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Amenazas globales: diagnóstico y acción
Done, Adrian A.Article ART-2076Service and Operations Management, Strategy¿Cuánto tiempo dedica a pensar en las grandes cuestiones que afectarán a su vida personal y profesional en los próximos 20 años? Si está tan ocupado como la mayoría de sus colegas, no mucho. Pero las perspectivas de la economía mundial son peores hoy que cuando la crisis crediticia tocó fondo, así que de nada sirve esconder la cabeza. Es mejor atisbar las tendencias globales que acechan en el horizonte, analizar a fondo las fuerzas subyacentes y ...Starting at €8.20
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Challenges of the 21st Century: Energy
Michels, Pascal; Done, Adrian A.Technical Note PN-466-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementFrom the discovery of fire and the harnessing of wind through to the industrial revolution and the dawn of the nuclear age, energy resources have been critical for the wellbeing of humankind and to our economies and social improvement. Indeed, many would contend that every great change in living standards has had a revolution in energy use at its heart. By the end of the 19th century, the lifestyles of the majority of Europeans and Americans had ...Starting at €8.20
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Making Virtual Reality Real
Zhu, Feng; Mehta, Sarah; Lane, DavidCase HBS-617013-EService and Operations ManagementThis note describes virtual reality and augmented reality technologies, and describes the main consumer products on offer in 2016 and their manufacturers. It also surveys existing applications of virtual and augment reality technologies.Starting at €8.20
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Anticípese al futuro
Done, Adrian A.; Goldin, Ian; Fidler, Devin; Gorbis, Marina; Rosenberg, MikeDossier DOS-12Economics, Leadership and People Management, Service and Operations Management, StrategySon muchos los retos que nos esperan. Este dossier le permitirá gestionar mejor las tendencias globales.Starting at €15.00
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Managing the Future: The Way Ahead
Done, Adrian A.; Goldin, Ian; Fidler, Devin; Gorbis, Marina; Rosenberg, MikeDossier DOS-12-EEconomics, Leadership and People Management, Service and Operations Management, StrategyWhat you need to know today to lead the charge into tomorrow, with boldness and vision.Starting at €15.00
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Challenges of the 21st Century: Natural Disasters
Done, Adrian A.; Liao, Ching T.Technical Note PN-480-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyNatural disasters are global phenomena, with huge economic, social and personal impacts, and tangled with other 'big picture' issues. They often cause serious economic loss. The following graph presented by The Economist shows their destructive power. The huge economic damages sometimes trigger regional or global economic crises due to supply chain and international trade disruption. Disasters also displace and kill people and also change the way...Starting at €8.20
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Retos del siglo XXI: tecnología
Rodriguez, Gustavo; Done, Adrian A.Technical Note PN-457Innovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementLa tecnología es un concepto amplio que trata del conocimiento y uso por el hombre de herramientas y oficios y cómo afecta a la capacidad de controlar y adaptarse al entorno. Es un concepto que no se presta a una definición rigurosa; "tecnología" puede referirse a los objetos materiales utilizados por el hombre, como máquinas, equipos o utensilios, pero también puede abarcar ámbitos más amplios, como sistemas, métodos organizativos y técnicas. La...Starting at €8.20
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Penya Barcelonista en Londres
Grasas Joan; Done, Adrian A.; Ribera, JaumeExercise PE-69Service and Operations ManagementEjercicio de simulación de gestión de compras de un único producto con posibilidad de pedidos normales y urgentes.Starting at €8.20
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Adaptive Platform Trials: The Clinical Trial of the Future
Stern, Ariel D.; Mehta, SarahCase HBS-618025-EService and Operations ManagementIn July 2017, Dr. Brian M. Alexander, president and CEO of the AGILE Research Foundation, was preparing to launch a new type of clinical trial-an adaptive platform trial-to study potential therapies for glioblastoma (GBM), an aggressive form of brain cancer. Alexander believed that the standard way in which new cancer drugs were tested-the traditional randomized controlled trial (RCT)-was limited in many ways. While statistically rigorous and s...Starting at €8.20
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Innovation at Uber: The Launch of Express POOL
Farronato, Chiara; MacCormack, Alan; Mehta, SarahCase HBS-619003-EService and Operations ManagementSet in March 2018, the case follows ride-sharing company Uber as it develops and launches a new product called Express POOL. This product offers a reduced price to riders willing to carpool, walk a short distance to/from their pick-up and drop-off points, and wait a few minutes before being matched to a driver. Two weeks after the launch of Express POOL in six U.S. cities, Uber's product managers discover that if riders are made to wait five minu...Starting at €8.20