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Teamwork on the Fly (Spanish version)
Edmondson, Amy C.Article HBS-R1204DLeadership and People ManagementPeople must get up to speed quickly on new topics and learn to work with others from different functions, divisions, and cultures. Several project management principles--scoping out the challenge, structuring the boundaries, and sorting tasks for execution--help leaders facilitate effective teaming. Leaders can also foster cross-boundary collaboration by emphasizing purpose, building psychological safety, and embracing failure and conflict. Indi...Starting at €8.20
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Intermountain Health Care (Spanish version)
Bohmer, Richard; Edmondson, Amy C.; Feldman, Laura R.Case HBS-604S16Intermountain Health Care (IHC), an integrated delivery system based in Utah, has adopted a new strategy for managing health care delivery. The approach focuses management attention not only on the facilities where care takes place but also on physician decision making and the care process itself, with the aim of boosting physician productivity and improving care quality, while saving money. This case explores the challenges facing Brent James, e...Starting at €8.20
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Field Service for Corporate Clients (Spanish version)
Frei, Frances X.; Edmondson, Amy C.; Hajim, CoreyCase HBS-606S38Used as part of the first module of a course on Managing Service Operations, which addresses managing the operating role of customers (606-032). Explores the highly successful PC and low-end server manufacturer's entry into the large-scale server market in the United States. A key difference of this new market is the intense service element required to support the larger hardware. Specifically, the industry standard is to have a technician onsite...Starting at €8.20
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Global Knowledge Management at Danone (A) (Spanish version)
Edmondson, Amy C.; Moingeon, Bertrand; Dessain, Vincent; Jensen, Ane DamgaardCase HBS-610S14StrategyThis case explores French consumer goods company Danone's novel approach to knowledge management. In 2007, Human Resource Chief (Executive Vice President) Franck Mougin assesses the company's knowledge-sharing tools and considers his options going Forward. Through informal knowledge marketplaces and sharing networks, Danone had helped managers connect with each other and share good practices peer-to-peer, rather than relying on traditional hierar...Starting at €8.20
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Bringing the Cloud to Earth (Spanish version)
Iansiti, Marco; Herman, KerryCase HBS-612S01Information TechnologiesAdam Famularo, general manager, Cloud Computing business, CA Technologies, and David Dobson, WVP and group executive, Customer Solutions Group, were preparing for a presentation on communicating and positioning CA Technologies' new strategy for cloud computing. Analysts had voiced concern over several 2010 acquisitions, and highlighted CA Technologies' need to clearly state its strategy and objectives and identify a compelling way to position and...Starting at €8.20
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Facebook (Spanish version)
Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan; Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Chen, David; Feinstein, Brian; Smith, AaronCase HBS-810S15EntrepreneurshipAs Facebook topped one billion monthly users in October 2012, the online social network continued to face questions about how best to monetize its surging traffic. The company could invest further in new advertising products, which represented the majority of the revenue thus far, or concentrate on the Facebook Platform and help third-party developers create and distribute their own applications. After a highly anticipated yet largely disappointi...Starting at €8.20
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Publicidad Google
Moon, Youngme; Chen, DavidCase HBS-509S26Knowledge and CommunicationA mediados de 2006, Google es el buscador número uno en los Estados Unidos con el 99% de los ingresos derivados de sus sencillos, los servicios de publicidad de sólo texto. Que está en camino para llevar en aproximadamente $ 9.5 mil millones en ingresos por publicidad en 2006, lo que la colocaría en cuarto lugar entre las empresas de medios estadounidenses en la venta de anuncios en total, por delante de gigantes como NBC Universal y Time Warner....Starting at €8.20
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Comercializando la "Laptop de $100 dólares" (C)
Quelch, John A.; Chen, DavidCase HBS-511S12MarketingEn octubre de 2007, la OLPC informó retrasos en la producción y se perdió la fecha de envío. A principios de noviembre, el PC $ 100 por fin entró en producción, con envíos iniciales previstas para Uruguay y Mongolia, y la mitad del mes puso en marcha el programa "Give One, Get One". Permitió a los consumidores en los EE.UU. y Canadá, que tenían la opción de comprar un OLPC por $ 400, más del doble del costo de producción estimado de $ 188 para ca...Starting at €5.74
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Why Employees Are Afraid to Speak
Detert, James R.; Edmondson, Amy C.Article HBS-F0705B-ELeadership and People ManagementIn a word--self-preservation. And they're just as afraid to share innovative ideas as to blow the whistle.Starting at €8.20
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Addleshaw Goddard LLP (Abridged)
Eccles, Robert G.; Edmondson, Amy C.; Weber, JamesCase HBS-413064-ELeadership and People ManagementAddleshaw-Goddard (AG), the 15th largest law firm in the UK, is seeking ways to serve larger clients on more important legal matters. Part of this strategy involves its "Client Development Centre (CDC)," an innovative idea and set of services launched by Dr. Jim Hever who holds a Ph.D. in Strategic Leadership Development. The mission of the CDC is to improve the capabilities of clients' in-house legal departments by making them better partners wi...Starting at €8.20