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SENS Foods: Scaling Up Sustainable Cricket Protein
Timea Križová, Ladislav Tyll, Mohit SrivastavaCase IVEY-W34548-EStrategyThe founders of SENS Foods (SENS), a Czech sustainable-food small and medium-sized enterprise (SME), wanted to expand the business beyond their home market. SENS was operating in the rapidly growing alternative-protein market using products derived from edible crickets. Due to its increasing profitability and international expansion potential, SENS saw an opportunity to expand into one of more Nordic markets—Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland. ...Starting at €8.20
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Pursue Your Dream or Move On? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Reinert, Sophus A.Article HBS-R2002M-EKnowledge and CommunicationA young social entrepreneur must decide whether to stick with her struggling start-up--a tomato paste company based entirely in Nigeria--or go to work for an investment group that funds small businesses in Africa. Where would she have the most impact? This fictional case study by Sophus A. Reinert features expert commentary by Acha Leke and Mira Mehta. This HBR Case Study includes both the case and the commentary. For teaching purposes, this rep...Starting at €8.20
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PLT Consulting: Navigating Inclusion as a Linguistic Minority
Rebecca Piekkari; Hilla BackCase IVEY-W32298-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyIn 2021, Robert, a highly qualified immigrant from the United Kingdom, had recently joined PLT Consulting (PLT), a multinational management consulting company, as a junior consultant in the Tallinn, Estonia, office. This professional services firm had a strong international brand. However, Robert soon realized that the organization catered both internally and externally to more local demands. In particular, his lack of local language proficiency ...Starting at €8.20
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Shisong Cardiac Center: Kumbo, Cameroon
Schulman, Kevin A; Konthcou, Nelly-AngeCase HBS-317085-EShisong Cardiac Center in Kumbo, Cameroon, is a regional cardiac referral center in central Africa. As the continent transitions from communicable to non-communicable diseases, there is a critical shortage of surgical care required to treat these conditions. This case describes an innovation solution to the shortage of professional skills, an international collaboration between a hospital in Milan and a hospital in Cameroon. The case highlights t...Starting at €8.20
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Nova Capital (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Johnson, RobCase E-235-PBEntrepreneurshipAndré Payard, a newly hired at Nova Capital, had to develop an approach for making initial assessments of the large number of business plans received by the Dutch venture capital firm. He knew that his team could not meet with the management teams from all of the businesses, so it was crucial to select those plans with the greatest potential before schedulling management presentations. Este caso está basado en el caso "Nova Capital", E-68, del mi...Starting at €8.20
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Nova Capital
Johnson, RobCase E-235-EEntrepreneurshipAndré Payard, a newly hired at Nova Capital, had to develop an approach for making initial assessments of the large number of business plans received by the Dutch venture capital firm. He knew that his team could not meet with the management teams from all of the businesses, so it was crucial to select those plans with the greatest potential before schedulling management presentations. Este caso está basado en el caso "Nova Capital", E-68, del mi...Starting at €8.20
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Lindberg Capital
Johnson, RobCase E-197EntrepreneurshipEl caso describe cinco oportunidades de inversión en start-ups enviadas a una empresa de capital riesgo. La empresa recibe demasiados planes de negocio como para reunirse con todos los equipos directivos, por lo que deben seleccionar cuidadosamente las ideas con el fin de decidir con qué equipos vale la pena reunirse. Caso basado en el caso E-68 («Nova Capital») del mismo autor.Starting at €8.20
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Exportflowers BV
Zantinga J.Case P-653-EService and Operations ManagementA small export company in the Dutch cut flower industry finds itself confronted with a series of demands from a large UK supermarket. Issues include channel integration and control, the types of risks encountered in this type of industry, as well as purchasing policies at an auction center and large company. The case includes a description of the Dutch Auction System as used in the flower trade. A video can be supplied through the Flower Bureau i...Starting at €8.20
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Sonia Millar: Negotiating for the C-Suite
Margolis, Joshua D.; Donnellon, AnneCase HBS-920555This case addresses the nuances of gender dynamics and career progression at the top of the organization, where even women who have strong leadership expertise, experience, and alliances with powerful male colleagues still get stuck. Told from the point of view of Sonia Millar, the case explicitly presents two significant challenges:Starting at €8.20
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Seeding Growth in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Goldberg, Ray A.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Petkoski, DjordjijaCase HBS-914401-EEconomicsBy 2013, the agricultural sector in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had long suffered from war, political instability, and dilapidated infrastructure. A country with 75 million inhabitants and the second lowest GDP per capita in the world in 2011, the DRC's most pressing task was to grow its agriculture sector and cultivate its 80 million hectares of fertile land. This case explores how a developing country could create a comprehensive...Starting at €8.20