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Apple Computer, 2006 (Spanish version)
Yoffie, David B.; Slind, MichaelCase HBS-707S05StrategyApple has reaped the benefits of its innovative music player, the iPod. However, its PC and server business continue to hold small market share relative to the worldwide computer over the past few years. Will the iPod lure new users to the Mac? Will Apple be able to produce another cutting-edge device quickly?Starting at €8.20
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Coke and Pepsi in 2006 (Spanish version)
Yoffie, David B.; Slind, MichaelCase HBS-707S06StrategyExamines the industry structure and competitive strategy of Coca-Cola and Pepsi over 100 years of rivalry. New challenges in 2006 include boosting flagging carbonated soft drink (CSD) sales and finding new revenue streams. Both firms also began to modify their bottling, pricing, and brand strategies. They looked to emerging international markets to fuel growth and broaden their portfolios of alternate beverages like tea, juice, sports drinks, ene...Starting at €8.20
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iPhone vs. Teléfono Celular
Yoffie, David B.; Slind, MichaelCase HBS-708S35StrategyEl lanzamiento del iPhone de Apple marcó un nuevo capítulo fundamental en la historia de la música móvil (la unión de reproductores de música digital con teléfonos móviles). El iPhone combina un reproductor de música iPod, un teléfono celular, y un dispositivo de Internet móvil, junto con una cámara y otras características. Para septiembre de 2007, sólo 74 días después del lanzamiento en junio del iPhone, Apple y su socio operador de telefonía mó...Starting at €8.20
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TiVo 2007: DVR y mucho más
Yoffie, David B.; Slind, MichaelCase HBS-710S13StrategyTom Rogers, CEO de TiVo, había colocado múltiples apuestas estratégicas de su empresa. En septiembre de 2007, que la estrategia se debió a una prueba importante. TiVo era un fabricante de productos de grabadora de vídeo digital (DVR) y un distribuidor de la tecnología DVR. Rogers cree que las macro-tendencias en la industria del entretenimiento en casa - la convergencia de la televisión estándar con la entrega de contenido de vídeo a través de In...Starting at €8.20
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Defining Your Operating Model: Make IT a Strategic Asset by Developing a Clear Vision of the Role of IT
Weill, Peter; Ross, Jeanne W.Book Chapter HBS-3592BC-EService and Operations ManagementMany firms have not addressed the key question of how they want to profit and grow, and how IT can help create their platform. IT savvy firms, on the other hand, clarify what they are trying to do with IT by defining an operating model. In this chapter, Weil and Ross look at IT systems as tools for integration and standardization of business processes rather than an end solution. Using examples of companies like P&G, PepsiAmericas, and ING Direct...Starting at €8.20
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Revamping Your IT Funding Model: Extract More Value from Your IT Investments
Weill, Peter; Ross, Jeanne W.Book Chapter HBS-3593BC-EService and Operations ManagementWith the average firm spending over two thirds of its IT budget just on maintaining operating systems, it's vital that companies begin rethinking how they track and manage their IT funds. In this chapter, Weil and Ross provide extensive guidelines on how companies can compose an effective IT funding model. They stress the importance of establishing IT priorities and monitoring the risks and rewards of current and past investments. This chapter wa...Starting at €8.20
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Building a Digitized Platform: A Journey to Increased Value from IT
Weill, Peter; Ross, Jeanne W.Book Chapter HBS-3594BC-EService and Operations ManagementAs your company begins to expand, whether domestically or internationally, it is important that standardized systems are organized for all branches to maintain efficiency. To do this, your company has to build a digitized platform which focuses on three main areas: a shared IT infrastructure, consolidated data centers, and enhanced IT governance. In this chapter, Weil and Ross outline four stages of organizational learning that must take place in...Starting at €8.20
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Allocating Decision Rights & Accountability: Elements of Effective IT Governance
Weill, Peter; Ross, Jeanne W.Book Chapter HBS-3595BC-EService and Operations ManagementEvery firm, at some level, needs a digitized platform, or integrated set of electronic business processes, to operate effectively. The only way to deliver a digitized platform--and superior business value from IT--is to design IT decision rights and accountabilities so that daily decisions about IT support the firm's strategic goals. In this chapter, the authors explain the importance of transparency in IT governance and describe how a firm's gov...Starting at €8.20
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Whole of Enterprise: An Atomic E-Business Model
Weill, Peter; Vitale, Michael R.Book Chapter HBS-4949BC-EInformation TechnologiesThe use of multiple business models across an organization can create confusion among customers, who may be required to navigate not just different computer systems, but also different ways of doing business. This chapter describes the benefits of adopting an integrated whole-of-enterprise e-business model. This chapter is excerpted from "Place to Space: Migrating to eBusiness Models."Starting at €8.20
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La aplicación de las Normas Internacionales de Información Financiera en China
Ramanna, Karthik; Donovan, G.A.; Dai, Nancy HuaCase HBS-110S29EconomicsEn 2005, China ha anunciado planes para "converger con," pero no adopta por completo, IFRS. China también comenzó a ejercer presión para cambios a las disposiciones IFRS específicos, como por revelar sobre partes relacionadas de las empresas de propiedad estatal, para traerlos más en consonancia con los intereses chinos. sistema de contabilidad de China ya había sido objeto de reformas importantes durante las dos décadas en que su economía había ...Starting at €8.20