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Putting the Service-Profit Chain to Work (HBR Classic) (Spanish version)
Heskett, James L.; Jones, Thomas O.; Loveman, Gary W.; Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.; Schlesinger, Leonard A.Article HBS-R0807LService and Operations Managementinvestment in people, technology that supports frontline workers, revamped recruiting and training practices, and compensation linked to performance. They also express a vision of leadership in somewhat unconventional terms, referring to an organization's "patina of spirituality" and the "importance of the mundane." In this article, Heskett, Jones, Loveman, Sasser, and Schlesinger take a close look at the links in the service-profit chain, which...Starting at €8.20
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Caso de estudio: Desafiar al jefe o desistir
Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.Article HBS-R1105MKnowledge and CommunicationTom Green, un ejecutivo de ventas joven agresivo en el autoservicio de la compañía kiosco Muestra D7, ha sido ascendido a especialista senior de marketing por Shannon McDonald, su vicepresidente división. Shannon había advertido a Tom que estaba tomando una oportunidad con él y que tendría que aprender rápido y trabajar bien con su nuevo jefe, Frank Davis, que no habría elegido a Tom por la posición. En el trabajo, Tom se encuentra en desacuerdo ...Starting at €8.20
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Mismanagement of Customer Loyalty (Spanish version)
Reinartz, Werner; Kumar, VArticle HBS-R0207FMarketingIdentify early and don't invest anything.Starting at €8.20
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The Dark Side of Cross-Selling
Shah, Denish; Kumar, VArticle HBS-F1212A-ECompanies work hard to persuade their customers to buy additional products. But a sizable segment of cross-buying customers are unprofitable, and the more they buy, the more companies lose. It's important to identify and neutralize the impact of these profit-destroying customers.Starting at €8.20
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Putting the Service-Profit Chain to Work (HBR Classic)
Heskett, James L.; Jones, Thomas O.; Loveman, Gary W.; Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.; Schlesinger, Leonard A.Article HBS-R0807L-EService and Operations ManagementThis article was originally published in March-April 1994 and was republished in July-August 2008 as an HBR Classic. This 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. In exemplary service organizations, executives understand that they need to put customers and frontline workers at the center of their focus. Thos...Starting at €8.20
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Who's Your Most Valuable Salesperson
Kumar, V; Sunder, Sarang; Leone, Robert P.Article HBS-R1504D-EU.S. businesses spend $800 billion annually on sales force compensation and another $15 billion on sales training. Yet the backward-looking metrics they rely on (such as revenue generated) to gauge the impact of this spending provide limited insight into how a salesperson will do going forward and what types of training and incentives will be most effective. As a result, many companies misallocate sales force investments. The authors worked with ...Starting at €8.20
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Challenge the Boss or Stand Down (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.Article HBS-R1105Z-ETom Green, an aggressive young sales executive at self-service kiosk company D7 Displays, has been promoted to senior marketing specialist by Shannon McDonald, his division VP. Shannon had warned Tom that she was taking a chance with him and that he'd have to learn fast and work well with his new boss, Frank Davis, who wouldn't have chosen Tom for the position. On the job, Tom finds himself at odds with Frank and challenges him openly at a well-a...Starting at €8.20
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quéé valor tiene el "boca a boca"
Kumar, V; Petersen, Andrew; Leone, Robert P.Article HBS-R0710JMarketingEste artículo incluye una vista previa de una página que resume rápidamente las ideas clave y proporciona una visión general de cómo los conceptos funcionan en la práctica, junto con sugerencias para la lectura adicional. Los clientes que compran la mayor parte de usted probablemente no son sus mejores vendedores. Lo que es más, sus mejores vendedores pueden ser mucho más valor a su empresa a sus consumidores la mayoría de los entusiastas. Esas s...Starting at €8.20
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How Valuable Is Word of Mouth
Kumar, V; Petersen, Andrew; Leone, Robert P.Article HBS-R0710J-EMarketingThis 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. The customers who buy the most from you are probably not your best marketers. What's more, your best marketers may be worth far more to your company than your most enthusiastic consumers. Those are the conclusions of professors Kumar and Petersen at the University ...Starting at €8.20
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Challenge the Boss or Stand Down? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.Article HBS-R1105M-EKnowledge and CommunicationTom Green, an aggressive young sales executive at self-service kiosk company D7 Displays, has been promoted to senior marketing specialist by Shannon McDonald, his division VP. Shannon had warned Tom that she was taking a chance with him and that he'd have to learn fast and work well with his new boss, Frank Davis, who wouldn't have chosen Tom for the position. On the job, Tom finds himself at odds with Frank and challenges him openly at a well-a...Starting at €8.20