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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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What's the BIG Idea (A)
Christensen, Clayton M.; Anthony, Scott D.Case HBS-602105-EService and Operations ManagementCEO Michael Collins must decide if and how a process he developed to further innovation in the kids' industry could port over to other industries. The process was based on Collins' experiences as an inventor and as a venture capitalist, and it allowed his company to be an intermediary between inventors and innovation-seeking companies. The process seemed to be working quite well in the kids' industry and Collins had to decide what would "travel" ...Starting at €8.20
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TiVo (Spanish version)
Wathieu, Luc; Zoglio, MichaelCase HBS-502S35MarketingTiVo is a digital video recorder that allows viewers to watch what they want, when they want to watch it. Fourteen months into the launch, sales are very disappointing. Brodie Keast, VP of marketing and sales, wants to combine a catchy communications campaign, product bundling with satellite television receivers, aggressive pricing, and sales support, in order to boost demand for the new category. One important goal is to position TiVo as a stron...Starting at €8.20
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Mount Auburn Hospital: Physician Order Entry
Andrew McAfee; Sarah MacGregor; Michael BenariCase HBS-603060-EService and Operations ManagementMount Auburn Hospital is preparing to introduce a physician order entry (POE) system throughout the hospital, starting with the labor and delivery ward. POE systems replace paper-based and oral medication ordering processes with an information system; the physician uses the system to enter medication orders, which are then transferred to the hospital's pharmacy. This is Mount Auburn's first experience with POE systems, and the implementation team...Starting at €8.20
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Network of Invention (Spanish version)
Fleming, Lee; Juda, AdamArticle HBS-F0404CEntrepreneurshipSocial and professional networks are crucial to innovation. New research reveals that it takes just a few key players to catalyze the agglomeration of many small networks into larger ones and boost innovation across a whole region.Starting at €8.20
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Eureka Myth (Spanish version)
Evans, HaroldArticle HBS-F0506AEntrepreneurshipIn business lore, the eureka moment overshadows the more important matter of how an invention reaches the marketplace, says author Sir Harold Evans.Starting at €8.20
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What's the Big Idea (B)
Christensen, Clayton M.Case HBS-606040-EService and Operations ManagementSupplements the (A) case. An abstract is not available for this product.Starting at €5.74
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In Praise of the Incomplete Leader (Spanish version)
Ancona, Deborah; Malone, Thomas W.; Orlikowski, Wanda J.; Senge, Peter M.Article HBS-R0702ELeadership and People Managementsensemaking, relating, "visioning," and inventing. Sensemaking involves understanding and mapping the context in which a company and its people operate. A leader skilled in this area can quickly identify the complexities of a given situation and explain them to others. The second capability, relating, means being able to build trusting relationships with others through inquiring, advocating, and connecting. Visioning, the third capability, means...Starting at €8.20
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In Praise of the Incomplete Leader
Ancona, Deborah; Malone, Thomas W.; Orlikowski, Wanda J.; Senge, Peter M.Article HBS-R0702E-ELeadership and People ManagementThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. Today's top executives are expected to do everything right, from coming up with solutions to unfathomably complex problems to having the charisma and prescience to rally stakeholders around a perfect vision of the future. But no one leader can be all things to all ...Starting at €8.20
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Managing Networked Businesses: Platform Evolution Module
Eisenmann, Thomas R.Teaching Note HBS-808063-EStrategyInstructor's guide - not available for classroom use. Offers an overview of conceptual content and pedagogical guidance for instructors using a six-session module, "Platform Evolution," from "Managing Networked Businesses" (MNB), a case-based MBA elective course on platform-mediated networks. The module explores the competitive dynamics of platform evolution and the management challenges that it poses, with a focus on three strategies: envelopmen...Starting at €0.00