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Sorting Data to Suit Yourself (Spanish version)
Weinberger, DavidArticle HBS-F0503AInformation TechnologiesLetting customers organize your information the way they want is a cool benefit today but will be a necessity tomorrow, says Harvard Law School Internet scholar David Weinberger.Starting at €8.20
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Purpose Brands
McDonald, Rory; Christensen, Clayton M.; Roseman, ShayeCase HBS-619075-EInformation TechnologiesFor Asian Agri and other Indonesian palm oil producers, the future promised rising demand from fast-growing Asian populations, but also intensifying criticism from environmental groups. With the highest yield and lowest production cost of any edible oil, palm oil constituted an abundant, inexpensive source of food for Asian and, to a lesser extent, international markets. Its production had soared from 1970 to 2010, sparking concern from environme...Starting at €8.20
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Information Technology System That Couldn't Deliver (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Reimus, Byron; Sims, James K.; May, Thornton; Nolan, Richard L.; Distefano, Robert A.; King, JohnArticle HBS-97308-EInformation TechnologiesDiana Sullivan, CEO of Lenox Insurance, thought she had done her job when, after three years of hard work, she had delivered Lifexpress on time and on budget. A sophisticated computer-aided system, it enabled Lenox's 10,000-plus agents to do everything from establish a prospect's financial profile, to select the most appropriate products from the company's myriad policies, to generate all the paperwork needed to close a sale. But now Sullivan's b...Starting at €8.20