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KITEA (E): IKEA's Opening Day
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Yucaoglu, GamzeCase HBS-719422-EStrategyThe case opens in 2016 as Amine Benkirane, CEO of the furniture retailer KITEA, observes KITEA's dormant sales on the day IKEA opens its first store in Morocco. It then provides information on IKEA's Morocco store, as well as a detailed pricing comparison between IKEA products in Morocco and elsewhere and similar products sold by KITEA. The case then asks whether KITEA had any chance to compete with IKEA under the current circumstances, taking in...Starting at €5.74
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Acibadem Healthcare Group
Herzlinger, Regina E.; Cekin, Esel; Kindred, Natalie; Yucaoglu, GamzeCase HBS-315120-EThis case focuses on Ac badem Healthcare Group's, Turkey's only premium nationwide hospital network, potential expansion strategies after it was acquired by International Healthcare Holdings Berhad (IHH) in 2011, the world's second-largest publicly listed health care group and a private hospital leader in Singapore and Malaysia. By providing perspectives on both Ac badem and IHH-Parkway-Pantai's operational models, growth aspirations, collabora...Starting at €8.20
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Jumia's Path to Profitability
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Armerding, Pippa Tubman; Yucaoglu, GamzeCase HBS-721355-EStrategyThe case opens in September 2019 as Sacha Poignonnec and Jeremy Hodara, co-founders and co-CEOs of Jumia, the leading Pan-African e-commerce platform, are contemplating the company's path to profitability in the aftermath of a fragile investor sentiment, as the company announced two internal issues in August 2019. The case chronicles the founding and expansion of Jumia and the iterations of its business model and describes its competitive outloo...Starting at €8.20
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iyzico: recaudación de fondos en mercados emergentes (B)
Di Maggio, Marco; Yucaoglu, GamzeCase HBS-220S02FinanceEl caso se abre en julio de 2016 Barbaros Ozbugutu, co-fundador y CEO de la tecnología de pago iyzico puesta en marcha con sede en Estambul, contempla los pros y los contras de las diferentes hojas de término la compañía ha recibido para su ronda de Serie C. El caso, entonces informa al lector acerca de algunos cambios en las circunstancias que afectan a los términos de las ofertas preseleccionadas. Al final, el caso plantea esta pregunta: que se...Starting at €5.74
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Aquion Energy
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Kiron, DavidCase HBS-811047-EEntrepreneurshipTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Leaders at Aquion Energy, a Pittsburgh-based battery start-up, are deciding on a market entry strategy. Should they pursue the large but unproven grid utility market or a smaller, but higher margin market?Starting at €8.20
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Gene Patents (A)
Hamermesh, Richard G.; Kiron, David; Andrews, PhillipCase HBS-811089-EEntrepreneurshipIn March 2010, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Sweet overturned 30 years of legal precedent and ruled that unaltered human genes could not be patented. This case reviews patent law and how it relates to our increasing knowledge of the Human Genome. The case issues deal with the potential implications of Judge Sweet's decision for biotechnology entrepreneurs and investors.Starting at €8.20
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Predictive Biosciences
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Bussgang, Jeffrey J.; Kiron, DavidCase HBS-811015-EEntrepreneurshipA small cancer diagnostics start-up is deciding whether to acquire a laboratory to make and sell its bladder cancer test or build its own manufacturing and sales team.Starting at €8.20
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Dubai Duty Free
Lal, Rajiv; Kiron, DavidCase HBS-511034-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In mid-February 2009, Dubai Duty Free Managing Director Colm McLoughlin received the January sales report. He left the report lying on his desk unopened and went to walk around the shops as he did every morning. When he returned, he sat down at his desk, looked at the cover of the report, then called his wife, Breeda, to confirm that they were hosting a dinner party that wee...Starting at €8.20
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1366 Technologies
Lassiter, Joseph B.; Nanda, Ramana; Kiron, DavidCase HBS-810005-ETo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Just months after declaring their intent to become a solar cell equipment supplier, van Mierlo and Sachs were again revisiting the issue of what the company should be. Becoming a successful solar cell manufacturer would potentially be much more lucrative than becoming a successful equipment supplier. But, the latter was much less capital intensive and perhaps a less operatio...Starting at €8.20
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Google and Earnings Guidance
Brochet, Francois; Kiron, DavidCase HBS-111026-EFinanceThe case explores Google's communication strategy with Wall Street analysts. In particular, the case focuses on Google's commitment to a no-guidance policy and provides an overview of guidance practice among major U.S. companies.Starting at €8.20