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Ebola: Managing to Save Lives
IESE InsightArticle ART-2676-EService and Operations ManagementA year after the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa in March 2014, health-care experts are cautiously optimistic that the epidemic appears to be slowing. Although the outlook is brighter than a year ago when the first case was detected in Guinea, there is still a long way to go and many lessons to be learned in managing a crisis of this scale, related to institutional shortfalls, international coordination, engagement with local stakeholders and, m...Starting at €8.20
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CloudBiz: Una Solución Administrativa para las PYMES
Martínez, Allan; Chaves, Natalia; Cátedra René Morales Carazo de EmprendimientoCase INCAE-31283_SEntrepreneurshipStartup que se dedica al diseño e implementación de ERP’s, emprendimiento hondureño ejecutado por 3 hermanos que buscan crecimiento con su empresa, sin embargo se enfrentan a diversos retos, desde la poca adopción de tecnología en su país de origen, comoStarting at €8.20
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Comayagua Bilingual School - Incursionando en Nuevos Segmentos de Mercado
Martínez, Allan; Chaves, Natalia; Cátedra René Morales Carazo de EmprendimientoCase INCAE-31271_SFinanceEn respuesta a la reforma al sistema educativo hondureño, la familia Martínez decide incursiona en un nuevo nicho de mercado. El nuevo emprendimiento superó todas las expectativas de crecimiento, por lo que se requería inyectar capital para satisfacer la demanda. ¿sería este un pico demanda producto de la novedad, que tendería a caer? ¿valdría la pena realizar la inversión requerida?Starting at €8.20
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Hospital La LimMedical Center (LLMC): tercerización de servicios hospitalarios del sector público
Mendoza, RobertoCase INCAE-31246FinanceEste caso ilustra como Ia dirección del hospital identifica los costos relevantes para presentar una propuesta de servicios que el lnstituto Hondureño de Seguro Social de San Pedro Sula les ha solicitado. El dilema de qué servicios ofrecer y qué precios fijar, considerando: 1) Que existe capacidad ociosa, 2) Es una solicitud única y 3) Los servicios son clasificados en tres categorías, según el grado de dificultad de las cirugías. Se recomienda a...Starting at €8.20
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Instituto Privado Comayagua
Martínez, Allan; Chaves, Natalia; Cátedra René Morales Carazo de EmprendimientoCase INCAE-31273_SStrategyUna reforma al sistema educativo hondureño amenazaba al Instituto Privado Comayagua. La reestructuración al sistema escolar pondría en riesgo el 33% de los ingresos del negocio. Jesús Martínez deberá decidir cómo actuar para garantizar la continuidad del emprendimiento que con tanto esfuerzo había fundado 40 años atrás.Starting at €8.20
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Richard Fahey and Robert Saudek (B): Overcoming Crises and Growing the Liberian Energy Network
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Paul, Joseph A.Case HBS-ALI025-EAfter a challenging start to the Liberian Energy Network, Richard Fahey and Robert Saudek, together with their Liberian counterpart Abu Sherif, set out to realign the company business plan, grow LEN, and bring light to even more Liberians. They formed new partnerships, identified new business opportunities, and persevered through a series of hurdles.Starting at €5.74
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White Gold In Benin: Chinese Investment In Cotton
Zhangfeng Fei; Xiaokang Zhao; Kejing Zhang; Alex BeamishCase IVEY-9B18M003-EStrategyIn mid-June 2011, the Chinese president of the China–Benin joint venture Benin Textile Company (Compagnie Béninoise des Textiles, or CBT) was deeply worried about the supply of cotton in Benin. Since 2009, CBT had faced significant challenges in obtaining a reliable cotton supply. In 2010, the company had already placed its cotton orders, but local Beninese cotton producers were unwilling to deliver cotton at the earlier agreed-on price due to th...Starting at €8.20
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Royal Dutch/Shell in Nigeria Stakeholder Simulation: Pengassan
Oana Branzei; David WheelerCase IVEY-9B08M075D-EStrategyThe goal of the Royal Dutch/Shell in Nigeria Stakeholder Simulation is to illustrate the challenges in anticipating points of common interest, and the difficulties of overcoming initial antagonistic conditions in order to work together to develop better positions. The simulation illustrates the tensions, trade-offs, and challenges involved in mapping and addressing competing stakeholder demands in a long-standing conflict where players' positions...Starting at €8.20
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Phil Chan (A)
Paul W. Beamish; Jean-Louis SchaanCase IVEY-9B08M038-EStrategyThe case deals with a scam that has been run out of Nigeria since 1990. In it, foreign companies are approached for their assistance in facilitating an international transfer of funds in order to receive a very large but unearned commission. In the case, a Hong Kong-based manager who is travelling to Nigeria is unaware that he is walking into a situation where his company is about to be cheated. The objective of the case is to raise the issue of ...Starting at €8.20
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iSpace: Expanding a Start-Up Hub for West African Entrepreneurs
Nicole R.D. Haggerty; Darkwah Joseph Asante; Emma Hogeterp; Ali Beres; Hui FangCase IVEY-9B18M097-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyiSpace, a start-up hub that focused on women in technology, was founded in 2013 in Ghana’s capital, Accra, and provided space, technology, and funding to 62 entrepreneurs. In May 2017, the co-founder wanted to expand the business to maximize social impact by empowering a greater number of entrepreneurs who lacked technical skills, emotional support, and access to funding. iSpace had four strategies to choose from to meet its goal: create new prog...Starting at €8.20