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StarHub Ltd.: Paving the Way for Innovation
Sarah L. Y. Cheah; Maw Der FooCase IVEY-9B19M048-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2018, the Singapore-based telecommunication operator StarHub Ltd. (StarHub) acknowledged that in 2017 its total revenue was relatively flat and its net profit had declined. In the face of rising competition and a slowing global economy, the company needed to explore new sources of revenue growth. Two areas of growth seemed promising. The first area involved the launch of StarHub's smart retail analytics for small and medium enterprises in the ...Starting at €8.20
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Fiction Entertainments
Pradas, Lidia; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-863-EFinanceOn Wednesday, May 9, 2007, Esteban Lázaro, managing director of Fiction Entertainments, received an unexpected call from Alejandro Sáez, branch manager at Banco Santander, the company's main bank. Alejandro was sorry to inform Esteban that the bank was tightening its credit policies and could not increase the company's line of credit, as Alicia Casado, CFO of Fiction Entertainments, had requested a few days earlier. Alejandro also warned Esteban ...Starting at €8.20
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Gerposa
Pradas, Lidia; Tàpies, JosepCase F-687FinanceEste caso ilustra un modelo de empresa candidata a un Management Buy Out por razones de sustitución del un accionariado disperso y no vinculado en la gestión de la empresa. El caso permite profundizar en las características de la operación y su estructura financiera.Starting at €8.20
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ABC Logistics, S.A.
Pradas, Lidia; Tàpies, JosepCase F-680FinanceABC Logistics, una empresa de gestión de palets estandarizados, nos presenta un modelo de empresa en crecimiento, parecido al de Butler & Lumber (F-515) o Distribuidora de Plásticos Miranda (F-596), en el que el crecimiento anual de la actividad supera al que la empresa puede sostener por sí misma, por lo que debe acudir a ampliaciones de capital con cierta frecuencia. Los objetivos principales del caso son dos: (a) observar como evolucionan las ...Starting at €8.20
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Danone, S.A. - Tesorería
Martínez Abascal, Eduardo; Pradas, Lidia; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-648FinanceÉste es un caso de gestión de tesorería. Plantea la situación de una empresa con un excedente temporal de tesorería que desea invertir al Mibor. Dada la elevada volatilidad que en los últimos meses ha presentado, se está considerando la política de cubrirse ante una eventual bajada de los tipos de interés. Se estudian dos alternativas: los FRA y los Futuros. Sin pretender ser autosuficiente, se ha intentado incluir suficiente razonamiento teórico...Starting at €8.20
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Plásticos Montolio, S.A.
Faus, Josep; Pradas, LidiaCase F-722FinanceUna pequeña empresa de distribución de placas de metacrilato de metilo experimenta un gran crecimiento. Su rentabilidad es aceptable, pero empieza a experimentar serias dificultades de tesorería. Caso apropiado para analizar los factores importantes que afectan a la financiación del crecimiento.Starting at €8.20
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Fiction Entertainments
Pradas, Lidia; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-863FinanceEl miércoles 9 de mayo de 2007, Esteban Lázaro, director-gerente de Fiction Entertainments, recibió una inesperada llamada de Alejandro Sáez, director de oficina del Banco Santander, principal banco con el que trabajaba su empresa. Alejandro lamentaba informarle de que las políticas de riesgo del banco se estaban endureciendo y de que no podían ampliar su línea de crédito, tal y como había solicitado hacía unos días Alicia Casado, directora finan...Starting at €8.20
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billionBricks: Homes for the Homeless
Sarah L. Y. Cheah; Nawazish ParwezCase IVEY-9B20M007-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyBy late 2018, a Singapore-based non-profit organization, billionBricks, had completed seven projects, rehabilitating more than a thousand homeless and disaster-stricken people in Asia. Its tent product was widely accepted and could, it was projected, meet the needs of millions of homeless people. Despite these achievements, the co-founder and chief executive officer felt that the company’s performance had not met his expectations. A key challenge...Starting at €8.20
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Kapap Academy: A Hermit Warrior's Mission
Sarah L. Y. Cheah; Luke Shineng WuCase IVEY-9B19M004-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyKapap Academy Pte. Ltd. (Kapap Academy) was established in 2007, following the tragic death of the founder’s older brother, with a mission to empower everyday people to learn realistic self-defence skills. The founder and his apprentice-turned-business partner formulated a simple yet functional brand of self-defence, which they named the Modern Street Combatives method. Kapap Academy’s social mission was evident in its provision of both heavily d...Starting at €8.20
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JFDI Asia: Southeast Asia's Leading Accelerator
Sarah L. Y. Cheah; Vivien K. G. Lim; Norvin ChanCase IVEY-9B16M214-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2010, two entrepreneurs launched Joyful Frog Digital Incubator (JFDI), Southeast Asia’s first start-up accelerator in Singapore. They aimed to help develop Singapore’s start-up environment through a structured program that provided access to early stage funding and mentorship. More than 70 start-ups had graduated from the program, and more than half had raised substantial funding. However, five years later, in 2015, JFDI faced challenges as a ...Starting at €8.20