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Paths to Keep Wealth in Family Hands
Roure Alomar, Juan; Segurado Llorente, Juan LuisArticle ART-2596-ECorporate Governance, EntrepreneurshipSince the onset of the global financial crisis, there has been a surge of interest among family businesses in the activities of family offices -- special entities designed to manage and administer a family's portfolio of investments, while also making sure that future wealth-creation activities happen in sustainable ways for generations to come. With the combined wealth of the 50 largest family offices representing nearly $1 trillion, family busi...Starting at €8.20
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Ebola: Managing to Save Lives
IESE InsightArticle ART-2676-EService and Operations ManagementA year after the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa in March 2014, health-care experts are cautiously optimistic that the epidemic appears to be slowing. Although the outlook is brighter than a year ago when the first case was detected in Guinea, there is still a long way to go and many lessons to be learned in managing a crisis of this scale, related to institutional shortfalls, international coordination, engagement with local stakeholders and, m...Starting at €8.20
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Vienna Neubau GmbH (A): CEO and Shareholder
Baselga, Antonio; Stein, Guido; Roure, JuanCase E-129-ELeadership and People ManagementNeubau Vienna GmbH (VN) is a mid-sized company and leading distributor of wood derivatives in the Austrian market. CEO Walter Anzenbruger had decided to hire a general manager who could help steer the company in its new stage. Walter finally decided on Hans Macher, 34, an industrial engineer with an MBA and current director of the Price Waterhouse Office in Graz. He thought that Hans was pulling very heavily on some of his strengths in the negot...Starting at €8.20
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Taurion Inc. - Built to Cure an Incurable Disease (Entrepreneurs)
Ramírez Maz, Daniel; Liechtenstein, Heinrich; Grabenwarter, UliCase F-873-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, Innovation and ChangeTaurion Inc. is a start-up company established in 2006 and based in Vienna. It specializes in researching the causes of Alzheimer's disease (AD) as well as developing diagnostic tools and targeted drugs to combat it. For several years, the founders of the company - two renowned scientists and a finance professional - have been focusing on the role of one deficient protein present in the brains of Alzheimer's patients, the tau protein, which is be...Starting at €8.20
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Bally AG: El proyecto DOT (A)
Sabrià, Frederic; Moscoso, PhilipCase P-1053Service and Operations ManagementEl caso describe la situación de una de las empresas líderes del mercado de artículos de lujo. Su vicepresidente ejecutivo se plantea modificaciones en su cadena de suministro para aumentar la agilidad.Starting at €8.20
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Andreas Buergin
Nueno, PedroCase E-52EntrepreneurshipUn ejecutivo presenta su paso de directivo a emprendedor, así como su enfoque particular de creación de un holding de empresas.Starting at €8.20
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Mint Tax: Identifying Capabilities for Developing a Strategy Perspective
Renate Kratochvil; Christina SchweigerCase IVEY-9B20C002-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyMint Tax was founded in Vienna in 1960. By 2019, the company had approximately 80 employees and a broad client base in the areas of taxation, accounting, and payroll services. Over the previous decade, the company had experienced many successes and failures, including mergers, acquisitions, separations, firm structure changes, and financial losses. However, it had always managed to recover. Mint Tax was considering an expansion of its digital pro...Starting at €8.20
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The UEFA Academy: Enhancing The Beautiful Game Through Co-Creation
Caroline S.L. TanCase IVEY-9B20A090-EMarketingIn 2020, the head of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Academy, faced some tough decisions surrounding co-creation initiatives. The UEFA Academy was founded in early 2019 to address the learning needs of the football world with the aim ofStarting at €8.20
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Bally AG: The DOT project (A)
Sabrià, Frederic; Moscoso, PhilipCase P-1053-EService and Operations ManagementThe case describes the situation of one of the leading companies in the luxury goods market. The company's executive vice-president is planning some changes in the supply chain to enhance the speed of response.Starting at €8.20
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The Industrialization of Global Internet Start-ups: The Klaus Hommels Model
Menden, Lenka; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase F-861-EFinanceIn spring 2010, Klaus Hommels, a leading European business angel based in Switzerland, was at his Zurich office reading another news article on the tremendous growth potential of U.S. online group-buying company Groupon. Klaus was inspired by the Groupon business model and wanted to invest in other companies in the developing group-buying market. However, he recognized that there was a major problem with starting and growing technology businesses...Starting at €8.20