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Nokia: From In-house to Joint R&D
Marcus Moller Larsen; Torben PedersenCase IVEY-9B11M114-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyThis case describes the organizational and strategic challenges of outsourcing research and development (R&D) activities from Denmark to China. Nokia Denmark was founded in 1996 as a subsidiary of the Nokia Corporation and contained the largest Nokia R&D unit, concentrating on the development of mobile phones, outside Finland. In 2007, Nokia Denmark received instructions from corporate headquarters to drastically increase the number of mobile pho...Starting at €8.20
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Carlsberg in Emerging Markets
Michael W. Hansen; Torben Pedersen; Marcus Moller LarsenCase IVEY-9B11M009-EService and Operations Management, StrategyRisking becoming the target of a hostile takeover or being cornered as a small regional player in the global beer industry, the Danish brewery Carlsberg decided in the early 2000s to expand into rapidly growing emerging markets to pursue new arenas of growth. By 2008, this strategy had paid off, and Carlsberg was positioned among the five largest breweries in the world. In the Russian market — one of the fastest-growing markets in the world — Car...Starting at €8.20
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Vestas Wind Systems A/S - Exploiting Global R&D Synergies
Torben Pedersen; Marcus Moller LarsenCase IVEY-9B09M079-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyWith a change in management in 2005 came a radical reorganization and the announcement of several new strategic initiatives. Among the initiatives was the establishment of the Vestas Technology research and development (R&D) business unit with an aim of achieving global leadership in all core technology areas and, consequently, strengthening the core competence for the company. By 2008, Vestas had succeeded in setting up a global R&D network with...Starting at €8.20
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Le Petit Chef (Spanish version)
MacCormack, Alan; Sucher, Sandra J.; Rangashayi, SurajCase HBS-610S16Service and Operations ManagementBrigitte Gagne, Le Petit Chef's director of microwave R&D, is deciding on the product development agenda for next year. She has to decide which of the available projects to fund, and evaluate the overall portfolio of projects currently under development. The recent poor performance of the firm prompts Gagne to think about reassessing the way projects are generated, evaluated, and selected at Le Petit Chef. However, Gagne has a pressing deadline t...Starting at €8.20
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BYD Company, Ltd. (Spanish version)
Huckman, Robert S.; MacCormack, AlanCase HBS-614S03Service and Operations ManagementConsidera si BYD Co., Ltd., el mayor fabricante chino de baterías recargables, debe entrar en la industria del automóvil chino mediante la adquisición de Qinchuan automático, un fabricante de automóviles de propiedad estatal. Establecer justo después de la oferta pública inicial de BYD en la Bolsa de Hong Kong en 2002, que describe el desarrollo del enfoque de trabajo intensivo de BYD para la fabricación de baterías - un enfoque decididamente dif...Starting at €8.20
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Living on Internet Time: Product Development at Netscape, Yahoo!, NetDynamics, and Microsoft (Spanish Version)
Iansiti, Marco; MacCormack, AlanCase HBS-602S21Service and Operations ManagementDescribe cómo cuatro empresas en el desarrollo enfoque de mercado de productos de software de Internet. Basándose en estudios de caso cortos de tres proyectos recientes, los estudiantes están invitados a sintetizar los atributos comunes de la práctica del desarrollo en entornos turbulentos.Starting at €8.20
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Rise and Fall of Iridium (Spanish Version)
MacCormack, Alan; Herman, KerryCase HBS-603S16Service and Operations ManagementExamina la historia de Iridium Communications, un proveedor de servicios móviles por satélite. Se analiza la génesis de diseño técnico de Iridium, luego sigue la empresa a través de varias etapas de desarrollo. Describe los intentos de Iridium para construir una base de abonados después del lanzamiento del servicio comercial, que termina con la presentación de la compañía para el Capítulo 11 en 1999.Starting at €8.20
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Fate of the Vasa (Spanish version)
MacCormack, Alan; Mason, RichardCase HBS-608S28Service and Operations ManagementIn 1628, the royal warship Vasa was launched. It was Sweden's most expensive naval vessel ever built, costing over 5% of GNP. On its maiden voyage, the ship sailed 1,400 yards in its own harbor, heeled over to the side, and then sank. One third of the 150 crew and officers were killed. An inquiry was convened to establish the cause of the disaster, with testimony taken from, among others, the ship's captain, its officers, the ship's designer, and...Starting at €8.20
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Siemens ShareNet: Building a Knowledge Network (Spanish Version)
MacCormack, Alan; Herman, Kerry; Voelpel, SvenCase HBS-609S05Service and Operations ManagementDescribe el desarrollo de Sharenet, un innovador sistema de gestión del conocimiento utilizado por una división de Siemens. Sharenet intentos para capturar el conocimiento y la experiencia de muchos de ventas y de marketing unidades dispersas de Siemens en todo el mundo, por lo que es accesible a todos. Sharenet hasta la fecha ha sido financiado como una iniciativa corporativa, libre para todos los que lo utilizan. Pero a medida que el mercado de...Starting at €8.20
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Team New Zealand (C) (Spanish Version)
Iansiti, Marco; MacCormack, AlanCase HBS-602S10Service and Operations ManagementSuplementos de la (A) y el caso (b).Starting at €5.74