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Could Crowdfunding Be Right for Your Business?
Eufinger, ChristianArticle ART-3201-EFinance, Information TechnologiesCrowdfunding is among the fastest growing segments in the financial industry. This article, based on research and teaching at IESE in this emerging area, outlines the various options currently on the market. Although these funding alternatives are by no means perfect, they have several strengths that traditional banks would do well to bear in mind: nimble, personalized, efficient, accountable, transparent, character-based as opposed to purely col...Starting at €8.20
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Examining Supply-Side Benefits of Virtual Teaching
Ann C. Frost; Tony S. FrostArticle IVEY-9B20TC02-EStrategySome physical classroom experiences can’t be beat, but moving university programs online offers instructors unexpected advantages.Starting at €8.20
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Kyle Evans at Ruffian Apparel: Staffing a Retail Establishment
Ann C. Frost; Kevin HewinsCase IVEY-9B09C008-ELeadership and People ManagementRuffian Kelowna, one of 19 British Columbia Ruffian Apparel locations, is underperforming. Recent management turnover and low unemployment in the region have left Kelowna short-staffed and in need of a new store manager to take over for the interim manager. Both sales and performance results are far below acceptable levels, and the store appears to be floundering. The newly hired B.C. regional manager for Ruffian Apparel is looking into the probl...Starting at €8.20
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WestWood Foods & Drinks GmbH (B) - Teaching Note
Eufinger, Christian; Martínez Abascal, EduardoTeaching Note FT-133-EFinance, StrategyWestWood is a wholesale food and drink supplier of small supermarkets and convenience stores. It is located in a rural area in Germany and has sales of around 13 million euros. It grows above the industry average and needs further funding to finance its ongoing expansion. The company asks its main bank for a further loan and credit line. The business, as well as its P&L and balance sheets needs to be analyzed to decide whether to grant the loan r...Starting at €0.00
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WestWood Foods & Drinks GmbH (A) Loan Request
Eufinger, Christian; Martínez Abascal, EduardoCase F-981-EFinance, StrategyWestWood is a wholesale food and drink supplier of small supermarkets and convenience stores. It is located in a rural area in Germany and has sales of around 13 million euros. It grows above the industry average and needs further funding to finance its ongoing expansion. The company asks its main bank for a further loan and credit line. The business, as well as its P&L and balance sheets needs to be analyzed to decide whether to grant the loan r...Starting at €8.20
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WestWood Foods & Drinks GmbH (B). Additional Loan Requirement
Eufinger, Christian; Martínez Abascal, EduardoCase F-982-EFinance, StrategyWestWood is a wholesale food and drink supplier of small supermarkets and convenience stores. It is located in a rural area in Germany and has sales of around 13 million Euro. It grows above the industry average and needs further funding to finance its ongoing expansion. The company asks its main bank for a further loan and credit line. The business, as well as its P&L and balance sheets needs to be analyzed to decide whether to grant the loan re...Starting at €5.74
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Banking with N26
Eufinger, ChristianCase F-998-EFinanceN26 is a digital banking platform founded in February 2013 by Valentin Stalf and Maximilian Tayenthal in Berlin, Germany. As a digital-first platform, N26 aligns closely with open banking principles, a system where banks and other financial institutions provide third-party providers access to customer data through application programming interfaces (APIs). Open banking fosters competition, innovation, and better consumer choices, facilitated by r...Starting at €8.20
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Newstar Magazine Exercise: Publisher Role
Andrew Stevens; Ann C. FrostExercise IVEY-9B17C051-ELeadership and People ManagementIn the Newstar Magazine exercise, participants are assigned one of three roles—managing editor, publisher, or board chair—and provided with information about personnel difficulties that have emerged at the independent Canadian magazine. The organization is small, financially strapped, and conflict has appeared within the magazine’s leadership. The objective of the exercise is to understand the source of this conflict and ultimately to resolve it....Starting at €8.20
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Newstar Magazine Exercise: Board Chair Role
Andrew Stevens; Ann C. FrostExercise IVEY-9B17C052-ELeadership and People ManagementIn the Newstar Magazine exercise, participants are assigned one of three roles—managing editor, publisher, or board chair—and provided with information about personnel difficulties that have emerged at the independent Canadian magazine. The organization is small, financially strapped, and conflict has appeared within the magazine’s leadership. The objective of the exercise is to understand the source of this conflict and ultimately to resolve it....Starting at €8.20
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Risk management at Silicon Valley Bank
Eufinger, ChristianCase F-997-EFinanceThe unexpected collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) had a significant impact on the venture capital market. Founded in 1983, SVB grew into the 16th largest bank in the US, with $212 billion in assets and $173 billion in total deposits by the end of 2022. Between 2019 and 2021, SVB tripled in size, largely due to its focus on VC-backed tech, life science companies and high VC deal activity. Its deposit balances more than tripled from 2019 to 202...Starting at €8.20