HBSP (USA)
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Walmart's Workforce of the Future
Kerr, William R.; Bach-Lombardo, JordanCase HBS-819042-EStrategyFaced with intense competition from Amazon, in 2015 Walmart began a transformation of its operations and workforce. The goal was to create an omnichannel retail experience for customers that seamlessly joined online and offline shopping. This case explores Walmart's efforts to deliver this through investments in its workforce makeup and training, digital infrastructure, and automation technology.Starting at €8.20
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Florida Power & Light's Quality Improvement Program (Spanish Version)
Hart, Christopher W.L.; Livingston, JoanCase HBS-604S06Service and Operations ManagementDescribe el esfuerzo exitoso de una importante compañía de electricidad para instituir un programa integral de mejora de la calidad en toda la organización. Diseñado para ser utilizado en un análisis comparativo de los esfuerzos de mejora de la calidad descrito en Paul Revere Insurance Co. (A). Los estudiantes aprenden que no hay una sola manera "correcta" para construir el concepto de defecto de prevención en una organización (como el que defien...Starting at €8.20
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The Money Back Guarantee (A) (Spanish version)
Hart, Christopher W.L.Case HBS-604S08Discusses a large overnight express company, which guarantees its service, and which has created a major headache for one of its customers. The problem exposes deficiencies in its service and in the guarantee it has advertised heavily. A formal complaint is made to the CEO. From the CEO's perspective, students must confront a variety of issues related to the problem.Starting at €8.20
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Federal Express: The Money Back Guarantee (B) (Spanish Version)
Hart, Christopher W.L.Case HBS-608S13Service and Operations ManagementVéase el caso (A).Starting at €5.74
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Federal Express: The Money Back Guarantee (D) (Spanish Version)
Hart, Christopher W.L.Case HBS-608S15Service and Operations ManagementVéase el caso (A).Starting at €5.74
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Cherrypicks (Spanish version)
Kerr, William R.Case HBS-816S13EntrepreneurshipCherrypicks is a Hong Kong communications start-up approaching a large Korean mobile operator for a partnership to take the operator's products to markets outside of Korea. SK Telecom's (SKT) Ring Back Tones (RBT) product is a spectacular success in South Korea, but the partnership will require major changes in Cherrypicks' business model. Further complicating matters, SKT is also a strategic investor in Cherrypicks, a very large service provider...Starting at €8.20
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Singapore Airlines (A) (Spanish Version)
Hart, Christopher W.L.; Lytle, Lucy N.Case HBS-604S05Service and Operations ManagementLa nueva competencia ha dado lugar a dudas acerca de la excelente reputación de Singapore Airlines para servicios en vuelo. La clave para mantener o mejorar el servicio es la actitud y aptitud de los tripulantes de cabina. La compañía ahora descubre que puede haber problemas en este grupo. Esta es una versión reescrita de los casos anteriores por D. D. Wyckoff.Starting at €8.20
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Governance and Sustainability at Nike (B) (Spanish version)
Paine, Lynn S.; Hsieh, Nien-he; Adamsons, LaraCase HBS-316S01StrategyTwo members of Nike's executive team must decide what sustainability targets to propose to Nike's CEO and to the corporate responsibility committee of Nike's board of directors. Set in 2012, the case traces the evolution of Nike's approach to environmental and social concerns from its origins in student protests against labor conditions in the supply chain in the 1990s through the development of a board-level corporate responsibility (CR) committ...Starting at €5.74
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The Secret to Job Growth: Think Small
Glaeser, Edward L.; Kerr, William R.Article HBS-F1007C-EStrategyWith job growth lagging, local communities will be tempted to use tax breaks to attract big employers, but new research by Harvard economist Edward L. Glaeser and William R. Kerr of Harvard Business School indicates that's a misguided approach-growth is highly correlated with an abundance of small firms, not the presence of a few big ones.Starting at €8.20
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Global Sourcing at Nike
Hsieh, Nien-he; Toffel, Michael W.; Hull, OliviaCase HBS-619008-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe Inside the Case video that accompanies this case includes teaching tips and insight from the author (available to registered educators only). This case explores the evolution of Nike's global product sourcing strategy, in particular ongoing efforts to improve working conditions at its suppliers' factories. When the case opens in July 2018, Vice President of Sourcing Amanda Tucker and her colleagues in Nike's Global Sourcing and Manufacturing...Starting at €8.20