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Presans: Building Business Models for Innovation Intermediaries
Wim Vanhaverbeke; Oana-Maria PopCase IVEY-W27510-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyPresans was founded in Paris, France in 2008 as an an open innovation intermediary, often referred to as an “innomediary.” Using a specific business model that combined open innovation services with state-of-the-art data-mining technology, Presans leveraged a network of over six million experts worldwide to solve problems for its corporate clients. In February 2017, the chief executive officer of Presans had to make some strategic decisions. Base...Starting at €8.20
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Quilts of Denmark: Managing Open Innovation
Wim VanhaverbekeCase IVEY-9B16M213-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyQuilts of Denmark was a Danish start-up company founded in 2000 with the goal of producing high-quality, functional quilts and pillows that contributed to healthy sleep. The company’s open innovation with a space agency and technology company resulted in an “intelligent” quilt that regulated body heat, providing users with an elusive but much-desired experience: a good night’s sleep. Selling a premium product in a commodity market was a challenge...Starting at €8.20
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Jaga: Managing Creativity and Open Innovation (B)
Wim VanhaverbekeCase IVEY-9B18M120-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyJaga suffered negative economic effects from the 2008 financial crisis. As the crisis persisted in 2011, management planned to substantially reduce the number of employees, but the founder instead chose to fire half of the management team and reorganize the company. Although this decision was considered counterintuitive, it was perfectly aligned with the philosophy of this creative company.Starting at €5.74
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Jaga: Managing Creativity and Open Innovation (A)
Wim VanhaverbekeCase IVEY-9B18M119-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2007, the owner and director of marketing and research and development at Jaga was preparing for a meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the future of the Belgian company’s Uchronia project (an online community and playground for creativity and product development). Over the previous 15 years, Jaga had transformed from a production-based radiator company to a highly innovative organization with a focus on the premium market. The o...Starting at €8.20
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Curana: Managing Open Innovation for Growth in SMEs (A)
Wim VanhaverbekeCase IVEY-9B17M139-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyCurana BVBA was a small family-owned company in Belgium. In the 1990s, it was producing mudguards and fenders as an original equipment manufacturer for the European bicycle industry. As Curana BVBA faced increasing competition in 2009, it needed to make a strategic turnaround. The company focused on the top segments of the market and introduced innovative and design-based bicycle accessories. The company didn't have the competency to develop thes...Starting at €8.20
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Greenyard Frozen: Developing Cauliflower Rice as an Open Innovation Project for Sustainability
Wim VanhaverbekeCase IVEY-9B20M061-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyOn March 14, 2019, the convenience business unit manager of Greenyard Frozen was in his Roeselare, Belgium office preparing for a management meeting that would discuss current challenges facing the company. Greenyard Frozen had to decide on the market positioning of its cauliflower rice and how to promote the new product. The project, which was a great example of co-operation in the value chain and of open innovation for sustainability, had resul...Starting at €8.20
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Driving Innovation Through Intrapreneurship at Chiesi (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Castelltort, Albert; Davila, AntonioCase E-193-PBEntrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeChiesi Farmacuetici developed a new program to create a more entrepreneurial culture in its Spanish division. The program was based on Lean Startup principles with employees moving from selecting an idea to developing a business. However, at the end of the program, unexpected challenges arose.Starting at €8.20
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Emprendiendo en la era lean: ¿Por qué nos adentramos en ella
Castelltort, Albert; Roure, JuanTechnical Note EN-20Entrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeEn esta nota técnica se describe, en primer lugar, el problema al que se han enfrentado los procesos de innovación hasta hoy, seguido de una descripción de cómo el lean startup enfoca el proceso de una forma completamente distinta con el objetivo de acelerar el proceso, así como de reducir riesgos y, sobre todo, la inversión requerida. La nota aborda, además, los principales factores del entorno que han permitido el advenimiento de esta metodolog...Starting at €8.20
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BuyVIP: Preparing and Assessing Exit Options
Roure, Juan; Castelltort, AlbertCase E-177-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyThe case deals with the entrepreneurial process of BuyVIP, under the leadership of its founder. It also focuses on a period of strong growth, which, at a certain point in this successful business development cycle, led the board of directors to consider undertaking a divestment process for the entrepreneur and founder and the investment partners involved.Starting at €8.20
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BuyVIP: Preparando y evaluando opciones de salida
Roure, Juan; Castelltort, AlbertCase E-177Entrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyEl caso aborda el proceso emprendedor de BuyVIP, liderado por su fundador, así como el proceso de crecimiento notable que condujo al Consejo de Administración de la compañía, en un momento determinado de este ciclo exitoso del desarrollo del negocio, a considerar la posibilidad de abrir un proceso de desinversión para el emprendedor y fundador y los socios inversores implicados en la compañía.Starting at €8.20