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Learning From the Entrepreneurial Icebreakers
Prats Moreno, Mª Julia; Sosna, Marc; Sysko-Romanczuk , SylwiaArticle ART-2592-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, StrategyThis article shares the insights of "entrepreneurial icebreakers" -- business pioneers who launched private companies in Central and Eastern Europe after the fall of the Berlin Wall and who expanded beyond national borders by clearing pathways for themselves and others into international markets around the globe. In documenting the obstacles they had to cut through to get to where they are today, we show the path to break inflexible, outdated str...Starting at €8.20
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Costa Valente
Gómez Pajares, Alberto; Urrutia, Josu; Palencia, LuisCase ASN-72-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyA businessman based in Barcelona and dedicated to the textile sector (selling T-shirts to sponsors) is presented with the opportunity to buy a small textile manufacturing company in Guimarães, Portugal. He has to decide whether to take on this project or not. The analysis that he carries out includes a study of the value chain and of the possibility of outsourcing part of the business, as well as the approach the entrepreneur will take to integra...Starting at €8.20
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Chemises en Coton: From Distributor to Manufacturer
Urrutia, Josu; Gómez Pajares, Alberto; Palencia, LuisCase ASN-65-EAccounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, StrategyA Barcelona-based entrepreneur in the textile sector (providing T-shirts to promoters) is presented with the opportunity to take over a small textile manufacturing company located in Tangier, Morocco, and he has to decide whether to take the opportunity or not. The analysis includes the study of the value chain and whether any part of it can be outsourced, alignment with the entrepreneur's current business, and how the plan fits in with his lifes...Starting at €8.20
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Beyond Business Instinct
Agulles, Remei; Prats Moreno, Mª JuliaArticle ART-1450-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementWhile it is widely assumed that entrepreneurs need business competencies like industry analysis, negotiating skills and resource management, other competencies such as interpersonal skills and self-leadership are all too often overlooked. Yet such competencies play a vital role in entrepreneurship - indeed they are a prerequisite for mobilizing the other capabilities and putting them to work in the various contexts in which entrepreneurship take...Starting at €8.20
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Managing the Dark Side of Growth
Prats Moreno, Mª Julia; Sosna, MarcArticle ART-1817-EEntrepreneurshipGrowth is not linear, but a rollercoaster ride of adrenaline highs and stomach-churning lows. Business leaders need both the stamina and ability to shift their approach when necessary to keep their companies on a sustainable growth path in the long term. The authors tracked more than 110 CEOs of young, innovative companies from more than 20 different countries and several industries for more than five years. Their research highlights an important...Starting at €8.20
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Growth: Making it Happen
Dávila Parra, Antonio; Foster, George; Liedtka J. M.; Prats Moreno, Mª Julia; Sosna, Marc; Thurik, RoyDossier DOS-6-EAccounting and Control, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementNo matter the season, harvesting value is possible. Prepare the ground, sow creativity and reap the rewards.Starting at €15.00