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Oltre Venture: The Impact Revolution (A) and (B)
Beccarini, Irene; Herrera, Ángela; Ferraro, Fabrizio; Liechtenstein, HeinrichTeaching Note SMT-122-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyThis case describes the start-up and early operation of a novel impact investing firm in Italy: Oltre Venture. Oltre Venture, which defines itself as a "social venture capital" firm, had been among the pioneers of impact investing in Europe, investing ¿8 million in its first fund, and raising ¿29 million for its second one. Founded by professionals with many years of corporate and private equity experience, Oltre Venture had developed a unique ha...Starting at €0.00
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Vueling: The New Generation Airline (A)
Mitchell, Jordan; Ferraro, FabrizioCase SM-1561-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, StrategyVueling (A) case follows start-up and growth of a Spanish low-cost carrier from 2004 until 2007. Barcelona-based Vueling set out to offer "high quality at low price" to travellers in South-Western Europe. The case describes the strategy and competitive situation, Vueling's business model, and the challenges the company faced in an increasingly competitive environment.Starting at €8.20
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Oltre Venture: The Impact Revolution (B)
Beccarini, Irene; Herrera, Ángela; Ferraro, Fabrizio; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase SM-1670-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyThis case describes the start-up and early operation of a novel impact investing firm in Italy: Oltre Venture. Oltre Venture, which defines itself as a "social venture capital" firm, had been among the pioneers of impact investing in Europe, investing ?8 million in its first fund, and raising ?29 million for its second one. Founded by professionals with many years of corporate and private equity experience, Oltre Venture had developed a unique ha...Starting at €5.74
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Oltre Venture: The Impact Revolution (A)
Beccarini, Irene; Herrera, Ángela; Ferraro, Fabrizio; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase SM-1669-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyThis case describes the start-up and early operation of a novel impact investing firm in Italy: Oltre Venture. Oltre Venture, which defines itself as a "social venture capital" firm, had been among the pioneers of impact investing in Europe, investing ?8 million in its first fund, and raising ?29 million for its second one. Founded by professionals with many years of corporate and private equity experience, Oltre Venture had developed a unique ha...Starting at €8.20
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Vueling: The New Generation Airline (B)
Mitchell, Jordan; Ferraro, FabrizioCase SM-1562-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, StrategyVueling (B) case follows Vueling from its IPO (December 2006) until 2009 and the challenges it faced in reaching financial viability because of the strong competition of incumbents Iberia, Spanair and Clickair, and low cost giants Ryanair and Easyjet. The option of a merger with Clickair is discussed.Starting at €5.74
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The Windham Family (A): Family Tradition
Batt, Robert; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase F-897-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementFrom these cases you will learn that parents' actions (expectations, responsibilities, excessive demand) can lead to negative effects: for example, the creation of a dysfunctional next generation. A sensible governance structure for family wealth is necessary, but it is even more important to foster emotional health (vs. financial health) and self-worth (vs. net worth) among all family members, especially in-laws. The cases also deal with family ...Starting at €8.20
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The Windham Family (B)
Batt, Robert; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase F-898-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementFrom these cases you will learn that parents' actions (expectations, responsibilities, excessive demand) can lead to negative effects: for example, the creation of a dysfunctional next generation. A sensible governance structure for family wealth is necessary, but it is even more important to foster emotional health (vs. financial health) and self-worth (vs. net worth) among all family members, especially in-laws. The cases also deal with family ...Starting at €5.74
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The Montague Family (B)
Batt, Robert; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase F-877-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementSerena was woken up by her father's return from his morning jog. She looks younger than her age and, at 1.68 m tall, suffers from anorexia nervosa, with a threshold of 48 kg. She often feels heavy and ugly, doesn't want to eat, and walks to her internship at Vogue to burn calories. When his parents are away, David is likely to sleep until after midday. On this particular day, his afternoon is spent recovering from a hangover, going over his hazy ...Starting at €5.74
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The Montague Family (A)
Batt, Robert; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase F-876-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementThe Montague family lives in a former aristocratic and fully-restored luxury residence with an indoor pool, gym and staff quarters on London's most exclusive street. They have a low-key approach to wealth - no fast cars or private jets - though they've built up a fine collection of 20th century paintings and sculpture through their charitable foundation. The Montagues have tried to instill in their children a thoughtful and humble ethos about the...Starting at €8.20
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Lew Wasserman and the Motion Picture Industry
Gurses K.; Ferraro, FabrizioCase DG-1494-EEntrepreneurshipLew Wasserman achieved a position of immense power in the movie industry and in the political arena. Before him, old-time moguls like Louis B. Mayer and Jack Warner, had exerted enormous power within their particular domains, but none of them had been able to move outside of the confines of the motion picture industry. Wasserman became enormously powerful in the 1950s, as both an agent and a producer, moving beyond Hollywood to dominate the emerg...Starting at €8.20