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Caso HBR: El "tres" de caballeros
Hall, Brian J.; Wasynczuk, AndrewArticle HBS-R1107RLeadership and People Management¿Cómo se puede reducir la plantilla, cuando casi todo el mundo tiene las mismas puntuaciones en evaluaciones de desempeño? vicepresidente de recursos humanos Nils Ekdahl se enfrenta a esa pregunta en Circale Corporation, una de ficción-componentes electrónicos distribuidor que acaba de completar una serie de adquisiciones. Ekdahl quiere hacer los recortes de personal objetivamente, pero los nuevos rendimientos del sistema de evaluar el desempeño ...Starting at €8.20
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Bringing the Cloud to Earth (Spanish version)
Iansiti, Marco; Herman, KerryCase HBS-612S01Information TechnologiesAdam Famularo, general manager, Cloud Computing business, CA Technologies, and David Dobson, WVP and group executive, Customer Solutions Group, were preparing for a presentation on communicating and positioning CA Technologies' new strategy for cloud computing. Analysts had voiced concern over several 2010 acquisitions, and highlighted CA Technologies' need to clearly state its strategy and objectives and identify a compelling way to position and...Starting at €8.20
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Some Thoughts on Business Plans (Spanish version)
Sahlman, William A.Case HBS-811S12EntrepreneurshipA framework for assessing new business opportunities and the business plans used to describe them is developed. Useful for aspiring entrepreneurs in MBA programs.Starting at €8.20
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RightNow Technologies (Spanish version)
Sahlman, William A.; Heath, DanCase HBS-819S24EntrepreneurshipThe founder and CEO of a CRM software start-up must decide between an attractive acquisition offer and the opportunity to go public. Discusses the growth of the company--including a lengthy discussion of entrepreneurial bootstrapping--as well as an aborted IPO attempt in 2000. The central question is whether the company will create more value by staying independent or by joining a larger organization.Starting at €8.20
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Innocent Drinks (Spanish version)
Sahlman, William A.; Heath, DanCase HBS-812S14Entrepreneurshipexpansion of the existing product line into Europe, extension of the brand into other product categories, or continued organic growth within the United Kingdom.Starting at €8.20
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Nantero (Spanish version)
Sahlman, William A.; Heath, Dan; Perkins, CarolineCase HBS-818S13FinancePara maximizar su eficacia, los casos de color deben imprimirse en color. Este caso describe una decisión confrontar el fundador de Nantero, una compañía de desarrollo de una nueva tecnología de semiconductores. La compañía necesita recaudar capital de riesgo adicional. Los inversores potenciales han compitiendo visiones para la empresa, y su modelo de negocio. Algunos inversores quieren la compañía para licenciar su tecnología a empresas de semi...Starting at €8.20
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How to Write a Great Business Plan (Spanish version)
Sahlman, William A.Article HBS-97409Entrepreneurshipthe people, the opportunity, the context, and the possibilities for both risk and reward. A great business plan is not easy to compose, Sahlman acknowledges, largely because most entrepreneurs are wild-eyed optimists. But one that asks the right questions is a powerful tool. A better deal, not to mention a better shot at success, awaits entrepreneurs who use it.Starting at €8.20
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Harris Seafoods, Inc. (Spanish version)
Fruhan, William E.; Sahlman, William A.Case HBS-205S07FinancePresents data relevant to a major capital expenditure--the construction of a shrimp plant. Designed to test student's ability to identify relevant cash flows, to estimate the cost of capital, and to decide whether or not to invest.Starting at €8.20
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The Gentleman's "Three" (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Hall, Brian J.; Wasynczuk, AndrewArticle HBS-R1107Z-ELeadership and People ManagementHow do you reduce headcount when almost everyone gets the same scores on performance reviews? HR vice president Nils Ekdahl confronts that question at Circale Corporation, a fictional electronic-components distributor that has just completed a series of acquisitions. Ekdahl wants to make the personnel cuts objectively, but the company's new performance-review system yields disappointing results: On a five-point scale, virtually every employee get...Starting at €8.20
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The Mission Versus the Bottom Line (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Sahlman, William A.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyArticle HBS-R1110Z-EEntrepreneurshipBaldwin Farms, a California-based organic lettuce grower, has opened a distribution center in Pennsylvania to meet the rising demand for its product on the East Coast. Though the center has strengthened the young company's relationships with regional retailers, it's bleeding money and distracting the top team from other priorities. Can the company turn things around, or is it time to throw in the towel? William A. Sahlman and Allison Berkley Wago...Starting at €8.20