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FC Barcelona: más que un club, más que datos
Zamora, Javier; Sastre Boquet, Isaac; Ana María ViletCase SI-206Information Technologies, Innovation and Change, StrategyA finales de la década de 2010, el Fútbol Club Barcelona se había convertido en uno de los clubs deportivos más importantes del mundo, cuyo éxito deportivo se acompañaba de unos ingresos que habían crecido a mucho en poco tiempo, rozando la cifra de los 1000 millones de euros. La organización del club había ido creciendo y adaptándose, a veces con dificultades, a la nueva realidad del fútbol, un gigantesco negocio global que ya no podía gestionar...Starting at €8.20
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Casa de América virtual: "Disfruta, descubre, piensa, ven"
Zamora, Javier; Díez, SusanaCase SI-183Information Technologies, Innovation and Change, Knowledge and CommunicationImma Turbau, directora general de Casa de América, se encontraba en su despacho, en la primera planta del Palacio de Linares, en la plaza de Cibeles de Madrid, revisando los últimos datos de seguimiento de audiencias de Casa de América Virtual. El festival VivAmérica acababa de concluir de forma exitosa; éste había sido el tercer festival desde que Turbau había asumido la dirección general y había impulsado el proyecto Casa de América Virtual. La...Starting at €8.20
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Virtual Casa de América: "Enjoy, Discover, Think, Visit"
Zamora, Javier; Díez, SusanaCase SI-183-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, Knowledge and CommunicationImma Turbau, general manager of Casa de América, was sitting in her office on the first floor of Madrid's Linares Palace on Cibeles Square going over the latest follow-up data on visits to Virtual Casa de América. The VivAmérica Festival had just ended successfully; it was the third festival since Turbau had taken on the role of GM and launched the Virtual Casa de América project. The project's second phase was about to begin and it was a good ti...Starting at €8.20
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Tramsa Mobility on the Ropes: Dealing with a Cyberattack (B)
Valor Sabatier, Josep; Zamora, Javier; Jesus Pérez Balaguer; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase SI-209-EInformation Technologies, Leadership and People ManagementIn summer 2020, Tramsa Mobility, a Spanish transportation carrier that operated several concession contracts from the administration, was victim of a ransomware attack that seriously threatened the ability of the company to operate the thousands of buses that gave service to some of the largest cities in the country. The case, broken up in three different parts, describes how the company dealt with the crisis, with new challenges and difficultie...Starting at €5.74
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Principles of World-Class Execution: Winning in China
Hexter, Jimmy; Woetzel, JonathanBook Chapter HBS-4492BC-EFor multinational companies in China, the rapid evolution of markets and competition overwhelmingly demands an exacting focus on world-class execution. This chapter highlights the principles that should guide the efforts MNCs make as they ratchet up their ability to execute in China. This chapter is excerpted from "Operation China: From Strategy to Execution."Starting at €8.20
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The Next Advantage for Manufacturing: Winning in China
Hexter, Jimmy; Woetzel, JonathanBook Chapter HBS-4495BC-EAs competition intensifies in China's new markets, pressures will mount on companies to improve their execution in every aspect of manufacturing. This chapter looks at how some companies have successfully tailored operations to the local realities of China. This chapter is excerpted from "Operation China: From Strategy to Execution."Starting at €8.20
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Talent Holds the Key: Winning in China
Hexter, Jimmy; Woetzel, JonathanBook Chapter HBS-4498BC-EInside multinational companies that are playing to win in China, there is growing recognition that having a balance of global and local staff for important positions is effective for achieving the kind of creative insights needed to make fast, competitive judgments. This chapter is excerpted from "Operation China: From Strategy to Execution."Starting at €8.20
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AT&T: Managing Technological Change and the Future of Telephone Operators in the 20th Century
Gross, Daniel P.; Kerr, William R.Case HBS-718486-EStrategyBy the 1930s, AT&T dominated the American phone industry, serving 10 million telephones and employing over 100,000 switchboard operators. But beginning in the mid-1910s, the company began changing from manually-operated switchboards to mechanical switching systems that were faster and more cost-effective and did not require human operators. By the 1930s, the changeover has been completed or is underway in most American cities with over 50,000 peo...Starting at €8.20
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Cherrypicks
Kerr, William R.Case HBS-807106-EEntrepreneurshipCherrypicks is a Hong Kong communications start-up approaching a large Korean mobile operator for a partnership to take the operator's products to markets outside of Korea. SK Telecom's (SKT) Ring Back Tones (RBT) product is a spectacular success in South Korea, but the partnership will require major changes in Cherrypicks' business model. Further complicating matters, SKT is also a strategic investor in Cherrypicks, a very large service provider...Starting at €8.20
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TA Energy (Turkey): A Bundle of International Partnerships, Teaching Note
Kerr, William R.Teaching Note HBS-809131-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching Note for 807175.Starting at €0.00