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Betty's Wines: Ethical problems of an "organic" narcissistic entrepreneur
Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-210-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementBetty is a very famous wine entrepreneur who works in the natural/organic wine sector. Although she has gained outstanding international success, she struggles to manage her team. The case is based on the notes of interviews made with Betty and one of her collaborators as a part of a 4-year project in which IESE's Center for Business in Society explored ethical and responsibility issues in the organic wine-making sector. The information acquired ...Starting at €8.20
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Aparkalo (C): Normal Crisis or Sudden Death
Peeters, Claire; Zott, ChristophCase E-210-EEntrepreneurshipAparkalo was born as the brainchild of Luis París and Iván Rodríguez, who developed the initial business plan for the venture as part of an IESE EMBA course on entrepreneurship. Their simple yet appealing idea was to introduce the concepts of reservations and dynamic pricing as a business model innovation to parking lots, so that clients could reserve spots in advance, and parking lot managers could charge more during peak times (e.g., concerts o...Starting at €5.74
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There Be Dragons
de Toro, Juan Manuel; Iniesta, FranciscoCase M-1265EntrepreneurshipLos amigos Ignacio Gómez Sancha e Ignacio Núñez, jóvenes ejecutivos de Madrid, decidieron convertirse en productores de cine tras una cena celebrada en la capital de España con motivo de la búsqueda de financiación para la última película de Roland Joffé. Una conversación larga y distendida entre el director y los dos Ignacios, hizo que éstos decidieran embarcarse en el proyecto, y se comprometieran a encontrar los recursos económicos necesarios ...Starting at €8.20
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Alibaba Group: Fostering an E-commerce Ecosystem
Seung Ho Park; Ziqian (Stella) ZhaoCase IVEY-9B16M217-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2014, Alibaba Group (Alibaba), the largest e-commerce platform operator in China, boasted in its New York Stock Exchange prospectus about its e-commerce ecosystem, which was being built over time. Alibaba’s chairman and chief executive officer declared that the company’s mission was to “make it easy to do business anywhere.” However, the ecosystem, which was well suited for people’s Internet habits of the past, would not likely be up-to-date i...Starting at €8.20
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NeoGenius: B2B or (Not) To Be
Dominic Lim; Eric MorseCase IVEY-9B17M001-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyNeoGenius Co., Ltd. (NeoGenius) was an early-stage entrepreneurial venture based in South Korea. Founded in February 2000, NeoGenius provided a wide range of business-to-business (B2B) e-business software and related services. In June 2001, the company was up and running, but it faced competition from larger firms, and the effects of a global economic downturn; as a result, its financial performance was falling short of expectations. NeoGenius ha...Starting at €8.20
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The E-Line Cityboard
Soler, Edi; Peñalva, FernandoCase C-784-EAccounting and Control, EntrepreneurshipSix months after incorporating the company, the two founders of the firm E-Line Cityboard Supply Ltd. (ELC) were preparing the first Board of Directors meeting. ELC was a London-based distributor and online retailer of the E-Line Cityboard, a portable and rechargeable battery-powered self-balancing wheeled board, commonly referred to in the market as a "hoverboard." Increased competition and legislation prohibiting the use of hoverboards in publi...Starting at €8.20
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Fashion2Go: Just Another Fashion E-Tailer
Aditya Kumar Banerjee; Rajesh PillaniaCase IVEY-9B15M127-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2014, as large investments poured into the e-commerce space in India, there was a general expectation that the online retail (e-tail) industry was heading toward a consolidation that would squeeze out smaller players. While e-tailers in India focused on following a marketplace model and developing a brand for their online market platforms, fashion2go created a product brand that targeted a very specific segment of young customers. Fashion2go w...Starting at €8.20
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The Vanca: Dilemmas of an E-commerce Entrepreneurial Startup
Jones Mathew; Pinaki DasguptaCase IVEY-9B15M035-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe Vanca, an online apparel brand and supplier to online retailers (“e-tailers”) has achieved a fair degree of success by focusing on quality, innovative designs, “fast fashion” and a strong network with its customers. Management is looking to grow the business further; however, there are challenges such as uneven sales across some of its product ranges, maintaining its competitive edge and the threat from private labels being introduced by the ...Starting at €8.20
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Cconma.com in South Korea: An Innovative E-Commerce Platform
Jin-Su Kang; Stephen DowningCase IVEY-9B15M020-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn August 2012, the chief executive officer of Cconma.con, an online shopping mall based in Chung-Ju, South Korea, is considering his company’s future. The company has grown substantially since it was founded in 2005 and is now preparing to further expand into Hong Kong, China or to a second location in the United States. The company’s vision, rooted in an ethic of corporate social responsibility, is to build a happy and healthy community, includ...Starting at €8.20
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Kozmo.com - "We'll Be Right Over"
Ghosh, AnindyaCase E-164-EEntrepreneurshipJoseph Park, co-founder of Kozmo.com, was euphoric. It was December 23, 1999 and he had just received a phone call about what he called the best Christmas gift of his life. A group of investors led by Amazon had decided to invest more that $100 million in his fledgling start-up. The capital markets were buoyant about all things related to the Internet and the NASDAQ was scaling to new heights every month. A quick IPO, which could help raise the c...Starting at €8.20