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Le Petit Chef (Spanish version)
MacCormack, Alan; Sucher, Sandra J.; Rangashayi, SurajCase HBS-610S16Service and Operations ManagementBrigitte Gagne, Le Petit Chef's director of microwave R&D, is deciding on the product development agenda for next year. She has to decide which of the available projects to fund, and evaluate the overall portfolio of projects currently under development. The recent poor performance of the firm prompts Gagne to think about reassessing the way projects are generated, evaluated, and selected at Le Petit Chef. However, Gagne has a pressing deadline t...Starting at €8.20
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BYD Company, Ltd. (Spanish version)
Huckman, Robert S.; MacCormack, AlanCase HBS-614S03Service and Operations ManagementConsidera si BYD Co., Ltd., el mayor fabricante chino de baterías recargables, debe entrar en la industria del automóvil chino mediante la adquisición de Qinchuan automático, un fabricante de automóviles de propiedad estatal. Establecer justo después de la oferta pública inicial de BYD en la Bolsa de Hong Kong en 2002, que describe el desarrollo del enfoque de trabajo intensivo de BYD para la fabricación de baterías - un enfoque decididamente dif...Starting at €8.20
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Space Data Corp. (Spanish Version)
MacCormack, AlanCase HBS-603S15StrategyPara maximizar su eficacia, los casos de color deben imprimirse en color. Espacio Data Corp. planea asociarse con el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de EE.UU. para colocar transmisores-receptores en los globos meteorológicos y de ese modo crear una red de comunicaciones móviles nacionales. La compañía está en las etapas finales de desarrollo y está previsto poner en marcha una prueba regional que demostrar su capacidad para proporcionar paginació...Starting at €8.20
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Management Lessons from Mars (Spanish version)
MacCormack, AlanArticle HBS-F0405ALeadership and People ManagementNASA's fabled Faster, Better, Cheaper initiative sped up the agency's spacecraft development. But when missions began to fail, it was faulty organizational learning--not hardware--that was to blame.Starting at €8.20
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Research In Motion: The Mobile OS Platform War
MacCormack, Alan; Dunn, Brian; Kemerer, Chris F.Case HBS-613001-EKnowledge and CommunicationThe case describes competition in the market for smartphones in the US, and the position of one player, Research in Motion (RIM) who manufacture the popular Blackberry line of products. Early in 2011, RIM is in trouble. Its stock price has plummeted, amidst poor business results, and its future as an independent company is in doubt. A new Chief Executive Officer, Thorsten Heins, must decide how to position the company for the future. The case all...Starting at €8.20
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Todd Krasnow: From Startup to Corporate and Back
Hart, Myra M.; Kraus, JanetCase HBS-812121-EEntrepreneurshipStarting at €8.20
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Growing Pains (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Nicoson, Robert D.; McCann, James; Henry, Kay; Hart, Myra M.; Rudolph, Ronald; Schlegel, Bruce; Johnson, AlanArticle HBS-96408-ELeadership and People ManagementCyrus Maher, CEO of Waterway Industries, thinks he may be facing a human resources problem. Lee Carter is a relatively new employee whose high-powered sales ability has rocketed Maher's sleepy canoe company into unprecedented growth. But Maher has overheard Carter discussing a new job that would offer equity, and he fears her defection is imminent. Maher has begun to reconsider his employees' compensation arrangements, particularly Carter's. As h...Starting at €8.20
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Refining the Business Model (Spanish version)
Hart, Myra M.; Roberts, Michael J.; Stevens, Julia D.Case HBS-804S06EntrepreneurshipThis case is accompanied by a Video Short that can be shown in class or included in a digital coursepack. Instructors should consider the timing of making the video available to students, as it may reveal key case details. Zipcar is a start-up organized around the idea of "sharing" car usage via a membership organization. This case describes several iterations of the Zipcar business model and financial plan. These iterations include a very early ...Starting at €8.20
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Living on Internet Time: Product Development at Netscape, Yahoo!, NetDynamics, and Microsoft (Spanish Version)
Iansiti, Marco; MacCormack, AlanCase HBS-602S21Service and Operations ManagementDescribe cómo cuatro empresas en el desarrollo enfoque de mercado de productos de software de Internet. Basándose en estudios de caso cortos de tres proyectos recientes, los estudiantes están invitados a sintetizar los atributos comunes de la práctica del desarrollo en entornos turbulentos.Starting at €8.20
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Rise and Fall of Iridium (Spanish Version)
MacCormack, Alan; Herman, KerryCase HBS-603S16Service and Operations ManagementExamina la historia de Iridium Communications, un proveedor de servicios móviles por satélite. Se analiza la génesis de diseño técnico de Iridium, luego sigue la empresa a través de varias etapas de desarrollo. Describe los intentos de Iridium para construir una base de abonados después del lanzamiento del servicio comercial, que termina con la presentación de la compañía para el Capítulo 11 en 1999.Starting at €8.20