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EPO: Electricidade Portuguesa Online (B)
Palencia, Luis; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan Carlos; Soler, EdiCase ASN-62-EDecision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, StrategyTen months after rejecting an investment fund's offer to become a shareholder in Electricidade Portuguesa Online (EPO), the partners meet with their chief financial officer, Carla Ferreira, to analyze the results of the first three quarters of the year and the forecasts for the following two. Carla must also decide whether to accept the offer of the two partners for her to become a shareholder in the company: they are prepared to offer her 10% of...Starting at €5.74
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El Ganso Takes Flight (B)
Amigó i Navarro, Pau; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-181-EDecision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, StrategyAfter experiencing impressive growth, El Ganso brings LVMH on board as a strategic partner in a move that will help the Spanish clothing group tackle several significant challenges it's facing. This case discusses how the deal for L Capital to take a stake in El Ganso's parent company was forged, the aspects of the alliance with LVMH that were most significant, the elements of a new strategic plan developed by the company, and the changes made to...Starting at €5.74
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Privalia: From Private Club to Fashion Brand
Fernandez Garcia-Andrade, Pablo; Oliver, XavierCase M-1330-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyThe private club (a business model pioneered by the French company Vente-privee in 2001) was the main driver of fashion e-commerce. On the one hand, it helped get rid of brands' stocks discreetly and allowed shoppers to buy heavily discounted fashion products, which they could not find online anywhere else since many brands did not use e-commerce and, in some cases, did not even have websites. These circumstances helped this type of e-commerce co...Starting at €8.20
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Diagnostix (A): The dark side of a family business!
Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-186-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementDiagnostix is a small family-owned business that provides medical services such as blood tests, services for patients with diabetes, cosmetic surgery services, etc. It was founded in 1982 by two siblings, Attilio and Romina Girgenti. Attilio, who graduated in electronic engineering, always worked on the technical side of the company and Romina, who was more entrepreneurial, managed the administrative and commercial operations. In February 2012, a...Starting at €8.20
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Carmina Shoemaker: Back to the Future of Luxury
Rodríguez, Silvia; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1332-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, Marketing: In its brief history, Carmina Shoemaker had managed to carve a niche for itself in the exclusive world of classic Goodyear welted shoes, competing with such manufacturers of stature as Crockett & Jones, Church and Edward Green. The honesty behind its products, which offered outstanding quality at an affordable price, had been its competitive weapon to date. Based on its position in a discreet second tier compared with the large brands, Carmina ...Starting at €8.20
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Taurion Inc. - Built to Cure an Incurable Disease (Entrepreneurs)
Ramírez Maz, Daniel; Liechtenstein, Heinrich; Grabenwarter, UliCase F-873-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, Innovation and ChangeTaurion Inc. is a start-up company established in 2006 and based in Vienna. It specializes in researching the causes of Alzheimer's disease (AD) as well as developing diagnostic tools and targeted drugs to combat it. For several years, the founders of the company - two renowned scientists and a finance professional - have been focusing on the role of one deficient protein present in the brains of Alzheimer's patients, the tau protein, which is be...Starting at €8.20
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JacobsRimell (B): una apuesta única que da sus resultados: Decisiones y consecuencias
Prats, Mª Julia; Sosna, Marc; Darsch, DaveFocused Case EFC-9Entrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeEste caso B sobre una joven compañía tecnológica del Reino Unido respaldada por capital riesgo que trata de recuperarse de una crisis casi definitiva no puede impartirse de forma aislada, pues es una continuación directa del caso "JacobsRimell (A): cómo evitar la quiebra". En esta segunda parte se comentan las decisiones que adoptó la empresa durante y después de su casi definitiva crisis (provocada por la pérdida de dos contratos importantes en...Starting at €8.20
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Nacre (B): una cuesta empinada y arriesgada hacia el éxito: Decisiones y consecuencias
Prats, Mª Julia; Sosna, Marc; Darsch, DaveFocused Case EFC-7Entrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeEste caso B no puede impartirse de manera aislada, pues es una continuación directa del caso "Nacre: cómo convertir una idea de laboratorio en una empresa de alto crecimiento" (A) [EFC-2-E]. En el caso B se describen las decisiones y medidas estratégicas del director general y cómo esta empresa (que tan sólo tenía entre 12 y 15 empleados en aquel momento y subcontrataba los servicios de un gran fabricante) consiguió finalmente cerrar un contrato...Starting at €8.20
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Luis de Lezama, un emprendedor polifacético
Segarra, José Antonio; Alvarez de Mon, SantiagoCase DPO-279Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementEl caso cuenta la historia del Grupo Luis de Lezama, desde la fundación de su primer restaurante, la Taberna del Alabardero, hasta la actualidad. También aborda los retos presentes, entre otros, la consolidación del negocio en un periodo crítico y la diversificación emprendida en otros ámbitos del quehacer humano.Starting at €8.20
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Vivace Logística S.A. (II): Preparando pedidos a la carta
Fité, Rosa María; Nueno, PedroCase E-95Entrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementDos emprendedores fundan una empresa de logística con servicios innovadores que les permiten aportar valor añadido a los clientes. El crecimiento de la empresa es grande y les obliga a afrontar más rápido de lo esperado nuevas inversiones que permitan para absorberlo. A pesar de que no disponen de fondos los emprendedores van siendo capaces de conseguirlo.Starting at €8.20