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Publish or Protect? (Spanish version)
Shih, Willy; Chai, SenCase HBS-615S15Service and Operations ManagementShould they patent inventions coming out of their manufacturing process development work, should they keep them as trade secrets, or should they publish them so that they would go into the public domain and nobody else could patent them? They wish to preserve their freedom to practice, but they are very concerned about competitors' ability to benefit from LEGO Group's R&D investments or alternately interfere with its freedom to operate.Starting at €8.20
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Human-Centered Service Design (Spanish version)
Buell, Ryan W.; Otazo, AndrewCase HBS-617S03Service and Operations ManagementTeach this case online with new suggestions added to the Teaching Note. This case study includes mandatory video elements, which are integrated into the pre-class assignment for students and the classroom teaching plan for instructors. Information on how to access and use these multimedia components is included in the Teaching Note. The case describes IDEO, one of the world's leading design firms, and its human-centered innovation culture and pr...Starting at €8.20
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Jan Eriksson at Novartis Indonesia: Turmoil in the Indonesian Pharmaceutical Industry (Spanish Version)
Knoop, Carin-Isabel; St. George, AnthonyCase HBS-805S27Knowledge and CommunicationJan Eriksson es el gerente de la empresa conjunta indonesia de Novartis con sede en Basilea (Novartis Indonesia), compañía farmacéutica más grande del mundo, formada por la fusión de 1996 entre Sandoz y Ciba-Geigy. El caso describe las acciones que ha tomado desde que asumió su cargo en mayo de 1996. Fue en medio de la fusión de las operaciones de Indonesia de Sandoz y Ciba-Geigy, cuando la crisis financiera golpeó Indonesia. Él ha preparado dos ...Starting at €8.20
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Gillette Singapore: Managing Global Business Integration on the Ground (B) (Spanish Version)
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Dretler, Thomas D.Case HBS-806S04EntrepreneurshipComplementa el caso (A).Starting at €5.74
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Tommy Koh: Background and Major Accomplishments of the Great Negotiator, 2014 (Spanish Version)
Sebenius, James K.; Green, Laurence A.Case HBS-918S15StrategyLogros significativos relacionados con la negociación, de la carrera del Embajador Tommy Koh, de Singapur se destacan en forma breve, junto con elementos de su fondo y su carrera. A la luz de estos logros, Koh fue seleccionado como el ganador del Gran Premio del 2014 negociador, presentado por el Programa de Negociación, un consorcio interuniversitario de la Universidad de Harvard, MIT y Tufts que se basa en la Escuela de Derecho de Harvard. Resú...Starting at €8.20
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Revenue Recognition and FOB Sales Accounting (Spanish version)
Chapman, Craig JCase HBS-419S09Accounting and ControlWhen students have the English-language PDF of this Brief Case in a coursepack, they will also have the option to purchase an audio version. Biovail Corporation, a major Canadian pharmaceutical company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, announces that it will miss its quarterly earnings target by $25 to $45 million, blaming $10 to $15 million of the shortfall on a truck accident involving a shipment that left its facility on the last day of t...Starting at €8.20
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Storming into the U.S. Market (Spanish version)
Bartlett, Christopher A.; Gordon, Rachel; Lafkas, JohnCase HBS-918S10StrategyThe RoboTech case describes the challenges facing the CEO of a small, Singapore-based industrial robotics company that decides to diversify away from its core industrial robot business by leveraging its expertise into the medical-devices industry. It launches an innovative product (a specialized surgical robot) in an unfamiliar market segment (spinal surgery) and decides to enter the unfamiliar, distant U.S. healthcare market, which is characteri...Starting at €8.20
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The Holland Sweetener Co. vs. NutraSweet (A) (Spanish version)
Brandenburger, Adam; Costello, Maryellen; Kou, JuliaCase HBS-703S15StrategyThe NutraSweet Co. has very successfully marketed aspartame, a low-calorie, high-intensity sweetener, around the world. NutraSweet's position was protected by patents until 1987 in Europe, Canada, and Japan, and until the end of 1992 in the United States. The case series describes the competition that ensued between NutraSweet and the Holland Sweetener Co. (HSC) following HSC's entry into the aspartame market in 1987. Describes the subsequent mov...Starting at €8.20
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Husky Injection Molding Systems (Spanish version)
Rivkin, Jan W.Case HBS-706S18StrategyHusky, a Canadian maker of injection molding systems, has established an enviable position in the market for plastics processing equipment. The company builds the highest performance systems in the business and charges a hefty premium for them. Husky is enjoying robust growth and record profits in 1996 when competitors attack its core markets. As financial results deteriorate rapidly, founder and CEO Robert Schad must decide how to defend Husky's...Starting at €8.20
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Nike and International Labor Practices (Spanish version)
Spar, Debora L.; Burns, JenniferCase HBS-712S17EconomicsNike and International Labor Practices' is set in the mid-1990s, when Nike, one of the world's most successful footwear companies, is hit by a spate of alarmingly bad publicity. After years of high-profile media attention as the company that can "just do it," Nike is suddenly being portrayed as a firm that relies on low-cost, exploited labor in its overseas plants. Nike officials vigorously deny the charges, claiming that Nike has no control ove...Starting at €8.20