IESE (España)
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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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IKEA Enters Spain
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1592-EStrategyThe case provides an update of the Catalan furniture industry, describing the entry and success of IKEA and the closure of half of the Catalan furniture companies. It addresses the question of why the Catalan companies did not follow IKEA's model and stresses the different configuration of the value chain.Starting at €8.20
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Creating a Cluster around a Clown: The Montreal Circus Cluster (A)
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1597-EInnovation and Change, StrategyThe case examines the situation of Cirque du Soleil in its early years. Despite initial success, Guy Laliberté, founder and CEO of Cirque du Soleil, is facing a number of challenges, including aspects such as increasing competition, access to the pool of talent, location and growth. All of these elements are in Laliberté's mind just before meeting with Jean Doré, the mayor of Montreal. Laliberté thinks that it will be a great opportunity to ask f...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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The Catalan Textile Industry (B) - Spanish Version
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1596Innovation and Change, StrategyEntre 1990 y 1996, se había perdido más de la cuarta parte de los empleos relacionados con el sector textil en la UE, y los Gobiernos se enfrentaban a la titánica tarea de impulsar las políticas adecuadas para que la transformación que éste estaba sufriendo fuera menos brusca, así como para mejorar su competitividad. En este caso, se explican algunas de las medidas implementadas por el Gobierno catalán como respuesta a los retos (cada vez más num...Starting at €5.74
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Creating a Cluster around a Clown: The Montreal Circus Cluster (C)
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1599-EInnovation and Change, StrategyThe case describes the late developments of the circus cluster in Montreal. By 2007 an active community had been organized around the circus in Montreal, including forty circus companies, twenty schools, several production agencies and social-change organizations as well as hundreds of professional circus artists. The circus had also created an entire industry of specialized services including presenters, administrators, riggers, suppliers, techn...Starting at €5.74
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Bárbaros a las puertas: la adquisición de RMS Teleinformatics por un fondo de capital privado
Moszoro, Marian; Engel, Jerome S.; Santomá, JavierCase F-852FinanceRMS Teleinformatics, una compañía del campo de la tecnología de las comunicaciones, ha experimentado un crecimiento considerable desde sus comienzos. Transcurridos varios años, la necesidad de hacer mayores inversiones y la posibilidad de acceder a contratos más grandes conlleva la necesidad de un mayor volumen de capital. Por esta razón se contacta con un fondo de capital privado, el cual supone para los dueños un plan de financiación que genera...Starting at €8.20
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Publicizing Know-How: DGA's Initial Public Offering
Moszoro, MarianCase F-853-ECorporate Governance, FinanceThe case presents the initial public offering of DGA ¿ a relatively small consulting firm, but at the same time the first in Central & Eastern Europe and one of a few in the world to go public. The reader stands over the decision-maker¿s dilemma, whether entering the stock exchange is a proper way for the development of a company which is heavily dependent on specific human assets in the form of know-how of key managers, and which revenues are su...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