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Radically Simple IT (Spanish version)
Upton, David M.; Staats, Bradley R.Article HBS-R0803JInformation Technologiesthe difficulty and expense of mapping out all requirements before a project starts because people often cannot specify everything that they need beforehand; the other unanticipated needs that almost always arise once a system is in operation; and the tricky task of persuading people to use and "own" it. Japan's Shinsei Bank emerged during the authors' research as a standout among the companies applying the path-based method. The firm designed, b...Starting at €8.20
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Better Way to Innovate (Spanish version)
Chesbrough, Henry W.Article HBS-F0307AStrategyHarvard professor Henry Chesbrough takes a look at leading-edge companies' latest moves to harvest ideas from outside and to benefit from sharing their own R&D with others--even with competitors.Starting at €8.20
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Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant, 4. Focus on the Big Picture, Not the Numbers
Kim, W. Chan; Mauborgne, Renee A.Book Chapter HBS-0024BC-EStrategyThe global phenomenon that has sold 3.5 million copies is published in a record-breaking 43 languages and is a bestseller across five continents--now updated and expanded with new content. This global bestseller, embraced by organizations and industries worldwide, challenges everything you thought you knew about the requirements for strategic success. Now updated with fresh content from the authors, "Blue Ocean Strategy" argues that cutthroat com...Starting at €8.20
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Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant, 7. Overcome Key Organizational Hurdles
Kim, W. Chan; Mauborgne, Renee A.Book Chapter HBS-0027BC-EStrategyThe global phenomenon that has sold 3.5 million copies is published in a record-breaking 43 languages and is a bestseller across five continents--now updated and expanded with new content. This global bestseller, embraced by organizations and industries worldwide, challenges everything you thought you knew about the requirements for strategic success. Now updated with fresh content from the authors, "Blue Ocean Strategy" argues that cutthroat com...Starting at €8.20
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Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant, 11. Avoid Red Ocean Traps
Kim, W. Chan; Mauborgne, Renee A.Book Chapter HBS-0031BC-EStrategyThe global phenomenon that has sold 3.5 million copies is published in a record-breaking 43 languages and is a bestseller across five continents--now updated and expanded with new content. This global bestseller, embraced by organizations and industries worldwide, challenges everything you thought you knew about the requirements for strategic success. Now updated with fresh content from the authors, "Blue Ocean Strategy" argues that cutthroat com...Starting at €8.20
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Managing in the Knowledge Economy (HBR Classic) (Spanish version)
Kim, W. Chan; Mauborgne, Renee A.Article HBS-R0301KLeadership and People ManagementEngage people in decisions that directly affect them, explain why decisions are made the way they are, and clarify what will be expected of them after the changes are made.Starting at €8.20
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Lean Knowledge Work
Staats, Bradley R.; Upton, David M.Article HBS-R1110G-EService and Operations ManagementMany manufacturing companies and some service firms have reaped considerable benefits by applying variations of the Toyota Production System, a method for making operations "lean" through relentless efforts to increase quality and efficiency and eliminate waste. But conventional wisdom holds that lean principles don't lend themselves to knowledge work, which involves judgment and expertise, not the sorts of repetitive, easily specified tasks foun...Starting at €8.20
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TCS: The MCA 21 Project
Upton, David M.; Staats, Bradley R.Case HBS-609024-ETata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading outsourced software services provider based in India, must decide whether to bid on a high-profile government project within India. The project, if completed successfully, would mark another step in TCS' progression from a provider of low-cost technical resources to their goal of becoming an end-to-end technology enabled services provider. However, the project was not only complex but also presented cons...Starting at €8.20
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Opening the Valve: From Software to Hardware (A)
Bernstein, Ethan S.; Gino, Francesca; Staats, Bradley R.Case HBS-415015-ELeadership and People ManagementValve, one of the world's top video game software companies, has also become an iconic example of an organization with virtually no hierarchy. A 400-person organization, Valve's unique organizational form (described in detail in the case and accompanying employee handbook) includes 100% self-allocated time, no managers (and therefore no managerial oversight), a structure so fluid that all desks have wheels to allow free movement between "cabals" ...Starting at €8.20
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Scaling Well by Doing Good: Motivating Talent at b.good
Gino, Francesca; Green, Paul; Staats, Bradley R.Case HBS-916031-ELeadership and People ManagementBoston-based fast-casual chain, b.good, was founded on the idea of healthy food, sourced locally, and prepared in-store. They'd worked to build a value-based business, and worked hard to cultivate a sense of family--among employees, customers and suppliers. In 2015, they had entered a period of substantial growth, with the company doubling in size over the past 12 months, and plans to double again over the coming twelve months. The management fel...Starting at €8.20