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El caso HBR: La Generación Y en la fuerza laboral
Erickson, Tamara J.Article HBS-R0902BLeadership and People ManagementJosh Lewis, un empleado joven en Rising entretenimiento, se siente frustrado porque su jefe, jefe de marketing de Sarah Bennett, no va a escuchar sus ideas sobre el uso de los nuevos medios de comunicación para promocionar las películas. Ella está atrapada en la década de 1990, él piensa que, cuando la gente realmente veían la televisión de la red! Corriendo a través de su misión para una presentación del equipo, trabaja un plan y se lanza al CEO...Starting at €8.20
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Unconventional Wisdom in a Downturn (Spanish version)
Kaplan, Robert S.; Norton, David P.; Friedman, Stewart D.; Krishnamurthy, BV; Erickson, Tamara J.; Stibel, Jeffrey M.; Delgrosso, PeterArticle HBS-F0812DStrategyWhat best practice challenges the conventional wisdom about what to do in a downturn? We put that question to our team of management bloggers at harvardbusiness.org. This article provides an edited selection of their provocative responses.Starting at €8.20
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Eight Ways to Build Collaborative Teams
Gratton, Lynda; Erickson, Tamara J.Article HBS-R0711F-EThis 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. Executing complex initiatives like acquisitions or an IT overhaul requires a breadth of knowledge that can be provided only by teams that are large, diverse, virtual, and composed of highly educated specialists. The irony is, those same characteristics have an alar...Starting at €8.20
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Aspen Skiing Company (B)
Toffel, Michael W.; van Sice, StephanieCase HBS-611003-EEconomicsHaving begun improving the environmental performance of its own operations, Aspen Skiing Company is considering "greening" its supply chain and lobbying for greenhouse gas regulations. A world renowned ski resort vulnerable to global climate change, Aspen's activities often garner media attention, which can promote its causes. But these initiatives, which attempt to compel other firms to improve their environmental performance, risk a public rela...Starting at €5.74
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Aspen Skiing Company (C)
Toffel, Michael W.; van Sice, StephanieCase HBS-611018-EEconomicsHaving begun improving the environmental performance of its own operations, Aspen Skiing Company is considering "greening" its supply chain and lobbying for greenhouse gas regulations. A world renowned ski resort vulnerable to global climate change, Aspen's activities often garner media attention, which can promote its causes. But these initiatives, which attempt to compel other firms to improve their environmental performance, risk a public rela...Starting at €5.74
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The Cage-Free Egg Movement
Toffel, Michael W.; van Sice, StephanieCase HBS-611021-EEconomicsDescribes the social movement confronting conventional egg production techniques (battery cages) based on animal welfare concerns, and some merits and drawbacks of cage-free alternatives. Highlights animal rights activist campaigns, political and regulatory responses, and announcements by some companies to shift egg purchases or sales from conventional to alternative production methods.Starting at €8.20
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Pret A Manger
Frei, Frances X.; Goldberg, RIck; van Sice, StephanieCase HBS-612033-EService and Operations ManagementPret A Manger, a London-based chain of sandwich shops, was known for its fast, genuine service and pre-packaged sandwiches prepared on-site daily. Instructed by its board to grow at 15 percent per year, Pret considered opening "twin" shops in locations too small to contain kitchens; these shops would receive sandwich deliveries throughout the day from a nearby "parent" shop. Would Pret's employees and customers accept twin shops or view them as c...Starting at €8.20
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EnerNOC: DemandSMART
Toffel, Michael W.; Fabrizio, Kira; van Sice, StephanieCase HBS-613036-EEconomicsEnerNOC is an energy company with an innovative business model: it serves as an intermediary between electric utilities and electricity users. It contracts with electricity users willing to reduce demand during periods of peak energy demand, and sells this as excess capacity to electric utilities. The company is facing an upheaval in the energy markets due to the dramatic growth in natural gas fracking and the resulting increase in natural gas su...Starting at €8.20
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Aspen Skiing Company - PowerPoint Supplement
Toffel, Michael W.; van Sice, StephanieCase HBS-615042-EEconomicsPowerpoint Supplement for 611002, 611003, 611018, and 611019.Starting at €8.20
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Merger Talks: Epilogue
Ahn, Roy; Letts, Christine W.Case HBS-HKS323-EIn 2002, a successful community development corporation in Boston, Massachusetts was approached by two other organizations about potential mergers. Each organization had distinctive geographical and ethnic roots but there were clear financial and management advantages to be had from combining assets. In one case, merger discussions proceeded with the benefit of lawyers and common board connections. In the other case, despite good progress at the ...Starting at €8.20