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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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Espresso House
de Santiago, Rafael; Carreras, Julián; Palaniswami, Ramesh; Vilà, JenniferCase AD-390-EDecision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, FinanceThe financial attractiveness of branded coffee shops attracted investments from the private equity industry in 2005. The case analyzes how Palamon Capital Partners, a private equity firm, used quantitative analysis to assess the risk of a 5-year growth investment in Espresso House, a branded coffee shop chain in Sweden.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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Leading Culture Change at SEB
Edmondson, Amy C.; Corsi, ElenaCase HBS-621074-ELeadership and People ManagementThe Risk organization at SEB, a leading Nordic financial services group founded in 1856, undertook a culture change program focused on psychological safety, empathic listening, and strategic framing. The program enabled risk organization teams to make progress on strategic challenges and improved decision making processes. Chief Risk Officer Magnus Agustsson believed that the rest of SEB should go through a similar program. But it was not clear h...Starting at €8.20
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Geely SEA: New Electric Vehicle Platforms
Shih, Willy; Lin, ShuCase HBS-622001-EStrategyKent Bovellan, the Chief Engineer and Head of the Vehicle Architecture Center for Geely Holding, the Hangzhou, China headquartered global automotive group, was debating the platform choice for an upcoming "D" segment midsized battery electric vehicle (BEV). He had led the architectural development of the new Geely SEA platforms for its new family of BEVs. The new car would be part of the Zeekr premium lineup. He knew that smaller cars on a given ...Starting at €8.20
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Kerry Group: Inspiring Food, Nourishing Life
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Alvarez, Jose B.; McLoughlin, Damien; Labruyere, ToniaCase HBS-721019-EStrategyThe Irish company Kerry Group, one of the leading global players in the taste and nutrition industry, wants to ensure its future growth in developing and developed markets. Founded in 1972 as a dairy cooperative, it had grown into a provider of taste and nutrition solutions through many acquisitions, but also through organic growth. In 2020, Kerry rolled out its new sustainability strategy, "Beyond the Horizon", with the goal of reaching 2 billio...Starting at €8.20
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The Dutch East India Company in 1612 (A)
Paine, Lynn S.; Dari-Mattiacci, GiuseppeCase HBS-320047-EEconomicsThe Dutch East India Company's board of directors must decide what to do about an impending legal requirement to liquidate the company's assets and return to shareholders their capital and any profits earned during a ten-year lock up period. The charter granted to the company in 1602 by the Dutch Estates General (legislature) required the liquidation and accounting to shareholders after the initial ten-year period and again at the end of a second...Starting at €8.20
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Brummer and the bracNet Investment
Ebrahim, Alnoor; Pirson, Michael; Mangas, PatriciaCase HBS-309065-EbracNet, a for-profit/nonprofit partnership, aims to establish Internet connectivity throughout Bangladesh. Venture capitalist Patrik Brummer invested in a first round of funding to connect major cities. Should he invest again, this time in a rural roll-out, which may have lower financial returns but greater social returns?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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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