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Eurostar and the Channel Tunnel Incident (A)
Rocha e Oliveira, Paulo; Lago, Alejandro; Valadas, JorgeCase M-1251-EMarketing, Service and Operations ManagementThis case describes the ordeal experienced by passengers who were trapped under in English channel on December 2009 and poses questions related to how managers should react to the situation. The main issues that come out in the case relate to how the firm should react to this service failure.Starting at €8.20
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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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Eurostar and the Channel Tunnel Incident (A) (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Rocha e Oliveira, Paulo; Lago, Alejandro; Valadas, JorgeCase M-1251-PBMarketing, Service and Operations ManagementThis case describes the ordeal experienced by passengers who were trapped under in English channel on December 2009 and poses questions related to how managers should react to the situation. The main issues that come out in the case relate to how the firm should react to this service failure.Starting at €8.20
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Eurostar and the Channel Tunnel Incident (B): Eurostar's Immediate Reaction
Rocha e Oliveira, Paulo; Lago, Alejandro; Valadas, JorgeCase M-1256-EMarketing, Service and Operations ManagementThis case describes the ordeal experienced by passengers trapped under the English Channel in December 2009 due to a train failure and poses questions related to how managers should have reacted to the situation. The main issues discussed in the case relate to how the firm should have reacted to this service failure. The (B) case describes the actions taken by Eurostar management immediately following the incident.Starting at €5.74
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Cambridge NanoTech
Yang, Woodward; Kiron, DavidCase HBS-610083-EService and Operations ManagementCambridge NanoTech (CNT) is an interesting example of how a successful university research project was used to build a small scale business which designs and manufactures research equipment for a new class of chemical reactions called Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD). CNT's business model is particularly interesting since the university researchers/founders developed a product that was specifically meant to serve other university researchers rather ...Starting at €8.20
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Macsa: Making the Transition from Products to Projects
García Pont, Carlos; Rocha e Oliveira, Paulo; Valadas, JorgeCase M-1255-EMarketing, Service and Operations ManagementMACSA competed in the coding and product identification industry, as it proportioned firms with the ability to trace all of its products form raw material to the end consumer. Their traditional strategy had been to sell "products" such as ink-jet printers, lasers, and labeling machines. In recent years, the company started to sell "projects" which included machines, software, and consulting. The case describes the challenges faced by the CEO and ...Starting at €8.20
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Eurostar and the Channel Tunnel Incident (C): The Aftermath
Rocha e Oliveira, Paulo; Lago, Alejandro; Valadas, JorgeCase M-1257-EMarketing, Service and Operations ManagementThis case describes the ordeal experienced by passengers trapped under the English Channel in December 2009 due to a train failure and poses questions related to how managers should have reacted to the situation. The main issues discussed in the case relate to how the firm should have reacted to this service failure. The (C) case describes the aftermath of the incident, including the conclusions of the external investigations that were conducted.Starting at €5.74
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Managing Knowledge and Learning at NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (Spanish Version)
Leonard, Dorothy; Kiron, DavidCase HBS-604S24Service and Operations ManagementJet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) se enfrenta a una grave pérdida de conocimiento - tanto por la "más rápido, mejor, más barato" mandato para misiones a Marte y desde el retiro del personal clave. Un sistema de gestión del conocimiento extenso de la NASA / JPL incluye mecanismos formales de captación de conocimientos tales como páginas web y manuales digitalizados y los informales tales como la narración. Los primeros son mucho más fáciles de obten...Starting at €8.20
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Cambridge NanoTech (Spanish Version)
Yang, Woodward; Kiron, DavidCase HBS-618S03Service and Operations ManagementNanotecnología Cambridge (CNT) es un ejemplo interesante de cómo se utilizó un proyecto de investigación universitaria con éxito para construir un negocio a pequeña escala que diseña y fabrica equipos de investigación para una nueva clase de reacciones químicas llamada capa de deposición atómica (ALD). El modelo comercial de CNT es particularmente interesante ya que los investigadores universitarios / fundadores desarrollaron un producto que esta...Starting at €8.20
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Eurostar and the Channel Tunnel Incident (A) (Chinese Version)
Rocha e Oliveira, Paulo; Lago, Alejandro; Valadas, JorgeCase M-1251-ZHMarketing, Service and Operations ManagementThis case describes the ordeal experienced by passengers who were trapped under in English channel on December 2009 and poses questions related to how managers should react to the situation. The main issues that come out in the case relate to how the firm should react to this service failure.Starting at €8.20