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INCAE (Costa Rica - Nicaragua)
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21st Century Food: NüFood
Arriola Ordónez, Estefanía; García Caffaro, Isabella; Velásquez, Teresa; Coma, Pablo; Castillo, Sofía; Figueredo, AlvaroCase INCAE-31361_E-EEntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurs saw a window of opportunity in the production of Soldier Fly Black protein as a sustainable source of protein for animals. They had an established business plan, with the production of NüContainers for lower-middle-income communities and a production plant to serve companies, but this was questioned when they got allies from different industries who believed that their market niche should be different from the previously established...Starting at €8.20
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El Ministerio de Salud de Costa Rica, 2014
Ketelhohn, Niels; Rodríguez Redondo, Carlos Adrián; Nataren, DavidCase INCAE-12449Corporate GovernanceEl Ministerio de Salud de Costa Rica, enfrenta problemas de excesiva centralización y burocracia que a su vez afectan la habilidad del ministerio de responder a las demandas de salud de la población costarricense. El caso describe los esfuerzos de la Directora General del Ministerio (Dr.Priscilla Herrera) para incrementar la capacidad de ejecución del ministerio, por medio de tres propuestas de cambio: i) Mejorar la plataforma tecnológica del min...Starting at €8.20
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CloneTech: Start-up and University Collaboration in IoT Precision Agriculture
Figueredo, Alvaro; Coma, Pablo; Castillo, Sofía; Arriola, Estefanía; García Caffaro, Isabella; Velásquez, TeresaCase INCAE-31365_E-EInformation TechnologiesCloneTech is a Costa Rican startup in agricultural technologies that collaborated with the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala. We explored the process through which CloneTech established and consolidated itself as a company, how it came to collaborate with a Guatemalan university and, finally, the implications and impact of this collaboration. It was necessary to form a multidisciplinary group to develop the project, given that it united the tech...Starting at €8.20
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Alimento del siglo XXI: NüFood
Arriola Ordónez, Estefanía; García Caffaro, Isabella; Velásquez, Teresa; Coma, Pablo; Castillo, Sofía; Figueredo, AlvaroCase INCAE-31361_SEntrepreneurshipLos emprendedores vieron una ventana de oportunidad en la producción de proteína de Mosca Soldado Negra como una fuente sustentable de proteína para animales. Tenían un plan de negocio establecido, con la producción de NüContainers para comunidades de ingresos medio-bajos y una planta de producción para atender a empresas, pero este se vio puesto en duda cuando consiguieron aliados de distintas industrias que opinaban que su nicho de mercado debe...Starting at €8.20
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The Ministry of Health in Costa Rica, 2014
Nataren, David; Rodríguez Redondo, Carlos Adrián; Ketelhohn, NielsCase INCAE-12449_E-EEconomicsWhat should the Ministry of Health do to recover its leading role in the Costa Rican Health Sector? wondered Priscilla Herrera MD, General Director of the Costa Rican Ministry of Health (MOH). Dr. Herrera, who had held the position for just six months, was responsible to lead a team of nearly five thousand people with a mission to "promote the overall health of human beings" for 4.5 million Costa Ricans. The Costa Rican health system was consider...Starting at €8.20