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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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Creativity and the Role of the Leader (Spanish version)
Amabile, Teresa M.; Khaire, MuktiArticle HBS-R0810GStrategyThe leader's job is not to be the source of ideas but to encourage and champion ideas. Leaders must tap the imagination of employees at all ranks and ask inspiring questions. They also need to help their organizations incorporate diverse perspectives, which spur creative insights, and facilitate creative collaboration by, for instance, harnessing new technologies. The participants shared tactics for enabling discoveries, as well as thoughts on h...Starting at €8.20
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Business Teams at Rubbermaid, Inc. (Spanish version)
Amabile, Teresa M.; Whitney, DeanCase HBS-808S08Entrepreneurshipoptions for staffing, structuring, and managing cross-functional business teams; the difficulty of implementing cross-functional teams in a company with a strong functional structure; the difficulty of balancing accountability and empowerment in "entrepreneurial" teams within established firms; and the impact of different management approaches on the functioning of business teams.Starting at €8.20
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Atlantic Aviation Corporation: División Westwind
Bonoma, Thomas V.Case HBS-505S05MarketingPlantea cuestiones sobre el control y controlar los costos de demostración de vuelo para el avión de negocios Westwind. vicepresidente de marketing de Atlántico está preocupado por el aumento de los costos de demostración, pero no desea negar sólidas perspectivas de un paseo de evaluación. Se le pide al gerente general de la división de formular una política de cumplir ambos objetivos. Previsto para el uso en la sección de política de marketing d...Starting at €8.20
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Boston Whaler, Incorporated: gestión de la red de distribuidores
Bonoma, Thomas V.; Kane, Margaret L.Case HBS-512S16MarketingSr. Joseph Lawler, presidente de Boston Whaler, Inc. (BWI) recién nombrado, considera que una mejor gestión de concesionarios es la clave para el crecimiento continuo de su empresa. BWI fabricó un alto precio, el rendimiento de la línea de alta potencia y otros barcos para los mercados recreativas, comerciales y de otro tipo. Sus 250 distribuidores eran servidos por una pequeña fuerza de los directores regionales. La mayoría de los comerciantes n...Starting at €8.20
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Escuela Outward Bound Hurricane Island
Bonoma, Thomas V.; Clark, Bruce H.Case HBS-515S18MarketingEl huracán Island Outward Bound, una pequeña escuela, sin fines de lucro que ayudó a la educación experimental pionero en los Estados Unidos, se ha recuperado recientemente de una crisis financiera. Los estudiantes toman el papel de la nueva gerente de marketing de la escuela, que está preparando su primer plan de marketing para la organización. Frente a un presupuesto de marketing apretado, los estudiantes deben elegir entre varios programas de ...Starting at €8.20
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IDS Financial Services (Spanish version)
Bonoma, Thomas V.; Drumwright, Minette E.Case HBS-520S14MarketingScarce managerial talent, sales force turnover, and client attrition were potential problems underlying IDS' disappointing performance at mid-year 1987. The marketing vice president had three potential "fixes": 1) increasing or decreasing the $35 million budget for marketing programs, 2) accelerating the expansion of the 6,746-person sales force numerically, and 3) emphasizing the strategic geographical expansion of the sales force. The teaching ...Starting at €8.20
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Creatividad e Innovación en las Organizaciones
Amabile, Teresa M.Case HBS-305S11EntrepreneurshipLa creatividad, la producción de ideas nuevas y útiles por parte de individuos o equipos, puede aparecer en muchas formas y muchas funciones dentro de las empresas de todo tipo - desde empresarial de nueva creación a las empresas bien establecidas. Esta nota se describen las variedades de la creatividad en las organizaciones, y disipa mitos comunes acerca de lo que es la creatividad. Propone un método para reconocer la creatividad, describe los c...Starting at €8.20
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The Power of Small Wins
Amabile, Teresa M.; Kramer, Steven J.Article HBS-R1105C-EService and Operations ManagementWhat is the best way to motivate employees to do creative work? Help them take a step forward every day. In an analysis of knowledge workers' diaries, the authors found that nothing contributed more to a positive inner work life (the mix of emotions, motivations, and perceptions that is critical to performance) than making progress in meaningful work. If a person is motivated and happy at the end of the workday, it's a good bet that he or she ach...Starting at €8.20