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Telefónica: 95 Years of Innovation
Prats, Mª Julia; Bria, Vittoria EmanuelaCase E-217-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeIt was another hot sunny day in Madrid. Miguel Arias was sitting in his office. On the Global Entrepreneurship Director's desk was a list of questions to address during an interview that afternoon. It had been a long road to open innovation in Telefónica, characterized by the many challenges the company faced: innovation in products, the rise of new competitors in new economies; as well as by the many goals reached, especially in the last ten yea...Starting at €8.20
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Telefónica: 95 años de innovación
Prats, Mª Julia; Bria, Vittoria EmanuelaCase E-217Entrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeEra otro soleado y caluroso día en Madrid. Miguel Arias se encontraba en su oficina. En el escritorio del director global de Emprendimiento había una lista de preguntas que debería abordar durante una entrevista aquella tarde. El área de Innovación Abierta [Open Innovation] de Telefónica había recorrido un largo camino, caracterizado por los numerosos retos a los que se enfrentaba la compañía -la innovación en productos o el surgimiento de nuevos...Starting at €8.20
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ServiceForce: Scaling up Financing
Hitesh J Shukla; Ashutosh DashCase IVEY-9B13N019-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceThe founder of ServiceForce, a company that provides repair and maintenance for motorized two-wheel vehicles in India, has a dilemma about whether he should sell the rights of his franchisee business, join hands with a venture capitalist, borrow money for capacity building or see the business grow through franchising. The start-up was initiated with his own money and family investment. A mere 18 months has shown great success with two service sta...Starting at €8.20
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Nilco Pvt. Limited — The Technology Selection Process (A)
Jitendar Khatri Bittoo; Ashutosh DashCase IVEY-9B14M068-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyBy 2009, since the introduction of liberal economic policies by the government of India in 1991, many Indian companies manufacturing leather cloth were closing down due to cheap imports from China and Taiwan. There had been no new investment or expansion in this field at all. In such a business environment and against the advice of many trade analysts, the chief executive officer of Northern India Leather Cloth Manufacturing Company Pvt. Ltd., ba...Starting at €8.20
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Nilco Pvt. Limited — The Technology Selection Process (B)
Jitendar Khatri Bittoo; Ashutosh DashCase IVEY-9B14M069-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn this, the B case, the chief executive officer wonders how to enlist and prioritize important qualitative factors, along with financial factors in evaluating the shortlisted technologies from which he must choose. He consults a leading industrial pundit for his advice on multi-criteria decision-making techniques used by many practitioners in industry. They decide to use the analytic hierarchy process methodology, which had gained huge popularit...Starting at €5.74
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Shree Balaji Alumnicast: Going Green
Jitendar Khatri Bittoo; Ashutosh DashCase IVEY-9B16M036-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyShree Balaji Alumnicast Pvt. Ltd. (SBA) was a successful Indian metal recycling company and a pioneer in creating sustainable customer value through its closed-loop supply chain. In 2009, its biggest customer demanded a 15 per cent price reduction on alloys and threatened to withdraw its entire business if SBA failed to meet its demand within a given time frame. This customer contributed a significant share of SBA’s revenue and was thus indispens...Starting at €8.20
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Price or Relationship: SecureNow's Dilemma
Ripsy Bondia; Ashutosh DashCase IVEY-9B16N069-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyIn April 2014, the founder of SecureNow met with one of his classmates who was now an angel investor. The two had recently met socially and the founder had briefed his classmate on SecureNow’s online business-to-business insurance marketplace. The classmate was now expressing interest in investing in SecureNow but his valuation was much lower than the founder’s expectation. The founder was confident of SecureNow’s future growth, but he wanted fun...Starting at €8.20
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Harsh Electricals: Analyzing Cost in Search of Profit
Rahul Pramani; Ashutosh DashCase IVEY-9B19B003-EAccounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, StrategyFounded in 2008, Harsh Electricals was a supplier of electrical goods and home appliances to retailers in three states of southern India. After the company’s first few years of success and high profitability, the founder observed a steep decline in profits. In 2013, the founder was considering shifting the business to manufacturing and supplying air coolers, but needed to build a business plan that addressed the costs of manufacturing, the break-...Starting at €8.20