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John Deere Component Works (A) (Spanish version)
Kaplan, Robert S.; March, ArtemisCase HBS-115S03Accounting and ControlThe division has recognized the inadequacies of its existing, traditional cost system for estimating product costs. Describes the innovative activity-based system that was developed to more accurately trace overhead costs to individual products. Provides students with the opportunity to critique a standard cost system and to assess the characteristics of the proposed system that traces costs to production activities.Starting at €8.20
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Marketing Research for High Definition Television (HDTV) (Spanish version)
Sultan, FareenaCase HBS-503S12MarketingManagers at Zenith must decide what marketing research, if any, needs to be done now in order to assess market potential and consumer preference for a technological innovation, high definition television (HDTV) that is yet to be introduced. The case describes various marketing research options available to Zenith in August 1990. In particular managers have to decide whether to conduct a study to examine consumer preferences for the wider screen f...Starting at €8.20
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Allen-Bradley's ICCG: Repositioning for the 1990s (Spanish version)
Nohria, Nitin; Berkley, James D.Case HBS-420S04Leadership and People ManagementAllen-Bradley's Industrial Computer and Communication Group (ICCG) underwent a period of rapid transformation in the 1980s, instituting a wide array of innovations from product development to information systems. In 1990 the Ohio-based group announced a major reorganization of its business and began carrying out a sweeping program of cultural change. The case requires students to develop an overall perspective on the process of organizational cha...Starting at €8.20
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3M Optical Systems: Managing Corporate Entrepreneurship
Bartlett, Christopher A.; Mohammed, AfrozeCase HBS-395017-EKnowledge and CommunicationA middle-level division manager must decide whether he should support an investment request for a third attempt at launching a new product developed by a struggling business unit. Describes the long, difficult process by which the unit has developed the pStarting at €8.20
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Managing Corporate Entrepreneurship (Spanish version)
Bartlett, Christopher A.; Mohammed, AfrozeCase HBS-303S16StrategyA middle-level division manager must decide whether he should support an investment request for a third attempt at launching a new product developed by a struggling business unit. Describes the long, difficult process by which the unit has developed the product--a computer privacy screen--after years of problems and continuing losses, and its absolute faith in the project. Also presents the division manager's concerns about the need for disciplin...Starting at €8.20
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Profile of an Innovating Company (Spanish version)
Bartlett, Christopher A.; Mohammed, AfrozeCase HBS-310S20StrategyTraces the birth and development of 3M Corp., focusing in particular on the origins of its entrepreneurially-based ability to innovate. In particular, it highlights the role of CEO William L. McKnight in creating a unique set of values, policies, and structures to nurture and develop continuous renewal. With the changing environment of the 1980s, however, a new generation of CEOs begin to adopt new policies and change the cultural norms that help...Starting at €8.20
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Cambridge Technology Partners (A) (Spanish version)
Amabile, Teresa M.; Beer, Michael; Baker, George P.Case HBS-407S12Leadership and People ManagementCambridge Technology Partners uses a highly innovative product strategy, supported by a human resources strategy, that has been very successful. However, high growth rates jeopardize product quality while tension about relative compensation levels between sales and operations threatens the firm's culture.Starting at €8.20
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Managing Innovation at Nypro, Inc. (A) (Spanish version)
Christensen, Clayton M.; Voorheis, RebeccaCase HBS-608S19Service and Operations ManagementNypro is the world's leading injection molder of precision plastic parts, operating a global network of 21 plants. Nypro's strategy is for each plant to offer identical capabilities, because its customers are global companies with worldwide sourcing needs. The case describes the way Nypro manages product and process innovation across the global plant network.Starting at €8.20
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Managing Knowledge and Learning (Spanish version)
Bartlett, Christopher A.Case HBS-308S31StrategyThis case is accompanied by a Video Short that can be shown in class or included in a digital coursepack. Instructors should consider the timing of making the video available to students, as it may reveal key case details. Describes the development of McKinsey & Co. as a worldwide management consulting firm from 1926 to 1996. In particular, it focuses on the way in which McKinsey has developed structures, systems, processes, and practices to help...Starting at €8.20
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Continuous Casting Investments at USX Corp. (Spanish version)
Christensen, Clayton M.Case HBS-605S01StrategyFocuses on the difficulty established companies face when confronted with disruptive technological innovations. The power that their prior asset investments, their cost structures, and their customers have in constraining their investment and innovation decisions are clearly illustrated. Rewritten version of an earlier case.Starting at €8.20