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PERSEO (C): Iberdrola's Corporate Entrepreneurship Quest
Pinheiro Saurin, Lucas; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-231-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeIberdrola, a global utility company (4th market cap in the world) headquartered in Spain with revenues of 39.1 billion EUR, created in 2007 an innovation vehicle, PERSEO, to invest with majority stakes in start-ups working with renewable energy. In 2012, PERSEO pivoted to a corporate venture capital approach. In 2017, they added pilots and challenges to its ecosystem. In 2021, PERSEO had two unicorn exits. In 2022, PERSEO started a venture builde...Starting at €5.74
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PERSEO (C): Iberdrola: la búsqueda del emprendimiento corporativo
Pinheiro Saurin, Lucas; Prats, Mª JuliaCase E-231Entrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeEn 2007, Iberdrola, una empresa de servicios públicos global (cuarta capitalización de mercado en el mundo) con sede en España con ingresos de 39.100 millones de euros, creó un vehículo de innovación, PERSEO, para invertir participaciones mayoritarias en nuevas empresas que trabajan con energías renovables. En 2012, PERSEO giró hacia un enfoque de capital de riesgo corporativo (CVC). En 2017, la empresa agregó pilotos y desafíos a su ecosistema. ...Starting at €5.74
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Atam: un nuevo modelo de previsión social sostenible (C)
Elvira, Marta; Prats, Mª JuliaCase DPO-389Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeLa crisis económica y los sucesivos planes de desvinculación laboral de Telefónica en España iban impactando inexorablemente en la viabilidad de Atam y sus explotaciones económicas. La asociación debía culminar sus procesos de reestructuración del antiguo sistema de provisión de servicios y concentrarse en construir un nuevo modelo de institución de previsión social sostenible. Se llegó a un punto de inflexión a partir del cual Atam comenzó a ace...Starting at €5.74
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Atam: A New Model of Sustainable Social Welfare (C)
Elvira, Marta; Prats, Mª JuliaCase DPO-389-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeThe economic crisis and the successive redundancy plans of Telefónica in Spain were having an inexorable effect on the viability of Atam and its economic operations. The association had to complete its restructuring of the old service delivery system and concentrate on building a new model for a sustainable social welfare institution. A turning point was reached, from which point Atam began to speed up all the transformation processes. The case d...Starting at €5.74
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Terra Lycos
Perry, Gaynor; Oliver C.; Valor Sabatier, Josep; Sieber, SandraCase SI-130-EInformation Technologies, Knowledge and CommunicationIn May 2000, the leading Spanish language portal and Internet Access Provider (IAP), Terra, announced that they were to buy the fourth ranking US portal, Lycos, for $12.5 billion in stock. This merger enabled Terra to expand from Spanish and Portugese speaking markets to become a global player. However, the continued success of the big three portals, AOL, MSN and Yahoo!, has kept Terra Lycos amongst the second tier of portal companies. Against a ...Starting at €8.20
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Terra Lycos (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Perry, Gaynor; Oliver C.; Valor Sabatier, Josep; Sieber, SandraCase SI-130-PBInformation Technologies, Knowledge and CommunicationIn May 2000, the leading Spanish language portal and Internet Access Provider (IAP), Terra, announced that they were to buy the fourth ranking US portal, Lycos, for $12.5 billion in stock. This merger enabled Terra to expand from Spanish and Portugese speaking markets to become a global player. However, the continued success of the big three portals, AOL, MSN and Yahoo!, has kept Terra Lycos amongst the second tier of portal companies. Against a ...Starting at €8.20
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Terra Lycos
Perry, Gaynor; Oliver C.; Valor Sabatier, Josep; Sieber, SandraCase SI-130Information Technologies, Knowledge and CommunicationEn mayo de 2000, el portal y proveedor de acceso a Internet (IAP) líder en lengua castellana, Terra, anunció que iba a comprar el portal situado en cuarta posición en Estados Unidos, Lycos, por una cifra de 125 millardos de dólares abonada mediante intercambio de acciones. Esta fusión permitió a Terra expandirse más allá de sus mercados de habla española y portuguesa, convirtiéndose así en un actor global. No obstante, el éxito continuado de los ...Starting at €8.20
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Business Process Outsourcing: Banco Urquijo Outsources its Back-Office to IBM Business Consulting Services
López, C.; Andreu i Civit, Rafael; Valor Sabatier, Josep; Sieber, SandraCase SI-143-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis case discusses Banco Urquijo's decision to carry out an externalization of its administrative processes, signing a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) agreement for five years with IBM Global Services. The risks of the decision are analyzed, and are compared with the potential benefits resulting not just from cost savings but also from savings derived from improvements in its competitive positioning.Starting at €8.20
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Business Process Outsourcing: El Banco Urquijo externaliza su back-office a IBM Business Consulting Services
López, C.; Andreu i Civit, Rafael; Valor Sabatier, Josep; Sieber, SandraCase SI-143Knowledge and CommunicationEste caso plantea la situación en que Banco Urquijo decide llevar a cabo una externalización de sus procesos administrativos firmando con IBM Global Services un acuerdo de «Business Process Outsourcing» (BPO) por cinco años. Se analizan los riesgos de esta decisión y se contrastan con los potenciales beneficios resultantes no sólo en términos de ahorro de costes, sino también los derivados de mejoras en su posicionamiento competitivo.Starting at €8.20
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Argo Interactive (B): Surviving in the Roller-Coasting Mobile Industry: A struggling mobile software provider must decide whether to retreat, refocus, or rebrand
Prats, Mª Julia; Sosna, Marc; Darsch, DaveFocused Case EFC-5-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Innovation and ChangeThis case B cannot be taught as a stand-alone case, but is a direct continuation of the FocusCase "Argo Interactive (A): Surviving in the Roller-Coasting Mobile Industry" [EFC-1-E]. This second part illustrates the decisions the firm took during and after their near-death crisis with regard to financing, market focus, product (re-)development, HR issues, positioning and the overall survival strategy of the firm, and the consequences this had. Dev...Starting at €8.20