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GK: Building Businesses in India
Zott, ChristophCase E-155-EEntrepreneurship, Knowledge and Communication, StrategyThe case provides the opportunity to discuss some of the decisions faced by Gopala Krishnan (GK), an Indian entrepreneur who has developed a number of successful technology-related start-ups. The case presents three ventures that GK worked on in parallel: TimePass India, a cinema and real estate business; Immunizeindia, a social venture; and Banyan Mobile, a music streaming business. GK is faced with three strategic decisions, one for each ventur...Starting at €8.20
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Aparkalo (B): Revised Business Plan
Peeters, Claire; Zott, ChristophCase E-209-EEntrepreneurshipAparkalo was born as the brainchild of Luis París and Iván Rodríguez, who developed the initial business plan for the venture as part of an IESE EMBA course on entrepreneurship. Their simple yet appealing idea was to introduce the concepts of reservations and dynamic pricing as a business model innovation to parking lots, so that clients could reserve spots in advance, and parking lot managers could charge more during peak times (e.g., concerts o...Starting at €5.74
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Aparkalo (C): Normal Crisis or Sudden Death
Peeters, Claire; Zott, ChristophCase E-210-EEntrepreneurshipAparkalo was born as the brainchild of Luis París and Iván Rodríguez, who developed the initial business plan for the venture as part of an IESE EMBA course on entrepreneurship. Their simple yet appealing idea was to introduce the concepts of reservations and dynamic pricing as a business model innovation to parking lots, so that clients could reserve spots in advance, and parking lot managers could charge more during peak times (e.g., concerts o...Starting at €5.74
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Tomasso Corporation: Including Spirituality in the Organizational Culture (B)
Corrales A.; Melé, DomènecCase BE-155-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementThis case follows on from case A, and begins with Rob McKenzie's decision to fire the 11 recalcitrant staff, and shows how he does this in accord with the spiritual and humanistic values outlined in "Our Project". It then goes on to show how he gradually introduced the company's guiding values to all aspects of its daily management.Starting at €5.74
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People Express (A). Una historia de éxito
Corrales A.; Ariño, Miguel AngelCase AD-309Leadership and People ManagementPeople Express (PE) era una aerolínea con gran éxito durante los años ochenta. Dos años después de su fundación, la compañía ya había alcanzado unos beneficios de 2,7 millones de dólares sobre unas ventas de 100 millones, y el precio de sus acciones se había revalorizado un 150%. La compañía crecía a un ritmo insóito, a pesar de coincidir con un momento de profunda crisis en el sector que estaba llevando a muchas aerolíneas a pérdidas millonarias...Starting at €8.20
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People Express (B). Una historia de éxito
Corrales A.; Ariño, Miguel AngelCase AD-310Leadership and People ManagementPeople Express había logrado un éxito sin precedentes. La compañía cerró el ejercicio de 1983 con unos beneficios de 10,4 millones de dólares sobre unas ventas de 286,6 millones. Tenía 4.000 empleados y una flota de más de 60 aeronaves. Sin embargo, los resultados de PE comenzaron a deteriorarse a finales de 1984, cerrando el ejercicio con unos beneficios de 2 millones de dólares y unas ventas de 561 millones. La ya quinta aerolínea estadounidens...Starting at €5.74
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Tomasso Corporation: Incorporando espiritualidad en la cultura empresarial (A)
Corrales A.; Melé, DomènecCase BE-154Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementEl director ejecutivo y propietario único de la compañía considera la empresa como apoyada en dos columnas, una edificada con aspectos económicos y otra con aspectos humanos. Ambas columnas están en continua tensión pero se equilibran, a modo de piedra angular, por fuerzas interiores que hay que buscar en la trascendencia. Esta piedra angular tiene que dar lugar a decisiones armónicas, justas y humanas, sin olvidar la necesidad primaria de obten...Starting at €8.20
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Estrategias para atraer inversores
Huy, Q.; Zott, ChristophArticle ART-1604Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyAl complicarse el acceso a los recursos, muchos directivos ven cómo el mundo que conocían desaparece y deja paso a otro muy diferente. Todos los emprendedores han tenido que enfrentarse al reto de demostrar su solvencia sin poder avalarla con pruebas. Su experiencia resulta muy útil para los directivos que, tal vez por primera vez, han de obtener financiación para los grandes proyectos que impulsarán su carrera profesional. A la hora de atraer a ...Starting at €8.20
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Medtronic Inc.: From Corporate Mission to Organizational Culture (A)
Corrales A.; Melé, DomènecCase BE-156-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityTwelve years after the foundation of Medtronic Inc. in 1949, Earl Bakken, one of its founders, wrote the Corporate Mission Statement of this company. Since then, this organization has been a mission-driven and values-centered organization with an adaptable business strategy. In 1989, Bill George, an admired manager, was appointed as President and Chief Operations Officer. Bill saw in Medtronic several outstanding features fully in line with his m...Starting at €8.20
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Aparkalo (A), (B) & (C) - Teaching Note
Peeters, Claire; Zott, ChristophTeaching Note ET-54-EEntrepreneurshipAparkalo was born as the brainchild of Luis París and Ivan Rodriguez, who developed the initial business plan for the venture as part of an IESE EMBA course on entrepreneurship. Their simple yet appealing idea was to introduce the concepts of reservations and dynamic pricing as a business model innovation to parking lots, so that clients could reserve spots in advance, and parking lot managers could charge more during peak times (e.g., concerts o...Starting at €0.00