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Want to Innovate? Then Act Like a Start-up
Dávila Parra, Antonio; Epstein, Marc J.Article ART-2593-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeIt is wrong to assume that established companies cannot beat start-ups at breakthrough innovation. Many companies weaken their breakthrough innovation abilities by focusing on execution and the incremental innovation that goes with that. Drawing on insights from their new book, The Innovation Paradox, the authors highlight how established companies can change the rules of the game and master breakthrough as well as incremental innovation. ...Starting at €8.20
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How to Structure Companies for High Growth
Dávila Parra, Antonio; Foster, GeorgeArticle ART-1815-EAccounting and ControlThe old belief that management systems kill the entrepreneurial spirit is wrong. Perhaps when a company has fewer than 100 employees, a business can get by on less. But as the authors point out in this article, companies are actually able to grow faster provided that they have strong internal planning and control systems in place early on. They identify eight main categories that demand managerial attention if companies are ever to achieve high g...Starting at €8.20
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La Fageda
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Ricart Costa, Joan Enric; Mitchell, JordanCase HBS-711452-EStrategyLa Fageda is a manufacturer of high-quality, naturally-made yogurts in northern Catalonia, Spain. La Fageda is substantially different from its main competitors such as multinational Danone in that it is a 270-person workers' cooperative with 60 percent of its membership made up of mentally disabled individuals. Since its establishment in 1982, the organization has aimed to integrate the mentally disabled by providing meaningful jobs and dignifie...Starting at €8.20
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eBay, Inc. and Amazon.com (B)
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Thaker, AnantCase HBS-712406-EStrategyA decade after BusinessWeek declared the competitive battle between eBay, Inc., and Amazon.com "a defining moment for e-commerce," Amazon established itself as the leader. eBay must decide what strategy to use in order to regain the upper hand: maintain its current platform business model or make a radical change by transforming itself into a services provider.Starting at €5.74
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Ebay, Inc. and Amazon.com (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Thaker, AnantTeaching Note HBS-712407-EStrategyTeaching Note for 712405 & 712406.Starting at €0.00
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Coursera
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Kim, HyunjinCase HBS-714412-EStrategyBy providing free and open-access online courses at a large scale, Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) platforms seek to innovate the business models of the traditional higher education industry. In a little over a year, Coursera had grown at a rapid rate to emerge as a leader of the MOOCs in terms of the number of student enrollments, courses, and partners. The case examines two aspects of these developments in the industry: (1) What choices did C...Starting at €8.20
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Uber and the Taxi Industry (A)
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Mackenzie, Ian W; Dadiomov, DimitriCase HBS-715433-EStrategyStarting at €8.20
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UberX & Lyft (B)
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Mackenzie, Ian W; Dadiomov, DimitriCase HBS-715434-EStrategySupplement case for 715433.Starting at €5.74
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Irizar in 2005
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Mitchell, JordanCase HBS-706424-EStrategyIn June 2005, Koldo Saratxaga, the leader of Basque-based luxury coach manufacturer Irizar, decided to leave after 14 years at the helm of the worker-owned cooperative. Under Saratxaga's stewardship, Irizar was saved from near bankruptcy in 1991 and has become a highly profitable industry leader with a 23.9% compound annual growth rate since 1991. The company opened a number of manufacturing sites as far-reaching as Mexico, Morocco, India, Brazil...Starting at €8.20
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Launching Telmore (A)
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Fernandez, Celso; Jobke, MoritzCase HBS-708414-EStrategyTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Includes color exhibits. When the Danish mobile phone service provider Telmore entered the market in October 2000, few people took notice. Its business model was not perceived as particularly aggressive or threatening to the industry. Less than three years later, Telmore's creative adaptation of the well-known, no-frills model of the airline industry had taken the Danish mar...Starting at €8.20