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Gestione las experiencias, no las esperas
Bitran, Gabriel R.; Ferrer, Juan Carlos; Rocha e Oliveira, PauloArticle ART-1451Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementA los directivos les preocupa que sus clientes vean la espera como un engorro. Pero tal vez reducir el tiempo de espera no sea lo más conveniente, ya que los clientes no le dan tanta importancia. A partir de un estudio que aplica la psicología del comportamiento y los principios tradicionales del marketing a las operaciones, los autores proponen un nuevo modelo para ayudar a los negocios a gestionar la espera. Ofrecen seis ideas prácticas que mej...Starting at €8.20
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Recupera, S.A.
Pancorvo, JorgeCase PAD-P-C-343Service and Operations ManagementDardo López-Dolz, propietario del negocio y persona emprendedora, afronta varias decisiones para conseguir que su empresa siga creciendo. Sin embargo, la naturaleza del servicio parte de una anomalía de las transacciones de compraventa: un deudor que no cumple sus obligaciones según lo convenido. La demanda tiene un comportamiento irregular, con expedientes de cobranza que varían según cada caso, y con exigencias operativas distintas por cad...Starting at €8.20
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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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Amanco Brasil (A): Branding Strategy
Rocha e Oliveira, Paulo; Sauerbronn Jacinto, Rodrigo; Cerquinho, FábioCase M-1282-EMarketingAmanco was Latin America's leading manufacturer and marketer of pipes and fittings solutions for water management systems, with worldwide net sales of US$ 688 million. The company had been in Brazil for 10 years but was losing money. CEO Roberto Salas and Marketing Director Marise Barroso were preparing a proposal for the Brazilian operations at the request of Grupo Nueva, the Swiss holding company that owned Amanco. One of the key decisions to b...Starting at €8.20
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Magazine Luiza: Expanding Horizons: The role of ecommerce in the post-IPO growth strategy
Rocha e Oliveira, Paulo; Bullara, Cesar; Sauerbronn Jacinto, RodrigoCase M-1275-ELeadership and People Management, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementIn May 2011, Brazilian retailer Magazine Luiza successfully raised R$926 million (¿400 million) from its initial public offering (IPO) on the São Paulo stock exchange. The firm was immediately confronted with the challenge of accelerating growth beyond its already remarkable growth rate. The case is centered on the role e-commerce should play in the company's future. On the one hand, the market potential seems to be very interesting and the compa...Starting at €8.20
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Accelerate! (Spanish version)
Kotter, John P.Article HBS-R1211BLeadership and People ManagementThe old ways of setting and implementing strategy are failing us, writes the author of Leading Change, in part because we can no longer keep up with the pace of change. Organizational leaders are torn between trying to stay ahead of increasingly fierce competition and needing to deliver this year's results. Although traditional hierarchies and managerial processes--the components of a company's "operating system"--can meet the daily demands of ru...Starting at €8.20
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Lotus F1 Team (Spanish Version)
Thomke, Stefan; Trichakis, Nikolaos; Lenhardt, Jerome; Beyersdorfer, DanielaCase HBS-619S11Service and Operations Managementretention of high performing individuals, response to disruptive technological changes, and regulatory design in competitive environments.Starting at €8.20
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La selección de personal en Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co.
Gabarro, John J.; Burtis, Andrew; Ibarra, Herminia; Kotter, John P.Case HBS-411S08Leadership and People ManagementExamina el proceso de reclutamiento de Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co. (BHC), una firma de banca de inversión conocido por su trabajo con las empresas del mercado medio. En concreto, presenta un perfil de la su proceso de reclutamiento firme y después hacer un análisis de ese proceso a través de los esfuerzos de reclutamiento de la firma en la Harvard Business School (HBS). Incluye las hojas de vida de 17 HBS segundo año los estudiantes que buscaba...Starting at €8.20
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Linkality's Call Center
Bitran, Gabriel R.; Mitchell, Jordan; Rocha e Oliveira, PauloCase M-1221-EMarketing, Service and Operations ManagementLinkality is the 8th largest Internet service provider (ISP) in the United States, with a subscriber base of approximately 3 million users. The case is focused on the management of Linkalitys call center, where approximately 85% of all contact with existing customers takes place. Hal Paden, VP of Operations, is looking for ways to reduce operating costs while at the same time improving service quality levels. Shelly Townsend, the call center ma...Starting at €8.20
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Bring the Outside In: Increasing True Urgency by Winning Hearts and Minds
Kotter, John P.Book Chapter HBS-4888BC-ELeadership and People ManagementOrganizations of any size or age tend to be too internally oriented. The disconnect between what insiders see, feel, and think, on the one hand, and external opportunities and hazards, on the other, can be astonishing. This inside-outside gap always reduces an organization's sense of urgency, and must be diminished if organizations hope to implement change successfully. This chapter is excerpted from "A Sense of Urgency."Starting at €8.20