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INCAE (Costa Rica - Nicaragua)
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Yellow card for FIFA -Teaching note
Cifuentes, Martha Sofía; Ketelhohn, NielsTeaching Note INCAE-12471TN-EDecision AnalysisTeaching Note for case INCAE-12471-EStarting at €0.00
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Quetsol: Energy and Development
Majano Guerrero, Ana María; Pérez Pineda, Felipe; Blanco, Juan PabloCase INCAE-31012E-EEconomicsThe Quetsol case is about two young Guatemalan entrepreneurs who enter the renewable energy business, providing low-cost photovoltaic solutions to poor rural families without access to electricity. The case describes the development of the company, the business context, the building of partnerships with microfinance institutions and community organizations, and the way the company designs a strategy to face the challenges of competition. The case...Starting at €8.20
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Rice in Costa Rica: Policies, Interests, Commitments and Coherence with Sustainable Development
Umaña, Víctor; Trejos, AlbertoCase INCAE-31242_E-EEconomicsThe case depicts the circumstances faced by the Costa Rican government in 2010 where the country was exposed to serious penalties by the World Trade Organization (WTO) due to subsidies awarded by the government to the production of rice. Moreover, a newly elected government had taken power, and established new sustainable development goals for the country. Against this background, rice production became a critical agenda for the central governmen...Starting at €8.20
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Yellow card for FIFA
Cifuentes, Martha Sofía; Ketelhohn, NielsCase INCAE-12471_E-EDecision AnalysisThis case illustrates the corruption allegations that surrounded FIFA in 2015. It takes the perspective of prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, who ponders on the actions that will need to be taken by the next FIFA president to redeem the organization and eliminate future corruption.Starting at €8.20
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Biofuels and Circular Economy in Developing Countries: Technology Transfer in Guatemala
Velásquez Ceballos, Teresa; Figueredo, Alvaro; Arriola Ordónez, Estefanía; García Caffaro, Isabella; Coma, PabloCase INCAE-31369_E-EDecision AnalysisIn this case study, a project to develop biodiesel as an alternative energy source in a Guatemalan university was chosen as an example of how technology transfer between academia and industry is not only possible, but can also make a real impact. The leading actor, an academic who developed a succesful biofuel production plant is faced with a decision whether he should continue the project as academic or leave it open to scale up with an industri...Starting at €8.20
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GoPato: Tailoring your personal assistant
Lopez Quirós, Jose Luis; Schill, Ryan; Ickis, John CatherCase INCAE-31212_E-EDecision AnalysisGoPato is a web based personal assistant and delivery service, established in 2015 in Costa Rica. The company's customer base is steadily growing, and has gone through two successful funding rounds, but the operation is not yet profitable. The two co-founders have different ideas of the strategy they should pursue to obtain the aggressive growth they need to reach profitability. In this case, students must put themselves in the role of the founde...Starting at €8.20
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The Ministry of Health in Costa Rica, 2014
Nataren, David; Rodríguez Redondo, Carlos Adrián; Ketelhohn, NielsCase INCAE-12449_E-EEconomicsWhat should the Ministry of Health do to recover its leading role in the Costa Rican Health Sector? wondered Priscilla Herrera MD, General Director of the Costa Rican Ministry of Health (MOH). Dr. Herrera, who had held the position for just six months, was responsible to lead a team of nearly five thousand people with a mission to "promote the overall health of human beings" for 4.5 million Costa Ricans. The Costa Rican health system was consider...Starting at €8.20
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Vital Station
Torres Cóndor, José Humberto; Prado Barboza, Andrea; Schill, Ryan; Marín Ximénez, José NicolásCase INCAE-31200_E-EDecision AnalysisEstación Vital era una empresa dedicada a ofrecer orientaciones de salud gratuitas de salud preventiva mediante tres estaciones o quioscos en dos centros comerciales de Managua, capital de Nicaragua, y se preparaba para expandirse al resto del país. Marcos Lacayo, joven empresario nicaragüense, creador y promotor de un proyecto en el sector salud, Estación Vital, conducía hacia un restaurante para reunirse inversionistas centroamericanos con el o...Starting at €8.20