HBSP (USA)
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Design Thinking and Innovation at Apple (Spanish version)
Thomke, Stefan; Feinberg, BarbaraCase HBS-610S10Entrepreneurship1) design thinking; 2) product development strategy and execution; 3) CEO as chief innovator; and 4) bold business experimentation.Starting at €8.20
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Global Beauty Made in Brazil (Spanish version)
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Reisen de Pinho, RicardoCase HBS-807S26EntrepreneurshipExplores the globalization strategies of Natura, Brazil's largest cosmetics company. Founded in 1969, Natura grew using a direct selling model. Led by its three founders, the firm made distinctive use of Brazil's diversity and became characterized by high ethical and environmental standards. Natura began to seek international markets in 1982, but experienced many setbacks until surviving the economic crisis in Argentina in 2001. The company opene...Starting at €8.20
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Business Model Analysis for Entrepreneurs (Spanish version)
Eisenmann, Thomas R.Case HBS-813S07Entrepreneurshipa customer value proposition, a technology and operations management plan, a go-to-market plan, and a profit formula. For each element, the note lists questions that an entrepreneur must address when evaluating an early-stage opportunity. The note explores in greater depth several business model issues that are especially relevant to entrepreneurial ventures, including the impact of network effects and customer switching costs; conditions when a...Starting at €8.20
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Pacing Issues (Spanish version)
Eisenmann, Thomas R.Case HBS-814S05Entrepreneurship(1) Which of the three company's approach to using people analytics for talent acquisition and development is most appealing (or most concerning)?; and (2) Should Fukuhara turn on the most advanced part of the artificial intelligence engine, allowing GROW not just to provide recommendations to clients about whom they should hire, but also (based on performance and attribute data of previous hires) to overrule clients' specifications (or biases) ...Starting at €8.20
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Connecting Taxis and Passengers in South America (Spanish version)
Coles, Peter A.; Edelman, BenjaminCase HBS-915S10EntrepreneurshipSaferTaxi, a taxi booking service in South America must develop its mobilization strategy; that is, it must attract enough passengers and drivers to make its service worthwhile for all. Drivers hesitate to pay for SaferTaxi's smartphones and service unless these will deliver passenger bookings -- and passengers have no reason to sign up unless drivers are available. Meanwhile, regulators question the permissibility of online taxi booking in light...Starting at €8.20
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J. Perez Foods (B) (Spanish version)
Davis, John A.; Lachapelle, KacieCase HBS-813S14EntrepreneurshipComplementa el caso (A).Starting at €5.74
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Globant
Khaire, Mukti; Herrero, Gustavo A.; Scott, CintraCase HBS-811059-EEntrepreneurshipThe case deals with an IT company born in Argentina in 2003 to provide software services to established companies in the developed world. After reaching sales of $57 million in 2010, the company ponders its next steps to achieve $500 million in revenues by 2015.Starting at €8.20
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Horst Dassler, Adidas, y la comercialización del deporte
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Norris, Michael; Kim, SophiCase HBS-316S09EntrepreneurshipEl caso se centra en la carrera de Horst Dassler, el hijo del fundador del fabricante de calzado deportivo con sede en Alemania Adidas. Los orígenes de la firma estaban en los años de entreguerras, y se elevó a la prominencia pública después de que proporciona picos de la famosa velocista afroamericano en los Juegos Olímpicos de 1936 en Berlín. Desde la década de 1950, Horst cultivó relaciones con los atletas y las federaciones nacionales para ex...Starting at €8.20
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Pathfinder Capital
Sahlman, William A.; Janower, AndrewCase HBS-396067-EEntrepreneurshipTwo former consultants have raised a search fund and are looking for a company to buy and run. After eight months of looking at deals, they have just signed a letter of intent to buy the second largest book retail chain in Canada in a turnaround situation. They must now decide whether to go through with the deal and, if so, how to raise the necessary financing.Starting at €8.20
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Kazuo Inamori, a Japanese Entrepreneur
Mayo, Anthony J.; Egawa, Masako; Yamazaki, MayukaCase HBS-408039-EEntrepreneurshipThe case provides insight into a business leader whose cognizance of contextual forces (social, economic, and political) allowed him to drive significant change in an industry and Japanese society in the second half of the twentieth century.Starting at €8.20