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Masschallenge, Inc.: Launching a Non-profit Business Accelerator (A)
Gordon K. Adomdza; David T.A. WesleyCase IVEY-9B13M013-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyMassChallenge Inc. is a large non-profit startup accelerator that connects new ventures with other stakeholders within an established business ecosystem. For this new company to engage stakeholders in the numbers envisaged and create a crowd-sourced deal management system, the founders need to develop a model that brings in as many quality or attractive startups as possible. Instead of taking equity in participating ventures as traditional accele...Starting at €8.20
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Launch of the Ford Fiesta Diesel: The World's Most Efficient Car
Francis Spital; David T.A. WesleyCase IVEY-9B10M040-EStrategyThe case describes the challenges faced by Ford and other automobile manufacturers in an era of declining oil reserves and volatile fuel prices. The Ford diesel decision seems to reflect classic thinking constrained by mental models that were developed in a different world. Diesels constitute over 50 per cent of automobile sales in Europe, because fuel is extremely expensive there. If fuel gets extremely expensive in the United States, one would ...Starting at €8.20
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Power Gig: The Rise (and Fall) of Music Games
David T.A. WesleyCase IVEY-9B13A011-EMarketingThe chairman and chief executive officer of a manufacturer of entry-level musical instruments decides to take advantage of the popularity of music video games by creating a gaming division. After spending $30 million on product development, the company launches its first music video game just as the market for this subgenre has fallen into a steep decline. The case discusses the specific attributes of this music video game that may have doomed it...Starting at €8.20
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Knauf Gips Iran and the Green Revolution (B)
David T.A. WesleyCase IVEY-9B14M092-EStrategySupplement to 9B14M091.Starting at €5.74
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Pax Ellevate Global Women’s Leadership Fund: Investing Like a Feminist in the #MeToo Era
David T.A. Wesley; Alexandra RothCase IVEY-9B19C013-ELeadership and People ManagementThe senior vice-president for sustainable investing at the U.S.-based Pax World Funds, a leader in socially responsible investing, needed to identify and invest in companies for the company's Pax Ellevate Global Women's Leadership Fund, an investment fund that promoted labour rights through gender equality. The fund had more than US$200 million in assets under management, a 25 per cent one-year rate of return, and a three-year annual rate of retu...Starting at €8.20
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Mining and Corporate Social Responsibility: Scotbar Proprietary Limited
David T.A. Wesley; Belinda Wade; Sheila PufferCase IVEY-9B18M099-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe chief executive officer of Scotbar Proprietary Limited (Scotbar) in Queensland, Australia, decided to develop a process to convert sandstone to sand, a technique that large multinational mining companies failed to perfect. The stakes could not have been higher, with global environmental disaster looming and the world quickly depleting its reserves of construction sand, severely affecting coastal communities and destroying marine ecosystems in...Starting at €8.20
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Ducati: En busca de la magia (A)
Mitchell, Jordan; Cassiman, BrunoCase DG-1507Innovation and Change, StrategyA principios de 2006, Federico Minoli, consejero delegado del fabricante italiano de motocicletas Ducati, se plantea diferentes opciones estratégicas. Tras haber liderado la compañía durante una importante fase de reorientación entre 1996 y 2001, Minoli observa que los ingresos de Ducati se han estancado entre 2002 y 2005, por lo que está concibiendo un plan para "relanzar" Ducati que pretende presentar a los inversores para recabar su apoyo con ...Starting at €8.20
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Michael Eisner at Disney
Mitchell, Jordan; Miller, PaddyCase DPO-61-ECorporate Governance, Leadership and People ManagementThis case deals with a proven successful leader in entertainment (Michael Eisner) in a time of leadership crisis. At the time of this case, Eisner is managing an internal and external revolt. Students must unearth the key points of Eisner's leadership, including how he manages people, his communication ability, his propensity to risk taking and his track record in developing other leaders. In looking at Eisner's leadership, students will have t...Starting at €8.20
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Infosys Technologies: Powered by Intellect, Driven by Values
Mitchell, Jordan; Velamuri, RamaCase E-81-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, EntrepreneurshipThis case documents the evolution of Infosys Technologies from its humble beginnings in 1981 to its position in 2004 as one of the most admired companies in India, with revenues exceeding US$ 1 billion, profits of US$ 270 million (CAGR in revenues and profits of approximately 60% over the past 10 years), and a workforce of more than 25,000 employees. The case focuses on the values of the founders, and the extent to which these values have allowed...Starting at €8.20
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The KLM Approach to Alliances
Mitchell, Jordan; Ariño, Africa; Ozcan, PinarCase SM-1530-EStrategyWhen it teamed up with Northwest Airlines of the US in 1989, KLM became Europe¿s first airline to begin a major cross-border airline alliance. What followed was a series of pan-continental alliances resulting in the formation of Star Alliance, oneworld and Skyteam. This case study highlights the main milestones in the development of KLM¿s major alliances focusing primarily on Northwest with additional details on relationships with Kenya Airways, ...Starting at €8.20