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Search Funds - 2013: Selected Observations
Dodson, D; Kelly, P; Grousbeck, I; Rosenthal, S; Luther, JCase SGSB-E521-EEntrepreneurshipSince 1996, the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies (CES) at the Stanford Graduate School of Business has conducted a series of studies on the performance of search funds. This study, as well as its predecessors, has endeavored to gather data and gain insight into all known search funds. Each of these studies portrays the aggregate characteristics of search funds, presents their principals’ backgrounds, and evaluates the investment returns gener...Starting at €8.20
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Tiny Prints (A)
Child, M; Rosenthal, SCase SGSB-E426A-ELeadership and People ManagementThe Tiny Prints case describes the founding of the online stationery company in 2004, through its growth and evolution to 2007. The three cofounders bootstrapped the company from the beginning, primarily so that they could retain control over the decision-making and strategic direction of the company. While that decision allowed the cofounders flexibility and independence, it also led to capital constraints and a “good enough” culture that had ...Starting at €8.20
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KiOR: The Quest for Cellulosic Biofuels
Reichelstein, S; Rosenthal, S; Sahoo, ACase SGSB-E427-EEntrepreneurshipIn 2012, KiOR was in the process of starting biofuels production at its first plant in Columbus, Mississippi. This initial plant was to provide a commercial scale proof-of-concept of KiOR’s production technology, and the company expected to build another set of plants in Natchez, MS using “copy exact” principles. These latter plants would be three times the size of the Columbus plants, and KiOR anticipated a number of improvements in its produc...Starting at €8.20
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KiOR: The Quest for Cellulosic Biofuels - Teaching Note
Reichelstein, S; Rosenthal, S; Sahoo, ATeaching Note SGSB-E427TN-EEntrepreneurshipIn 2012, KiOR was in the process of starting biofuels production at its first plant in Columbus, Mississippi. This initial plant was to provide a commercial scale proof-of-concept of KiOR’s production technology, and the company expected to build another set of plants in Natchez, MS using “copy exact” principles. These latter plants would be three times the size of the Columbus plants, and KiOR anticipated a number of improvements in its produc...Starting at €0.00
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Indona, S.A. (A)
Gallo, Miguel Ángel; Regueras E.; Ricart, Joan Enric; Ruiz, AntonioCase DG-1159StrategyEl sector del automóvil está pasando por intensos cambios: dificultades en el conocimiento en la Unión Europea; necesidades de reducción de costes y aumento de la fiabilidad; globalización, etc. La empresa, líder europea en tapacubos con un 26% del mercado, se enfrentó con la necesidad de implantar una estrategia de globalización, incrementar el servicio de diseño e industrialización al fabricante, y dar énfasis en el desarrollo de una nueva unid...Starting at €8.20
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Fremap
Andreu i Civit, Rafael; Ricart, Joan EnricCase DG-1127StrategyEl caso presenta a una mutua de accidentes laborales, donde el director general logra cambiar la organización para conseguir una mayor motivación y un desarrollo personal y profesional de los empleados. La idea principal era dotarles de una mayor capacidad de decisión, como consecuencia del mayor grado de responsabilidad que se les daba. De una situación de burocracia y excesiva especialización por parte de los empleados, se pasa a una situación ...Starting at €8.20
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Glovo 1.0: Iniciando un nuevo modelo de negocio en el ultra-competitivo mercado de la última milla
Tapia Pagès, Albert; Carenzo, Mathieu; Ricart, Joan EnricCase SM-1683Decision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Leadership and People Management, Marketing, Service and Operations Management, StrategyEn el contexto de la revolución digital y el uso masivo de dispositivos inteligentes conectados a Internet, los hábitos de consumo han cambiado radicalmente. Actualmente, una gran parte de la población compra desde su casa, y los consumidores pueden comparar y elegir productos entre una gran variedad de opciones y vendedores, por lo que la competencia es feroz. Las empresas locales, como los restaurantes, ya no compiten solo con la tienda de al l...Starting at €8.20
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La transformación de Medellín: hacia una sociedad urbana más equitativa, innovadora y participativa
Duch, Ana Isabel; Ricart, Joan Enric; Berrone, PascualCase SM-1681Economics, Innovation and Change, StrategyA finales del siglo XX, Medellín (Colombia) era conocida por ser una de las ciudades más violentas y peligrosas del mundo, un paraíso para el narcotráfico y un centro de pobreza, desigualdad y exclusión social. Sin embargo, en menos de dos décadas, ha sido capaz de transformarse en un modelo de intervención urbanística, resiliencia social y una de las economías metropolitanas de más rápido crecimiento en Latinoamérica. El exitoso cambio de imagen...Starting at €8.20
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TMB (B): Creation of Management Units in TB - Suppement
Ricart, Joan EnricCase ASE-246-EEconomicsStarting at €5.74
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Mango, Socializing Fashion
Kordecka, Izabela; Ricart, Joan EnricCase SM-1547-EStrategyMango, a clothing company with a large presence in Spain and the rest of the world, decides to enter new industry segments in order to broaden its main target market, strengthen its brand and drive purchases of its products. Mango's main customers until now have been modern, avant-garde young women in their 20s to 40s. However, success in the women's fashion segment has persuaded the company that in order to continue to succeed in this industry a...Starting at €8.20