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The Anatomy of Diffusion
Sánchez, H.; Villanueva, Julian; Nueno, José LuisTechnical Note MN-349-EMarketingThis note introduces the theory of innovation diffusion, using the a range of diffusion curves to illustrate the dynamics. The case explains how these forms (and consequently the speed of diffusion) depend on factors related to the products (relative advantage, compatibility, complexity, ease of trying out the product, observability and risk) and on word of mouth from innovators to imitators. By explaining how these factors affect the speed of di...Starting at €8.20
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Unicon Concrete Products (H.K.) Ltd. (Spanish version)
Robert Klassen; P. Fraser JohnsonCase IVEY-9A98DS06Service and Operations Management, StrategyLa empresa Unicon provee productos de concreto premoldeados al floreciente mercado de la construccion de Hong Kong. El subdirector se encuentra evaluando una oportunidad para obtener una carta blanca en la aprobacion regulatoria para los productos a medida disenados por Unicon para su cliente mas importante, la Autoridad de la Vivienda de Hong Kong. Esta oportunidad promete una reduccion de costos tanto a Unicon como a este cliente, aunque quedan...Starting at €8.20
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Break Free from the Product Life Cycle (Spanish version)
Moon, YoungmeArticle HBS-R0505EMarketingMost firms build their marketing strategies around the concept of the product life cycle--the idea that after introduction, products inevitably follow a course of growth, maturity, and decline. It doesn't have to be that way, says Harvard Business School marketing professor Youngme Moon. By positioning their products in unexpected ways, companies can change how customers mentally categorize them. In doing so, they can shift products lodged in the...Starting at €8.20
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Match Your Sales Force Structure to Your Business Life Cycle (Spanish version)
Zoltners, Andris A.; Sinha, Prabhakant; Lorimer, Sally E.Article HBS-R0607FMarketingthe differing roles that internal salespeople and external selling partners should play, the size of the sales force, its degree of specialization, and how salespeople apportion their efforts among different customers, products, and activities. These variables are critical because they determine how quickly sales forces respond to market opportunities, influence sales reps' performance, and affect companies' revenues, costs, and profitability. I...Starting at €8.20
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Beware of Old Technologies' Last Gasps
Snow, Daniel C.Article HBS-F0801B-EInformation TechnologiesWhen a new technology appears, the old one experiences a sudden leap in performance. Whether you are an old- or a new-technology company, understanding how that phenomenon works can help you win during this critical transition period.Starting at €8.20
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The Biosphere Rules
Unruh, Gregory C.Article HBS-R0802H-EService and Operations ManagementSustainability, defined by natural scientists as the capacity of healthy ecosystems to function indefinitely, has become a clarion call for business. Leading companies have taken high-profile steps toward achieving it: Wal-Mart, for example, with its efforts to reduce packaging waste, and Nike, which has removed toxic chemicals from its shoes. But, says Unruh, the director of Thunderbird's Lincoln Center for Ethics in Global Management, sustainab...Starting at €8.20
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Rebuilding the R&D Engine in Big Pharma
Garnier, Jean-PierreArticle HBS-R0805D-EStrategyFrom December 2000 to February 2008, the top 15 companies in the pharmaceutical industry lost roughly $850 billion in shareholder value. Although a number of factors - including the rise of generics, pricing pressures, regulatory requirements, and legal entanglements - are to blame, Garnier, the CEO of GlaxoSmith-Kline, believes that declining R&D productivity is his industry's primary problem. The way to solve it, he says, is to return power to ...Starting at €8.20
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Regal Carnation Hotel, Guam
Jim KayalarCase IVEY-9B08M070-EStrategyIn the spring of 2007, a vacationer is upset by the poor hotel experience he has had on the island of Guam. At the onset, the reasons for the bad experience seem to point to seemingly minor issues: bad management, poor service and old rooms. The value of the case lies in the analysis of the symptoms and arriving at the root causes of the problem, particularly the profit maximization strategy of the hotel's owners in a mature industry. The case us...Starting at €8.20
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The European Recycling Platform: Promoting Competition in E-Waste Recycling - Teaching note
Lee H; Shao MTeaching Note SGSB-GS67TN-EService and Operations ManagementThe European Recycling Platform was the only pan-European recycling organization created in response to the European Union’s groundbreaking directive to promote recycling of electronic waste. Braun, Electrolux, Hewlett-Packard and Sony established ERP in 2002 as an alternative to the monopolistic e-waste takeback systems then existing in several European countries. ERP was based on the principle of producer responsibility, in which manufacturers...Starting at €0.00
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The European Recycling Platform: Promoting Competition in E-Waste Recycling
Lee H; Shao MCase SGSB-GS67-EService and Operations ManagementThe European Recycling Platform was the only pan-European recycling organization created in response to the European Union’s groundbreaking directive to promote recycling of electronic waste. Braun, Electrolux, Hewlett-Packard and Sony established ERP in 2002 as an alternative to the monopolistic e-waste takeback systems then existing in several European countries. ERP was based on the principle of producer responsibility, in which manufacturers...Starting at €8.20