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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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Vienna Neubau GmbH (A): CEO and Shareholder
Baselga, Antonio; Stein, Guido; Roure, JuanCase E-129-ELeadership and People ManagementNeubau Vienna GmbH (VN) is a mid-sized company and leading distributor of wood derivatives in the Austrian market. CEO Walter Anzenbruger had decided to hire a general manager who could help steer the company in its new stage. Walter finally decided on Hans Macher, 34, an industrial engineer with an MBA and current director of the Price Waterhouse Office in Graz. He thought that Hans was pulling very heavily on some of his strengths in the negot...Starting at €8.20
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The Barceló Group - Generational Change and Entrepreneurial Spirit
Segurado, Juan Luis; Roure, JuanCase E-99-ECorporate Governance, EntrepreneurshipThis case recounts the entrepreneurial experience and successful growth of the Barceló Group, one of the most important family-owned hotel chains in Spain, throughout its 75 years of history. The case first focuses on the transition process that marked the transfer of the company's management from the second to the third generation of the Barceló family. It then looks at the company's evolution in its pursuit of new growth opportunities and the p...Starting at €8.20
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Padeinvest
Roure, Juan; de San José Riestra, AmparoCase E-176-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, Information TechnologiesThis case examines the creation and management of an investment group, PADEINVEST, which was launched by the 2010 PADE graduating class in Madrid to engage in group investment activities in start-ups. The case briefly traces the creation of the group and the motivation behind it, its operating metrics, the assembly of its initial portfolio, and its first investments. The case also uses one of its investments, the third one, to highlight the dif...Starting at €8.20
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The Barceló Group: Entrepreneurial Spirit and Corporate Governance
Roure, Juan; Segurado, Juan LuisCase E-206-ECorporate Governance, EntrepreneurshipThis case, based on the IESE case E 99 E, deals first of all with entrepreneurial experience and the process of family transition that led to the development and successful growth of the Barceló Group, one of the most important family-owned hotel chains in Spain and, secondly, the development of corporate and family governance structures and their role in the group's successful growth.Starting at €8.20
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Graphisoft
Pistrui J.; Roure, JuanCase P-932-EService and Operations ManagementGraphisoft is a Hungarian based technology company that develops, markets and supports advanced 3D computer aided design (CAD) software for the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industries. Their leading product -ArchiCAD®- is designed for the personal computer platform and represented 90% of the $19 million in company sales in 1996. ArchiCAD is sold in 80 countries and in 19 different languages. The case reviews the entrepreneuria...Starting at €8.20
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Hispano Quimica, S.A.: Eureka Project EU-25
Köllermeier, T.; Roure, JuanCase P-758-EService and Operations ManagementStarting at €8.20
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Sniffing Out Opportunities at PetSmart
Narayanan, V.G.; Brem, LisaCase HBS-110025-EAccounting and ControlThe pet and pet supply industry was one of the few bright lights in an otherwise dismal retail outlook in 2009. This case gives background pet retail industry information and strategic positioning information for both PetSmart and PETCO to enable students to develop their own Balanced Scorecards and strategy maps for the two companies.Starting at €8.20
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HubSpot: Lower Churn though Greater CHI
Martinez-Jerez, F. Asis; Steenburgh, Thomas; Avery, Jill; Brem, LisaCase HBS-110052-EAccounting and ControlHubSpot, a web marketing startup is under pressure from VCs to rapidly acquire new customers and to maintain a low level of customer churn. In the case, students explore the drivers of customer churn and uncover opportunities to increase customer retention across the customer selection, selling, and training processes. Students assess a metric, CHI (Customer Happiness Index) which HubSpot uses to predict which customers will churn, and suggest al...Starting at €8.20