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El camino de la familia empresaria a la <i>family office</i>
Roure Alomar, Juan; Segurado Llorente, Juan LuisArticle ART-2596Corporate Governance, EntrepreneurshipDesde que estalló la crisis financiera global, el interés de las familias empresarias por las actividades de las family offices ha ido en aumento. Solo las cincuenta más importantes gestionan casi un billón de dólares y las perspectivas son que su importancia y poder económico se incrementen notablemente en los próximos años. Los autores han explorado por qué y cómo se implantan, y sugieren que la efectividad del proceso depende en gran me...Starting at €8.20
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Paths to Keep Wealth in Family Hands
Roure Alomar, Juan; Segurado Llorente, Juan LuisArticle ART-2596-ECorporate Governance, EntrepreneurshipSince the onset of the global financial crisis, there has been a surge of interest among family businesses in the activities of family offices -- special entities designed to manage and administer a family's portfolio of investments, while also making sure that future wealth-creation activities happen in sustainable ways for generations to come. With the combined wealth of the 50 largest family offices representing nearly $1 trillion, family busi...Starting at €8.20
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Finlandia y Nokia: crear la economía más competitiva del mundo
Porter, Michael E.; Solvell, OrjanCase HBS-703S45StrategyFinlandia, con un lenguaje y cultura especial, se ha desarrollado como un país en el medio oeste (los países nórdicos y Europa) y el este (especialmente su vecino Rusia). En la década de 1980 se inició un proceso de salir de una economía impulsada por la inversión en un uno impulsado por la innovación. Con el colapso de la Unión Soviética alrededor de 1990, Finlandia alcanzó una crisis. Esta política cubre la caja Los cambios realizados en los añ...Starting at €8.20
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The Future of Oy Moomin Characters Ltd.
Bonita Russell; Cory IsaacsCase IVEY-9B14M088-EStrategyThe chief executive officer of Oy Moomin Characters Ltd. (Oy Moomin) had dramatically increased revenues since he joined the firm, but breaking into the major markets of the world, including the United States, was proving to be quite difficult. The firm’s long-standing relationship with its master agent, Bull’s Press of Sweden, had given the firm a dominant presence in the Nordic region and Japan but little presence elsewhere. He must consider hi...Starting at €8.20
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Nokia's Growing Cash Mountain - Teaching Note
Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadTeaching Note FT-65-EFinanceNote prepared as an aid to instructors in the classroom use of case F-777-E.Starting at €0.00
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Proyecto Hidroeléctrico Paso Ancho
Camacho, ArnoldoCase INCAE-30580FinanceA finales de 2007 Fabio Arciniegas se preparaba para llevar a la Junta Directiva de BICSA la propuesta de financiamiento para el Proyecto Hidroeléctrico Paso Ancho. Por la naturaleza y los montos de financiamiento este caso excedía los límites de autorización del Comité de Crédito del Banco. Además, la propuesta financiera significaba para el Banco incursionar en alternativas novedosas y no tradicionales. El Proyecto presentaba aspectos cuali...Starting at €8.20
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Tella Oy: Nordic Boutique or Finnish Global Enterprise
Bonita Russell; Cory Isaacs; Oscar RuelasCase IVEY-9B21M023-EStrategyIn 2020, the chief executive officer of Tella Oy, a small Finnish hat-making firm, wanted to achieve €2 million in turnover. She had been pursuing a regional growth strategy with some success since 2016, when she had founded the business after acquiring the long-established family firm. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the firm had abandoned its internationalization plans and began fabricating personal protective clothing. When the chief ...Starting at €8.20
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Marimekko
Alison Konrad; Jordan MitchellCase IVEY-9B06C014-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyKirsti Paakkanen has achieved a celebrity status in Finland for her enigmatic leadership of the Finnish design company Marimekko. Purchasing the company in a state of near bankruptcy in 1991, Paakkanen took several actions to restore profitability and realize growth. As of 2006, the company has sales of $64 million (of which 80 per cent are from Finland) and net profits of $8.4 million. Over the last few years, Paakkanen and her team have focused...Starting at €8.20
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Angry Birds
Gupta, Sunil; Rood, DharmishtaCase HBS-512033-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Within months of its launch in December 2009, Angry Birds, a mobile game created by a small Finnish company, Rovio Entertainment Ltd., became an international hit. By late 2011, Rovio was not only making Angry Birds games for the iPhone, Android and other mobile platforms, but it had also expanded into plush toys, cookbooks, animation videos and licensing arrangement with ma...Starting at €8.20
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Suominen Wipes the Slate Clean
Groysberg, Boris; Heikkinen, Kalle; Norris, MichaelCase HBS-416047-EStrategyIn 2016, after successfully turning around Finnish nonwovens manufacturer Suominen, CEO Nina Kopola faces a decision on the company's strategy moving forward.Starting at €8.20