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Olivia Baker recibe un e-mail
Ruizalba, José Luis; Las Heras, Mireia; Chinchilla, NuriaCase DPO-251Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementOlivia sigue con sus planes de expansión, pero sin tener demasiado en cuenta a uno de los miembros de su equipo, George Foster, que fue el que la ayudó en sus inicios. Olivia ha personalizado demasiado su empresa, de forma que no delega y concentra en ella todo el poder, con las debidas consecuencias y sin dar protagonismo al resto del equipo.Starting at €8.20
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Olivia Baker Reacts to Geroge
Ruizalba, José Luis; Chinchilla, Nuria; Las Heras, MireiaCase DPO-252-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementOlivia Baker and her team expand the business group with new initiatives. However, the evolution of the business gives rise to obstacles and tensions between her and the people in her trusted inner circle, such as George Foster. This makes her wonder whether to continue as usual or to change her strategy.Starting at €8.20
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Founders Factory
Rayport, Jeffrey; Barnett, JamesCase HBS-821009-EEntrepreneurshipIn January 2020, Brent Hoberman and Henry Lane Fox, co-founders of Founders Factory, a venture capital fund with an accelerator and incubator program funded by investment from corporate partners, consider international expansion strategies.Starting at €8.20
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Delivering the Goods at Shippo
Bussgang, Jeffrey J.; Rayport, Jeffrey; Hull, OliviaCase HBS-817065-EEntrepreneurshipLaura Behrens Wu, CEO of software start-up Shippo, prepares her pitch for a Series A funding round following a successful seed round. Customer adoption of Shippo's e-commerce dashboard application, which allows small and medium retailers to compare delivery rates between shipping providers and print package labels, has been steady in the nine months since it went live. But traction with the firm's developer-friendly product, an API that allows la...Starting at €8.20
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Swagbucks
Rayport, Jeffrey; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-817068-EEntrepreneurshipIn early 2016, Chuck Davis, chairman and CEO of Prodege LLC, parent company of the brand promotion business Swagbucks, and Josef Gorowitz, Prodege's founder and president, must decide whether to acquire MyPoints, a competitor to Swagbucks, after a significant cultural transformation that the company has just gone through. Over the preceding two years, Davis and Gorowitz had grown Swagbucks from a relatively small venture staffed by people from G...Starting at €8.20
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Chewy.com (A)
Rayport, Jeffrey; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-818079-EService and Operations ManagementIn late 2013, Ryan Cohen, cofounder and CEO of the fast growing online pet food and pet products retailer Chewy.com, has to make a "bet the company decision"-whether to keep working with Chewy's third-party logistics (3PL) provider to fulfill customer orders, or whether to take this critical function in-house. Cohen worries that the company's 3PL will not be able to serve Chewy's customers as it continues to grow, and reaching scale is essential ...Starting at €8.20
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Olivia Baker Got an E-mail
Ruizalba, José Luis; Las Heras, Mireia; Chinchilla, NuriaCase DPO-251-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementOlivia continues with her expansion plans, but she gives little regard to one of the members of her team, George Foster, who helped her at the beginning. Olivia has personalized her business too much, to the extent that she does not delegate and has all of the power, with the consequences this entails. She does not share responsibility with the rest of the team.Starting at €8.20
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Olivia Baker: la resolución
Ruizalba, José Luis; Las Heras, Mireia; Chinchilla, NuriaCase DPO-253Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementEn la parte D del caso sobre Olivia Baker, se detalla la evolución de la relación entre esta y George, una persona esencial de su equipo con el que ha tenido algunas diferencias. Parte de la solución a esta mala relación es reestructurar el equipo directivo, dado el crecimiento del grupo. Ante la crisis, decide pedir consejo a un consultor experto.Starting at €8.20
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Olivia Baker: The Resolution
Ruizalba, José Luis; Las Heras, Mireia; Chinchilla, NuriaCase DPO-253-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementIn part D of Olivia Baker's case study, details are given of the evolution of her relationship with George, a key member of her team with whom she has had her differences. Part of the solution to this strained relationship is to restructure the management team, given the growth of the group. Confronted with this crisis, she decides to seek the advice of an expert consultant.Starting at €8.20