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Change Through Persuasion (Spanish version)
Garvin, David A.; Roberto, Michael A.Article HBS-R0502FLeadership and People ManagementThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. Faced with the need for a massive change, most managers respond predictably. They revamp the organization's strategy, shift around staff, and root out inefficiencies. They then wait patiently for performance to improve--only to be bitterly disappointed because they...Starting at €8.20
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Termine con las guerras en la innovación
Govindarajan, Vijay; Trimble, ChrisArticle HBS-R1007FKnowledge and Communicationequipos especiales dedicados a las iniciativas de innovación, inevitablemente, se ejecutan en conflicto con el resto de la organización. Las personas responsables de las operaciones en curso ver los innovadores como advenedizos indisciplinados. Los innovadores descartan la gente de operaciones como los dinosaurios burocráticos. Es natural para separar los dos grupos en conflicto. Pero también es totalmente equivocado, por ejemplo Govindarajan y T...Starting at €8.20
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The HBR Agenda 2011 (Spanish version)
Ariely, Dan; Brown, Tim; Cappelli, Peter; Davenport, Thomas H.; Duflo, Esther; Fernández-Aráoz, Claudio; Govindarajan, Vijay; Gratton, Lynda; Hackman, J. Richard; Ibarra, Herminia; Kedrosky, Paul; Lafley, A.G.; Li, Charlene; Ma, Jack; Manzoni, Jean-Francois; Pink, Daniel H.; Porter, Michael E.; Schein, Edgar H.; Schmidt, Eric; Schwab, Klaus; Shirky, Clay; Stiglitz, Joseph E.; Sutton, Robert I.; Tyson, LaArticle HBS-R1101BKnowledge and CommunicationJoseph E. Stiglitz will be crafting a new postcrisis paradigm for macroeconomics whereby rational individuals interact with imperfect and asymmetric information. Herminia Ibarra will be looking for hard evidence of how "soft" leadership creates value. Eric Schmidt will be planning to scale mobile technology by developing fast networks and providing low-cost smartphones in the poorest parts of the world. Michael Porter will be using modern cost a...Starting at €8.20
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Ratings Pioneer Turns 20 (Spanish version)
Dolan, Robert J.; Israeli, AyeletCase HBS-518S31MarketingThe Inside the Case video that accompanies this case includes teaching tips and insight from the author (available to registered educators only). In 1995, before people "googled" or "yelped," Angela Hicks (HBS, 2000) was establishing her Angie's List as a pioneer in the accumulation and dissemination of consumer rating information. Hicks focused on the home repair and maintenance market and, as she put it, "particularly on high cost of failure s...Starting at €8.20
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From Concept to Production (A) (Spanish version)
Garvin, David A.; Field, Lee C.; Simpson, JanetCase HBS-606S20Service and Operations ManagementDescribes the evolution of the Boeing 767 from the conception of the project to the start of manufacturing. Shows how the company manages an enormously complex and risky project and introduces students to a variety of estimating and management tools. The decision issue involves the shift from three-person to two-person cockpits and whether rework should be done in-line (without removing planes from the flow of production) or off-line (after initi...Starting at €8.20
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General Electric--Thermocouple Manufacturing (A) (Spanish Version)
Garvin, David A.; Detreville, SuzanneCase HBS-607S08Service and Operations ManagementGE está considerando la introducción de un sistema de producción "just-in-time" para reducir el inventario en su área de fabricación termopar. Los estudiantes de casos se presenta con una descripción del actual sistema de gestión de inventario, el proceso de producción, y las perspectivas de diferentes personas en la planta. La cuestión es cómo GE debe proceder con la introducción de este sistema.Starting at €8.20
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PPG: Developing a Self-Directed Work Force (A) (Spanish Version)
Garvin, David A.; Klein, NormanCase HBS-609S15Service and Operations ManagementPPG ha construido una planta de vidrio del estado de la técnica en Berea, Kentucky. La planta está persiguiendo el objetivo de una "fuerza de trabajo autodirigido." El caso describe el progreso hasta la fecha y los problemas no resueltos de gestión. Estos incluyen preguntas sobre rotación de turnos, las oportunidades de promoción, evaluación y supervisión de los empleados, el papel de los empleados en el establecimiento de la política, y si es o ...Starting at €8.20
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Developing Software through Crowdsourcing (Spanish version)
Lakhani, Karim R.; Garvin, David A.; Lonstein, EricCase HBS-610S21StrategyTopCoder's crowdsourcing-based business model, in which software is developed through online tournaments, is presented. The case highlights how TopCoder has created a unique two-sided innovation platform consisting of a global community of over 225,000 developers who compete to write software modules for its over 40 clients. Provides details of a unique innovation platform where complex software is developed through ongoing online competitions. B...Starting at €8.20
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Making Innovation Happen: The Importance of a Custom Organizational Model and a Dedicated Project Plan
Govindarajan, Vijay; Trimble, ChrisBook Chapter HBS-7053BC-EMost well-managed companies are adept at two basic models for innovation execution: 1) The innovation = ideas + motivation formula, which can generate thousands of small initiatives but cannot support major projects, and 2) The innovation = ideas + process formula, which can efficiently crank out innovation after innovation, as long as each one is a repeat of a prior effort. In this chapter, the authors introduce the thesis of their book, which i...Starting at €8.20
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Divide the Labor: Forming a Successful Innovation Partnership Based on Effective Cross-Functional Relationships
Govindarajan, Vijay; Trimble, ChrisBook Chapter HBS-7054BC-EJust as there is a wide variety of innovation initiatives in organizations, there is a wide variety of teams that push them forward. But all these teams have something in common: They are internal partnerships. The two entities of the partnership are the Performance Engine (the organization's ongoing operations) and a Dedicated Team. The Dedicated Team consists of people who will work on the innovation initiative full time. The subset of Performa...Starting at €8.20