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Developing an ABC Model (Spanish version)
Kaplan, Robert S.Case HBS-110S17Accounting and ControlClassic Pen has diversified from its core blue and black pen business by introducing new specialized colors. But costs have risen and margins on blue and black pens are decreasing. The controller turns to activity-based costing (ABC) for an explanation.Starting at €8.20
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Refining the Business Model (Spanish version)
Hart, Myra M.; Roberts, Michael J.; Stevens, Julia D.Case HBS-804S06EntrepreneurshipThis 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. Zipcar is a start-up organized around the idea of "sharing" car usage via a membership organization. This case describes several iterations of the Zipcar business model and financial plan. These iterations include a very early ...Starting at €8.20
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Zipcar: Refining the Business Model
Hart, Myra M.; Roberts, Michael J.; Stevens, Julia D.Case HBS-803096-EEntrepreneurshipThis 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. Zipcar is a start-up organized around the idea of "sharing" car usage via a membership organization. This case describes several iterations of the Zipcar business model and financial plan. These iterations include a very early ...Starting at €8.20
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Light Fantastic (Spanish version)
Salzhauer, AmyArticle HBS-F0410FService and Operations ManagementSolid-state is the first new lighting technology in 100 years. Soon it may drastically reduce your costs.Starting at €8.20
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Budgeting: Seeing the Future
HBS Press; Harvard Business School PressBook Chapter HBS-5221BC-EFinanceBudgeting can cause stress and conflict, eating up lots of hours. But a good budget can be the difference between financial success and insolvency. In this chapter, you'll learn about the many types of budgets that serve different purposes. You'll also learn how to determine which type most effectively helps you meet your business goals. This chapter is excerpted from Harvard Business Essentials: Manager's Toolkit.Starting at €8.20
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Innovation Killers: How Financial Tools Destroy Your Capacity to Do New Things
Christensen, Clayton M.; Kaufman, Stephen P.; Shih, WillyArticle HBS-R0801F-EStrategyMost companies aren't half as innovative as their senior executives want them to be (or as their marketing claims suggest they are). What's stifling innovation? There are plenty of usual suspects, but the authors finger three financial tools as key accomplices. Discounted cash flow and net present value, as commonly used, underestimate the real returns and benefits of proceeding with an investment. Most executives compare the cash flows from inno...Starting at €8.20
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How Financial Tools Destroy Your Capacity to Do New Things (Spanish version)
Christensen, Clayton M.; Kaufman, Stephen P.; Shih, WillyArticle HBS-R0801FStrategyMost companies aren't half as innovative as their senior executives want them to be (or as their marketing claims suggest they are). What's stifling innovation? There are plenty of usual suspects, but the authors finger three financial tools as key accomplices. Discounted cash flow and net present value, as commonly used, underestimate the real returns and benefits of proceeding with an investment. Most executives compare the cash flows from inno...Starting at €8.20
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Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier Life-Cycle Cost Analysis
Cross, Tom; Sack, Robert J.; Pottinger, JeffCase DARDEN-C-2282-EAccounting and ControlIn 1996, to find ways to reduce operating costs as well as the costs of future acquisitions, the Navy began to assess various design concepts for a new class of aircraft carriers and to analyze life-cycle costs, not just the acquisition costs, as life-cycle cost implications were complex and would significantly impact current and future budgets. The acquisition decisions for the next-generation aircraft carrier, CVX, would largely be determined o...Starting at €8.20
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Leverage Value Over Cost: Developing Customer and Employee Ownership
Heskett, James L.; Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.; Wheeler, JoeBook Chapter HBS-3827BC-EService and Operations ManagementOrganizations that foster customer and employee ownership gain an edge on the competition by designing their operating strategies and systems to leverage value over cost. They carefully align all the elements of the strategic value vision to create a unified, self-reinforcing enterprise focused on ownership-and in the process they achieve enviable margins. They pay particular attention to what the authors call "deep indicators," or key value leve...Starting at €8.20
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Trimming the Fat: Your Operating Model--Learn from Competitors to Rethink Your Operating Costs
Mullins, John; Komisar, RandyBook Chapter HBS-5358BC-EEntrepreneurshipOperating costs are not glamorous. They are "below the line," and often get less attention than they deserve. But operating expenses, if not kept in check, can bankrupt a company. In this chapter the authors demonstrate how learning from your competitors can help you build an operating model that is central to the success of your business. They profile three exemplars: Ryanair, Oberoi Hotels, and ZoomSystems. This chapter was originally published...Starting at €8.20