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Tecnosol 2016
Cifuentes, Martha Sofía; Pérez Pineda, FelipeCase INCAE-12525-EStrategyThis case presents Tecnosol, a firm dedicated to the sale and installation of solar panels for both the rural and urban markets. The firm had begun in Nicaragua in 1998 and by 2016 had expanded to three other countries in Central America. Its inclusive business model catered especially to the rural and remote communities with no access to electricity. The company was facing challenges related to financing and updating its expansion strategy in or...Starting at €8.20
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Efytaxi: "Una Carrera Inesperada"
Ocampo Bonilla, Edwin; Vellojín Helíaz, Andrea; Vellojín Helíaz, Marcela; Cátedra.René Morales Carazo de EmprendimientoCase INCAE-31279_SEntrepreneurshipCon el deseo de emprender, Juan Bernardo Toro y Mario Lacayo se unieron para ofrecer en Nicaragua, una nueva alternativa de transporte selectivo, por medio de una aplicación para usar en teléfonos inteligentes. Por más de un año, Toro y Lacayo trabajaronStarting at €8.20
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Cabalonga S. A.: Seeking Sustainability and Self-Sufficiency
Nathaniel LuptonCase IVEY-9B19M005-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyCabalonga S. A. (Cabalonga) was a unique, low-cost hostel located in the small seaside town of Puerto Cayo, Ecuador. The beachfront land on which Cabalonga was established had been inherited by one of the two proprietors. In 2017, the company did little better than break even, but the hostel did provide the occasional weekend getaway for its owners. However, the weekend getaways had actually become hectic cross-country commutes for the owners, an...Starting at €8.20
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Flotel Orellana
Riverola, JosepCase P-928Service and Operations ManagementEl caso muestra las operaciones que tienen lugar durante la explotación del Flotel Orellana, un barco-hotel que opera en la selva amazónica. Permite analizar la relación entre la estructura de las operaciones y el entorno en el que se producen.Starting at €8.20
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El Seguro Social Campesino en Ecuador
Cárdenas M.; Sánchez, Loppacher J.Case P-1030Service and Operations ManagementEl Seguro Campesino en Ecuador presenta un interesante ejemplo de enfoque de subsidio de demanda para mejorar la cobertura médica para los pobres y las poblaciones rurales. El caso describe el desarrollo de este esquema en Ecuador y presenta el principal problema que queda aún por resolver una vez el sistema se desarrolle: la falta de oferta. El Ministerio debe afrontarlo, y en este caso se presentan varias alternativas. Uno de los principales ro...Starting at €8.20
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Rural social security in Ecuador
Cárdenas M.; Sánchez, Loppacher J.Case P-1030-EService and Operations ManagementThe Rural Social Security Plan in Ecuador is an interesting example of a demand subsidy approach to achieving better medical coverage in poor and remote rural populations. The case describes how this scheme was developed in Ecuador and the main problem that remains once that the system is in place: the lack of health care providers. The ministry needs to address this problem, and several alternatives are outlined in the case. One of the health mi...Starting at €8.20
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Shrimp Farming in Ecuador
David W. ConklinCase IVEY-9A97H005-EStrategyThe primary decision maker operated an extensive shrimp farming business in Ecuador. The shrimp value chain consisted of many activities that culminated in the preparation of a wide variety of frozen appetizers and dinners. In order to increase profitability, the company faced the challenges of moving up the value chain. Meanwhile, global consumption of shrimp value-added products was increasing rapidly. Foreign food processors and retailers had ...Starting at €8.20
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Concentrix Nicaragua: The New and Growing Focal Point in Latin America
Rodríguez Redondo, Carlos; Torres Cóndor, JoséCase INCAE-31335_E-EStrategyEn abril de 2017, Javier Hugentobler recibió una propuesta para aceptar un nuevo cliente para la subsidiaria de Concentrix en Nicaragua, en un área de tecnología, la cual es nueva para la operación nicaraguense. La propuesta incluía un cliente muy importante, una empresa llamada FT100, en referencia a una de las 100 mayores empresas del mundo según el ranquin del Financial Times, en un área de tecnología, la cual no había sido desarrollada en Ni...Starting at €8.20
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Concretix Nicaragua: El nuevo foco de Crecimiento en América Latina (B)
Rodríguez Redondo, Carlos; Torres Cóndor, JoséCase INCAE-31336_SStrategyEn abril de 2017, Javier Hugentobler recibió una propuesta para aceptar un nuevo cliente para la subsidiaria de Concentrix en Nicaragua, en un área de tecnología, la cual es nueva para la operación nicaraguense. La propuesta incluía un cliente muy importante, una empresa llamada FT100, en referencia a una de las 100 mayores empresas del mundo según el ranquin del Financial Times, en un área de tecnología, la cual no había sido desarrollada en Ni...Starting at €5.74
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Petrobras in Ecuador (A)
Musacchio, Aldo; Goldberg, Lena G.; Reisen de Pinho, RicardoCase HBS-309107-EOn October 18, 2007, Ecuador's President Rafael Correa announced his intention to migrate Petrobras' existing participation contracts to exploit oil reserves in Ecuador's Blocks 18 and 31 to servicing agreements under which Petrobras would be paid a production fee and reimbursed for investment costs but all recovered oil would belong to the government. Correa also announced a dramatic increase in corporate taxes and changes to other contracts to ...Starting at €8.20