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Putting the Service-Profit Chain to Work (HBR Classic) (Spanish version)
Heskett, James L.; Jones, Thomas O.; Loveman, Gary W.; Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.; Schlesinger, Leonard A.Article HBS-R0807LService and Operations Managementinvestment in people, technology that supports frontline workers, revamped recruiting and training practices, and compensation linked to performance. They also express a vision of leadership in somewhat unconventional terms, referring to an organization's "patina of spirituality" and the "importance of the mundane." In this article, Heskett, Jones, Loveman, Sasser, and Schlesinger take a close look at the links in the service-profit chain, which...Starting at €8.20
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Coopers & Lybrand in Hungary (B) (Spanish version)
Loveman, Gary W.; Hallowell, RogerCase HBS-620S03Service and Operations ManagementCoopers & Lybrand open an office in Hungary.Starting at €5.74
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Booz.Allen & Hamilton: Vision 2000 (Spanish Version)
Loveman, Gary W.; O'Connell, JamieCase HBS-302S07Service and Operations ManagementEn 1993, Booz.Allen & Hamilton abandonaron su estructura organizativa anterior, altamente local. Fue motivada por el deseo de servir a los clientes multinacionales de manera más eficaz y proporcionar mayor valor a los clientes con las empresas más localizada mediante la recopilación de las mejores prácticas de todo el mundo. Siguiendo un plan titulado Visión 2000, la firma creada unificó dotación de personal de piscinas basado en la industria y (...Starting at €8.20
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Putting the Service-Profit Chain to Work (HBR Classic)
Heskett, James L.; Jones, Thomas O.; Loveman, Gary W.; Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.; Schlesinger, Leonard A.Article HBS-R0807L-EService and Operations ManagementThis article was originally published in March-April 1994 and was republished in July-August 2008 as an HBR Classic. This 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. In exemplary service organizations, executives understand that they need to put customers and frontline workers at the center of their focus. Thos...Starting at €8.20
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Competitive-Cost Analysis: Experience Curves
Laseter, Timothy M.; Schwartz, GregTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1799-EService and Operations ManagementThis final note in the five-part series on competitive-cost analysis introduces the concept of the experience curve, which can be analyzed with a log-log relationship between unit cost and cumulative volume.Starting at €8.20
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Laura Ashley and Federal Express Strategic Alliance (Spanish Version)
Loveman, Gary W.; Anthony, Robert T.Case HBS-602S14Service and Operations ManagementEn un esfuerzo por mejorar su sistema de distribución global y por lo tanto mejorar el servicio al cliente en sus tiendas de todo el mundo, Laura Ashley entró en una alianza estratégica pionera con Federal Express Business Logistics Services. Bajo los términos de una asociación poco estructurada, Federal Express realiza las mismas actividades de almacenaje y distribución anteriormente manejados por Laura Ashley. La alianza es considerar innovador...Starting at €8.20
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Coopers & Lybrand in Hungary (A) (Spanish version)
Loveman, Gary W.; Hallowell, RogerCase HBS-620S02Service and Operations ManagementMultinational professional services firm Coopers & Lybrand has decided to enter the Hungarian market and weighs its strategic options in light of the environment in which it will operate and its resources.Starting at €8.20
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Competitive-Cost Analysis: Learning Curves
Laseter, Timothy M.; Schwartz, GregTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1745-EService and Operations ManagementThis fourth note in the five-part series on competitive-cost analysis introduces the concept of the learning curve, which can be analyzed with a log-log relationship between unit cost and cumulative volume.Starting at €8.20
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Southwest Airlines in Baltimore (Spanish version)
Oliva, Rogelio; Gittell, Jody Hoffer; Lane, DavidCase HBS-603S17Service and Operations ManagementThe number of connecting passengers through Southwest Airlines' Baltimore station has grown 100% CAGR since 1997. Originally designed as a point-to-point network, this load of connecting passengers has been stressing Baltimore ground operations, resulting in an erosion of service quality and difficulties in achieving fast plane turnarounds--one of the key elements of Southwest's low-cost strategy. This case presents comparative data to illuminate...Starting at €8.20
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Coopers & Lybrand in Hungary (C) (Spanish version)
Loveman, Gary W.; Hallowell, RogerCase HBS-620S04Service and Operations ManagementCoopers & Lybrand open an office in Hungary.Starting at €5.74