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Why Do Firms Go Abroad? Strategies to Create Value Globally, Module Note (Spanish version)
Alcacer, JuanCase HBS-718S10Strategycan she manage Chen at all, and if so, how?Starting at €8.20
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To Acquire or Not to Acquire? An Update (Spanish version)
Alcacer, Juan; Collis, David J.; Furey, MaryCase HBS-712S07StrategyTo Acquire or Not to Acquire?" details the Walt Disney Company's acquisition of Pixar, including deal terms, executive appointments, and operating guidelines for the two studios.Starting at €8.20
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Connecting the Unconnected (Spanish version)
Alcacer, Juan; Clayton, JohnCase HBS-716S12StrategyThe Inside the Case video that accompanies this case includes teaching tips and insight from the author (available to registered educators only). Narrates the story of Emirates, an airline founded in 1985 in Dubai that by 2013 was among the three largest commercial airlines in the world. The case emphasizes how Emirates capitalized on its location-a small city-state strategically located to reach of the world population in a flight of less th...Starting at €8.20
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Strategic Decisions in Locating a New Assembly and Test Plant (A) (Spanish version)
Alcacer, Juan; Herman, KerryCase HBS-716S16Service and Operations ManagementIn mid-2005, Intel is examining its options for where to locate its next assembly and test plant. On its short list of potential sites includes locations in China, India, Thailand, and Vietnam. Each country has its own unique benefits and risks related to infrastructure, governance, education, business culture, intellectual property protection, labor markets, experience working with Western firms, and tax breaks and other incentives. Intel's Gene...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