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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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The Fall of Circuit City Stores, Inc.
Wells, John R.; Danskin, GalenCase HBS-713402-EStrategyOn January 16, 2009, after a dismal holiday season, Circuit City was forced into liquidation. Unable to meet creditors' demands, and with no acquirer in sight, Circuit City began the process of liquidating its remaining 567 U.S. stores. Circuit City had been the leader in consumer electronics retailing for nearly twenty years when its profits peaked in 2000. What led to its dramatic decline? Why did three CEOs fail to turn it around? Were these p...Starting at €8.20
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Gap, Inc., 2000
Wells, John R.; Danskin, GalenCase HBS-713508-EStrategy"From humble beginnings as a Levi jeans store, by 2000 Gap, Inc. had grown to become the world's leading specialist clothing retailer. Its CEO, Millard S. Drexler, the ""merchant prince,"" was credited with transforming Gap into a global empire, leading the company through eighteen years of 21% p.a. growth to reach sales of $13.6 billion in 2000. Gap had expanded to 2,848 stores under its three brands: Gap, Banana Republic, and Old Navy, and cont...Starting at €8.20
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Progressive, 2007-2013
Wells, John R.; Danskin, GalenCase HBS-715427-EStrategyIn 2013, Progressive was the fourth largest player in the auto insurance market, having lost the third position to GEICO in 2008. As the industry shifted from agency to online sales, GEICO's direct selling model positioned it strongly for growth. Progressive's direct sales mix had increased from 36% of total sales in 2006 to 42% in 2012, well ahead of the industry average of around 25%. As a result, both Progressive and GEICO continued to gain gr...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