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Embraer: Shaking Up the Aircraft Manufacturing Market
Chen, Ming-Jer; Zimath, Alexandre; Maat, Andrea; Lopes, Fabiano; Reynolds, William; Silva, Nivaldo; Vaughters, Charles; Watt, AaronCase DARDEN-S-0135-EStrategyThe CEO of Embraer, reflects on his company’s dramatic ascent to its position as the world’s leading regional aircraft manufacturer. Since becoming a private company, Embraer had successfully introduced seven commercial aircraft models to the market, including its latest, the 118-seat EMBRAER 195. Now, he is concerned because Embraer does not know what to expect from Bombardier, Boeing, and Airbus regarding their competitive response to his compa...Starting at €8.20
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Williams Controls (A)
Chen, Ming-Jer; Rettig, TonyCase DARDEN-S-0190-EStrategyWilliams Controls CEO, John Easton, has outlined the new strategic plan he wants to put in place to improve the company’s market opportunities and accelerate its growth. The plan involves embarking on an expansive acquisition spree designed to vertically integrate the company’s supply chain and simultaneously expand its product offering beyond the core electronic throttle control (ETC) business. Easton’s plan sounded compelling but complicated an...Starting at €8.20
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The Power of One
Chen, Ming-Jer; Tucker, CharlesTechnical Note DARDEN-S-0204-EStrategyEach of us possesses an inner force that enables us to be optimally effective in all aspects of life. The power of one is much more than an abstraction that animates our actions. It has practical applications for day-to-day life, from school to work, and throughout our personal lives. The power of one provides a way to converse with ourselves, to crystallize what is important, thereby enabling us to make coherent decisions. And because it emanate...Starting at €8.20
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Ambiculture: Seeking the Multicultural Middle
Chen, Ming-Jer; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-S-0266-EStrategySeries of scenarios each presenting a situation that asks the student to decide how to proceed.Starting at €8.20
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LEGO Bricks: Fit for the Big Screen
Chen, Ming-Jer; Craddock, JennyCase DARDEN-S-0296-EStrategyFor years Danish toymaker LEGO had turned down multiple attempts from directors and producers to make a LEGO movie. Now the CEO of the Danish toymaker has gotten a movie pitch from Warner Brothers. The entire LEGO brand is at risk if the movie is poorly eStarting at €8.20
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"Why Should I Care?"
Chen, Ming-Jer; Tucker, CharlesCase DARDEN-S-0301-EStrategyA scholar in the area of organizational behavior has just learned that her paper on gender diversity has been accepted by a top management journal. She is looking forward to today’s class because her new paper, which she had assigned as reading for class, could serve as a test run to discovering what kind of response her research would elicit from practical-minded business students. But instead she must make a case for the relevance of research i...Starting at €8.20
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Una metodología para la gestión de proyectos
Moscoso, Philip; Ribera, JaumeTechnical Note PN-493Innovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementEsta nota técnica presenta una metodología de gestión de proyectos para directivos. La metodología se desarrolla a lo largo de las principales fases del ciclo de vida de un proyecto tipo y ha sido aplicada con éxito en numerosos casos prácticos. Complementamos la metodología con herramientas de utilidad en las diferentes fases del ciclo de vida y ofrecemos recomendaciones prácticas para implementar la metodología con éxito en las empresas....Starting at €8.20
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The Project Life Cycle: Planning
Ribera, JaumeTechnical Note PN-461-EService and Operations ManagementOne of the ways to study how projects are managed is by reviewing the different stages along the project life cycle. In this note we explore on of the most important stages, the planning of activities. In the project planning stage we use the definition of the project to develop the details of the different tasks that will have to be performed, and prepare an initial feasible schedule of resources and corresponding budget.Starting at €8.20
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Project Definition: Using the Logical Framework
Ribera, JaumeTechnical Note PN-504-EService and Operations ManagementThe document presents the basics of the Logical Framework Approach (LFA), a methodology to ensure that the most critical parts of a project are well defined before the project is planned or launched. It describes the four main blocks of the LFA and provides a checklist to ensure that the project is well defined before proceeding.Starting at €8.20
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Hospital La Fe de Valencia: organización en áreas clínicas
Ribera, Jaume; Antoja, GabrielCase P-1143Innovation and ChangeEl director del Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe de Valencia se plantea si es el momento adecuado para expandir el modelo de áreas clínicas de gestión a todo el centro, tras haberlo probado en un servicio piloto. El reciente traslado físico a nuevas instalaciones proporciona una oportunidad especial para implantar estas nuevas áreas.Starting at €8.20