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Howard Schultz, CEO de Starbucks
Schultz, Howard; Ignatius, AdiArticle HBS-R1007KLeadership and People ManagementHace dos años Starbucks se metió en problemas, y Schultz fue llamado a servir por segunda vez como su CEO. En esta entrevista editada, habla de los efectos de la crisis financiera en las ventas de Starbucks, el aumento de la competencia, la blogosfera, y la autenticidad que conserva a pesar del crecimiento. Schultz llama a los valores, la cultura y el depósito de confianza con sus empleados de Starbucks "los únicos activos que tenemos como socied...Starting at €8.20
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Finding Competitive Advantage in Adversity (Spanish version)
Chakravorti, BhaskarArticle HBS-R1011HEntrepreneurship(1) Entrepreneurs reroute resources that become redundant to meet new needs, as Jonathan Bush did at athenahealth. The company is now a leader in internet-based revenue-cycle management tools, (2) They round up unusual suspects and break industry orthodoxy, as Iqbal Quadir did with Grameenphone in Bangladesh, (3) They find small solutions to big problems, as Trey Moore and Cameron Powell did with their AirStrip OB smartphone app for mobile physi...Starting at €8.20
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Tecnología, tradición y el ratón Mickey
Iger, Robert A.; Ignatius, AdiArticle HBS-R1107JKnowledge and CommunicationBob Iger, CEO de Disney se convirtió en 2005, después de una áspera cinco años para la compañía que incluía un intento de toma de control hostil, una revuelta de accionistas, y una batalla con dos prominentes miembros de la junta. En su agenda estaba terminando la guerra interna y recuperar el entusiasmo y la admiración de los empleados. También necesitaba para ayudar a la tecnología see empresa como una oportunidad más que una amenaza y para log...Starting at €8.20
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Challenge or Opportunity? (Spanish version)
Chakravorti, BhaskarCase HBS-811S16EntrepreneurshipThis note provides an overview of the rationale and the challenges associated with building new businesses within established companies. It provides a framework for understanding why corporations pursue entrepreneurial ventures and the various levers that they employ. The note offers a comparison of the various approaches, with examples, and their pros and cons.Starting at €8.20
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athenahealth: Innovating in Response to a Crisis in Healthcare
Chakravorti, Bhaskar; Winig, Laura; Arastu, NaeemCase HBS-810079-EEntrepreneurshipWhen Jonathan Bush and his partner, Todd Park, realized that their revolutionary approach to delivering clinical care was being stymied by the inefficiencies in the healthcare system and insurance red tape, they turned their proprietary technology, athenaNet, to a new business, athenaHealth, that would help physicians manage their practice, billing and revenue cycles and maintain electronic patient records more efficiently and cost effectively us...Starting at €8.20
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Blue Man Group: Creativity, Life and Surviving an Economic Meltdown
Chakravorti, Bhaskar; Kraus, Janet; Spence, Shirley M.Case HBS-810108-EEntrepreneurshipIn 2008, Blue Man Group's three co-founders are facing the prospect of losing not just a business but a way of life they have built together. The case follows the story of Chris Wink, Matt Goldman and Phil Stanton as they pursue their creative passion, and build the Blue Man Group from street performers to a performance arts empire with a global brand. The story has a personal as well as professional dimension to it, including the launch of the B...Starting at €8.20
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Life Journey Profile: Mark Goldweitz
Chakravorti, Bhaskar; Spence, Shirley M.Case HBS-810112-EEntrepreneurshipExamine the life journey of an HBS 1969 alum, in his own words, and his perspective on success.Starting at €8.20
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Life's Work: John Cleese
Cleese, John; Ignatius, AdiArticle HBS-R1403M-EThe comic icon shares his thoughts on creativity, corporate humor, and how the team behind Monty Python made decisions.Starting at €8.20
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"We Need People to Lean into the Future"
McMillon, Doug; Ignatius, AdiArticle HBS-R1702F-EFor years, Walmart's unrivaled customer research capabilities helped it dominate retailing. Then along came the internet, and Walmart suddenly found itself playing catchup to e-commerce pioneers like Amazon. In 2014 the board appointed Doug McMillon as CEO and gave him an imperative: Bring Walmart into the future--without sacrificing its longtime strengths. McMillon, who began his career unloading trucks at a neighborhood Walmart, respects tradit...Starting at €8.20
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"Don't Try to Protect the Past"
Rometty, Ginni; Ignatius, AdiArticle HBS-R1704K-EGinni Rometty has spent 36 years at IBM, where she now serves as president, CEO, and chairman of the board. She is on a protracted mission to reinvent the company as a cloud-based "solutions" business. That transformation involves moving into areas that have higher value and shedding ones that don't. IBM's new businesses around cloud, data, and security account for almost $34 billion in revenue. They're growing by more than 13% a year and constit...Starting at €8.20