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Scholtes Waterservices
Vanessa M. Strike; Lisa BarendseCase IVEY-9B12M067-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyHIGHLY COMMENDED CASE - Family Business Runner-up, 2012 European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Case Writing Competition. Scholtes Waterservices was a second-generation family firm in the Netherlands that specialized in installing and selling water pipes, primarily for the horticultural industry. In 2008, Rijk Scholtes Jr. and his brother, Ben, took over management of the firm from their father and gradually assumed ownership throug...Starting at €8.20
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Rebranding DSM: Creating Sustainable Shared Value
Steve Muylle; Niraj DawarCase IVEY-9B15A039-EMarketing, StrategyDSM, a global life sciences, business-to-business company, is in the midst of a massive multi-year corporate rebranding exercise to incorporate the concept of creating sustainable shared value. With few precedents in this industry, the company must develop its own processes and implementation. Students are challenged to define the next steps in the rebranding, including the promotion of DSM’s sustainability positioning as its key differentiator....Starting at €8.20
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Royal FloraHolland: The Dutch Floriculture Supply Chain
P. Fraser Johnson; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B16D015-EService and Operations Management, StrategyIn January 2016, the program director of Royal FloraHolland and a supply chain consultant met to develop a supply chain strategy that would allow Royal FloraHolland to adapt to the changing competitive environment that jeopardized its business model. Royal FloraHolland was the largest floriculture auction organization in the world, selling more than 30 million flowers and plants daily. Located in the Netherlands, Royal FloraHolland was a co-opera...Starting at €8.20
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Philips NV: Dealing with a Global Financial Crisis
Christopher Williams; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B13M011-EStrategyPhilips NV, a multinational organization based in the Netherlands, is facing strategic dilemmas. The company has been in the middle of a transformation involving a shift in focus from lighting and health care products towards consumer products and services when a financial meltdown, triggered by a crisis in the U.S. housing market, leads to a credit crunch in financial markets. Countries that have traditionally sustained the demand for Philips me...Starting at €8.20
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SACD
Simon ParkerCase IVEY-9B11M027-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyGiel Bessels is one of the three founders of a Dutch classical music record label called PentaTone Music BV, which releases all of its recordings on a high-resolution audio format called Super Audio Compact Disc (SACD). Now a decade old, PentaTone has survived the commercial failure of SACD’s launch in 1999 and the adverse market characterized by a continually shrinking demand for classical music recordings. However, the founders wish to build th...Starting at €8.20
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Behavio Labs: Scaling Survey Software into a Global Product
Ladislav Tyll; Mohit SrivastavaCase IVEY-9B20M066-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyEstablished in 2014 by a group of five friends in the Czech Republic, Behavio Labs was a consumer behaviour analytics company that launched the popular product Minute. The Minute digital application accurately measured respondent views and expanded employee engagement to help companies make the right decisions when launching new products, or to improve employee working conditions. By 2018, Behavio Labs had achieved considerable success in the Cze...Starting at €8.20
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CADEXCO:¿Cómo Mejorar la Competitividad de las Exportaciones Costarricenses
Martínez, Allan; Chaves, Natalia; Cátedra René Morales Carazo de Emprendimiento; Schill, RyanCase INCAE-31269_SStrategyGracias a su exitoso desempeño como exportadora, Laura Bonilla asume la presidencia de la Cámara de Exportadores Costarricenses (CADEXCO), la cual enfrentaba una complicada situación financiera. Bonilla se propone sacar a CADEXCO adelante y darle la voz que la organización merece. Como exportadora, Bonilla conoce de primera mano las necesidades de la comunidad exportadora y enfoca su gestión en luchas por mejorar la situación de los exportadores ...Starting at €8.20
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BioTD: Biotechnology Developers
Sanz, Luis J.; Carrion Saavedra, Jorge Luis; Centro de InvestigacionesCase INCAE-12405-EFinanceWith an important proposal that will multiply its sales more than 20 times, bioTD is exploring the main outside financing options available. This company located in Costa Rica manufactures biotechnology products and medical devices and is analysing several options to finance a proposal that will multiply its sales more card financing. This has forced Dr. Wiscovitch and his partners to look for outside financing. They are considering several optio...Starting at €8.20
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Costa Rica Beer Factory: Preparándose Para una Eventual Salida
Hernández Velásquez, Santiago; Vellojín Helíaz, Marcela; Cátedra René Morales Carazo de EmprendimientoCase INCAE-31286_SFinanceEl caso refleja la situación de Costa Rica Beer Factory, una empresa que integra restaurantes con un concepto innovador en las recetas y en la decoración de los locales, tipo jardines, con una fábrica de cerveza artesanal. El modelo tiene tal éxito que ráStarting at €8.20
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Familia Bonilla Coto: Innovadores en la Exportación Agrícola
Martínez, Allan; Chaves, Natalia; Cátedra René Morales Carazo de Emprendimiento; Schill, RyanCase INCAE-31266_SEntrepreneurshipProductos Congelados Bajo Cero (PCBC) nace como un spin-off de B&C Exportadores, dada la necesidad de procesar el producto de segunda calidad, con el propósito de añadirle valor a los productos exportados y facilitarle la vida a muchas mujeres que al participar en el mercado laboral, tenían menos tiempo para preparar los alimentos. Tanto B&C exportadores como PCBC aspiraban a continuar creciendo al adaptarse a las tendencias del mercado y añadirl...Starting at €8.20