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GLOVO: Q-commerce, the evolution of E-commerce
Audicana Arcas, J.; Martínez Jiménez, M.Case IIST-PI-219-E-EService and Operations ManagementIn June 2021, Glovo, the Spanish delivery company par excellence, had just raised 450 M euros in financing and was close to 2,000 M in valuation, five years after its foundation. However, the path had not been easy for a company that was versioning the traditional concept of “errand boy” by incorporating technology. Its business model had changed several times to compete in a market dominated by giants and find its place in the world. Its latest ...Starting at €8.20
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Ruth M. Owades
Stevenson, Howard H.; Von Werssowetz, Richard O.; Kent, Robert W.Case HBS-383051-EEntrepreneurshipRuth Owades developed a concept for a new mail order venture offering gardening products. Her current employer turned down the idea, so with permission to try it independently, she has begun the process of raising funds and preparing for a separate operation. She still has many uncertainties, but with a deadline approaching to meet the single selling season, she must decide to leave her job or give up the idea.Starting at €8.20
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Genetic Testing and the Puzzles We Are Left to Solve (M): Funding Genetic Therapy
Freeman, R. Edward; Pierce, StacyCase DARDEN-E-0203-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis set of cases (labeled A through M [UVA-E-0192 through UVA-E-0203]) presents various vignettes, each with a specific dilemma about genetic testing and the ethical issues and difficult decisions that this testing presents to patients, doctors, employers and employees. UVA-E-0204 is a technical note about genetic testing which provides background and information on the issues.Starting at €8.20
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M Power Micro Finance: Early Battle for Survival
Puran Singh; Bhargav Vishwanathan; Nupur Pavan BangCase IVEY-9B15M120-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyWhen M Power Micro Finance was founded in 2009 in the Indian state of Gujarat, a number of challenges in the microfinance market made it difficult for the company to survive. Just months after M Power’s founding, the microfinance industry was hit by a repayment crisis that eroded both profitability and confidence in the industry. With public sentiment turning against microfinance institutions, M Power’s bright growth prospects suddenly disappeare...Starting at €8.20
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E-Cigarettes: The Wild, Wild West
Farris, Paul W.; Wicks, Andrew C.; Mead, Jenny; Abbott, KatherineCase DARDEN-M-0876-EMarketingIn 2014, tobacco giant Reynolds American Inc. (RAI) had to confront the rapidly evolving global tobacco industry landscape. E-cigarettes, once considered a fad, were becoming increasingly popular. Facing uncharted territory, tobacco companies were uncertain about how to most successfully enter this market and how to do so rapidly.Starting at €8.20
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Chunyu: The First Mover in Chinese M-Health Industry
Jingui Xie; Haji Suleman Ali; Feiyan Jia; Muhammad Adnan Zahid Chudhery; Bin DingCase IVEY-9B19M044-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyChunyu Yisheng (Chunyu) was the largest mobile health (m-health) application in China. Since its creation in July 2011, the application had focused on providing online medical information and consultations with professional doctors. Chunyu's business model was based on free and premium online health care services. In the first three years, Chunyu gained more experience than profits. The primary concern for the founder and chief executive officer ...Starting at €8.20
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Agro Sevilla e la Tempesta Perfetta
Llano Irusta, M. A.Case IIST-PI-224-I-ITService and Operations ManagementQuesto caso riguarda l'evoluzione del settore spagnolo delle olive da tavola tra il 2018 e l'inizio del 2020 a fronte dell'imposizione di tariffe del 34,75% sulle olive nere ossidate spagnole. Analizza inoltre i dati di settore per il 2018 e il 2019 e i movimenti strategici in tempi di crisi dei principali concorrenti di Agro Sevilla come Ángel Camacho, Dcoop e Aceitunas Guadalquivir. Presenta anche i cambiamenti strutturali della società che son...Starting at €8.20
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Dr. M. L. Dhawale Trust Hospital - Towards Sustainability
Gayathri Sivaraman; Vasant SivaramanCase IVEY-9B10B010-EAccounting and Control, Finance, StrategyThis case deals with a rural charitable homeopathic hospital in the state of Maharashtra, India, set in the year 2008. The hospital, Dr. M. L. Dhawale Memorial Trust's Rural Homeopathic Hospital, is one among many clinics and hospitals run by the Dr. M. L. Dhawale Memorial Trust (MLDT). Dr. Navin Pawaskar, the head of the hospital, has to make recommendations to the management team to improve the profitability of the hospital and be financially s...Starting at €8.20
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M&A Legal Context: Hostile Takeovers
Baldwin, Carliss Y.; Bagley, Constance E.; Quinn, JamesCase HBS-904005-EStrategyIntroduces students to the main tactical maneuvers used by hostile bidders, including bear hugs, proxy fights, tender offers, and toeholds. Also describes how, in the United States, tender offers are regulated by the federal government via the Williams Act.Starting at €8.20
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Ohio Art and the Internet
Parry, Mark E.; Martin, M. L.Case DARDEN-M-0621-EMarketingIn August 1999, Larry Killgallon, president of Ohio Art, sat in his Bryan, Ohio, office and reviewed his marketing plan for the coming Christmas season. For years, Ohio Art had sold its line of educational and activity toys through brick-and-mortar retailers such as Toys 'R' Us and Wal-Mart. The Internet presented new opportunities for Ohio Art: 11 on-line retailers planned to carry the company's products in 1999. Killgallon wondered what kind of...Starting at €8.20