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Lecciones de crecimiento de los mercados emergentes
Thurik, RoyArticle ART-1818EconomicsLos directivos de empresas en países emergentes se encuentran en un periodo de transición. Ante la perspectiva de un menor crecimiento, las empresas pequeñas y jóvenes lideran el paso del modelo económico industrial al nuevo motor del crecimiento: la economía emprendedora. Visto que las diferencias en las tasas de crecimiento de los distintos países en vías de desarrollo están relacionadas con el ritmo al que apuestan por la energía emprendedora,...Starting at €8.20
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Learn From Each Other on the Path to Growth
Thurik, RoyArticle ART-1818-EEconomicsThose who manage companies in developing countries find themselves in a time of transition. Faced with the prospect of declining growth, small and young firms are leading the way forward from the previous, managed economic model toward an important new driver of growth: the entrepreneurial economy. Given that differences in growth rates in developing countries are related to differences in the speed with which these countries embrace entrepreneur...Starting at €8.20
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FanMode: Launching a Global Sports Venture
Ghosh, Shikhar; Kerr, William R.; Brownell, AlexisCase HBS-813190-EEntrepreneurshipNeven Murugan is developing FanMode, an app that allows sports fans all over the world to broadcast their reactions in real time into stadiums where their team is playing. It also provides social networking across sports fans. The company is growing, and its founders face the questions of where to locate their headquarters and how to structure their company, and the legal issues surrounding these decisions, including intellectual property regulat...Starting at €8.20
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Wilderness Safaris: Ecotourism Entrepreneurship, Teaching Note
Austin, James E.; Epler Wood, Megan; Leonard, Herman B.Teaching Note HBS-319042-EStrategyTeaching note for case 318040.Starting at €0.00
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Fancam: A New Channel Management Strategy
Michael Goldman; Maximillian DuranCase IVEY-9B19A037-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn its first four years, Fancam Pty Ltd. (Fancam), a high-definition, 360-degree crowd-imaging business based in Cape Town, South Africa, had enjoyed considerable growth that was driven in part by its network of resellers around the world. However, the stStarting at €8.20
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Founders Factory
Rayport, Jeffrey; Barnett, JamesCase HBS-821009-EEntrepreneurshipIn January 2020, Brent Hoberman and Henry Lane Fox, co-founders of Founders Factory, a venture capital fund with an accelerator and incubator program funded by investment from corporate partners, consider international expansion strategies.Starting at €8.20
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Tony’s Chocolonely: Taking On “Big Cocoa” and West African Child Slavery in the Supply Chain - Teaching Note
Ram SubramanianTeaching Note IVEY-W27673-EStrategyTeaching note for product W27672.Starting at €0.00
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Jacques Faul and Cricket South Africa
Michael Goldman; Karl Hofmeyr; Jennifer Lindsey-RentonCase IVEY-9B15C035-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyFollowing the board’s suspension of the chief executive officer (CEO) due to a corruption scandal, Cricket South Africa (CSA) appointed an acting CEO in March 2012. After successfully restoring the organization’s damaged reputation, re-establishing the confidence of existing sponsors and attracting new corporate partners within his first four months, the acting CEO submitted his letter of resignation. In it, he cited hostility from some members o...Starting at €8.20
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Does Your Company's Conduct Meet World-Class Standards? (Spanish version)
Paine, Lynn Sharp; Deshpande, Rohit; Margolis, Joshua D.; Bettcher, Kim EricArticle HBS-R0512HBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityCodes of conduct have long been a feature of corporate life. Today, they are arguably a legal necessity--at least for public companies with a presence in the United States. But the issue goes beyond U.S. legal and regulatory requirements. Sparked by corruption and excess of various types, dozens of industry, government, investor, and multisector groups worldwide have proposed codes and guidelines to govern corporate behavior. These initiatives re...Starting at €8.20
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Extraordinary Journeys: Wild Times in the Safari Industry
David HallidayCase IVEY-9B18M164-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn April 2017, an entrepreneur in the tour operator industry faced a potential investment decision. Her company, Extraordinary Journeys (EJ), created custom luxury African safaris for a US-based clientele. While EJ had enjoyed dramatic growth since its founding in 2009, the entrepreneur worried that competitive pressures were increasing, as resource-rich companies had entered the market, drawn by the industry's rapid growth. In response to this g...Starting at €8.20