Default Category
-
Atam: Innovating in the Social Sector (A)
Elvira, Marta; Prats, Mª Julia; Plaza López, LuisCase DPO-244-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeAtam is an association of Grupo Telefónica, which was founded in 1973 with the aim of providing assistance for the disabled and elderly dependents. It was the result of an agreement between the company and its labor unions. It is a nonprofit, national organization, declared to be serving the public interest, and has 60,000 members belonging to 28 companies of the group. Atam has three major areas of action: individual financial support, direct-ca...Starting at €8.20
-
El Ganso Takes Flight (A)
Arana, Sergio; Echániz, Iñigo; Pascual, Julio; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-159-EEntrepreneurshipÁlvaro and Clemente, two brothers from Madrid with entrepreneurial spirits and creative mentalities, created the clothing brand El Ganso. The brand has a young vibe, and made a place for itself in the Spanish fashion market by pinpointing a niche that no one had filled. In January 2006, "Jeremy Stanford" shoes arrived in Madrid. In the wake of their success, the brothers opened their first store in Madrid and El Ganso underwent a "growth spurt." ...Starting at €8.20
-
Atam: A New Model of Sustainable Social Welfare (C)
Elvira, Marta; Prats, Mª JuliaCase DPO-389-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeThe economic crisis and the successive redundancy plans of Telefónica in Spain were having an inexorable effect on the viability of Atam and its economic operations. The association had to complete its restructuring of the old service delivery system and concentrate on building a new model for a sustainable social welfare institution. A turning point was reached, from which point Atam began to speed up all the transformation processes. The case d...Starting at €5.74
-
El Ganso Takes Flight (B)
Amigó i Navarro, Pau; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-181-EDecision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, StrategyAfter experiencing impressive growth, El Ganso brings LVMH on board as a strategic partner in a move that will help the Spanish clothing group tackle several significant challenges it's facing. This case discusses how the deal for L Capital to take a stake in El Ganso's parent company was forged, the aspects of the alliance with LVMH that were most significant, the elements of a new strategic plan developed by the company, and the changes made to...Starting at €5.74
-
Vueling: The New Generation Airline (A)
Mitchell, Jordan; Ferraro, FabrizioCase SM-1561-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, StrategyVueling (A) case follows start-up and growth of a Spanish low-cost carrier from 2004 until 2007. Barcelona-based Vueling set out to offer "high quality at low price" to travellers in South-Western Europe. The case describes the strategy and competitive situation, Vueling's business model, and the challenges the company faced in an increasingly competitive environment.Starting at €8.20
-
Telefónica: 95 Years of Innovation
Prats, Mª Julia; Bria, Vittoria EmanuelaCase E-217-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeIt was another hot sunny day in Madrid. Miguel Arias was sitting in his office. On the Global Entrepreneurship Director's desk was a list of questions to address during an interview that afternoon. It had been a long road to open innovation in Telefónica, characterized by the many challenges the company faced: innovation in products, the rise of new competitors in new economies; as well as by the many goals reached, especially in the last ten yea...Starting at €8.20
-
Integromics: Science in Search of Business
Bercetche, María; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-139-EInnovation and ChangeIn June 2000, to much excitement and fanfare, scientists announced the completion of the first working draft of the entire human genome. The high-quality reference sequence was completed in April 2003, marking the end of the Human Genome Project. Available to researchers worldwide, the human genome reference sequence provided a magnificent and unprecedented biological resource. Scientist reported that the human genome contained 3.2 billion chemic...Starting at €8.20
-
Altair (A): The Start of a Management Consulting Firm
Martínez, Juan Carlos; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-147-EEntrepreneurshipOn December 15, 2009, following a long discussion, Juan Carlos Martínez accompanied one of his Advisory Board members to the door. While returning to the office to tidy his desk, he thought about the last words said to him: "Remember what we ended up invoicing in 2008, in the middle of the crisis. You and I both know how hard it was to get there... Of course we can make it happen again." Juan Carlos was definitely thinking along the same lines, b...Starting at €8.20
-
elBulli's Magic Recipe
Prats, Mª Julia; Quintanilla, Javier; Mitchell, JordanCase E-116-EEntrepreneurshipEarly in 2008, Juli Soler and Ferran Adrià, co-owners of one of the world's most renowned restaurants, elBulli, located at Cala Montjoi outside Roses on Spain's Costa Brava, were weeks away from opening for another season. As usual, the reservation lines had been inundated immediately for the 2008 season. Each year, elBulli served 8,000 people from nearly one million reservation requests. How could you explain such unassailable demand? Perhaps th...Starting at €8.20
-
Luis Canto
Rajaraman, Aarthi; Martín Cabiedes, Luis; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-131-EEntrepreneurshipUp until the accident (in which his bicycle was hit by a car) he had been on a successful, six-year consulting run at Benson & Company. However, post-accident and two surgeries later, Luis Canto had plenty of free time on his hands. The accident had forced him to re-evaluate what he was doing with his life, and almost at once, he knew that he would not go back to the job at Benson.Starting at €8.20