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Beltren
Johnson, RobCase E-143Entrepreneurship, Finance, Innovation and ChangeJean-Marc Chardon, de Sofina Ventures, se encontraba frente al ordenador buscando formas alternativas de estructurar una ronda de financiación por parte de su sociedad de capital riesgo en Beltren, una empresa que había desarrollado un instrumento médico innovador utilizado en cirugía espinal.Starting at €8.20
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Innovación responsable
Calleja, RicardoTechnical Note BEN-142Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeLos cambios tecnológicos tienen, cada vez más, a las empresas como protagonistas. Un aspecto clave de la responsabilidad de los directivos hoy en día es la responsabilidad en el ámbito de la innovación tecnológica. Resulta necesario ponderar con realismo las expectativas que generan los cambios tecnológicos, para valorar de un modo justo las aportaciones de la innovación, su influencia en la configuración de las mentalidades y estilos de vida, y ...Starting at €8.20
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Disolución de los límites entre las organizaciones con ánimo y sin ánimo de lucro:el modelo de la empresa social
Ramus, Tommaso; Vaccaro, AntoninoTechnical Note BEN-132Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, EntrepreneurshipEn esta nota se examina la progresiva convergencia entre los "tradicionales" sectores orientados al negocio y los orientados a lo social/sin ánimo de lucro, y, contextualmente, también el surgimiento de un nuevo modelo de negocio: las empresas sociales. Éstas son organizaciones que combinan las lógicas comercial y social de un modo sin precedentes.Starting at €8.20
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Responsible Innovation
Calleja, RicardoTechnical Note BEN-142-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeTechnological changes increasingly have companies in a leading role. A key aspect of managerial responsibility today is the responsibility for technological innovation. It is necessary to consider realistically the expectations that technological changes generate, in order to assess fairly the contributions of innovation, its influence on the configuration of mentalities and lifestyles, and the implications of technological changes for the distri...Starting at €8.20
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Blurring the Boundaries Between For Profit and Nonprofit Organizations: The Social Enterprises' Model
Ramus, Tommaso; Vaccaro, AntoninoTechnical Note BEN-132-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, EntrepreneurshipThis case study discusses the progressive convergence between the "traditional" business-oriented and the nonprofit/social sectors and, contextually, the emergence of a new business model, i.e., the social enterprise. Social enterprises are organizations that combine the commercial and social logics in unprecedented ways.Starting at €8.20
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Michael Shaps Winery: Evaluating the Custom Crush Opportunity
Randle Raggio; Ben EubanksCase IVEY-9B13A027-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingBy 2010, Virginia had become the fifth-largest wine-producing state in the United States and Michael Shaps had developed a reputation as one of Virginia’s premier winemakers. He had recently doubled his annual production capacity and was considering whether to increase production of his own “Michael Shaps”-label wines (MS), or accept offers to produce private-label wines (PL) for customers — a service he dubbed “custom crush.” He could increase h...Starting at €8.20
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University of Regina Club: Financial Statement Analysis
Nourhene Ben Youssef; Walid Busaba; Saqib A. KhanCase IVEY-9B18B016-EAccounting and Control, EntrepreneurshipThe University Club at the University of Regina was in financial distress. The club had been losing money for several years and was being subsidized by the University of Regina. However, due to budget cuts by the Saskatchewan government, the university was no longer in a position to subsidize the operations of the club. The board of the club had to make some tough decisions at this time. Could the club exist without university subsidy? Should the...Starting at €8.20
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AirAsia X: Can the Low Cost Model Go Long Haul
Ben Forrey; Andreas Schotter; Jonathan Doh; Thomas LawtonCase IVEY-9B12M013-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyBy 2007, AirAsia had become one of the most successful budget airlines in the world. Having dominated Southeast Asia and entered China and India, AirAsia was poised to solidify its place as a top budget airline and one of the most consistently profitable globally. But company founder Tony Fernandes had bigger plans. From the outset in 2001, Fernandes had intended to offer long-haul service, competing against the largest and most established airli...Starting at €8.20
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Embedding Sustainability: Refreshing First Coffee at Darden
Brownlee, E. Richard II; Elias, Allison; Davis, Charles; Margolis, BenCase DARDEN-ENT-0199-EEntrepreneurshipThe associate director of the sustainability programs at the Darden School of Business was well aware that much of Darden’s solid waste was made up of the disposable cups used for its daily First Coffee event and that somehow First Coffee needed to be refreshed. There had to be a better way to serve coffee and tea to a community of individuals without using disposable cups.Starting at €8.20
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Undergroundhiphop.com
Michael H. Zack; Ben Compaine; David T.A. WesleyCase IVEY-9B07M064-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyUndergroundhiphop.com (UGHH) was the leading source of independent hip-hop on the Internet. Although company revenues remained small compared to major online music retailers, the opening of a storefront in 2005 helped create new opportunities within the music industry, but also proved to be a drain on company resources. As the founder tried to expand the company, he faced a number of choices. However, his conservative financial strategy was limit...Starting at €8.20