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Scoot: Succeeding in the U.S., working its way into Spain (A)
López, Ana; Berrone, Pascual; Ricart, Joan EnricCase SM-1750-EStrategyScoot, an eco-sharing multimodal (motos, bikes, kick scooters) mobility provider, has been operating in the US for 7 years. After its international expansion to Barcelona and Santiago de Chile, the company is not contemplating the launch of kick scooters in Madrid, their first bet on the Spanish capital. Competing against 23 other providers for less than 10,000 licenses and with a daunting future of its bike operations in Barcelona, the company h...Starting at €8.20
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Scoot: Succeeding in the U.S., working its way into Spain (B)
López, Ana; Berrone, Pascual; Ricart, Joan EnricCase SM-1751-EStrategyScoot, an eco-sharing multimodal (motos, bikes, kick scooters) mobility provider, has been operating in the US for 7 years. After its international expansion to Barcelona and Santiago de Chile, the company is not contemplating the launch of kick scooters in Madrid, their first bet on the Spanish capital. Competing against 23 other providers for less than 10,000 licenses and with a daunting future of its bike operations in Barcelona, the company h...Starting at €5.74
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Struggling with Competition in the Catalan Leather Industry (B)
Subirà, Antoni; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1594-EInnovation and Change, StrategyFrom 2005 on, tanners from Igualada made a successful move from the traditional production of shoe soles to a new market of high-quality leather products sold to clients on the luxury market. However, the number of Chinese tanners had been growing at an increased rate during the previous years, and the Catalan companies knew that their shift to high-quality products would not provide long-term protection against their Chinese rivals.Starting at €5.74
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The Long Process Toward Specialization in the Catalan Leather Industry (A)
Subirà, Antoni; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1593-EInnovation and Change, StrategyThe leather industry had had more than five centuries of history in Catalonia.Spain was incurring the risk of being sanctioned by the European Union if it didn't adhere to strict environmental standards. However, industry representatives claimed to be at a disadvantage with respect to developing countries. The case explains the technical solution implemented in the 1990s. The answer Subirá found to the environmental dilemma was to develop a joint...Starting at €8.20
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Iceland: From Financial Meltdown to Geothermal Energy
Subirà, Antoni; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1591-EEconomics, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThis case describes the origins of a cluster initiative in the geothermal energy industry in Iceland and its initial steps in 2010. The case examines the specific characteristics of the country and recent events in its history, and it describes the geothermal industry and the traditional "cluster approach" up to 2010. It then describes the actions undertaken by Gekon, the company that is leading the cluster initiative, the steps in the process, ...Starting at €8.20