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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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Honda Canada (A): Tsunami and Communications
Mary Weil; Dina Ribbink; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B16D004-EService and Operations Management, StrategyHonda Canada was coping with a communications and supply chain crisis after a triple disaster — an earthquake followed by a tsunami and a nuclear meltdown — that hit Japan in March 2011. Honda’s worldwide supply chain was characterized by a just-in-time, single-source approach, wherein the supplier for each component provided the best quality at the lowest price. The approach normally ensured economies of scale but now, in an abnormal time, Honda...Starting at €8.20
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Sunset Grill at Blue
John S. Haywood-Farmer; Dina Ribbink; Jason MelhuishCase IVEY-9B10D015-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementA partner and owner of the Sunset Grill at Blue Mountain in the ski village at Blue Mountain, Ontario, had very mixed emotions. The restaurant had just finished its first year of operation and had broken even, and had been named as the Business of the Year in the counties of Simcoe and Grey. Yet the owner knew that operations were still far from perfect. Queues of waiting customers were very long, food orders were delivered slowly, and tensions w...Starting at €8.20
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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
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Athletic Knit
David Wood; Dina RibbinkCase IVEY-9B12D020-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementThis case investigates issues of obsolescence and inventory control in a local sportswear company that is competing on the global stage with both multinational corporations and foreign, low-cost distributors. Athletic Knit, a family-owned company in Toronto, faces the need to balance peak-season demand during the third quarter of the year with the available knitting production capacity. Inventory, if it serves a purpose, can be an asset to a comp...Starting at €8.20
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Honda Canada (B): Tsunami and Sourcing Disruption
Mary Weil; Dina Ribbink; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B16D005-EService and Operations Management, StrategySupplement to be used with 9B16D004.Starting at €5.74