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Los fundamentos que catapultarán su empresa
Dávila Parra, Antonio; Foster, GeorgeArticle ART-1815Accounting and ControlLa vieja creencia de que los sistemas de gestión matan el espíritu emprendedor es errónea. Tal vez las empresas se conformen con menos cuando no llegan a los cien empleados, pero pueden crecer más rápido si cuentan desde el principio con unos sistemas de planificación y control internos sólidos. Los autores identifican ocho aspectos que deberían ser tenidos en cuenta por las empresas si quieren alcanzar un alto crecimiento: planificación y evalua...Starting at €8.20
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How to Structure Companies for High Growth
Dávila Parra, Antonio; Foster, GeorgeArticle ART-1815-EAccounting and ControlThe old belief that management systems kill the entrepreneurial spirit is wrong. Perhaps when a company has fewer than 100 employees, a business can get by on less. But as the authors point out in this article, companies are actually able to grow faster provided that they have strong internal planning and control systems in place early on. They identify eight main categories that demand managerial attention if companies are ever to achieve high g...Starting at €8.20
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Want to Innovate? Then Act Like a Start-up
Dávila Parra, Antonio; Epstein, Marc J.Article ART-2593-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeIt is wrong to assume that established companies cannot beat start-ups at breakthrough innovation. Many companies weaken their breakthrough innovation abilities by focusing on execution and the incremental innovation that goes with that. Drawing on insights from their new book, The Innovation Paradox, the authors highlight how established companies can change the rules of the game and master breakthrough as well as incremental innovation. ...Starting at €8.20
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Mire más allá: una herramienta para controlar el entorno de su empresa
Dávila Parra, Antonio; Oyon, Daniel; Parmigiani, Pilar; Schnegg, MaëlArticle ART-2715Information Technologies, Innovation and ChangeDurante décadas, sistemas de gestión como el cuadro de mando integral han ayudado a los directivos a analizar el rendimiento de sus empresas. Aunque son útiles para alinear la estrategia, se necesitan otras herramientas que monitoricen el entorno, pues es ahí donde se encuentran las oportunidades y riesgos reales. Tras analizar cómo los cambios externos hacen triunfar a algunas empresas y fracasar a otras, los autores presentan un sistema de gest...Starting at €8.20
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Fernández-Vega Eye Institute
Serrano, Alejandro; Moscoso, PhilipCase P-1137-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementThe Fernández-Vega Eye Institute in Oviedo, Asturias, is possibly the most famous clinic in Spain in its specialty. It is not only notable for its high medical quality; the clinic has also optimized its provision of services using business criteria with the aim of improving the customer experience. Faced with a growing demand for its medical services, the institute's management has to decide between a series of specific options for increasing the...Starting at €8.20
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Roche: The Investment Decision Dilemma
Serrano, Alejandro; Kraiselburd, SantiagoCase P-1171-EFinance, Service and Operations ManagementIn 2015, Roche launched an internal improvement program aimed at reducing the cost of its products, with an emphasis on manufacturing costs. Paul de Wit, the group head in charge of product supply-chain management, was assigned the task of figuring out the appropriate production batch size for each product, with the help of two representatives from the financial and supply-chain management departments. They tested three different approaches on a ...Starting at €8.20
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Mercadona and the Challenge of 2020
Serrano, Alejandro; Girbal, AlbertCase P-1176-EService and Operations ManagementAfter various decades of uninterrupted growth, Mercadona was completing its expansion in Spain and Portugal. Faced with this situation, it was natural in which direction the company strategy should head. Should it continue its expansion process into other countries, such as Italy? If so, what impact would the recent change of model from "integrated suppliers" to "totalers" have on the process?Starting at €8.20
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Fiore di Zucca
Serrano, Alejandro; Calvo, EduardCase P-1183-EService and Operations ManagementFiore di Zucca was one of Italy's leading producers of bags of ready-to-eat precooked vegetables. Francesco Ferrati, the chief operating officer, reviewed the results of a new policy of producing goods without waiting to receive orders from customers. He was satisfied with the improvement in customer response time. However, the inventory had expanded so much that one of the warehouses of finished products had almost come to a standstill twice due...Starting at €8.20
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Shalim (C)
Pin Arboledas, José Ramón; Pérez Orive J. F.Case FH-317Leadership and People ManagementCarlos Cid ha decidido comunicar al director general la llegada a Irán de Luis Alcalde, director comercial. Esta comunicación denota una serie de acontecimientos. A consecuencia de ellos, Cid es nombrado jefe de Alcalde. ¿Qué debe hacer con esta situación? ¿Qué consecuencias puede tener para Solex las diversas decisiones posibles?Starting at €5.74
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Shalim (A)
Pin Arboledas, José Ramón; Pérez Orive J. F.Case FH-315-ELeadership and People ManagementStarting at €8.20