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Aertec Solutions
García de Castro, A.; Martínez Jiménez, M.Case IIST-DGI-330StrategyAertec es una empresa del sector aeronáutico con implantación internacional que había cerrado 2019 con record de facturación, (33,5 M€). El beneficio, sin embargo, estaba siendo penalizado por su constante innovación y diversificación. Aertec contaba cuatro líneas de negocio, claramente diferenciadas. Las dos más consolidadas aportaban beneficios, mientras que las dos más recientes estaban subvencionadas y la empresa pensaba que podrían marcar el...Starting at €8.20
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Los retos del sector del aceite de oliva
Reina Paniagua, R.; García de Castro, A.; Vilar, J.Case IIST-DGI-333EntrepreneurshipDesde finales del siglo XX el cultivo del olivo se había expandido de forma exponencial, se trataba de un sector estratégico a nivel internacional, que aportaba gran valor a nivel social, cultural, económico y medioambiental. Europa seguía siendo el líder dentro de la distribución mundial del impacto económico del sector olivícola, aportando casi el 71 por ciento del volumen de negocio mundial y más del 41 por ciento del empleo, estando España a ...Starting at €8.20
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Coca-Cola European Partners. From the Iberian Peninsula to Europe (A) and (B). Teaching Note
Bernal Glez-Villegas, J.; García de Castro, A.; Ocaña Derqui, G.Teaching Note IIST-DGITN-289-E-290-E-ECorporate GovernanceSince the early 1950s and for almost 50 years, the Spanish bottler model for the Atlanta company, The Coca Cola Company, remained almost the same. In 2011, old sounds of merger resonated stronger in Spain driven by the economic environment, changes in the sector and the TCCC President. Despite initial rejections from shareholder families, in June 2013 eight Iberian companies merged to form Coca Cola Iberian Partners. Three years later it took pla...Starting at €0.00
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Coca-Cola European Partners. From the Iberian Peninsula to Europe (B)
Bernal Glez-Villegas, J.; García de Castro, A.; Ocaña Derqui, G.Case IIST-DGI-290-E-ECorporate GovernanceSince the early 1950s and for almost 50 years, the Spanish bottler model for the Atlanta company, The Coca Cola Company, remained almost the same. In 2011, old sounds of merger resonated stronger in Spain driven by the economic environment, changes in the sector and the TCCC President. Despite initial rejections from shareholder families, in June 2013 eight Iberian companies merged to form Coca Cola Iberian Partners. Three years later it took pla...Starting at €5.74
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Light Beer Decision (Spanish version)
Cyr, Linda A.; Lassiter, Joseph B.; Roberts, Michael J.Case HBS-805S04EntrepreneurshipBoston Beer's current light-beer offering, Boston Lightship, has not been successful, and a student team is charged with investigating the problem and recommending a strategy. Highlights issues around branding, target customer selection, and cannibalization, and introduces the ZMET. Includes color exhibits.Starting at €8.20
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TH!NK: The Norwegian Electric Car Company
Lassiter, Joseph B.; Kiron, DavidCase HBS-808070-EEntrepreneurshipTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. On August 1, 2007, 61-year-old Jan-Olaf Willums' plane was flying along the Greenland coastline on his way back to Norway after intense discussions with several prominent U.S. venture capital investors, among them Kleiner Perkins and Rockport Capital Partners, about investing in a plan to accelerate his company's entry into the North American market. A successful engineer, e...Starting at €8.20
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Khosla Ventures: Biofuels Strategy
Lassiter, Joseph B.; Sahlman, William A.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-809004-EFinanceBy 2008, a number of the firm's early cleantech investments were showing promise, and the companies were starting to need significantly more money to create the massive scale required in the energy sector. As Khosla thought about the hundreds of millions of dollars required by his portfolio companies, he wondered how he should position his firm at this stage of development. Should Khosla develop a new fund that focused on later-stage investments?...Starting at €8.20
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Nantucket Nectars: The Exit
Lassiter, Joseph B.; Sahlman, William A.; Wasserman, NoamCase HBS-810041-EEntrepreneurshipThe founders of Nantucket Nectars are trying to decide whether and how to sell their company.Starting at €8.20
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The Fox Islands Wind Project (A)
Lassiter, Joseph B.; Corcoran, James; Gazor, Max; Hogarty, Dylan; Somers, Alexander H., Jr.Case HBS-810129-EEntrepreneurshipThe market for electricity on the Fox Islands of North Haven and Vinalhaven, Maine is unique and costly for residents. Historically, electricity prices on the islands had been three times the national average because of the high cost of importing electricity via an underwater cable and maintaining the distribution network on the islands. George Baker, a professor at Harvard Business School, decided to lower the energy costs of the island's reside...Starting at €8.20
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Khosla Ventures: Biofuels Gain Liquidity
Lassiter, Joseph B.; Sahlman, William A.; Wagonfeld, Alison Berkley; Richardson, EvanCase HBS-812035-EEntrepreneurshipSamir Kaul, a Partner at Khosla Ventures, looked out his office window. It was late June, 2011, and like almost every day in Menlo Park, the sun was shining. Kaul was reflecting on what had been a very positive 10 months in the venture capital business. Over that span, he had helped three of his portfolio companies through IPOs, and helped Khosla Ventures raise its third fund, bringing the total outside capital raised by the group to more than $2...Starting at €8.20