HBSP (USA)
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Breaking the Trade-Off Between Efficiency and Service (Spanish version)
Frei, Frances X.Article HBS-R0611EService and Operations Managementdiagnosing the behavioral problem, designing an operating role for customers that creates new value for both parties, and testing and refining approaches for influencing behavior.Starting at €8.20
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Field Service for Corporate Clients (Spanish version)
Frei, Frances X.; Edmondson, Amy C.; Hajim, CoreyCase HBS-606S38Used as part of the first module of a course on Managing Service Operations, which addresses managing the operating role of customers (606-032). Explores the highly successful PC and low-end server manufacturer's entry into the large-scale server market in the United States. A key difference of this new market is the intense service element required to support the larger hardware. Specifically, the industry standard is to have a technician onsite...Starting at €8.20
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Managing Employee Retention (Spanish version)
Frei, Frances X.; Campbell, DennisCase HBS-607S04Service and Operations ManagementUsed as part of the third module of a course on Managing Service Operations, which addresses how managers can inform their decisions with customer data (606-097). Provides a retailing context in which employee retention strategies are explored through analyzing detailed store-level data.Starting at €8.20
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Innovation at Progressive (B): Homeowners Insurance (Spanish Version)
Frei, Frances X.; Rodriguez-Farrar, HannaCase HBS-608S05Service and Operations ManagementAnaliza si progresivo, estrictamente una compañía de seguros de automóviles, debe entrar en el mercado de seguros del dueño de la casa. La decisión fundamental es si las competencias que hicieron progresiva a tener éxito en la industria de seguros de automóviles se puede traducir en la industria de seguros del dueño de la casa.Starting at €5.74
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Target: Responding to the Recession
Gulati, Ranjay; Lal, Rajiv; Ross, CatherineCase HBS-510016-EMarketingWithin 10 months of Gregg Steinhafel's taking over as CEO at Target, the U.S. was mired in the most significant economic downturn in 50 years. Top competitor Wal-Mart had positioned itself well for the crisis, while Target's same store sales began to slide. While Steinhafel believed that Target's long-term strategy and positioning were right, he pondered a set of strategic and operational challenges. Did Target have the right mix of offensive and...Starting at €8.20
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Moneyball (A): What Are You Paying for? (Spanish version)
Frei, Frances X.; Campbell, Dennis; Sherman, EliotCase HBS-621S08EconomicsExplores the contextual elements of Major League Baseball and presents data to allow for an analytic examination of alleged market inefficiencies within the sport. A rewritten version of an earlier case.Starting at €8.20
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Pay-As-You-Go Insurance (Spanish version)
Frei, Frances X.; Rodriguez-Farrar, HannaCase HBS-607S01Used as part of the second module of a course on Managing Service Operations, which addresses the design of sustainable service models (606-031). Consumer auto insurance is a price-sensitive industry in which customers rarely pay a premium to a provider even for additional service features. Progressive spends more on additional service features than its competitors do; consumers don't pay extra for these features, yet the company makes money on a...Starting at €8.20
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Gateway: Moving Beyond the Box (Spanish Version)
Frei, Frances X.; Moon, Youngme; Rodriguez-Farrar, HannaCase HBS-607S19Service and Operations ManagementSe usa como parte del primer módulo de un curso de Operaciones de Servicio de gestión, que las direcciones de la gestión de la función operativa de los clientes (606 a 032). Gateway ha abierto tiendas al por menor para diferenciarse de sus competidores (por ejemplo, Dell). Describe cómo la empresa ha creado una excelente experiencia de servicio, pero ha tenido problemas financieros como resultado.Starting at €8.20
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Transformation at the IRS (Spanish version)
Edmondson, Amy C.; Frei, Frances X.; Hajim, CoreyCase HBS-613S04Used as the capstone case for a course on Managing Service Operations (606-092). Describes the service transformation occurring at the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. Plagued by a history of poor service, enormous complexity, and an insular employee base, the 100,000-person organization grapples with a turnaround process that attempts to change virtually every aspect of the organization, including IT systems, This case includes information regardi...Starting at €8.20
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Target: Responding to the Recession (Spanish Version)
Gulati, Ranjay; Lal, Rajiv; Ross, CatherineCase HBS-515S02MarketingDentro de los 10 meses de Gregg Steinhafel de tomar el cargo de CEO en Target, los EE.UU. estaba sumida en la recesión económica más importante en 50 años. Principal competidor de Wal-Mart había posicionado bien para la crisis, mientras que las ventas mismas tiendas de Target comenzó a deslizarse. Mientras Steinhafel cree que la estrategia y posicionamiento a largo plazo de Target tenían razón, reflexionó un conjunto de retos estratégicos y opera...Starting at €8.20