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Una breve introducción a los museos
Marco, Elvira; Herrero, Quionia; Munoz-Seca, Beatriz; Riverola, JosepTechnical Note PN-445Knowledge and Communication, Service and Operations ManagementHistóricamente, los museos europeos se desarrollaron a partir de las elites sociales, muchos tienen su origen en colecciones reales, y no se permitía la visita del público. A partir del siglo XIX comenzaron a abrir sus puertas a los visitantes y se concibieron como un instrumento para educar a las clases populares. Los museos han evolucionado en el último tercio del siglo XX de estar orientados a la conservación y almacenamiento de piezas durant...Starting at €8.20
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Museo Nacional del Prado
Marco, Elvira; Munoz-Seca, Beatriz; Riverola, JosepCase P-1095Leadership and People Management, Service and Operations ManagementEl estudio de caso analiza los cambios introducidos en el Museo del Prado a partir de la Ley 46/2003 de 25 de noviembre que lo convirtió en un organismo con autonomía financiera y de funcionamiento sentando las bases para su autofinanciación. La reorganización que ha vivido el museo, su intensa actividad expositiva, la política de asociación de las empresas al Museo mediante su programa de patrocinios, son algunos de los aspectos que se analizan...Starting at €8.20
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A Brief Introduction to Museums
Marco, Elvira; Herrero, Quionia; Munoz-Seca, Beatriz; Riverola, JosepTechnical Note PN-445-EKnowledge and Communication, Service and Operations ManagementHistorically, museums in Europe were developed by the social elite, and many have their origins in royal collections which were not open to the public. However, during the nineteenth century, they began to open their doors to visitors, a move conceived as a means of helping to educate the masses. During the last third of the twentieth century, the role that museums played in society evolved: they went from being places for the display, preservati...Starting at €8.20
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El sector cultural
Herrero, Quionia; Marco, Elvira; Munoz-Seca, Beatriz; Riverola, JosepTechnical Note PN-453Economics, Service and Operations ManagementLa cultura en sí misma es una actividad económica que genera empleo e ingresos fiscales y que compra bienes y servicios. Se perfila como un campo en expansión dentro de la economía de los países industrializados donde ha crecido en los últimos años por encima del PIB con un volumen de generación de empleo superior a la media.Starting at €8.20
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PATH and the Safe Water Project: Making Safe Water Products More Affordable
Zenios S; Denend L; Elliott TCase SGSB-OIT109-EInformation Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementThis case provides an overview of the nonprofit organization PATH and its Safe Water Project—a five-year effort launched in late 2006 with $17 million in funding from the global development unit of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The purpose of the grant was to evaluate to what extent market-based approaches could help accelerate the widespread adoption and sustained use of household water treatment and safe storage products by low-income ...Starting at €8.20
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Kimpton Hotels - Setting Prices on Priceline (A)
Chris K. Anderson; John G. Wilson; Joel ReadCase IVEY-9B09E027-EDecision Analysis, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementIn June 2008, the Kimpton Hotels' area director of revenue management (director) for Washington, D.C. was trying to process the most recent customer information report from Priceline.com (Priceline). In an attempt to improve revenues during periods of lowStarting at €8.20
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Kimpton Hotels — Setting Prices on Priceline (C)
Chris K. Anderson; John G. Wilson; Joel ReadCase IVEY-9B09E029-ECorporate Governance, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementThe Kimpton Hotels' area director of revenue management (director) for Washington, D.C. was excited about using Priceline.com to help fill rooms on some of Kimpton's low-demand weekends. He estimated the coming weeks' demand across three rate classes and across three lengths of stay (LOS), and he wanted to make sure he did not use Priceline.com too aggressively by releasing too many rooms onto the site.Starting at €5.74
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OLGC Finds Its Match (B)
Chris K. Anderson; John G. WilsonCase IVEY-9B09E015-ECorporate Governance, Service and Operations ManagementThis supplement to OLGC Finds Its Match (A), product # 9B09E014, summarizes the results from a series of bets and provides the email response from the game provider following the discontinuation of this particular game.Starting at €5.74
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Museo Nacional del Prado
Marco, Elvira; Munoz-Seca, Beatriz; Riverola, JosepCase P-1095-ELeadership and People Management, Service and Operations ManagementThe case study analyzes the changes implemented by the Museo del Prado on the basis of Law 46/2003 of November 25, which gave it financial and operational autonomy and set the groundwork for its self-financing. Some of the issues discussed in this case include the museum's reorganization, its intense exhibition activity and the policy of partnerships with firms through its sponsorship program. The study also considers the new management challen...Starting at €8.20
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El público de los museos
Herrero, Quionia; Marco, Elvira; Munoz-Seca, Beatriz; Riverola, JosepTechnical Note PN-454Knowledge and Communication, Service and Operations ManagementEl museo se ha convertido en un prestador de servicios culturales, con una oferta que va desde el ámbito profesional al de consumo o disfrute cultural, más cercano al mercado del ocio cultural y de la disposición del tiempo libre de los ciudadanos. Los dos pilares que dan sentido a la existencia de los museos son el patrimonio que albergan y el público que los visita. Actualmente, cada vez más instituciones son conscientes de la importancia de in...Starting at €8.20