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'It Just Works' (Spanish version)
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Pao, Michael; Barley, LaurenCase HBS-812S02EntrepreneurshipDropbox is a venture-backed Silicon Valley startup, founded in 2006, that provides online storage and backup services to millions of customers using a "freemium" (free + premium offers) business model. The case recounts Dropbox's history from conception through mid-2010, when founder/CEO Drew Houston must make strategic decisions about new product features, how to target enterprise customers, and whether to pursue distribution deals with smartpho...Starting at €8.20
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How Venture Capitalists Evaluate Potential Venture Opportunities
Roberts, Michael J.; Barley, LaurenCase HBS-805019-EEntrepreneurshipFour venture capitalists from leading Silicon Valley firms are interviewed about the frameworks they use to evaluate potential venture opportunities. Questions include: How do you evaluate the venture's prospective business model? What due diligence do you conduct? What is the process through which funding decisions are made? What financial analyses do you perform? What role does risk play in your evaluation? and How do you think about a potentia...Starting at €8.20
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Capital One Financial Corp. (Spanish version)
Anand, Bharat N.; Rukstad, Michael G.; Paige, Christopher H.Case HBS-702S01StrategyDesigned to explore the structure, implementation, and sustainability of an information-based strategy (IBS) undertaken by Capital One during the 1990s. Particular issues of interest are the impact of mass customization on industry structure, the ability to transfer IBS skills to new sectors, and the impact of the Internet on industry structure and competitor strategies.Starting at €8.20
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Microsoft en 2004
Rukstad, Michael G.; Yoffie, David B.; Delacey, Brian J.; Freier, DebbieCase HBS-705S22StrategyLas encuestas de expansión de Microsoft en nuevos negocios, como los dispositivos móviles y embebidos, el hogar y el entretenimiento, y soluciones de negocio, ya que se enfrenta a retos debido al tamaño y la madurez y las amenazas externas de Linux y Google. Un reescrito versión de un caso anterior.Starting at €8.20
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Arcor: Estrategia Global y Turbulencia Local (Resumido)
Ghemawat, Pankaj; Rukstad, Michael G.; Illes, Jennifer L.Case HBS-710S17Strategyfabricante de confitería Argentina, Grupo Arcor, busca implementar una estrategia internacional, pero en 2003, mientras se recuperaba de la crisis financiera argentina, se frustran planes de globalización. América Latina ya está el principal productor de dulces y un exportador a más de 100 países, Arcor analiza la forma en que puede llegar a ser verdaderamente global con instalaciones de producción y redes de distribución en varias regiones, como...Starting at €8.20
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Estrategia de gestión del conocimiento en DaimlerChrysler
Rukstad, Michael G.; Coughlan, Peter J.; Johnston, CarlCase HBS-711S31StrategyProporciona una visión general de la gestión del conocimiento y la estrategia de gestión del conocimiento de DaimlerChrysler en relación a su competencia.Starting at €8.20
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Improve Your Return on Returns (Spanish version)
O'Connell, AndrewArticle HBS-F0711FService and Operations ManagementA "reverse logistics" value chain strategy--what you do with goods your customers send back--can strengthen your company's competitiveness according to the authors of a recent article in the "Academy of Management Perspectives." Estee Lauder built a $250-million product line from returned cosmetics.Starting at €8.20
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Marketing CEO Dave Balter on achieving the corporate full Monty (Spanish version)
Balter, Dave; O'Connell, AndrewArticle HBS-F0810FLeadership and People ManagementThe founder and CEO of BzzAgent, a word-of mouth media company, believes strongly in radical corporate transparency. In practice that can mean frank self-examination in his blogs, publicly posting his company's sales presentations, and rotating an executive office space among employees at every level.Starting at €8.20
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Architect Ellen Dunham-Jones on the future of retail in the postsprawl era (Spanish version)
Dunham-Jones, Ellen; O'Connell, AndrewArticle HBS-F0907FStrategyThe head of Georgia Tech's architecture program predicts that new kinds of retail developments will rise from the ashes of today's dying suburban malls.Starting at €8.20
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Downsizing Lost Its Bad Rap (Spanish version)
O'Connell, AndrewArticle HBS-F0910BLeadership and People ManagementBig companies used to take a big reputational hit over layoffs. That's no longer the case, according to a recent study.Starting at €8.20