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Marimekko
Alison Konrad; Jordan MitchellCase IVEY-9B06C014-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyKirsti Paakkanen has achieved a celebrity status in Finland for her enigmatic leadership of the Finnish design company Marimekko. Purchasing the company in a state of near bankruptcy in 1991, Paakkanen took several actions to restore profitability and realize growth. As of 2006, the company has sales of $64 million (of which 80 per cent are from Finland) and net profits of $8.4 million. Over the last few years, Paakkanen and her team have focused...Starting at €8.20
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The Captor Opportunity (A)
Valentí Vidal, Albert; González Rodríguez, Jorge; Reutskaja Pastushkova, Elena; Mendoza, ErnestCase M-1397-EMarketingCarbon Purity (CP) acquired Captor Materials S.L. (CM). The main asset of Captor Materials was a patented technology for the removal of nitrogen oxides (NOx). Accumulated exposure to NOx causes gradual health deterioration in employees exposed to these gases. The new Captor technology, which helps remove these NOx, is extremely valuable and can be implemented in a number of sectors where NOx are to be removed from gases. CP identified several mar...Starting at €8.20
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Private Media Group (A)
Mary M. Crossan; Jean-Philippe Vergne; Ken Mark; Jordan MitchellCase IVEY-9B15M025-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyAn executive has just joined adult entertainment producer Private Media Group Inc. (PMG) as a strategy consultant. Despite being a highly controversial industry, adult entertainment has been credited with furthering the widespread adoption of major technologies such as the VCR, Internet and digital transmissions over hand-held devices.In preparing for his first meeting with PMG’s president, the executive wonders if he should recommend pursuing la...Starting at €8.20
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Private Media Group (B)
Jean-Philippe Vergne; Mary M. Crossan; Ken Mark; Jordan MitchellCase IVEY-9B15M026-EEntrepreneurship, StrategySupplement to 9B15M025.Starting at €5.74
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Estonia's Regio: Helping People Find Things
Jean-Louis Schaan; Jordan MitchellCase IVEY-9B08M051-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyAs of mid-2008, Regio's sole shareholder, chairman and president is leading his team through a strategy refreshing process. Regio, an Estonian company established in 1989 as a map-maker, is now involved in four principal business activities: location-based services for mobile phones, geographical information systems (GIS) software development, the creation of geospatial data and the production of maps. The company's current revenues are about 5 m...Starting at €8.20
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The Captor Opportunity (C)
Valentí Vidal, Albert; González Rodríguez, Jorge; Reutskaja Pastushkova, Elena; Mendoza, ErnestCase M-1399-EMarketingCarbon Purity (CP) acquired Captor Materials S.L. (CM). The main asset of Captor Materials was a patented technology for the removal of nitrogen oxides (NOx). Accumulated exposure to NOx causes gradual health deterioration in employees exposed to these gases. The new Captor technology, which helps remove these NOx, is extremely valuable and can be implemented in a number of sectors where NOx are to be removed from gases. CP identified several mar...Starting at €5.74
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The Captor Opportunity (B)
Valentí Vidal, Albert; González Rodríguez, Jorge; Reutskaja Pastushkova, Elena; Mendoza, ErnestCase M-1398-EMarketingCarbon Purity (CP) acquired Captor Materials S.L. (CM). The main asset of Captor Materials was a patented technology for the removal of nitrogen oxides (NOx). Accumulated exposure to NOx causes gradual health deterioration in employees exposed to these gases. The new Captor technology, which helps remove these NOx, is extremely valuable and can be implemented in a number of sectors where NOx are to be removed from gases. CP identified several mar...Starting at €5.74