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Infusion's Greenfield Subsidiary in Poland
Christopher Williams; Wendelien van Eerde; Danielle TheCase IVEY-9B12M076-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe president of Infusion Development Corporation was reviewing the progress of the new subsidiary the company had set up 15 months earlier in Krakow, Poland. The purpose of the subsidiary was to work with other Infusion offices around the world to provide innovative software development services to global clients. The investment, a big success, had grown in size from eight to forty staff in one year, and there were plans to double that by the en...Starting at €8.20
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St Helena: Landing a Future for a South Atlantic Island
Kirsty Joshua; Christopher WilliamsCase IVEY-9B18M034-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn October 2017, the first ever commercial flight landed on St Helena, one of the world's remotest islands. There had been delays building,certifying, and opening the airport due to unforeseen wind conditions. Now that weekly commercial flights had finally begun, how should the island's Economic Development Board approach the next phase of the long-term strategy to boost St Helena's economy through tourism?Starting at €8.20
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Philips NV: Dealing with a Global Financial Crisis
Christopher Williams; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B13M011-EStrategyPhilips NV, a multinational organization based in the Netherlands, is facing strategic dilemmas. The company has been in the middle of a transformation involving a shift in focus from lighting and health care products towards consumer products and services when a financial meltdown, triggered by a crisis in the U.S. housing market, leads to a credit crunch in financial markets. Countries that have traditionally sustained the demand for Philips me...Starting at €8.20
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Emilio Sastre
Gallo, Miguel Ángel; Mozo, EnriqueCase DG-1007-EStrategyThis case describes some of the directions taken by an MED student in the first few years of his career, following his incorporation into a family group of companies. It explains the process by which he joins the group, the problems he faces with an established manager who he has to work with, his "inclusion" in the family and in the higher levels of power, the birth of his "psychological contract" with the company, and its subsequent repercussio...Starting at €8.20
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Emilio Sastre
Gallo, Miguel Ángel; Mozo, EnriqueCase DG-1007StrategyEl caso describe las distintas orientaciones por las que atraviesa un alumno del MED en los primeros años de su carrera profesional, tras su entrada en un grupo de empresas familiar. Se relata su proceso de incorporación, sus dificultades con un antiguo directivo en quien tiene que apoyarse, su «inclusión» en la familia y cúpula de poder, el nacimiento de su «contrato psicológico» con la empresa, y la consiguiente repercusión en el planteamiento ...Starting at €8.20
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Grupo Pires
Gallo, Miguel Ángel; Gallo, R.; Mozo, EnriqueCase DG-1061StrategyPresenta a un grupo de empresas portuguesas de propiedad familiar dedicadas al sector de la confección, y describe la historia del grupo desde sus inicios, con la primera empresa de confección de camisas, hasta el impresionante crecimiento posterior que le ha llevado a ser el mayor grupo empresarial del sector. El caso se sitúa temporalmente después de la muerte repentina del hijo del fundador de la empresa, que estaba a la cabeza del grupo, y se...Starting at €8.20
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The Challenges of International Entrepreneurship at Expatica.com
Christopher Williams; Judith vanHerwaardenCase IVEY-9B11M085-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn April 2011, the management team at Expatica Communications B.V. was reviewing the progress of the company and the opportunities for future growth. The management team had to take stock: the external environment was rapidly changing, and threats from competitors were on the rise. Expatica had been founded 11 years earlier to provide English-language information and news to the expatriate community in Europe, delivering its services primarily ov...Starting at €8.20
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Champagne Cattier: The Diversification Challenge
Nathalie Spielmann; Christopher WilliamsCase IVEY-9B18M146-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe Cattier family had been active in the Champagne region of France for over 250 years. Starting out as growers of grapes, they moved into champagne production, initially for local consumption. By 2017, the Cattier company, which had reached 35 full-time employees, engaged in related diversification activities on multiple fronts and internationalized its market. Cattier was selling its champagne to markets such as the United States, Japan, and t...Starting at €8.20
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Time Out: A New Global Strategy to Bring Back Profit
Christopher Williams; Umair ShafiqueCase IVEY-9B17M063-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn June 2016, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the United Kingdom-based Time Out Group PLC (Time Out), had just taken the company through an initial public offering, raising much-needed capital for investment and growth. Time Out, which provided consumers with information, tickets, and access to theatre, concerts, and events, as well as food, drink, and cultural experiences in its Time Out Market, had reported significant losses in 2014 and 2...Starting at €8.20
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Expatica Communications: Leading through Tragedy
Christopher Williams; Wendelien van EerdeCase IVEY-9B17C001-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyIn July 2014, the managing partner and co-founder of Netherlands-based Expatica Communications B.V. (Expatica) received tragic news. His close friend and business partner had been travelling on Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which was shot down over Ukraine. The two partners had worked closely together at Expatica for over 15 years. Three days after receiving the news of his friend’s sudden death, the surviving partner found himself alone in his ...Starting at €8.20