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Technology Transfer at U.S. Universities
Hamermesh, Richard G.; Lerner, Josh; Kiron, DavidCase HBS-807124-EService and Operations ManagementTechnology transfer from U.S. universities to industry has increased dramatically in the last 25 years. Reviews the history of technology transfer with particular emphasis on the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980. It then examines how universities responded to Bayh-Dole, the growth of technology transfer offices, and compares how three different universities (MIT, Stanford, and Harvard) approach technology transfer. Provides an overview of the technology tra...Starting at €8.20
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Actis: January 2008
Hardymon, G. Felda; Lerner, Josh; Leamon, AnnCase HBS-808130-EService and Operations ManagementPaul Fletcher, the CEO of Actis, a leading private equity investor in emerging markets, is preparing for an executive retreat at which the management team will consider how best to position the firm for the future. Actis could move in a number of different directions, by expanding into new geographies, asset classes, or deal sizes. Choices made along these dimensions all have different implications for the degree of cohesion between the regions a...Starting at €8.20
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Chewy.com (A)
Rayport, Jeffrey; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-818079-EService and Operations ManagementIn late 2013, Ryan Cohen, cofounder and CEO of the fast growing online pet food and pet products retailer Chewy.com, has to make a "bet the company decision"-whether to keep working with Chewy's third-party logistics (3PL) provider to fulfill customer orders, or whether to take this critical function in-house. Cohen worries that the company's 3PL will not be able to serve Chewy's customers as it continues to grow, and reaching scale is essential ...Starting at €8.20
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Hospital Sant Joan de Deu: de un hospital de beneficencia a un hospital de referencia (B)
Ribera, Anna; Ribera, JaumeCase P-1157Innovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyEste documento es la continuación del caso del mismo título (A). En el caso B se presenta la situación dos años después, con un resumen de lo conseguido y la discusión de los próximos pasos.Starting at €5.74
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Hospital Sant Joan de Déu: de un hospital de beneficencia a un hospital de referencia (A)
Ribera, Anna; Ribera, JaumeCase P-1156Innovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementA principios de 2012, el Hospital Sant Joan de Déu de Barcelona se planteó cómo actualizar su plan estratégico para hacer frente a una situación de crisis -con una reducción de la demanda y de los presupuestos públicos- y garantizar la supervivencia del centro sin que esto conllevara la pérdida de los avances conseguidos durante los últimos años.Starting at €8.20
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Hospital Sant Joan de Déu: From Charitable Hospital to Reference Hospital (B)
Ribera, Anna; Ribera, JaumeCase P-1157-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyThis document is the continuation of case A of the same title. Case B sets out the situation two years later, with a summary of what has been achieved and a discussion of the next steps.Starting at €5.74
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Hospital Sant Joan de Déu: From Charitable Hospital to Reference Hospital (A)
Ribera, Anna; Ribera, JaumeCase P-1156-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementIn early 2012, Barcelona's Hospital Sant Joan de Déu was considering how to update its strategic plan in order to deal with a crisis situation - with a reduction in both demand and public budgets - and to guarantee the center's survival, without this involving the loss of the advances achieved in previous years.Starting at €8.20
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Encyclopaedia Britannica (A) (Spanish Version)
Rayport, Jeffrey; Gerace, Thomas A.Case HBS-307S15Service and Operations ManagementExamina el crecimiento de la industria editorial de CD-ROM y su impacto en la Enciclopedia Británica Co., que prefirió ignorarlo.Starting at €8.20
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Virtual Vineyards (Spanish version)
Rayport, Jeffrey; Silk, Alvin J.; Gerace, Thomas A.; Klein, Lisa R.Case HBS-317S10Service and Operations ManagementVirtual mercados viñedos vino de pequeños viñedos de California directamente a los consumidores a través de su sitio en la World Wide Web. También facilita el cumplimiento de los pedidos de los clientes. El caso se centra en las formas en que los viñedos virtual proporciona valor a los consumidores finales a través de evaluaciones cofundador accesibles pero informales de Peter Granoff de vinos de las personas y de Internet a través de su electrón...Starting at €8.20
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Hospital Sant Joan de Déu: From Charitable Hospital to Reference Hospital (B) (Portuguese version, Portugal)
Ribera, Anna; Ribera, JaumeCase P-1157-PPInnovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyThis document is the continuation of case A of the same title. Case B sets out the situation two years later, with a summary of what has been achieved and a discussion of the next steps.Starting at €5.74