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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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Experts Are More Persuasive When They're Less Certain (Spanish version)
Tormala, Zakary; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-F1103DA new study by Zakary Tormala of Stanford Business School looks at how the certainty of a person's opinion affects his ability to influence others. A lot depends on whether the opinion is from an expert or an amateur. The surprising finding: Experts are more persuasive when they express uncertainty, but amateurs are more compelling when they express confidence.Starting at €8.20
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"You Have to Lead from Everywhere"
Allen, Thad; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-R1011D-ELeadership and People ManagementWhen responding to a complex, fast-moving crisis, leaders must constantly adapt their mental models and create a "unity of effort," argues Allen, a retired U.S. Coast Guard admiral and the national incident commander for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. That's a much bigger management challenge than approaching the job as a military operation and drawing on unity of command, and it can require nuanced and creative strategies, such as deciding to ...Starting at €8.20
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If You Want to Motivate Someone, Shut Up Already
Irwin, Brandon; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-F1307D-EEveryone gets better with a little coaching. But new research from a professor at Kansas State shows that silent coaches get significantly greater improvements than coaches who spout constant encouragement.Starting at €8.20
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Cooks Make Tastier Food When They Can See Their Customers
Buell, Ryan W.; Kim, Tami; Tsay, Chia-Jung; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-F1411B-ELeadership and People ManagementThe unexpected benefits of increasing transparency between employees and customers.Starting at €8.20
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Putting Yourself in the Customer's Shoes Doesn't Work
Hattula, Johannes; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-F1503B-EMarketingA new series of experiments reveals that empathy tends to make marketers more egocentric.Starting at €8.20
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Corporate Wellness Programs Make Us Unwell
Spicer, Andre; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-F1505B-EHas our obsession with health gone too far? A researcher explains why efforts to encourage employees to meet the new ideal of fitness may backfire.Starting at €8.20
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Sometimes, Less Innovation Is Better
Aversa, Paolo; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-F1703B-EEntrepreneurshipIf your industry is in turmoil, your instinct might be to double down on innovation so that your firm can get ahead of all the change. But new research from a team led by a professor from City University of London suggests you might want to hold off. Its study of innovation in Formula 1 racing showed that when car technologies were undergoing rapid shifts, the teams that produced very basic vehicles outperformed the rest.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