Études de cas en entrepreneurship
Découvrez nos études de cas en entrepreneurship. Les études de cas sont l’œuvre d’auteurs de renommée internationale de HEC Montréal et de Wits Business School.
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Desmond Makondo
CASE STUDY. These three part cases is about Desmond Makondo who walked out of the Johannesburg offices of digital products manufacturer, Hewlett Packard (HP), with a digital camera, two printers and an undertaking that he would pay the company R8 000 for the equipment within two months.
Raizcorp: Planting the Seeds for Entrepreneurial Growth and Prosperity
CASE STUDY. Raizcorp chief executive Allon Raiz was faced each day with many applications to join his business incubation Prosperator programme.
Le Fromentier
ÉTUDE DE CAS. Ce cas est la présentation d’une microboulangerie qui tente, avec succès depuis 1993, d’honorer la notion de métier et d’enracinement dans les réalités économiques, sociales et écologiques.
Jean-Paul Morin, entrepreneur… passionnément!
ÉTUDE DE CAS. Ce cas retrace l’ascension de l’entrepreneur Jean-Paul Morin, que rien dans la vie ne prédestinait à devenir un homme d’affaires prospère et influent.
Industries Émile Lachance ltée: Lasting Ties with the Parent Company
CASE STUDY. Industries Émile Lachance ltée is one of the many firms that were founded as spin-offs of IPL, a major plastics manufacturer in Saint-Damien, Quebec.
Industries Émile Lachance ltée : des liens durables avec l’entreprise essaimante
ÉTUDE DE CAS. Industries Émile Lachance ltée est une des nombreuses entreprises qui ont vu le jour grâce à la pratique d’essaimage exercée par IPL, un important fabricant de plastiques de Saint-Damien.
Guy Lacasse, entrepreneur
ÉTUDE DE CAS. Guy Lacasse est un entrepreneur à plusieurs dimensions. Non seulement a-t-il, en collaboration avec ses deux frères, construit le Groupe Lacasse, mais il a transformé son village, Saint-Pie de Bagot.
Shanduka Black Umbrellas: Giving Impetus to Black Enterprises
CASE STUDY. In September 2016, Seapei Mafoyane, chief executive officer (CEO) of Shanduka Black Umbrellas (SBU), a business incubator targeting emerging black-owned enterprises, was busy writing her annual review for inclusion in SBU’s 2016 annual report.
Kagiso Trust: Investing for Development Impact
CASE STUDY. In November 2014, as the South African development agency, Kagiso Trust (KT) prepared to celebrate 30 years of existence in 2015, Themba Mola, KT’s chief operating officer, reflected on the development work that the organisation had done since it started out in 1985.
Nando’s Chilli Sourcing: Innovation for Social Impact
CASE STUDY. In late 2013, Nando’s, a global chicken restaurant chain, marked the successful implementation of a project for ethical sourcing of African bird’s eye chillies (ABE) – the signature ingredient of the brand.
Tia’s Muesli: Small Dog in the Big Dogs’ Lair
CASE STUDY. In April 2011, Hani Niayesh, owner and managing director of breakfast cereal manufacturer, Tia’s Muesli, received an unexpected phone call from the Pick n Pay Hypermarket Head Office.
Business Process Outsourcing and Offshoring: Could Yahluma Compete?
CASE STUDY. In January 2009, young entrepreneurs Ayanda Qunu and Thembi Bhayi abandoned their plans to start a fully owned contact centre, Yahluma Solutions Ltd, in Buffalo City in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Ndaba Ntsele: Entrepreneurial Vision
CASE STUDY. On 19 May 2010, Ndaba Ntsele – Ernst & Young World Best Entrepreneur (SA, 2007) and CEO of Pamodzi Investment Holdings (PIH), a diversified investment company – was preparing for the launch of Pamodzi Aviation the next day.
Discovery Ltd: Entrepreneurship in its DNA
CASE STUDY. On 1 September 2009, as financial services firm Discovery Ltd was about to release its annual results for 2008/2009, its chief executive officer (CEO) and founder, Adrian Gore, took some time to consider the company’s trajectory since its inception 16 years ago.
The Phone Shop: Growth and the Entrepreneur (Part B)
CASE STUDY. In August 2009, Eran Brill, director of The Phone Shop (Pty) Ltd, a consumer electronic goods retailer, was about to renegotiate the lease on his Sandton City store.
The Phone Shop: Growth and the Entrepreneur (Part A)
CASE STUDY. In August 2006, the lease on The Phone Shop – a business that the Brill family had run for the past 18 years – was up for renewal.