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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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Nature of Analytical Competition: Using Analytics to Build a Distinctive Capability
Davenport, Thomas H.; Harris, Jeanne G.Book Chapter HBS-2193BC-EWhat does it mean to compete on analytics and how can companies move in that direction? This chapter lays out the general ideas around analytical competition, providing a few examples from the worlds of business and sports. This chapter was originally published as Chapter 1 of "Competing on Analytics."Starting at €8.20
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Analytics and Business Performance: Transforming the Ability to Compete on Analytics into a Lasting Competitive Advantage
Davenport, Thomas H.; Harris, Jeanne G.Book Chapter HBS-2197BC-EThis chapter explores the links between the extensive use of analytics and business performance, describing how several highly successful companies have transformed their ability to compete analytically into a key point of differentiation and long-term competitive advantage. This chapter was originally published as Chapter 3 of "Competing on Analytics."Starting at €8.20
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Competing on Analytics with External Processes: Customer and Supplier Applications
Davenport, Thomas H.; Harris, Jeanne G.Book Chapter HBS-2199BC-EBecause externally focused processes require cooperation from outsiders, as well as their resources, managing analytics related to external processes is a greater challenge than managing those related to processes within an organization's complete control. This chapter addresses applications of analytics to external relationships with customers and suppliers. This chapter was originally published as Chapter 5 of "Competing on Analytics."Starting at €8.20
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Managing Analytical People: Cultivating the Scarce Ingredient That Makes Analytics Work
Davenport, Thomas H.; Harris, Jeanne G.Book Chapter HBS-2201BC-EWhen most people visualize business analytics, they think of computers, software, and printouts or screens full of numbers. What they should be envisioning, however, are their fellow human beings. This chapter addresses the most important factor in making a company analytical: its people. This chapter was originally published as Chapter 7 of "Competing on Analytics."Starting at €8.20
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Data: The Prerequisite for Everything Analytical--How to Manage Your Data for More Effective General Management
Davenport, Thomas H.; Harris, Jeanne G.; Morison, RobertBook Chapter HBS-5741BC-EStrategyFor too long, managers have relied on their intuition or their "golden gut" to make decisions. Important decisions have been based not on data, but on the experience and unaided judgment of the decision maker. Sometimes intuitive and experience-based decisions work out well, but all too often they go astray, end in disaster, or result in money being left on the table. If you think that your organization ought to make more decisions based on facts...Starting at €8.20
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Leadership: The Deciding DELTA Factor--The Human Element Behind Analytical Mastery
Davenport, Thomas H.; Harris, Jeanne G.; Morison, RobertBook Chapter HBS-5745BC-EStrategyThere is no doubt that to be a full-fledged analytical competitor, you need the CEO in your corner. However, there is also no doubt that almost any employee can move an organization in a more analytical direction. In this chapter you will learn how you can make your organization more analytical, advocate for more fact-based decision making, and encourage your employees to become analytical leaders themselves, regardless of your position. By descr...Starting at €8.20