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General Electric: Strategic Position--1981 (Spanish version)
Aguilar, Francis J.; Hamermesh, Richard G.Case HBS-320S05Describes the introduction and evolution of General Electric's strategic planning system from the 1960s to Jack Welch's tenure. Allows discussion of the interplay of problems and circumstances to the evolution of the strategic planning system, and how Welch might use or alter the system to meet the challenge of growth. This case is accompanied by a Video Short that can be shown in class or included in a digital coursepack. Instructors should con...Starting at €8.20
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Heather Evans (Spanish version)
Stevenson, Howard H.; Roberts, Michael J.Case HBS-306S09EntrepreneurshipFocuses on the efforts of Heather Evans, a second-year MBA student, and her attempts to start her own dress business. Examines the business plan and the process of acquiring control over the financial and human resources necessary to implement the plan.Starting at €8.20
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Perspective on Entrepreneurship (Spanish version)
Stevenson, Howard H.Case HBS-302S40EntrepreneurshipDesigned to highlight alternative concepts of good management and the need for entrepreneurship as a response to societal changes. It argues that entrepreneurship can be fostered or destroyed as a function of the administrative setting.Starting at €8.20
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Health Stop (A): What Type of Innovation Is It? And Six Factors Alignment
Herzlinger, Regina E.; Kane, Nancy M.; Lallman, JoyceCase HBS-185084-EAccounting and ControlWill Health Stop's strategy and business model enable it to succeed against the many other retail medical center innovations described in the case and why? Health Stop, staffed by doctors and located in the malls of wealthy suburbs, is competing against retail medical centers with very different business models. These include: CVS Minute Clinic (CVS' walk-in clinic), One Medical (a concierge service for primary care), Iora Health (a primary care ...Starting at €8.20
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Johnsonville Sausage Co. (A) (Spanish version)
Roberts, Michael J.Case HBS-308S50EntrepreneurshipDescribes the evolution of Johnsonville Sausage through a generation of management and from a small operation to a large concern of over 500 employees. Describes how each of the functional areas in the firm has evolved, and how its structure and systems have changed over the years.Starting at €8.20
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Appex Corp. (Spanish version)
Nohria, Nitin; Gladstone, JulieCase HBS-408S29Leadership and People Management1990 Business Week named Appex Corp. the fastest growing high-technology company in the United States. Appex provided management information systems and intercarrier network services to cellular telephone companies. During its rapid growth, the company went through several structural changes. At first, there was essentially no structure and no control systems. The atmosphere at Appex eventually became chaotic. As the new CEO, Shikhar Ghosh realiz...Starting at €8.20
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Keeping the Mission(s) Alive (Spanish version)
Theroux, JohnCase HBS-308S08StrategyBen & Jerry's is an anti-establishment, values-driven company that has become a successful venture. The dominant founder, Ben Cohen, is not an effective manager, but he brings creative marketing and product skills that have been important to the company's success. He also is controlling shareholder and the force behind the company's socially-minded culture. One of the many policies that have reflected Ben's values but which has created difficulty...Starting at €8.20
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Body Shop International (Spanish version)
Bartlett, Christopher A.; Elderkin, Kenton W.; McQuade, KristaCase HBS-307S07StrategyDescribes the start-up and rapid growth of a company whose founder holds strong, non-traditional beliefs about the role of the corporation and its responsibility to society. After profiling Anita Roddick as a person, the case describes the anti-mainstream approach she took to building her highly successful business (no advertising, simple packaging, non-traditional R&D). After elaborating on the strong values she has imposed on the business, conc...Starting at €8.20
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Note on the Hiring and Selection Process (Spanish version)
Roberts, Michael J.Case HBS-304S14EntrepreneurshipDescribes a model for thinking about the hiring and selection process.Starting at €8.20
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How to Write a Great Business Plan (Spanish version)
Sahlman, William A.Article HBS-97409Entrepreneurshipthe people, the opportunity, the context, and the possibilities for both risk and reward. A great business plan is not easy to compose, Sahlman acknowledges, largely because most entrepreneurs are wild-eyed optimists. But one that asks the right questions is a powerful tool. A better deal, not to mention a better shot at success, awaits entrepreneurs who use it.Starting at €8.20