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GetYourGuide: Managing a Sudden Shock to Business Growth
Sabrina Goestl; Vanessa C. HasseCase IVEY-W32660-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementIn March 2020, the German online travel experience platform GetYourGuide faced an abrupt drop in revenues in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the drop, the company had been thriving, grown from a simple idea thought up by a group of friends in a student dormitory into a market-leading company in the travel experience industry with a valuation of over US$1 billion (a “unicorn” start-up) and more than 600 employees across fifteen global ...Starting at €8.20
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International Expansion
Quelch, John A.; Easwar, KarthikCase HBS-919S06MarketingThe Forta Furniture case highlights the need to consider new market expansion to grow a firm. It demonstrates that simply doing what has always been done is not sustainable when other competitors enter the market with differentiated or potentially superior offerings. In addition, the case suggests there are many routes to global expansion; a firm could look to build a brand in these new markets or compete as a private label. Further, the case add...Starting at €8.20
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Forta Furniture: International Expansion
Quelch, John A.; Easwar, KarthikCase HBS-918547-EMarketingThe Forta Furniture case highlights the need to consider new market expansion to grow a firm. It demonstrates that simply doing what has always been done is not sustainable when other competitors enter the market with differentiated or potentially superior offerings. In addition, the case suggests there are many routes to global expansion; a firm could look to build a brand in these new markets or compete as a private label. Further, the case add...Starting at €8.20