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Terra Lycos
Perry, Gaynor; Oliver C.; Valor Sabatier, Josep; Sieber, SandraCase SI-130-EInformation Technologies, Knowledge and CommunicationIn May 2000, the leading Spanish language portal and Internet Access Provider (IAP), Terra, announced that they were to buy the fourth ranking US portal, Lycos, for $12.5 billion in stock. This merger enabled Terra to expand from Spanish and Portugese speaking markets to become a global player. However, the continued success of the big three portals, AOL, MSN and Yahoo!, has kept Terra Lycos amongst the second tier of portal companies. Against a ...Starting at €8.20
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La caída y resurgimiento de Pokémon
Sanz, Eulàlia; Nueno, José Luis; Valor Sabatier, JosepCase M-1228MarketingEn el año 2000, la franquicia Pokémon vio como se apagaba su esplendor. Atrás quedaba la idea de que Pokémon se convertiría en un juguete clásico, a la altura de Barbie o el Pato Donald. Los responsables de la franquicia se vieron obligados a replantear su estrategia para volver a formar parte del universo infantil y juvenil.Starting at €8.20
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Canal Satélite Digital (B)
Comín, Marta; Nueno, José Luis; Valor Sabatier, JosepCase M-1206MarketingTras un periodo de cosniderables perdidas para ambas, en 1998 las dos plataformas de televísión digital de pago existentes en España pactaron su fusión, dado lugar a Digital +. En 2002 esta fusión se hacía realidad con algunas condiciones impuestas por el Estado. En los cinco años posteriores, el sector de la televisión de pago experimentó la entrada de nuevos competidores. En 2007, superadas las limitaciones estatales, el propietario de Digital ...Starting at €5.74
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Riesgo en los proyectos de TI
Valor Sabatier, JosepTechnical Note SIN-51Leadership and People ManagementEsta nota técnica es una resumen de las ideas publicadas por F. Warren McFarlan en la Harvard Business Review en septiembre-octubre de 1981. Describe una metodología para calibrar el riesgo de los proyectos de desarrollo de sistemas informáticos.Starting at €8.20
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Panorámica de las subastas en línea
Noboa, Fabrizio; Ricart, Joan Enric; Valor Sabatier, JosepTechnical Note SIN-35Information Technologies, Knowledge and CommunicationEstudio del desarrollo de las subastas on-line en Europa.Starting at €8.20
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El teletrabajo
Rockett L.; Valor Sabatier, JosepTechnical Note SIN-26Knowledge and CommunicationOrganizations are turning to telecommuting (also called telework) as an alternate form of work in increasingly large numbers. The decision to implement telecommuting can constitute a major change in an organization. It should not be entered into without careful analysis, among others, of existing business practices, availability of technology to support different task types, corporate culture and adaptability, and the profile of the employee expe...Starting at €8.20
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Human decision making: Distinctive traints and common errors
Sieber, Sandra; Valor Sabatier, JosepTechnical Note ADN-243-EEconomicsThis note has been written for first year MBA students in order to make them conscious about their biases in decision making. The principal biases that are treated are: 1. The framing and anchoring of choices, the importance of the presentation of a problem; 2. Segregation of decisions, the isolation of a problem from its context; 3. The conjunction effect of false causalities, incorporation of impertinent information; 4. The neglect of base rate...Starting at €8.20
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Implementation of SAP at Celsa (A) - Teaching Note
Sieber, Sandra; Valor Sabatier, JosepTeaching Note SIT-9-EKnowledge and CommunicationNote prepared as an aid to instructors in the classroom use of case SI-139-E.Starting at €0.00
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Games for rent in Teléfonos de Portugal
Chason R.; Valor Sabatier, JosepCase SI-141-EKnowledge and CommunicationThe case presents the dilemma facing the product manager in charge of the computer game service recently launched by Teléfonos de Portugal. Following an intense advertising campaign, sales have been minimal and the product manager is wondering why this is so and what he can do about it.Starting at €8.20
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A Primer on Multiple Variable Discriminant Analysis
Valor Sabatier, JosepTechnical Note ADN-239-EEconomicsThis note introduces the concept of multiple variable discriminant analysis. It shows through the use on an example how a regression-based technique can be used to predict if an element of a set belongs to a given subset. It does not pretend to make the reader an expert on the use of the technique nor provide a solid theoretical foundation. It can be used in an introductory statistics course for MBAs.Starting at €8.20