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Kola Real: La expansión internacional
Ferré, Miguel; Natividad, GabrielCase PAD-DG-C-406EntrepreneurshipDescribe el caso de la internacionalización de una empresa peruana en varios países de la región, partiendo de unos modestos inicios en Ayacucho (1988). Se puede discutir la similitud o diferencias en la forma de nacer según el contexto de cada país.Starting at €8.20
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Granite Apparel: Funding an Expansion (French Version)
James E. Hatch; Larry Wynant; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B10NF028-EFinanceThe chief financial officer of Granite Apparel is trying to determine which of the three fundraising options is optimal for Granite Apparel to finance a projected rapid growth strategy. The three options are an initial public offering of equity, a privately placed debt issue and a private placement of preferred shares.Starting at €8.20
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Living on the Razor's Edge (Spanish version)
Wasserman, NoamCase HBS-813S11EntrepreneurshipDescribes the issues facing a founder-CEO regarding building a board of directors, assembling an executive team, managing tension between co-founders, and outsourcing system development work.Starting at €8.20
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From Blogger to Odeo (B) (Spanish version)
Wasserman, Noam; Maurice, LPCase HBS-814S07EntrepreneurshipThis case is accompanied by a Video Short that can be shown in class or included in a digital coursepack. Instructors should consider the timing of making the video available to students, as it may reveal key case details. For several months, founder-CEO Evan Williams has felt trapped, unable to control Odeo and its strategic direction. He longs for the "simple" days of Blogger, the previous venture he had co-founded. Although his Blogger experie...Starting at €5.74
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Ockham Technologies (B): Building the Board (Spanish Version)
Wasserman, NoamCase HBS-814S11EntrepreneurshipDescribe los problemas que enfrenta el fundador-director general en relación con la construcción de un tablero, el montaje de un equipo ejecutivo, la gestión de tensión entre los co-fundadores, y la externalización de trabajo de desarrollo.Starting at €5.74
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Founder-CEO Succession at Wily Technology (Spanish version)
Wasserman, Noam; McCance, HenryCase HBS-815S03EntrepreneurshipBefore he accepts the new CEO position, Dick Williams wants founder Lew Cirne to step down as chairman. While considering Williams' incredible demand, Cirne reflects on everything he has already given up to get Wily Technology to this point. He agreed to step down as CEO and take what could be a largely symbolic CTO title. He also agreed to give Williams roughly as much equity as he himself owned and far more in salary. As the founder, CEO, and c...Starting at €8.20
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The North West Company: Cross-enterprise Strategy
Stephen R. Foerster; Mary M. Crossan; James E. Hatch; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B07M047-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe North West Company cases allow students to take a cross-enterprise leadership approach in looking at the dilemma facing the president and chief executive officer of The North West Company (North West), a food and general merchandise retailer operating primarily in Northern Canada. In early 2003, North West had negotiated a master franchisor agreement with Giant Tiger Stores Limited (Giant Tiger) with the objective of opening stores west of Wi...Starting at €8.20
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Hongxing Auto Sales and Service Co.
James E. Hatch; Yuan Shi; Wei SunCase IVEY-9B09N031-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyThe Li family, the sole owners of Hongxing Auto Sales and Service, are ready to sell the company. They must determine how much the business is worth and the best method of negotiating the sale of the business. This case deals with the valuation of a small, privately-owned business, and will develop students' skills in sizing up a business and placing a value on a business using a variety of methods, including liquidation value, discounted cash fl...Starting at €8.20
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Loblaw Companies Limited - Acquiring Shoppers Drug Mart
James E. Hatch; Gina KalbonehCase IVEY-9B15N006-EFinanceThe equity analyst for a large investment bank is in the process of evaluating a potential takeover of Shoppers Drug Mart, Canada’s largest drugstore retailer, by Loblaw Companies Limited, Canada’s largest grocery retailer. Rumours of the takeover have been circulating for some time, and the analyst wants to provide her buy-side clients with both her comments on the proposed transaction and her assessment of a reasonable offering price.Starting at €8.20
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Proposed Merger of Perdigão and Sadia
James E. Hatch; Deborah TerayamaCase IVEY-9B12N005-EFinance, StrategyIn April 2009, Perdigão was contemplating the acquisition of Sadia and a merger of the two companies. The intended share-swap transaction between two of Brazil’s biggest food companies would allow Perdigão to dramatically grow its domestic and international market share, and become one of the world’s largest players in the food production industry, while driving up profit margins by benefiting from synergies. However, Sadia had very significant s...Starting at €8.20