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Radically Simple IT (Spanish version)
Upton, David M.; Staats, Bradley R.Article HBS-R0803JInformation Technologiesthe difficulty and expense of mapping out all requirements before a project starts because people often cannot specify everything that they need beforehand; the other unanticipated needs that almost always arise once a system is in operation; and the tricky task of persuading people to use and "own" it. Japan's Shinsei Bank emerged during the authors' research as a standout among the companies applying the path-based method. The firm designed, b...Starting at €8.20
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Martin Smith: May 2002 (Spanish Version)
Hardymon, G. Felda; Lerner, Josh; Leamon, AnnCase HBS-809S07EntrepreneurshipMartin Smith, recién graduado de HBS, acaba de empezar a trabajar con una empresa apalancada compra. Su primera tarea es evaluar tres ofertas diferentes y hacer recomendaciones a los socios. Al estudiar las ofertas, se da cuenta de que cada uno tiene diferentes ventajas y desventajas y que su recomendación debe tener en cuenta no sólo las características específicas de cada empresa objetivo, sino también la situación de su empresa. Además, se deb...Starting at €8.20
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Computadoras Compaq: Intel Inside
Bell, David E.; Leamon, AnnCase HBS-503S44MarketingPresenta los resultados de la investigación cuantitativa y cualitativa de mercado sobre la posible aceptación de un procesador Intel no en la línea de portátiles de consumo de Compaq Computer. Si el portátil no es de Intel de bajo costo, es un éxito, la empresa va a mantener o aumentar su participación del 45% del mercado. Si no es así, podría dejar de ser un jugador en el mercado que ha creado y llenado. Los estudiantes deben evaluar la fiabilid...Starting at €8.20
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Compaq Computer: grupos de enfoque
Bell, David E.; Leamon, AnnCase HBS-514S09MarketingDa el informe final, ambos resultados y la metodología, del grupo de enfoque en la nueva portátil de consumo de Compaq Computer. Se describen los grupos, método de selección, y la metodología en detalle. En caso de Compaq basar su diseño de producto en las opiniones de 64 personas? Se debe utilizar con el video.Starting at €8.20
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Brazos Partners: la compra apalancada de CoMark
Lerner, Josh; Hardymon, G. Felda; Leamon, AnnCase HBS-205S09FinanceLos socios de un nuevo fondo de adquisición de empresas medianas están trabajando en una compra de una empresa de construcción modular de cerca llevada a cabo. Aunque originalmente estructurada como una oferta de valores, se han dado cuenta de que una cesión de activos sería preferible desde su punto de vista y están tratando de determinar qué beneficios podría mantener durante los vendedores, cuya participación en la compañía continua es esencia...Starting at €8.20
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Lean Knowledge Work
Staats, Bradley R.; Upton, David M.Article HBS-R1110G-EService and Operations ManagementMany manufacturing companies and some service firms have reaped considerable benefits by applying variations of the Toyota Production System, a method for making operations "lean" through relentless efforts to increase quality and efficiency and eliminate waste. But conventional wisdom holds that lean principles don't lend themselves to knowledge work, which involves judgment and expertise, not the sorts of repetitive, easily specified tasks foun...Starting at €8.20
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TCS: The MCA 21 Project
Upton, David M.; Staats, Bradley R.Case HBS-609024-ETata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading outsourced software services provider based in India, must decide whether to bid on a high-profile government project within India. The project, if completed successfully, would mark another step in TCS' progression from a provider of low-cost technical resources to their goal of becoming an end-to-end technology enabled services provider. However, the project was not only complex but also presented cons...Starting at €8.20
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Opening the Valve: From Software to Hardware (A)
Bernstein, Ethan S.; Gino, Francesca; Staats, Bradley R.Case HBS-415015-ELeadership and People ManagementValve, one of the world's top video game software companies, has also become an iconic example of an organization with virtually no hierarchy. A 400-person organization, Valve's unique organizational form (described in detail in the case and accompanying employee handbook) includes 100% self-allocated time, no managers (and therefore no managerial oversight), a structure so fluid that all desks have wheels to allow free movement between "cabals" ...Starting at €8.20
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Difficult Conversations and Dealing with Challenging Situations at Work: The Case of the Ineffectual FD
Groysberg, Boris; Leamon, AnnCase HBS-416031-ELeadership and People ManagementStarting at €8.20
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Difficult Conversations and Dealing with Challenging Situations at Work: The Friend Who Asked for Feedback
Groysberg, Boris; Leamon, AnnCase HBS-416032-ELeadership and People ManagementStarting at €8.20