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Herb Baum on Innovation: Leapfrogging R&D (Spanish version)
Baum, Herb; Buchanan, LeighArticle HBS-F0410LCEO Herb Baum thinks R&D is not the same as innovation, and he thinks innovation should be everyone's business at Dial.Starting at €8.20
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Blue Ocean Strategy (Spanish version)
Kim, W. Chan; Mauborgne, Renee A.Article HBS-R0410DStrategyDespite a long-term decline in the circus industry, Cirque du Soleil profitably increased revenue twenty-two-fold over the last 10 years by reinventing the circus. Rather than competing within the confines of the existing industry or trying to steal customers from rivals, Cirque developed uncontested market space that made the competition irrelevant. Cirque created what the authors call a blue ocean--a previously unknown market space. In blue oce...Starting at €8.20
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Triple-A Supply Chain (Spanish version)
Lee, HauArticle HBS-R0410FStrategyOnly companies that build supply chains that are agile, adaptable, and aligned get ahead of their rivals. All three components are essential; without any one of them, supply chains break down. Great companies create supply chains that respond to abrupt changes in markets. Agility is critical because in most industries, both demand and supply fluctuate rapidly and widely. Supply chains typically cope by playing speed against costs, but agile ones...Starting at €8.20
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Rapid-Fire Fulfillment (Spanish version)
Ferdows, Kasra; Lewis, Michael A.; MacHuca, Jose A.D.Article HBS-R0411GService and Operations ManagementWould you send a half-empty truck across Europe or pay to airfreight coats to Japan twice a week? Would you move unsold items out of your shop after only two weeks? Would you run your factories just during the day shift? Is this any way to run an efficient supply chain? For Español clothier Zara it is. Not that any one of these tactics is especially effective in itself. Rather, they stem from a holistic approach to supply chain management that op...Starting at €8.20
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Aligning Incentives in Supply Chains (Spanish version)
Narayanan, V.G.; Raman, AnanthArticle HBS-R0411FService and Operations ManagementIf the firms work together to serve consumers, they will all win. However, they can do that only if incentives are aligned. Companies must acknowledge that the problem of incentive misalignment exists and then determine its root cause and align or redesign incentives. They can improve alignment by, for instance, adopting revenue-sharing contracts, using technology to track previously hidden information, or working with intermediaries to build tr...Starting at €8.20
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Building Deep Supplier Relationships (Spanish version)
Liker, Jeffrey K.; Choi, Thomas Y.Article HBS-R0412GStrategythey understand how their suppliers work, turn supplier rivalry into opportunity, monitor vendors closely, develop those vendors' capabilities, share information intensively but selectively, and help their vendors continually improve their processes.Starting at €8.20
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Ensure They're Insured (Spanish version)
Horowitz, SaraArticle HBS-F0412KLeadership and People ManagementSara Horowitz, founder of the nonprofit Working Today, explains why insurance programs for independent workers are good for business.Starting at €8.20
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First, Empower All the Lawyers (Spanish version)
Downes, LarryArticle HBS-F0412EStrategyLaw is the last great untapped source of competitive advantage, argues professor Larry Downes.Starting at €8.20
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Outsmarting Wal-Mart (Spanish version)
Rigby, Darrell K.; Haas, DanArticle HBS-F0412JStrategyTo compete against Wal-Mart, companies should exploit the weaknesses of other Wal-Mart competitors, say consultants Darrell Rigby and Dan Haas.Starting at €8.20
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From Periphery to the Core (Spanish version)
Gottfredson, Mark; Puryear, Rudy; Phillips, StephenArticle HBS-R0502JStrategyAs globalization changes the basis of competition, sourcing is moving from the periphery of corporate functions to the core. Always important in terms of costs, sourcing is becoming a strategic opportunity. But few companies are ready for this shift. Outsourcing has grown so sophisticated that even critical functions like engineering, R&D, manufacturing, and marketing can--and often should--be moved outside. And that, in turn, is changing the way...Starting at €8.20