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A New Model for the Pharmaceutical Industry: The Institute of OneWorld Health
Schoen, Oliver; Mair, JohannaCase DG-1480-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeThis case introduces the Institute of OneWorld Health, a company dedicated to producing drugs for neglected diseases and the first non-profit pharmaceutical company in the world. Founded in 2000 by Dr. Victoria Hale, IOWH took expired and donated patent compounds and developed them through all the stages of clinical testing and approval into drugs to fight the world's most destructive diseases, usually occurring in Third World countries where per...Starting at €8.20
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Economic Evaluation of Information Systems: Sort Hospital
Farré, Marçal; Valor Sabatier, JosepCase SI-181-EInformation TechnologiesThis case examines the evaluation of IT investments in healthcare organizations. The case is meant to serve as a basis for discussion on how these technologies impact healthcare providers, what their associated costs and benefits are, what methodologies are used to assess them and how these assessments should be weighed by decision-makers considering this type of investment.Starting at €8.20
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Entropy International. Enabling Businesses to Make a Contribution to Sustainable Development - Teaching Note
Seelos, Christian; Mair, JohannaTeaching Note DGT-33-EStrategyNote prepared as an aid to instructors in the classroom use of case DG-1454-E Entropy International. Enabling Businesses to Make a Contribution to Sustainable Development.Starting at €0.00
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HIFU en el Hospital Universitario Mútua Terrassa
Yankovic, Natalia; Ribera, Jaume; Farré, MarçalCase P-1113Service and Operations ManagementPor un lado, este caso presenta la introducción de una nueva tecnología, HIFU (high-intensity focused ultrasound), en el Hospital Universitario Mútua Terrassa. Por otro, se describen tanto el mercado objetivo y los ingresos potenciales en los sectores privado y público como las distintas reacciones de los profesionales especializados en ginecología y oncología) a la introducción de dicha tecnología.Starting at €8.20
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Merger of Three. The Integration of Allianz, AGF and Athena in Spain
Lupu, Raluca; Mair, JohannaCase DG-1404-EStrategyAt the end of 1997 Allianz, the German insurance group, acquired AGF, a key player in the French market. With this move Allianz not only reinforced its strategy of multilocality, but also added momentum to the ongoing consolidation process in the European and global insurance sector. In the course of the merger implementation process several issues appeared; among the most prominent, the integration of existing businesses (subsidiaries) in other ...Starting at €8.20
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Los social media en el Hospital del Baix Llobregat
Farré, Marçal; Valor Sabatier, JosepCase SI-186Information Technologies, Innovation and ChangeFerrán Sánchez, gerente del hospital del Baix Llobregat (HBLL), debe tomar una decisión acerca de la propuesta de un colega sobre el uso de nuevas herramientas que permitan la interacción entre pacientes y profesionales a través de comunidades online. Como gerente de la institución, él es quien tiene el poder de impulsar una iniciativa de este tipo.Starting at €8.20
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Waste Concern: convertir un problema en un recurso
Mitchell, Jordan; Mair, JohannaCase DG-1502Entrepreneurship, StrategyEn septiembre de 2005, los cofundadores de Waste Concern, una organización dedicada al reciclaje de residuos en Bangladesh, consideraron realizar cambios en su modelo para que el Gobierno municipal aprobara su proyecto de construir una instalación de compostaje a gran escala. Desde su fundación en 1995, Waste Concern había estado siguiendo un modelo de compostaje descentralizado mediante el cual cada planta era una operación a pequeña escala que ...Starting at €8.20
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Waste Concern: Turning a Problem into a Resource
Mitchell, Jordan; Mair, JohannaCase DG-1502-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyAs of September 2005, the co-founders of Waste Concern, an organization dedicated to improving waste recycling in Bangladesh, are considering making a change to their model in order to get approval from the municipal government for a large-scale composting site. Since its inception in 1995, Waste Concern has followed a decentralized composting model whereby each composting site is a small-scale operation processing 3 tons of organic waste per day...Starting at €8.20
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Social Media in Baix Llobregat Hospital
Farré, Marçal; Valor Sabatier, JosepCase SI-186-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and ChangeMr. Sánchez, manager of Baix Llobregat Hospital (HBLL), must make a decision regarding a colleague's proposal. It considers the use of new tools to enable interaction between patients and practitioners through online communities. Mr. Sánchez, as manager of the institution, is the person who has the authority to push through an initiative such as this.Starting at €8.20
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Entropy International. Enabling businesses to make a contribution to sustainable development
Seelos, Christian; Mair, JohannaCase DG-1454-EStrategyThis case documents the circumstances of managing the growth phase of a start-up company. Entropy International faces the unique challenges and opportunities of social entrepreneurship but also entrepreneurship in general. Founded by a visionary environmental activist in 1996 as an environmental consulting boutique in the United Kingdom, Entropy grew with the emerging needs of large multinational corporations to publicly report on and minimize th...Starting at €8.20