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The Electronic Products Division (A) (Spanish version)
Beer, MichaelCase HBS-411S19Leadership and People ManagementDescribes a division of Corning Glass Works that finds itself with deep financial and organizational problems. Severe conflict and lack of coordination exist between functional groups. Employees do not have a sense of direction and morale is low. Provides sufficient data to determine that the cause of these problems is a change in business environment that had been followed by change in organization and management. Can be used for analysis of org...Starting at €8.20
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General Electric vs. Westinghouse in Large Turbine Generators (A) (Spanish version)
Porter, Michael E.Case HBS-309S09StrategyDescribes the U.S. large turbine generator industry in early 1963, a period of severe price cutting and depressed industry conditions. Presents data to allow a structural analysis of the industry and an analysis of the strategies of the major players since 1946. The major teaching issue is the process of competitive rivalry in an oligopoly market, particularly the problems of deescalating in a situation of market warfare. This industry is one whe...Starting at €8.20
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Don't Automate, Obliterate (Spanish version)
Hammer, MichaelArticle HBS-90406Information Technologiesabandoning old ways of working and creating entirely new ones.Starting at €8.20
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Nucor at a Crossroads (Spanish version)
Ghemawat, Pankaj; Stander, Henricus J.Case HBS-703S36StrategyThis 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. Nucor is a minimill deciding whether to spend a significant fraction of its net worth on a commercially unproven technology in order to penetrate a large but hitherto inaccessible segment of the steel market. This case is an in...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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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
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Managing Innovation at Nypro, Inc. (B) (Spanish version)
Christensen, Clayton M.Case HBS-608S23Service and Operations ManagementSupplements the (A) case.Starting at €5.74
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ERP and Web-enabled IT (Spanish version)
Nolan, Richard L.; Porter, Kelley; Akers, ChristinaCase HBS-302S26Information TechnologiesIn a seven-year process, Cisco built its strategic I-Net. Beginning in 1994, Cisco completely replaced its back-office legacy systems. At that time, the company standardized Internet protocols. In addition, the company shifted strategic focus from IT back-office applications to front-office applications. After ERP (enterprise resource planning), the company spent the next two years electronically connecting with customers. A rewritten version of ...Starting at €8.20
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How to Identify Your Enemies Before They Destroy You (Spanish version)
Rafii, Farshad; Kampas, Paul J.Article HBS-R0211JStrategyWe've all heard the stories about corporate giants who ignored disruptive innovations and paid a steep price. Most of the nascent technologies that typically bombard executives will not amount to competitive threats and deserve to be ignored. As a result, disruptions are usually not taken seriously until they become obvious--when it's often too late. A disruptive innovation is a technology, product, or process that creeps up from below an existin...Starting at €8.20
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Better Way to Innovate (Spanish version)
Chesbrough, Henry W.Article HBS-F0307AStrategyHarvard professor Henry Chesbrough takes a look at leading-edge companies' latest moves to harvest ideas from outside and to benefit from sharing their own R&D with others--even with competitors.Starting at €8.20