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D-Orbit: Keeping The Thermosphere Clean
Pipan, Gregor; Tiraturyan, Armen; Massa, Lorenzo; Rosenberg, MikeCase SM-1610-EStrategyD-Orbit is an entrepreneurial start-up operating in the aerospace industry, developing a technology for the controlled removal of end-of-life debris from space. The case focuses on the nexus between strategy and (space) sustainability. The emphasis of this case is given to the role of the private sector (in this case entrepreneurial start-ups) in tackling sustainability issues by converting them into opportunities for profits. The case triggers d...Starting at €8.20
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RELE Rouen: Language Immersion in Normandy (B): The Family Council
Klueter, Thomas Maximilian; Soler, EdiCase ASN-79-ECorporate Governance, Decision Analysis, Knowledge and CommunicationThe case describes various members of the Demongeot family, the house and land that they currently rent from RELE Rouen, and the business in French language learning led by Béatrice and Maxime. An offer to take over the business and family property forced the two partners to call a family meeting and decide, among the five children of the family, whether to sell the house they had all grown up in. The difficulty arose from the need to individuall...Starting at €5.74
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Local: A Fresh Option on the Icelandic Menu
Klueter, Thomas Maximilian; Steindorsson, EinarCase E-201-ELocal Salad is a start-up with three years of life in the restaurant sector. The case enables the initial analysis of the company to be reviewed in terms of its business model, overall attractiveness of the business, advantages of being a first mover and management of the entrepreneurial team. The start-up faces a number of challenges-the company is losing money, there is tension among shareholders and the logistics model (central kitchen) is not...Starting at €8.20
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Managing Creativity and Innovation in Organizations
Massa, Lorenzo; Rosenberg, MikeTechnical Note SMN-688-EInnovation and Change, StrategyThe technical note explores the tensions between organizational structures and innovation. Building on Teresa Amabile's work on creativity, the note explains how management systems and structures have the potential to enhance innovation. After presenting the personality traits of creative individuals and distinguishing the types of innovation processes (radical vs. incremental), it then identifies how informal organization and semi-structures can...Starting at €8.20
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Typhoon Solar: Cuellos de botella organizacionales
Palencia, Ana; Klueter, Thomas MaximilianCase ASN-91Leadership and People Management, Marketing, StrategyTyphoon Solar ha crecido rápidamente gracias a un innovador modelo de Cash & Carry de venta de paneles solares desde sus almacenes en la cuenca del Mediterráneo. Pero, últimamente, la empresa parece tener "dolores de crecimiento". Donna, cofundadora de Typhoon Solar, debe decidir qué hacer, si es que hay que hacer algo.Starting at €8.20
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Typhoon Solar: Organizational Bottlenecks
Palencia, Ana; Klueter, Thomas MaximilianCase ASN-91-ELeadership and People Management, Marketing, StrategyTyphoon Solar has grown rapidly using an innovative cash and carry model for solar panels from centers around the Mediterranean. More recently, however, the company appears to have growing pains. Donna, Typhoon Solar`s co-founder, needs to determine what (if anything) should be done.Starting at €8.20
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Riding the Wave: Financing Ventures Through Crowdequity
Klueter, Thomas Maximilian; de San José Riestra, AmparoCase E-187-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, Information TechnologiesThis case study helps entrepreneurs and start-ups to understand the various types of finance available to fund a business. It compares, in the context of the mobile app developer Wave, the pros and cons of resourcing using crowd equity, business angels and venture capital. The case also shows how the different finance sources might be appropriate at different stages of a company's growth.Starting at €8.20
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Wave: en la cresta de la ola: La financiación de empresas a través de crowdequity
Klueter, Thomas Maximilian; de San José Riestra, AmparoCase E-187Entrepreneurship, Finance, Information TechnologiesEl objetivo de este caso es servir como ayuda para que los emprendedores y las startups entiendan los distintos tipos de financiación disponibles para sus negocios. Tomando el caso de la empresa Wave como contexto, se comparan los pros y los contras del crowdequity, los business angels y el capital riesgo. Además, se muestra cómo podrían resultar adecuadas las distintas fuentes de financiación para cada una de las fases de crecimiento de la empre...Starting at €8.20
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D-Orbit: An New Business Model For Space Sustainability - Teaching Note
Massa, Lorenzo; Rosenberg, MikeTeaching Note SMT-99-EStrategyThe case and its teaching note are appropriate for an introductory course at the nexus between sustainability, strategy, innovation and technology management. It is originally aimed at supporting business school teachers in the design of introductory courses (for MBA and/or Executive MBA programs) mainly on strategy and sustainability, or on technology management. The case triggers discussions on the tension between market imperatives (the exten...Starting at €0.00
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Alce Nero - Towards a New Business Model for Organic Food
Massa, Lorenzo; Rosenberg, MikeCase SM-1622-EStrategyFounded in 1978, Alce Nero & Mielizia SpA is an Italian company, leader in the production and commercialization of organic food. The case discusses the history of Alce Nero & Mielizia SpA, the evolution and booming of the organic food industry in Europe and the challenges faced by the company's management during the transition towards an innovative reciprocity business model. In this new model, Alce Nero opens up its equity to its existing custom...Starting at €8.20