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Constructors & Co. Chicago USA (B) - Nota del instructor
Rus, Salvador; Tàpies, JosepTeaching Note SMT-69Innovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyLa empresa Constructors & Co. es una empresa de construcción que a lo largo de las generaciones ha conseguido establecerse en el mercado y también ha sido capaz de diversificarse. Durante tres generaciones, la empresa ha tenido éxito a lo largo de los años. Pero en el paso de la tercera a la cuarta generación la empresa está estancada, sin capacidad para generar beneficios y sin un plan claro de sucesión del líder. El accionariado de la empresa ...Starting at €0.00
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Constructors & Co. Chicago USA (C)
Rus, Salvador; Tàpies, JosepCase SM-1546Innovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyEste tercer caso trata de mostrar la actuación de James Russell como presidente ejecutivo del grupo de empresas de la familia. En el caso Constructors & Co. B se vio la designación y las dificultades que encontraba en el desempeño de sus responsabilidades, así como las grandes dificultades que encontró para ser integrado en el grupo de empresas. La redacción de un informe completo que entregó a cada consejero y cada directivo le permitió hablar e...Starting at €5.74
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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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Constructors & Co. Chicago USA (C) - Nota del instructor
Rus, Salvador; Tàpies, JosepTeaching Note SMT-70Innovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyEl tercer caso trata de mostrar la actuación de James Russell como presidente ejecutivo del grupo de empresas de la familia. En el caso Constructors & Co. B se analizó la designación y las dificultades que encontraba en el desempeño de sus responsabilidades, así como las grandes dificultades que encontró para ser integrado en el grupo de empresas. La redacción de un informe completo, que entregó a cada consejero y cada directivo, le permitió habl...Starting at €0.00
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Constructors & Co. Chicago USA (A) - Nota del instructor
Rus, Salvador; Tàpies, JosepTeaching Note SMT-68Innovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyEste caso ilustra la evolución de una empresa familiar que desea cambiar su consejo de administración dando paso a la cuarta generación y, de este modo, ir facilitando el proceso de sucesión. En concreto se centra en las relaciones familiares e institucionales entre el padre ¿predecesor de la tercera generación- y el hijo ¿sucesor de la cuarta generación-. Se ve cómo dicha relaciones se mueven indistintamente y de forma indiferenciada. Es decir, ...Starting at €0.00
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Paediatric Orthopaedic Clinic at the Children's Hospital of Western Ontario (B)
Mary Gillett; Kellie LeitchCase IVEY-9B10D001-EService and Operations ManagementThe director of the Paediatric Orthopaedic Clinic (the Clinic) at the Children's Hospital of Western Ontario has a better understanding of the process flow and bottlenecks at the Clinic and also has ideas for some possible solutions. The director can turn her thoughts to addressing a recurring issue raised by the hospital's management - how the Clinic's performance should be measured. The director pondered the mission of the hospital, which was t...Starting at €5.74
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C. R. Plastics
David Wood; Mary GillettCase IVEY-9B11D016-EAccounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Service and Operations ManagementJamie Bailey, owner and president of C. R. Plastics, had successfully grown his business every year since 1994 when he began producing recycled plastic outdoor furniture. This rapid growth had provided its own challenges in terms of constrained financing and by summer 2010, Bailey was desperate for a new source of cash. He subsequently auditioned to be on Dragon’s Den, a television show where entrepreneurs could pitch their business to a group of...Starting at €8.20
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Hosted SP: Outsourced SharePoint
Chris Sturby; Mary Gillett; Brendon Lendor-MasonCase IVEY-9B13B023-EService and Operations Management, StrategyThe founder of a cloud computing business needs to determine the costs of providing the company's services to its clients. Students must perform an activity-based costing exercise to determine the cost of the company's two core product offerings and recommend which product should become the company's focus. Students must also consider the treatment of upfront capital costs when determining profitability. To make a decision, students must understa...Starting at €8.20
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Differences at Work: Sameer (A)
Sucher, Sandra J.; Gordon, RachelCase HBS-609053-EService and Operations ManagementIn Differences at Work: Sameer (A) HBS Case No. 9-609-053 Sameer, an Indian Muslim, is a summer intern in a small, predominantly Jewish firm. Prompted by a conflict in the Middle East, members of the organization make a number of anti-Muslim jokes. Sameer wonders whether he should surface his discomfort; he otherwise enjoys the firm, and is hoping to be given a full-time job offer following his internship.Starting at €8.20
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Constructors & Co. Chicago, USA (B) (Portuguese Version, Portugal)
Rus, Salvador; Tàpies, JosepCase SM-1545-PPInnovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyConstructors & Co. is a construction company that has managed to establish itself in the market over the generations and has also been able to diversify. For three generations the company has been successful over the years. But in the transition from the third to the fourth generation, the company has been stagnant, without the ability to generate profits and without a clear succession plan for the leader. The shareholding of the company Construc...Starting at €5.74