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El e-Learning
Sánchez, L.; Munoz-Seca, BeatrizTechnical Note PN-415Service and Operations ManagementEl e-learning se está convirtiendo en un canal más para generar aprendizaje, tanto en el mundo educacional como en el empresarial. Aunque algunos autores consideran que su diseño debe tener en cuenta las características individuales del estilo de aprender del individuo, la mayoría de los programas de e-learning están desarrollados sin considerarlas. Este puede ser uno de los grandes orígenes de sus fracasos. La tecnología facilita un proceso, per...Starting at €8.20
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La industria de videojuegos para consolas en 2011
Rodríguez Merinero, Marta; Caldart, Adrian; Munoz-Seca, BeatrizCase SM-1571Innovation and Change, StrategyA fines de abril de 2011, Nintendo anunciaba sus resultados anuales del año 2010. Los beneficios netos de la empresa habían descendido. La caída en las ventas de la consola Wii explicaba gran parte del descenso del 33% en los beneficios netos frente a 2009. El CEO de la compañía, Saturu Iwata, anunció que una nueva consola reemplazaría a la Wii en 2012. Iwata describía la nueva plataforma, identificada provisionalmente como Project Cafe, como un...Starting at €8.20
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The Videogame Console Industry in 2011
Rodríguez Merinero, Marta; Caldart, Adrian; Munoz-Seca, BeatrizCase SM-1571-EInnovation and Change, StrategyAt the end of April 2011, Nintendo announced their annual results from 2010. The company's net profits had fallen 33% compared to 2009, due in large part to the decline in sales of the Wii console (see Exhibit 1). The CEO of the company, Satoru Iwata, announced that a new console would replace the Wii in 2012. Iwata described the new platform, provisionally identified as Project Cafe, as "a new approach to videogame consoles ". The days of the Wi...Starting at €8.20
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An Angel Investor with an Agenda (HBR Case Study)
Herzlinger, Regina E.; Munoz-Seca, BeatrizArticle HBS-R1103X-EEntrepreneurshipGloria Londono, the owner of a chain of innovative, holistic day care centers for the elderly in Spain, is offered 3 million euro by Victor Serna, a wealthy physician-investor. In exchange, Serna wants a 25% stake, a board seat, a vote on all strategic decisions, and the ability to liquidate his position in five years, either through a public offering or a sale. His terms are not negotiable; his objectives are not transparent. The money would ena...Starting at €8.20
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An Angel Investor with an Agenda (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Herzlinger, Regina E.; Munoz-Seca, BeatrizArticle HBS-R1103Z-EEntrepreneurshipGloria Londono, the owner of a chain of innovative, holistic day care centers for the elderly in Spain, is offered 3 million euro by Victor Serna, a wealthy physician-investor. In exchange, Serna wants a 25% stake, a board seat, a vote on all strategic decisions, and the ability to liquidate his position in five years, either through a public offering or a sale. His terms are not negotiable; his objectives are not transparent. The money would ena...Starting at €8.20
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Groupworks Financial Corporation
James E. HatchCase IVEY-9B09N030-EAccounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, FinanceThe chairman of the board of Groupworks, a company created to consolidate independent brokers in the benefits industry, is faced with three issues. First, he must manage a liquidity problem related to debt that is coming due. Second, he must assess the merits of acquiring another company and, if the company is acquired, he must design the offering package. Third, he must review the firm's consolidation strategy. The case also lends itself to a de...Starting at €8.20
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Caso de estudio: Un inversionista ngel con una agenda personal
Herzlinger, Regina E.; Munoz-Seca, BeatrizArticle HBS-R1103MEntrepreneurshipGloria Londoño, el dueño de una cadena de centros de día innovadoras e integrales para las personas mayores en España, se ofrece 3 millones de euros por Victor Serna, un acaudalado médico-inversor. A cambio, Serna quiere una participación del 25%, un puesto en la junta, un voto en todas las decisiones estratégicas, y la posibilidad de liquidar su posición en cinco años, ya sea a través de una oferta pública o una venta. Sus términos no son negoci...Starting at €8.20
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An Angel Investor with an Agenda (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Herzlinger, Regina E.; Munoz-Seca, BeatrizArticle HBS-R1103M-EEntrepreneurshipGloria Londono, the owner of a chain of innovative, holistic day care centers for the elderly in Spain, is offered 3 million euro by Victor Serna, a wealthy physician-investor. In exchange, Serna wants a 25% stake, a board seat, a vote on all strategic decisions, and the ability to liquidate his position in five years, either through a public offering or a sale. His terms are not negotiable; his objectives are not transparent. The money would ena...Starting at €8.20
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Finchco
James E. Hatch; Mike PooleyCase IVEY-9B11N005-EFinanceThe owner of Finchco plans to sell his company, which is a distributor of industrial materials. The purpose of the case is to utilize several valuation methods and suggest the possible deal structure. The situation is made somewhat more complicated because Finchco has a real estate subsidiary that must be valued, and because the company has a great opportunity to land a major new customer whose value must be included in the analysis.Starting at €8.20
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LAB International Inc.
James E. Hatch; David JagodzinskiCase IVEY-9B09N011-EFinanceLAB International (LAB) has two divisions that have vastly different strategies. The research and development division has a continuing need for funding and a high degree of risk, while the contract research division is a cash generator and is less risky. LAB is attempting to raise additional capital but believes that the shares of the company are undervalued in the market. It is contemplating a spinoff of one of the divisions to raise the funds ...Starting at €8.20