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Business Model Analysis for Entrepreneurs (Spanish version)
Eisenmann, Thomas R.Case HBS-813S07Entrepreneurshipa customer value proposition, a technology and operations management plan, a go-to-market plan, and a profit formula. For each element, the note lists questions that an entrepreneur must address when evaluating an early-stage opportunity. The note explores in greater depth several business model issues that are especially relevant to entrepreneurial ventures, including the impact of network effects and customer switching costs; conditions when a...Starting at €8.20
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Pacing Issues (Spanish version)
Eisenmann, Thomas R.Case HBS-814S05Entrepreneurship(1) Which of the three company's approach to using people analytics for talent acquisition and development is most appealing (or most concerning)?; and (2) Should Fukuhara turn on the most advanced part of the artificial intelligence engine, allowing GROW not just to provide recommendations to clients about whom they should hire, but also (based on performance and attribute data of previous hires) to overrule clients' specifications (or biases) ...Starting at €8.20
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Project AgriNova (Spanish version)
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Bijlani, TanyaCase HBS-816S10EntrepreneurshipIn late 2008, a team from Intuit's office in Bangalore, India is evaluating an opportunity to launch a new venture that would use SMS to deliver crop price information to farmers in India.The case describes the structure of Indian agriculture and the problems experienced by farmers, who were often exploited by middlemen who entered into obtuse private arrangements with wholesale buyers. After five weeks of research, the team concludes that the op...Starting at €8.20
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India Holiday Bureau: Planning for the Tourist Season
Krishnamurthy Bindumadhavan; Anshul JainCase IVEY-9B15E013-ECorporate Governance, Entrepreneurship, StrategyThe owner and chief executive officer of the India Holiday Bureau (IHB), was besieged by calls from irate travelers seeking an explanation for the poor customer service they had received. It was the peak of the tourist season in India, with international visitors pouring into the country to explore its temples, palaces, hills, beaches and wildlife reserves. IHB had accepted several online hotel-booking requests, but because the hotel did not have...Starting at €8.20
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Schneider Electric India: Leadership Challenges
Abinash Panda; Anshul Jain; Samir MishraCase IVEY-9B17C011-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementIn May 2015, the new director at Schneider Electric’s plant in Rudrapur, India, faced a challenging situation. The company had an ongoing struggle with quality issues and consistently missed its production targets. From a human relations perspective, employee engagement and morale were low and the shop-floor workers had very little respect for the plant’s management team. The new director quickly launched a program of human resource initiatives a...Starting at €8.20
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Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., Teaching Note
Eisenmann, Thomas R.Teaching Note HBS-808081-EStrategyTeaching Note to (804-191).Starting at €0.00
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Chegg: Textbook Rental Takes Flight
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Sahlman, William A.; Richardson, EvanCase HBS-811077-EEntrepreneurshipTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In late 2010, Silicon Valley-based Chegg, the leading online college textbook rental company, is scaling rapidly. The case recounts Chegg's history from its origins as a distant competitor to Craigslist in college classified listings through a pivot into textbook rental followed by a period of explosive growth. Resulting challenges in scaling warehouse operations, customer s...Starting at €8.20
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Scaling a Startup: People and Organizational Issues
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-812100-EEntrepreneurshipThis note discusses the organizational challenges that startups often encounter as they begin to scale rapidly, along with approaches to addressing these challenges suggested by scholars, investors, and experienced entrepreneurs. The challenges fall into five broad areas: the need to formalize organizational structure; executive transitions; the need for management systems/processes; evolution of the board of directors role; and, preservation of ...Starting at €8.20
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Intuit Inc.: Project AgriNova
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Bijlani, TanyaCase HBS-813062-EEntrepreneurshipIn late 2008, a team from Intuit's office in Bangalore, India is evaluating an opportunity to launch a new venture that would use SMS to deliver crop price information to farmers in India.The case describes the structure of Indian agriculture and the problems experienced by farmers, who were often exploited by middlemen who entered into obtuse private arrangements with wholesale buyers. After five weeks of research, the team concludes that the op...Starting at €8.20
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Bhaghwati Steel Centre: Backward or Forward?
Nishant Sapra; Anshul JainCase IVEY-W29383-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceBhagwati Steel Centre, a family-owned trading firm located in Ghaziabad, India, was facing a short-term decline in revenue from its core business, trading iron and steel components, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company’s four partners felt that this was the right time to diversify and expand their business to establish more sources of revenue and income; they were considering diversifying and expanding their business using a business integra...Starting at €8.20