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When One Business Model Isn't Enough (Spanish version)
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Tarzijan, JorgeArticle HBS-R1201MStrategyTrying to operate two business models at once often causes strategic failure. Yet LAN Airlines, a Chilean carrier, runs three models successfully. Casadesus-Masanell, of Harvard Business School, and Tarzijan, of the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, explore how LAN has integrated a full-service international passenger model with a premium air-cargo business model while separately operating a no-frills passenger model for domestic flights....Starting at €8.20
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Life's Work: Michelle Bachelet
Bachelet, Michelle; Bell, KatherineArticle HBS-R1109M-EAs a young woman, Bachelet was tortured and exiled by the Chilean government. She went on to become the country's first female president. Here's a look at her approach to leadership.Starting at €8.20
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When One Business Model Isn't Enough
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Tarzijan, JorgeArticle HBS-R1201M-EStrategyTrying to operate two business models at once often causes strategic failure. Yet LAN Airlines, a Chilean carrier, runs three models successfully. Casadesus-Masanell, of Harvard Business School, and Tarzijan, of the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, explore how LAN has integrated a full-service international passenger model with a premium air-cargo business model while separately operating a no-frills passenger model for domestic flights....Starting at €8.20
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Time for a Unified Campaign (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Bertini, Marco; Gourville, John T.Article HBS-R1106Z-EMarketingAlegre, a leading hotel group in Central and South America, is suffering under the troubled economy, and its newest property, the flagship Palma Cay in Cozumel, is hurting most. Beatriz Soto, Palma Cay's manager, has a plan to boost bookings, but she doesn't have the money to carry it out. Should corporate headquarters grant her additional funds, despite the company's traditionally decentralized operations? Or should Alegre think about launching ...Starting at €8.20
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Learn From Each Other on the Path to Growth
Thurik, RoyArticle ART-1818-EEconomicsThose who manage companies in developing countries find themselves in a time of transition. Faced with the prospect of declining growth, small and young firms are leading the way forward from the previous, managed economic model toward an important new driver of growth: the entrepreneurial economy. Given that differences in growth rates in developing countries are related to differences in the speed with which these countries embrace entrepreneur...Starting at €8.20
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Ébola: cuando una buena gestión salva vidas
IESE InsightArticle ART-2676Service and Operations ManagementEl ébola se ha cobrado más de diez mil víctimas en apenas un año y durante varios meses la epidemia amenazó con extenderse sin control por todo el mundo. ¿Cuáles han sido los principales errores y escollos en la gestión de la crisis?Starting at €8.20
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Risky Business of Hiring Stars (Spanish version)
Groysberg, Boris; Nanda, Ashish; Nohria, NitinArticle HBS-R0405FLeadership and People ManagementThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. With the battle for the best and brightest people heating up again, you're most likely out there looking for first-rate talent in the ranks of your competitors. Chances are, you're sold on the idea of recruiting from outside your organization--developing people wit...Starting at €8.20
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Building World-Class Companies in Developing Countries (Spanish version)
Khanna, Tarun; Palepu, Krishna G.Article HBS-R0610CStrategySome emerging-market companies compete in several countries, but others sell only at home.Starting at €8.20
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Can You Handle Failure? (Spanish version)
Dattner, Ben; Hogan, RobertArticle HBS-R1104LStrategyHandling failure and blame is key to managerial success. But roughly 70% of Americans have a personality type that tends to react inappropriately when things go wrong. Some people are extrapunitive, always pointing a finger at someone else. Others are impunitive, denying there's a problem or that they played any role. And still others are intrapunitive, heaping too much blame on themselves and seeing disasters where none exist. Fortunately, there...Starting at €8.20
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Caso HBR: Llegó el momento de hacer una campa a unificada
Bertini, Marco; Gourville, John T.Article HBS-R1106MMarketingAlegre, un grupo hotelera líder en Centroamérica y Sudamérica, está sufriendo bajo la economía en problemas, y su nueva propiedad, el buque insignia Palma Cay en Cozumel, está perjudicando a la mayoría. Beatriz Soto, gerente de Palma Cay, tiene un plan para aumentar las reservas, pero no tienen el dinero para llevarlo a cabo. En caso de que la sede corporativa otorgar sus fondos adicionales, a pesar de las operaciones tradicionalmente descentrali...Starting at €8.20