The Business of Sports or Case Studies in International Entrepreneurship

The Business of Sports: Cases and Text on Strategy and Management

Author: George Foster

Get the business casebook that scores on all levels! THE BUSINESS OF SPORTS: CASES AND TEXT ON STRATEGY AND MANAGEMENT shows you how off-the-field business interests change the dynamics of play. Cases include: cases on major league soccer, the Boston Red Sox's Fenway Park, the pros and cons of hiring a sports agent, Magic Johnson's endorsement deals and the Women's NBA. And after every case is a discussion section, so you'll know you're learning what you need to know for the test.

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Case Studies in International Entrepreneurship: Managing and Financing Ventures in the Global Economy (The McGraw-Hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance and Real Estate)

Author: KUEMMERL

This casebook helps entrepreneurial managers, and those who finance them, make sensible resource acquisition and investment decisions. One of its primary competitive advantages is the strong international context, as there are many global opportunities for investment and growth. These cases will help future managers and entrepreneurs identify opportunities in a global context. The cases also show how to assess which countries represent the best places to start a business, how to assemble the necessary resources, how to adapt locally and execute for success, and much more.

Table of Contents:

Module 1	Fundamentals and identifying opportunities	1
Case 1	Singulus	5
Case 2	Officenet (A) : making entrepreneurship work in Argentina	19
Case 3	Officenet (B) : after the merger	39
Case 4	Term sheet negotiations for Trendsetter, Inc.	47
Case 5	Cityspace	57
Case 6	Internet Securities, Inc : financing growth	73
Case 7	@Hoc : leveraging Israeli technology in the United States	97
Module 2	Valuation and risk assessment	129
Case 8	Butler capital partners and autodistribution : putting private equity to work in France	135
Case 9	Absolute sensors	161
Case 10	Signature security : providing alarm systems for the countries down under	175
Case 11	Ducati & Texas Pacific Group - a "wild ride" leveraged buyout	195
Case 12	Infox System GmbH	223
Module 3	Mobilizing resources	241
Case 13	Georgian glass and mineral water	247
Case 14	QI-TECH : a Chinese technology company for sale	265
Case 15	Sportfire : managing a multinational start-up	283
Case 16	Mobile Communications Tokyo, Inc.	299
Case 17	Capital alliance private equity : creating a private equity leader in Nigeria	325
Case 18	TixToGo : financing a Silicon Valley start-up	347
Module 4	Managing contingencies and changing contexts	369
Case 19	JAFCO America Ventures, Inc. : building a venture capital firm	373
Case 20	Jinwoong : financing a entrepreneurial firm in the wake of the Korean financial crisis	393
Case 21	Telewizja Wisla	417
Case 22	Promise : building a consumer finance company in Japan	437
Case 23	Gray security : building a South African services firm	465
Module 5	Growth, harvesting and exit	489
Case 24	TCS : an entrepreneurial air-express company in Pakistan	495
Case 25	TelePizza	523
Case 26	Sirona	541
Case 27	VacationSpot.com & rent-a-holiday : negotiating a trans-Atlantic merger of start-ups	557
Case 28	Infosys : financing an Indian software start-up	579
Case 29	Mandic BBS - an entrepreneurial harvesting decision	603