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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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IBET Pension Fund (Spanish Version)
Segel, Arthur ICase HBS-807S21FinanceMarisa Caris supervisa las inversiones inmobiliarias para el Fondo de Pensiones IBET. Se debe valorar cada una de las ocho propiedades existentes y determinar una estrategia para el futuro. Un reescrito versión de un caso anterior.Starting at €8.20
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5 de Mayo (Spanish Version)
Segel, Arthur I; Retsinas, Nicolas P.; Margain, David; Caldera, AndresCase HBS-210S05FinanceEn 2004, Adrian Pandal está buscando financiamiento para una conversión de un edificio residencial en el distrito histórico centro de la Ciudad de México. Se debe convencer a los prestamistas potenciales que el proyecto es viable y que tiene sentido apostar por el potencial futuro de una zona que, hasta hace poco, no ha atraído la inversión sustancial de bienes raíces.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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Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering
Upton, David M.; Kim, BowonCase HBS-609018-EService and Operations ManagementExplores the journey of aggressive learning and capability building in the operations of a major Korean Shipbuilder. While DSHM had once used its superior learning capability to topple its Japanese competition, it now faced the potential for a similar attack from new Chinese competitors. Without outsourcing some of its work to China, DSHM would become uncompetitive. However, in outsourcing the work, some skills would necessarily have to be transf...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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Note on Taxation
Poorvu, William J.; Segel, Arthur I; Miller, Glenn S.; Krummer, Michael D.; Wu, Charles F; Sit, Po; Gerstel, Joseph M.Case HBS-379192-EFinanceEvery real-estate transaction is affected by the tax consequences that result from its form and substance. Structuring a transaction without a thorough understanding of its tax considerations is likely to reduce the transaction's potential value. The failure to utilize the available tax benefits eliminates one of the major reasons for making a real-estate investment.Starting at €8.20
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How Institutional Investors Think About Real Estate
Segel, Arthur ICase HBS-209152-EFinanceReal estate is an increasingly important component in the portfolios of institutional investors. This note discusses the issues these investors must consider when investing in real estate from the legal forms of ownership, to separate or commingled funds,Starting at €8.20
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Steel Street
Segel, Arthur I; Poorvu, William J.; Creo, Ben; Ginsburgh, JustinCase HBS-210010-EFinanceThe case involves repositioning an old 6-story warehouse in Pittsburgh and many of the issues of rehabilitation and selecting and managing the development team especially in a world of capital market uncertainty. The case also demonstrates the alignment oStarting at €8.20
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Steel Street, Teaching Note
Segel, Arthur I; Ginsburgh, Justin; Creo, BenTeaching Note HBS-210034-EFinanceTeaching Note for [210010].Starting at €0.00