IESE (España)
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Atam: Innovating in the Social Sector (A)
Elvira, Marta; Prats, Mª Julia; Plaza López, LuisCase DPO-244-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeAtam is an association of Grupo Telefónica, which was founded in 1973 with the aim of providing assistance for the disabled and elderly dependents. It was the result of an agreement between the company and its labor unions. It is a nonprofit, national organization, declared to be serving the public interest, and has 60,000 members belonging to 28 companies of the group. Atam has three major areas of action: individual financial support, direct-ca...Starting at €8.20
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El Ganso Takes Flight (A)
Arana, Sergio; Echániz, Iñigo; Pascual, Julio; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-159-EEntrepreneurshipÁlvaro and Clemente, two brothers from Madrid with entrepreneurial spirits and creative mentalities, created the clothing brand El Ganso. The brand has a young vibe, and made a place for itself in the Spanish fashion market by pinpointing a niche that no one had filled. In January 2006, "Jeremy Stanford" shoes arrived in Madrid. In the wake of their success, the brothers opened their first store in Madrid and El Ganso underwent a "growth spurt." ...Starting at €8.20
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Opportunity Network (B): Growth Challenges
Amigó i Navarro, Pau; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-186-EDecision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeThe start-up that in just two years of existence has proved to be able to develop a business model and changing networking services. They have expanded worldwide and increased they revenues exponentially of digital disruption. However, there was still a challenge that Opportunity Network had to face which had successful growth: the need to balance its growth with its business model and firm values and diversification.Starting at €5.74
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Atam: A New Model of Sustainable Social Welfare (C)
Elvira, Marta; Prats, Mª JuliaCase DPO-389-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeThe economic crisis and the successive redundancy plans of Telefónica in Spain were having an inexorable effect on the viability of Atam and its economic operations. The association had to complete its restructuring of the old service delivery system and concentrate on building a new model for a sustainable social welfare institution. A turning point was reached, from which point Atam began to speed up all the transformation processes. The case d...Starting at €5.74
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El Ganso Takes Flight (B)
Amigó i Navarro, Pau; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-181-EDecision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, StrategyAfter experiencing impressive growth, El Ganso brings LVMH on board as a strategic partner in a move that will help the Spanish clothing group tackle several significant challenges it's facing. This case discusses how the deal for L Capital to take a stake in El Ganso's parent company was forged, the aspects of the alliance with LVMH that were most significant, the elements of a new strategic plan developed by the company, and the changes made to...Starting at €5.74
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Atam: Innovating in the Social Sector (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Elvira, Marta; Prats, Mª Julia; Plaza López, LuisTeaching Note DPOT-53-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeTeaching note about DPO-244, "Atam: Innovating in the Social Sectorl", for class use.Starting at €0.00
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Nacre (A): Turning a Lab Idea into a High-Growth Firm: The challenges of bringing an innovative device technology to market
Prats, Mª Julia; Sosna, Marc; Darsch, DaveFocused Case EFC-2-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeThis FocusCase is about a CEO who took over a spin-off from a research institute, became the new firm's employee #1 and tried to turn this lab idea into a prototype, then get it ready for industrialization, and finally sell it to a very demanding client, while facing some significant crises on this way. Beside the challenge of getting the product (an integrated hearing protection and communication device) working and a painful failure with a cont...Starting at €8.20
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JacobsRimell (A): Leading out of Bankruptcy: A CEO takes on the role of "bad cop" to save a failing UK software company
Prats, Mª Julia; Sosna, Marc; Darsch, DaveFocused Case EFC-8-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeThis FocusCase is about a young VC-backed technology company in the UK, trying to turn around from a near-death crisis. The company offered a technology related to the management of broadband access, VoIP and digital television (DTV) services to large TelCos and cable providers, but is on the verge of bankruptcy after they have unexpectedly lost two large contracts within a very short time. The VC firm is bringing in a new (first-time) CEO in ord...Starting at €8.20
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JacobsRimell (B): A One-Shot Bet Pays Off: Decisions & Consequences
Prats, Mª Julia; Sosna, Marc; Darsch, DaveFocused Case EFC-9-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeThis case B about a young VC-backed technology company in the UK, trying to turn around from a near-death crisis cannot be taught as a stand-alone case, but is a direct continuation of the FocusCase "JacobsRimell (A): Leading out of Bankruptcy". This second part illustrated the decisions the firm took during and after the crisis (caused by having unexpectedly lost two large contracts within a very short time) with regard to financing, market focu...Starting at €8.20
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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