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Zensar: The Future of Vision Communities, Teaching Note
Garvin, David A.Teaching Note HBS-312036-ETeaching Note for 311024, 311025, 312705, and 312706.Starting at €0.00
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Gotong Royong: Toward Sustainable Palm Oil
Henderson, Rebecca M.; Yew, Hann-Shuin; Baraldi, MonicaCase HBS-316124-EKnowledge and CommunicationIn late 2015, Jeff Seabright, Chief Sustainability Officer at Unilever, had to report to Unilever CEO Paul Polman on the effort to transform the cultivation of oil palm. Historically, palm oil was produced using unsustainable methods that included burningStarting at €8.20
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Mahindra Lifespace Developers' Venture into Affordable Housing, Teaching Note
Fuller, Joseph B.; Baraldi, MonicaTeaching Note HBS-317029-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for case 315082.Starting at €0.00
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China Lodging Group (A) (Spanish version)
Sandino, Tatiana; Li, Shelley Xin; Hua Dai, NancyCase HBS-117S11Accounting and ControlThis case study explores the challenges of aligning middle management interests with company goals as a company navigates rapid growth in a dynamic industry. China Lodging Group, a Chinese hotel chain that opened about 2,000 hotels during its first decade in business, uses Balanced Scorecard (BSC) metrics to promote both consistency of service and an entrepreneurial attitude amongst hotel managers. The company needs to encourage its managers to o...Starting at €8.20
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Steinway & Sons (Spanish version)
Garvin, David A.Case HBS-603S21Service and Operations ManagementConsiders whether Steinway should reintroduce a long-discontinued product line to meet competition from the Japanese. Raises the issue of just how quality is defined in this market. Looks closely at a production process relying on craft skills. Students have the opportunity to consider issues of quality.Starting at €8.20
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The Future of Vision Communities (A) (Spanish version)
Garvin, David A.; Tahilyani, RachnaCase HBS-311S05StrategyZensar is a rapidly growing, mid-sized Indian IT services company with a collaborative management philosophy and innovative HR policies. One of its practices, Vision Communities, is an inclusive forum for innovation and strategy formulation. As the company grows, managers must decide how to scale the Vision Community process so that it retains its spirit of employee involvement and engagement while encompassing a larger, more geographically dispe...Starting at €8.20
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Ctrip: Scientifically Managing Travel Services, Teaching Note
Garvin, David A.Teaching Note HBS-313018-ETeaching Note for 312092.Starting at €0.00
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China Lodging Group (B) (Spanish Version)
Sandino, Tatiana; Li, Shelley Xin; Hua Dai, NancyCase HBS-117S12Accounting and ControlSuplemento al caso 116004. Este estudio de caso explora los desafíos de alinear los intereses de mandos medios con objetivos de la empresa como una compañía navega rápido crecimiento en una industria dinámica. Alojamiento de China Group, una cadena hotelera china que abrió alrededor de 2.000 hoteles durante su primera década en el negocio, los usos cuadro de mando integral (BSC) métricas para promover tanto la consistencia del servicio y una acti...Starting at €5.74
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The Future of Vision Communities (B) (Spanish version)
Garvin, David A.; Tahilyani, RachnaCase HBS-311S06StrategyZensar is a rapidly growing, mid-sized Indian IT services company with a collaborative management philosophy and innovative HR policies. One of its practices, Vision Communities, is an inclusive forum for innovation and strategy formulation. As the company grows, managers must decide how to scale the Vision Community process so that it retains its spirit of employee involvement and engagement while encompassing a larger, more geographically dispe...Starting at €5.74
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Scientifically Managing Travel Services (Spanish version)
Garvin, David A.; Dai, Nancy HuaCase HBS-318S17StrategyCtrip is a $437 million Chinese on-line travel services company with a scientific, data driven approach to management. The case explores Ctrip's founding and early growth, its expansion into multiple market segments including hotel reservations, air ticketing, leisure travel, and corporate travel, and the sources of its competitive advantage. The firm's culture, organization and call center operations are described in detail, as are its decision-...Starting at €8.20