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Nova Pioneer in 2019: Becoming a Pan-African School System
Ciesinski, Stephen; Rosen, Howard; Kavanaugh, BlakeCase SGSB-E706-EEntrepreneurshipNova Pioneer was a private school system in South Africa and Kenya that offered preschool through secondary education for students ranging in age from 3 to 19. The earliest of Nova Pioneer’s precursors was Pioneer Academies, founded in South Africa by Chinezi Chijioke in 2013. Pioneer was started to offer the affordable, quality education needed to develop Africa’s next generation of leaders and innovators. In 2015, Pioneer Academies merged with ...Starting at €8.20
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Deep Technology Applications in Developing Economies: Three Vignettes
Ciesinski, Steve; Rosen, Howard; Antoni, FedericoCase SGSB-E-641-EEntrepreneurshipAs developing economies grow and become more connected, new and exciting entrepreneurial opportunities arise across markets and industries. Smartphones, the best sensors on earth have already been deployed and new technologies, such as Machine Learning, Robotics and Blockchain, will allow problems to be solved at a scale like never seen before. Despite this fertile ground for new endeavors, success not only requires a unique technology fit but gr...Starting at €8.20
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Seis reflexiones para impulsar el crecimiento rentable
Ener, HakanArticle ART-2642Entrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeAhora que la recesión toca a su fin, los líderes empresariales deberían centrarse en buscar fórmulas que permitan aumentar los ingresos y generar valor otra vez. Además de una estrategia de crecimiento rentable, el emprendimiento corporativo --la creación de nuevos negocios en el seno de empresas establecidas-- ofrece una alternativa atractiva a las estrategias de crecimiento inorgánico basadas en las adquisiciones. El autor, que ha colaborado co...Starting at €8.20
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A Note on Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures in Developing Economies
Ciesinski, Stwve; Rosen, Howard; Luther, Jason; Truong, StevenCase SGSB-E723-EEntrepreneurshipIn recent years the world has witnessed a growing wave of entrepreneurial ventures in developing economies. CB Insights reports as of March 2020, developing economies have produced 160 unicorns, equivalent to 35 percent of all unicorns in the world. Much of the success of these unicorns can be attributed to entrepreneurs having increasing access to financing. Our study, however, found that access to financing varied significantly across develop...Starting at €8.20
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Cumplo in 2019: Regulated Growth Across the Americas
Ciesinski, Stephen; Rosen, Howard; Kavanaugh, BlakeCase SGSB-E707-EEntrepreneurshipNico Shea founded Cumplo in 2011 to enable peer-to-peer lending for consumers before changing the company’s focus to small-to-medium businesses (SMBs). Cumplo was a financial technology (“fintech”) company that provided a platform for SMBs applying for a loan to be matched with investors willing to fund that loan. The platform further differentiated itself among SMBs by allowing companies to use unpaid invoices as collateral. Despite significant ...Starting at €8.20
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BabySupplies: el conflicto entre una empresaria y sus inversores (C)
Ener, HakanCase E-183Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, EntrepreneurshipEl periodo de calma que se produce tras el nombramiento del nuevo CEO llega a su fin cuando FineWorks Venture Capital se entera de que Liz, la fundadora de Baby Supplies, ha creado por su cuenta una empresa del mismo sector. ¿Cómo debe reaccionar FineWorks ante esta noticia?Starting at €5.74
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Transformation at Aircraft Corporation Division
Ener, HakanCase E-184-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeAircraft Corporation Division produced military aircraft in Western Europe. It was experiencing an especially challenging year in 2009. In addition to the worldwide financial crisis, the Division was dealing with massive uncertainty related to launching its new flagship aircraft, which was behind schedule and above cost targets. In this difficult context, Aircraft Corporation's Board of Directors had set goals to increase overall revenues, as wel...Starting at €8.20
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Transformation at Aircraft Corporation Division - Teaching Note
Ener, HakanTeaching Note ET-31-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change"Transformation at Aircraft Corporation Division" (E 184 E) is a case study intended to facilitate classroom discussion about business education. It deals with the managerial challenge of formulating an action plan aimed at transforming a large established company's performance and competitiveness. The CEO of Aircraft Corporation Division experienced this challenge soon after his appointment in 2009, which was a challenging year for the company, ...Starting at €0.00
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BabySupplies: Entrepreneur-Investor Conflict (A, B and C) - Teaching Note
Ener, HakanTeaching Note ET-32-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, EntrepreneurshipThis teaching note provides the instructor with a plan to teach parts A, B, and C of the case study "BabySupplies: Entrepreneur-Investor Conflict" (E-179-E, E-180-E and E-183-E).Starting at €0.00
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BabySupplies: Entrepreneur-Investor Conflict (C)
Ener, HakanCase E-183-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, EntrepreneurshipThe peaceful period following the appointment of a new CEO is about to come to an end as FineWorks Venture Capital learns about Liz, the founder of BabySupplies, setting up an independent company operating in the same industry. What should FineWorks do in response?Starting at €5.74