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Consideraciones éticas sobre la iniciativa emprendedora y la empresa familiar
Book BK-187Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship -
Family Values and Value Creation
Book BK-351-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementThe values and cultures of successful family businesses have long been acclaimed but rarely examined. This book attempts to rectify that. Featuring cross-Atlantic contributions from Bocconi, Harvard, London Business School, Kellogg and others, this important compilation assembles leading research by those who pioneered the field before it became popular. It addresses real issues that family business owners face on a daily basis - from strategy an... -
Emails a un joven emprendedor
Nueno, PedroBook BK-521EntrepreneurshipSe dice que el mundo es de los emprendedores. Y, en realidad, todos podemos serlo. Basta con vencer nuestra resistencia al cambio y tener el coraje de poner en marcha el proceso por el que se identifican oportunidades (que responden a necesidades del mercado), y, con el recurso a la innovación, se organiza la producción y distribución de productos que satisfacen esa nueva necesidad. En el fondo, se trata de ingeniárselas para descubrir algo que t... -
Entrepreneurial Icebreakers
Prats, Mª Julia; Sosna, Marc; Sysko-Romanczuk, SylwiaBook BK-545-EEntrepreneurshipHow can entrepreneurial ventures started in difficult transition economy contexts conquer international markets and eventually compete at world-class level? With this book, readers can follow the footsteps of 15 internationally successful companies from ten different Central and Eastern European countries and Russia which started in weak and uinstable geopolitical conditions, and were able to scale internationally and compete at their industries'... -
¿Tienes una startup?
Martín Cabiedes, LuisBook BK-555Entrepreneurship, FinanceLuis Martín Cabiedes asegura que en los últimos quince años en los que se ha dedicado a la inversión, no ha aprendido nada. Dice que seguramente es porque no hay nada que aprender. Que la inversión está sometida a una incertidumbre irreductible. Ésta es una manera sutil de decir lo que para el autor es la simple verdad: que en los negocios de internet no tenemos ni idea de lo que puede pasar. Pero Cabiedes ha hecho de la incertidumbre su hábitat... -
Prabhu Bank Limited: The Challenges of Merging with Ailing Banks
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Rashmi RegmiCase IVEY-9B20M028-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn FY2018–19, Prabhu Bank, an ‘A’ class Nepalese commercial bank, reported its operating profit of Rs1.74 billion, a significant decrease of 34 per cent from the previous year. The bank had aggressively grown through several mergers with local banks. In 2014, it merged with the problematic Kist Bank, and to everyone’s surprise, managed to recover a large amount of bad debts. In 2016, it decided again to merge with another ailing bank, which raise...Starting at €8.20
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Medicine Hat Meat Traders: Beefing Up a Family Business
Darren Howes; Tyler CaseCase IVEY-9B20M026-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn March 2019, entrepreneur Greg Pahl was contemplating the next steps for Medicine Hat Meat Traders; the past year was the company’s best in terms of beef jerky sales. Should Pahl keep the business running at its current state while focusing on streamlinStarting at €8.20
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Kamoriongo Poultry Co-operative Project
Nicole R.D. Haggerty; Charles Lagat; Tony Ma; Zain KalsiCase IVEY-9B20M034-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe Kamoriongo Poultry Co-operative consisted of 10 families who were involved in poultry farming in Nandi County, in the North Rift Valley of Kenya. The purpose of the co-operative was to pool savings to help individual families pay for tuition when their children came of age. Because of heavy rains during the region’s rainy season, many of the co-operative’s chickens were contracting waterborne illnesses that made them incapable of producing eg...Starting at €8.20
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Cowbell Brewing Co.: Building a Destination Brewery
Lawrence A. Plummer; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B20M029-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn late May 2018, Grant Sparling, chief development officer at Cowbell Brewing Co. (Cowbell), a high-growth destination brewery located in rural Blyth, Ontario, was considering the company’s long-term growth strategy. Whereas most craft breweries started in leased commercial space, Cowbell opened its doors in the summer of 2017 with a state-of-the-art brewing facility, packaging operation, bar, and restaurant, all housed in an iconic barn-style b...Starting at €8.20
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Ather Energy: Motivating India for Smart Electric Scooters
Nitin GuptaCase IVEY-9B20A013-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn June 2019, the Indian government's think tank, Niti Aayog, mandated that all new motorized two-wheelers with an engine capacity of up to 150 cubic centimetres (cc) would need to be electric-powered by 2025. The chief executive officer and co-founder of Ather Energy wholeheartedly supported this mandate, as his firm's objective was to develop India's first smart electric scooter. Despite his confidence in revolutionizing the concept of two-whee...Starting at €8.20