B) - Spreadsheet Supplement
By: Juan Alcacer
- April 2012 (Revised March 2014)
- Teaching Note
Monitor's Opportunities in India (TN) (A) and (B)
By: Juan Alcacer
- 26 Nov 2014
- News
Taking Apple’s Lead, Amazon Considers Getting Physical
- December 2014
- Module Note
Why Do Firms Go Abroad? Strategies to Create Value Globally
By: Juan Alcacer
Alcacer, Juan. "Why Do Firms Go Abroad? Strategies to Create Value Globally." Harvard Business School Module Note 715-416, December 2014.
- February 2014 (Revised September 2014)
- Teaching Note
The Munich Oktoberfest: From Local Tradition to Global Capitalism
By: Juan Alcacer
- September 2012
- Teaching Note
Vodafone Japan (A), (B) and (C) (TN)
By: Juan Alcacer
The series of three cases is used in Harvard Business School's (HBS) elective course "Competing Globally" as the second case in the first module (Why?: Strategies to create value globally) (See "Competing Globally: Course Note for Instructors", HBS 713-422). The module... View Details
Keywords: Telecommunications; Technological Innovation; Technology Strategy; Operations Strategy; Information Technology; Operations; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Strategy; Telecommunications Industry; Japan
Alcacer, Juan. "Vodafone Japan (A), (B) and (C) (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 713-444, September 2012.
- 16 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 16
profitable investment decisions. During the last ten years, Wall Street research has been battered by a series of shocks. As concerns over conflicts of interest mounted, the integrity of research output was questioned, leading to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne