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The Larsen Company (B): What ChatGPT would do
Velilla, Manuel; Palencia, LuisCase ASN-101-EInformation TechnologiesThe Larsen Company (B) case provides the answer that ChatGPT 4.0 gives to the question posed in the Larsen Company (A) case and to some additional prompts.Starting at €5.74
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Argo Interactive (A): Surviving in the Roller-Coasting Mobile Industry: A struggling mobile software provider must decide whether to retreat, refocus, or rebrand
Prats, Julia; Sosna, Marc; Darsch, DaveCase EFC-1-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Innovation and ChangeThis FocusCase is about a young VC-backed technology company in the UK, trying to turn around from a near-death crisis after their market did not pick up. The company Argo Interactive focused, with their innovative software product, on the newly emerging WAP-market. However, after burning through 14 million pound sterling of venture capital, the market had still not shown any signs of life, and the senior management team needed to make an urgent...Starting at €8.20
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Argo Interactive (B): Surviving in the Roller-Coasting Mobile Industry: A struggling mobile software provider must decide whether to retreat, refocus, or rebrand
Prats, Mª Julia; Sosna, Marc; Darsch, DaveFocused Case EFC-5-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Innovation and ChangeThis case B cannot be taught as a stand-alone case, but is a direct continuation of the FocusCase "Argo Interactive (A): Surviving in the Roller-Coasting Mobile Industry" [EFC-1-E]. This second part illustrates the decisions the firm took during and after their near-death crisis with regard to financing, market focus, product (re-)development, HR issues, positioning and the overall survival strategy of the firm, and the consequences this had. Dev...Starting at €8.20
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Lastminute.com (B)
Golobardes, Gemma; Bertini, Marco; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1116-EInformation Technologies, MarketingThe activities of lastminute.com following its IPO are described.Starting at €5.74
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Lastminute.com (A)
Bertini, Marco; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1115-EInformation Technologies, MarketingVarious aspects of lastminute.com are analysed: the increase in the asking price for the shares just prior to the company's IPO; the threat of disintermediation; the low conversion rate of subscribers into active customers; and the general evolution of its business model (the entrepreneurs are aiming to reduce their dependence on sales of intermediation services and increase their sales of high value added services).Starting at €8.20
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Lastminute.com (C)
Golobardes, Gemma; Bertini, Marco; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1117-EInformation Technologies, MarketingOne of the biggest challenges facing the company is how to maintain and develop its relationships with suppliers. This case offers a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of implementing a plan to integrate the suppliers into lastminute.com's technology platform, thus creating switching costs and securing a permanent source of inventory.Starting at €5.74