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Cases in Entrepreneurship: The Venture Creation Process

Cases in Entrepreneurship: The Venture Creation Process


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The Ivey Casebooks Series is a co-publishing partnership between SAGE Publications and the Richard Ivey School of Business at The University of Western Ontario. Due to their popularity more than 60 countries, approximately 200 new cases are added to the Ivey School of Business library each year. Each of the casebooks comes equipped with instructor resources on CD-ROM available upon request. These affordable collections will not only help students connect to real-world situations, but will benefit corporations seeking continued education in the field as well. Cases in Entrepreneurship: The Venture Creation Process is the first book to be based upon a cognitive framework of entrepreneurship. These cases are compatible with courses in Entrepreneurship, and New Venture Management at the undergraduate and MBA level in schools of business.  The instructor′s resources on CD-ROM includes detailed 6-10 page casenotes for each case, preparation questions for students to review before class, discussion questions, and suggested further readings. This Casebook has been organized based on the following concepts: Searching for ideas Screening those ideas for business opportunity Planning how to exploit the opportunity Financing the opportunity Setting up / Starting up the business Growing the business Harvesting the value created in the business The IVEY Casebook Series Cases in Business Ethics Cases in Entrepreneurship Cases in Gender & Diversity in Organizations Cases in Operations Management Cases in Organizational Behavior Cases in the Environment of Business Cases in Alliance Management Mergers and Acquisitions: Text and Cases

Table of Contents:
Introduction to the Ivey Casebook Series - Paul W. Beamish Preface Introduction: The Venture Creation Process 1. Searching for Venture Opportunities Leveraging Wal-Mart, eBay and USPS Barrie Charity Bingo Takahiko Naraki, the Three Million Yen Entrepreneur Cascadia Water Corporation Russki Adventures 2. Screening Venture Opportunities Kalista′s Fine Chocolate Siam Canadian Foods Co., Ltd. Asiasports: Hockey Night in Hong Kong Crystal Corporation of the Philippines Sequel to Success: The Follow-Up To Abatis Systems 3. Planning and Financing the Venture Frontier Adventure Racing: Pack Lightly, Go Like Hell, Never Give Up Borders Hotel Corp. SimEx Inc. Extreme Packet Devices (A) Diabetogen Alpha Personal Dental Care Systems 4. Venture Setup PolicePrep Ben & Jerry′s - Japan Textron Ltd. Tapp Technologies Inc. (A) Blinds To Go - Wanted: People to Lead Explosive Growth (A) 5. Venture Start-Up DCF Innovations: Goalie Pad Covers (A) Catfish Creek Canoe Company WaveRider Communications, Inc.: Selling Wireless Internet Access Equipment Omega Paw Inc. 6. Ongoing Venture Operations and Growth Extreme CCTV VanCity Savings Credit Union: Corporate Venturing Into Uncharted Waters Krave′s Candy Co. - Clodhoppers (A) Trojan Technologies Inc.: Organizational Structuring for Growth and Customer Service Mainstreet Equity Corp. (A) 7. Venture Analytics: Beyond Venture Creation Creemore Springs Brewery: Branding Without Advertising Fernando Rego and the Fitter Drawn and Quarterly InnoMedia Logic Inc. Quadra Logic Technologies Inc. (A) References About the Editors

About the Author :
Dr. Eric Morse is an assistant professor of entrepreneurship at the Ivey School of Business, where he serves as the Executive Director of The Institute for Entrepreneurship. His principle areas of expertise include entrepreneurial strategy, corporate entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial cognition. Dr. Morse’s research has appeared, or is forthcoming, in AMJ, ET&P, JBV and other top research journals. Previously, at the University of Victoria, he was co-designer of the UVic Entrepreneurship Program, and also taught management consulting and the capstone strategy class for the MBA Program. He was the architect of UVic′s partnership in International Executive M.B.A. education (Taiwan) and President/Director of the International Centre for Venture Expertise. Dr. Morse serves, or has served on the board of directors for several entrepreneurial start-ups and actively consults with both private and government enterprises. Dr. Morse′s past work experience includes stints with Andersen Consulting and the Los Alamos National Laboratory - in their technology transfer office.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781412909761
  • Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: SAGE Publications Inc
  • Height: 231 mm
  • No of Pages: 448
  • Sub Title: The Venture Creation Process
  • Width: 187 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1412909767
  • Publisher Date: 07 Sep 2005
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 820 gr


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