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Ébola: cuando una buena gestión salva vidas
IESE InsightArticle ART-2676Service and Operations ManagementEl ébola se ha cobrado más de diez mil víctimas en apenas un año y durante varios meses la epidemia amenazó con extenderse sin control por todo el mundo. ¿Cuáles han sido los principales errores y escollos en la gestión de la crisis?Starting at €8.20
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Cómo puede transformar su negocio la lógica social
Santos, FilipeArticle ART-2594Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Strategy¿Qué es el emprendimiento social y en qué difiere del comercial? Según el autor, experto en el campo emergente de la innovación social, ofrece una alternativa de base y transformadora al modo habitual de hacer negocios. En este artículo, destaca cuatro diferencias que emanan de la distinción fundamental entre creación y captación de valor. Asimismo, propone que las teorías económicas y los modelos de negocio establecidos reconozcan, más allá del ...Starting at €8.20
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Ebola: Managing to Save Lives
IESE InsightArticle ART-2676-EService and Operations ManagementA year after the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa in March 2014, health-care experts are cautiously optimistic that the epidemic appears to be slowing. Although the outlook is brighter than a year ago when the first case was detected in Guinea, there is still a long way to go and many lessons to be learned in managing a crisis of this scale, related to institutional shortfalls, international coordination, engagement with local stakeholders and, m...Starting at €8.20
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How a Social Logic Can Transform Your Business
Santos, FilipeArticle ART-2594-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, StrategyThough social entrepreneurship and traditional, commercial entrepreneurship have many things in common, there are some fundamental differences. The author, an expert in the field of social entrepreneurship and social innovation, believes social entrepreneurship offers a transformative grassroots alternative to the usual way of doing business. This article highlights four crucial ways in which social entrepreneurs differ from their traditional cou...Starting at €8.20
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CloudBiz: Una Solución Administrativa para las PYMES
Martínez, Allan; Chaves, Natalia; Cátedra René Morales Carazo de EmprendimientoCase INCAE-31283_SEntrepreneurshipStartup que se dedica al diseño e implementación de ERP’s, emprendimiento hondureño ejecutado por 3 hermanos que buscan crecimiento con su empresa, sin embargo se enfrentan a diversos retos, desde la poca adopción de tecnología en su país de origen, comoStarting at €8.20
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Doodlage: Toward a Sustainable Future
Swati Singh; Kartikeya SinghCase IVEY-W27322-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingDoodlage Retail LLP (Doodlage), a sustainable fashion brand based in India, was based on an idea that had come to the co-founder while she was interning with export houses. There, she witnessed large-scale discarding of fabric waste, which found its way to landfills and became a major source of pollution. Doodlage utilized the practices of circularity—repairing, reusing, refurbishing, and recycling—to transform industrial waste into women’s appar...Starting at €8.20
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Hotel Antigua Comayagua
Martínez, Allan; Chaves, Natalia; Cátedra René Morales Carazo de EmprendimientoCase INCAE-31272_SStrategyEl Hotel Antigua Comayagua, ubicado en la ciudad del mismo nombre, se enfrentó a la crisis política de Honduras en el 2009 al momento de su incursión en el mercado hotelero. A pesar de las adversidades, el emprendimiento familiar logró alcanzar el punto de equilibrio y su ocupación promedio empezó a aumentar, al punto que la capacidad del hotel se tornó insuficiente. Por tanto, para el 2017 el gerente estaba considerando un proyecto de expansión,...Starting at €8.20
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Brummer and the bracNet Investment
Ebrahim, Alnoor; Pirson, Michael; Mangas, PatriciaCase HBS-309065-EbracNet, a for-profit/nonprofit partnership, aims to establish Internet connectivity throughout Bangladesh. Venture capitalist Patrik Brummer invested in a first round of funding to connect major cities. Should he invest again, this time in a rural roll-out, which may have lower financial returns but greater social returns?Starting at €8.20
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When Failure Looks Like Success
Zolli, Andrew; Healy, Ann MarieArticle HBS-F1104Z-EService and Operations ManagementEfforts to bring clean water to Bangladesh by installing tube wells appeared to be a huge success, but over time they led to epic failures: widespread arsenic poisoning, a rise in crime and prostitution, a projected increase in diarrheal diseases as villagers resume using groundwater. Due to the highly graphical nature of the Vision Statement, we offer this reprint in color, PDF format only. We recommend printing it out in color to maximize its ...Starting at €8.20
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BRAC in 2014, Teaching Note
Khanna, TarunTeaching Note HBS-719480-EStrategyThis is the teaching note for the HBS Case Study "BRAC in 2014" (715414).Starting at €0.00