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APEAM: Aportando valor a la exportación de Aguacate de México
Villafuerte Martin, AntonioCase IIST-MI-148MarketingAPEAM es la asociación de productores y empacadores de aguacate del estado mexicano de Michoacán, los mayores productores del mundo de este cultivo. En 2016 eran los principales suministradores de aguacate a EEUU, pero aparecen nuevos retos: una demanda por práctica monopolística; la forma de mantener la estabilidad de los precios; la manera de hacer más visible el origen mexicano del producto y de impulsar el consumo per cápita en México que hab...Starting at €8.20
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Paths to Keep Wealth in Family Hands
Roure Alomar, Juan; Segurado Llorente, Juan LuisArticle ART-2596-ECorporate Governance, EntrepreneurshipSince the onset of the global financial crisis, there has been a surge of interest among family businesses in the activities of family offices -- special entities designed to manage and administer a family's portfolio of investments, while also making sure that future wealth-creation activities happen in sustainable ways for generations to come. With the combined wealth of the 50 largest family offices representing nearly $1 trillion, family busi...Starting at €8.20
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Navigating the Realities of Emerging Markets
Kleinhempel, MatthiasArticle ART-2791-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementAll corporate compliance programs share a common feature: to ensure that the company obeys the law and that all organizational members behave ethically. However, multinational companies operating in a country like Mexico, for example, face issues very different from those of Germany -- a reality that many codes of conduct fail to recognize. The author's research on compliance programs in the emerging economies of Latin America reveals the special...Starting at €8.20
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Untapping Innovation
IESE InsightArticle ART-2795-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and ChangeWhy do some innovations take off, while others languish? "Things cannot happen before their time," cautions Igal Aisenberg, a dairy farmer turned agricultural businessman who worked for Netafim, maker of drip irrigation systems. In this article he discusses the conflux of conditions that leads to the adoption of disruptive technology, and he underscores the importance of a business having social ends.Starting at €8.20
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Vestige Capital
Kelly, Peter; Wismer, LaceyCase SGSB-E450 Spanish VersionEntrepreneurshipThe Vestige Capital case follows a search fund team comprised of two 2009 Stanford GSB alumni as they decide to raise a search fund in Mexico, procure search capital from U.S. and Mexican investors, and source deals over the ensuing two years. The case chronicles the difficulties the team faced during their search, including the departure of one partner from the firm and several near misses with acquisition. At the end of the case, the reader ...Starting at €8.20
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Steve Aronson: de Innovador Cafetalero a Emprendedor Social
Martínez, Allan; Chaves, Natalia; Cátedra René Morales Carazo de Emprendimiento; Schill, RyanCase INCAE-31270_SEntrepreneurshipSteve Arronson fundó Café Britt y revolucionó la industria del café en Costa Rica al reservar y tostar unos de los mejores granos de café y así ofrecer un producto de mayor valor. La empresa alcanzó el éxito tanto a nivel nacional como internacional y Aronson se retira de la empresa para darle oportunidad a las nuevas generaciones. Al retirarse de Britt incursiona en el emprendimiento social con la Fundación Demain, que busca el bienestar de la c...Starting at €8.20
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Tecnosol 2016
Cifuentes, Martha Sofía; Pérez Pineda, FelipeCase INCAE-12525-EStrategyThis case presents Tecnosol, a firm dedicated to the sale and installation of solar panels for both the rural and urban markets. The firm had begun in Nicaragua in 1998 and by 2016 had expanded to three other countries in Central America. Its inclusive business model catered especially to the rural and remote communities with no access to electricity. The company was facing challenges related to financing and updating its expansion strategy in or...Starting at €8.20
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Multivisión, diseñando un nuevo modelo de negocio
Romero J.; Sánchez, J.Case IPADE-C 09 C 01Service and Operations ManagementMultivisión, empresa de venta de señal de televisión restringida en México debe decidir si es conveniente lanzar un nuevo producto enfocado a los sectores socioeconómicos C y D, mismos que habían sido ignorados por los otros competidores del sector. Para esto, el Director de Finanzas debe preparar un presupuesto para los siguientes 6 años, de tal forma que puedan evaluar si el negocio es viable, factible y rentable. El objetivo del caso es permit...Starting at €8.20
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El enemigo está dentro
Armenta Pico, AlejandroCase IPADE-CIFE 14 C 06Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityAntonio acepta la direccción general de una empresa que está por arrancar y pronto entra en conflicto con Gerard (Presidente del Consejo y principal accionista). El caso permite reflexionar sobre el papel de la esfera emocional en las relaciones entre peStarting at €8.20
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On Acedia
Armenta Picos, Carlos AlejandroTechnical Note IPADE-CIFE 14 eN 02-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityAcedia is a special kind of sadness which originates from the lack of enjoyment of a deep interpersonal relationship; it arises from the absence of the joy of love. In this note, its specific features and its relationship with depression, sloth and hope aStarting at €8.20