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DRW Technologies
Greyser, Stephen A.; Ellet, WilliamCase HBS-916535-EKnowledge and CommunicationEd Claiborne is a newly hired corporate vice president of procurement for DRW Technologies, a company that produces advanced military systems with 21 plants in the United States. Claiborne was hired from another company from within the industry, and the news of his arrival was announced in an email to corporate executives and plant managers and in the company newsletter. Before he has even met the procurement team, Claiborne is assigned his first...Starting at €8.20
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A Players or "A Positions"? The Strategic Logic of Workforce Management (Spanish version)
Huselid, Mark A.; Beatty, Richard W.; Becker, Brian E.Article HBS-R0512GLeadership 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. Companies simply can't afford to have "A players" in all positions. Rather, businesses need to adopt a portfolio approach to workforce management, systematically identifying their strategically important A positions, supporting B positions and surplus C positions, ...Starting at €8.20
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McCaw Cellular Communications. Inc (D) La competencia en las comunicaciones móviles estadounidenses
Teisberg, Elizabeth Olmsted; Shumway, Chris; Rossi, SharonCase HBS-708S40StrategyProporciona una actualización de la competencia en las comunicaciones móviles a través de 1992, tanto para los Estados Unidos y el Reino Unido.Starting at €5.74
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McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. (E)
Teisberg, Elizabeth Olmsted; Rossi, SharonCase HBS-708S41StrategyDescribe la decisión de un competidor para instalar equipo de capital mediante la tecnología de conmutación incompatible con McCaw de.Starting at €5.74
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Persuasion, Argument, and the Case Method
Ellet, WilliamBook Chapter HBS-2447BC-EThis chapter provides an overview of how case-based instruction is used in business and professional school settings, and introduces a new approach to case study that will help students gain a quick and constructive understanding of cases and more effectively employ business concepts that are already part of their working knowledge.Starting at €8.20
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What Is a Case
Ellet, WilliamBook Chapter HBS-2448BC-EThis chapter describes what a case is and provides some guidelines for reading a case actively and constructing your own meaning.Starting at €8.20
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Put Strategy, Not People, First: An Introduction to Differentiated Workforce Strategy
Becker, Brian E.; Huselid, Mark A.; Beatty, Richard W.Book Chapter HBS-3237BC-ELeadership and People ManagementSenior managers and readers of popular business literature are probably familiar with the mantra that people are the new source of competitive advantage. But despite all the talk about a new strategic emphasis on the workforce, most companies haven't yet capitalized on the opportunity for strategic success that effective workforce management can provide. The authors believe that a fundamental change in the entire approach to workforce strategy is...Starting at €8.20
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Establish Leadership Accountability for Workforce Success: The Line Manager's HR Role
Becker, Brian E.; Huselid, Mark A.; Beatty, Richard W.Book Chapter HBS-3246BC-ELeadership and People ManagementHow do we ensure that firms clearly understand the unique strategic capabilities required to execute their business strategies and develop a differentiated workforce strategy? The first step is to recognize that the workforce is not just HR's problem, and that line managers and HR leaders have joint responsibility for developing talent throughout the organization. Management must ensure that top talent is allocated to the strategic roles that cre...Starting at €8.20
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Design an HR Architecture for the Differentiated Workforce
Becker, Brian E.; Huselid, Mark A.; Beatty, Richard W.Book Chapter HBS-3247BC-ELeadership and People ManagementIt is important that a firm's workforce strategy--and its workforce--is as differentiated as its business strategy. In this chapter, the authors discuss the importance of developing a culture of accountability and a workforce philosophy to help drive succStarting at €8.20
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Four Ways to Reinvent Service Delivery
Ramdas, Kamalini; Teisberg, Elizabeth Olmsted; Tucker, Amy L.Article HBS-R1212H-EService and Operations ManagementInnovations that radically redefine how a service is delivered can create tremendous value for customers and for providers. But they require deep insight into clients' needs and the revising of basic assumptions. It's possible, for example, that a doctor can treat more than one patient at a time. Organizations can redefine service delivery along four dimensions. A change in one may unlock--or block--possibilities for innovation in the others. 1) ...Starting at €8.20