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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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Connecting Taxis and Passengers in South America (Spanish version)
Coles, Peter A.; Edelman, BenjaminCase HBS-915S10EntrepreneurshipSaferTaxi, a taxi booking service in South America must develop its mobilization strategy; that is, it must attract enough passengers and drivers to make its service worthwhile for all. Drivers hesitate to pay for SaferTaxi's smartphones and service unless these will deliver passenger bookings -- and passengers have no reason to sign up unless drivers are available. Meanwhile, regulators question the permissibility of online taxi booking in light...Starting at €8.20
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Eyeblaster: Facilitación de la Siguiente Generación de Publicidad Online
Ofek, ElieCase HBS-508S15MarketingPara maximizar su eficacia, los casos de color deben imprimirse en color. Eyeblaster gestión tiene que decidir sobre el mejor curso de acción para mantener su impulso de la habilitación de línea rica publicidad en los medios. La presión de los competidores está obligando a la empresa a reevaluar su estrategia de comercialización anterior que se centró principalmente en conseguir agencias de publicidad para su uso defensor de producto de gestión d...Starting at €8.20
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The Best Way to Name Your Product 2.0 (Spanish version)
Bertini, Marco; Gourville, John; Ofek, ElieArticle HBS-F1105CMarketingAlthough there's ample research to guide marketers in naming new products, little of it has addressed follow-on offerings, even though these make up the bulk of new products in many industries. Companies have two basic strategies to choose from. They can stick with a name, often adding a sequential indicator (PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3), or they can come up with an entirely new name (Nintendo's Wii). Three questions managers should consider whe...Starting at €8.20
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Mastering the Intermediaries
Edelman, BenjaminArticle HBS-R1406F-EStrategyAlmost every retailer looks to Google to refer customers, and it's rare to find a manufacturer whose products aren't sold on Amazon. But these platforms can capture a disproportionate share of the value a company creates: Buy an app on iTunes, and Apple takes 30%. The author presents four strategies to help businesses reduce their dependence on powerful platforms: (1) Exploit the platform's need to be comprehensive. American Airlines' strong cove...Starting at €8.20
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Spontaneous Deregulation
Edelman, Benjamin; Geradin, DamienArticle HBS-R1604F-EStrategyPlatform businesses such as Airbnb and Uber have risen to success partly by sidestepping laws and regulations that encumber their traditional competitors. Such rule flouting is what the authors call "spontaneous private deregulation," and it's happening in a growing number of industries. The authors explain that businesses are most vulnerable to spontaneous deregulation when certain conditions hold. One, for example, is when regulations are exces...Starting at €8.20
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In Search of a Second Act (HBR Case Study)
Ofek, Elie; Avery, JillArticle HBS-R1304X-EMarketingRiding the popularity of a great first product is easy; finding the next one is hard. Written by Elie Ofek and Jill Avery, this fictional HBR Case Study features expert commentary by Gauri Nanda and Ravi Sawhney. For teaching purposes, this is the case-only version of the HBR case study. The commentary-only version is Reprint R1304Z. The complete case study and commentary is Reprint R1304M.Starting at €8.20
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From Niche to Mainstream (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Ofek, ElieArticle HBS-R1804M-EKnowledge and CommunicationRiku Nakamura relocated six years ago with his family from Tokyo to San Mateo, California, to spearhead the launch of Kenko USA, the first foreign subsidiary of a Japanese cracker company. However, Kenko USA hasn't taken off as hoped, and his family is ready to return home. Riku now ponders which course to recommend to Kenko's executive team: a lucrative private-label deal that would quickly drive revenue growth or a new branded marketing push th...Starting at €8.20
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From Niche to Mainstream (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Ofek, ElieArticle HBS-R1804Z-ERiku Nakamura relocated six years ago with his family from Tokyo to San Mateo, California, to spearhead the launch of Kenko USA, the first foreign subsidiary of a Japanese cracker company. However, Kenko USA hasn't taken off as hoped, and his family is ready to return home. Riku now ponders which course to recommend to Kenko's executive team: a lucrative private-label deal that would quickly drive revenue growth or a new branded marketing push th...Starting at €8.20
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reMarkable: e-Writing the Future
Ofek, Elie; Hsu, CurtisCase HBS-517018-EMarketingMagnus Wanberg is the creator of reMarkable, a breakthrough e-writer device set apart from similar products on the market by having solved the frustrating "slow ink" problem typically experienced on pen-based electronic devices, thus providing a "pen and paper" like experience. Moreover, the device allowed for the convenient and non-eye-straining reading of typical documents. Though enthusiastically received by several investors, there was still ...Starting at €8.20