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Fraunhofer: Innovation in Germany
Comin, Diego; Trumbull, Gunnar; Yang, KerryCase HBS-711022-EEconomicsFraunhofer is one of the largest applied research organizations in the world. With 17,000 employees and a 1.6 billion euros budget, Fraunhofer has 60 institutes in Germany that cover most fields of science. The case examines the consequences that Fraunhofer has for the competitiveness of the German economy. It also explores whether the organization of R&D is affected by the size distribution of firms as well as by institutions in labor and financ...Starting at €8.20
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Fraunhofer: Innovation in Germany, Teaching Note
Comin, Diego; Trumbull, GunnarTeaching Note HBS-711063-EEconomicsTeaching Note for 711022.Starting at €0.00
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Fraunhofer: Five Significant Innovations
Comin, Diego; Trumbull, Gunnar; Yang, KerryCase HBS-711058-EEconomicsStarting at €8.20
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South Africa (B): Getting Unstuck
Vietor, Richard H.K.; Comin, DiegoCase HBS-711085-EEconomics15 years after ending apartheid, formal unemployment in South Africa was still at 24%. While the country had grown at 4 to 5% annually during the 2000s, the financial crisis set it back by 1 million more unemployed. Moreover, it seemed as if the nation were stuck between low wage and fully developed competitors. The government of Jacob Zuma has just adopted a "New Growth Path," hoping to create several million jobs over the next few years. Both t...Starting at €5.74
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South Africa (A): Stuck in the Middle
Vietor, Richard H.K.; Comin, DiegoCase HBS-711084-EEconomicsFifteen years after ending apartheid, formal unemployment in South Africa was still at 24%. While the country had grown at 4 to 5% annually during the 2000s, the financial crisis set it back by 1 million more unemployed. Moreover, it seemed as if the nation were stuck between low wage and fully developed competitors. The government of Jacob Zuma has just adopted a "New Growth Path," hoping to create several million jobs over the next few years. B...Starting at €8.20
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Foxconn Technology Group (B)
Eccles, Robert G.; Serafeim, George; Cheng, BeitingCase HBS-112058-ELeadership and People ManagementThe (B) case presents Foxconn's plan to replace manual labor with robots and move some of its employees to more interesting and sophisticated jobs.Starting at €5.74
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Drivers of Productivity and Global Competitiveness
Comin, DiegoTeaching Note HBS-712037-EEconomicsProductivity and competitiveness have become hot topics among managers and policy-makers. Their interest surely resides in the fact that productivity and competitiveness not only determine the present living standards but also contribute importantly to the determination of a country's living standards in the future. This module provides a new framework to understand the drivers of productivity and competitiveness for companies and countries.Starting at €0.00
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Managing the Layoff Process: India
Sucher, Sandra J.Case HBS-612068-ELeadership and People ManagementThis note is an overview of the context for managing layoffs in India. It describes the legal responsibilities of managers in conducting layoffs, recent unemployment trends, and the financial, health, training, job placement and other benefits that laid-off employees can expect to receive.Starting at €8.20
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Managing the Layoff Process: The United States
Sucher, Sandra J.Case HBS-612067-ELeadership and People ManagementThis note is an overview of the context for managing layoffs in the United States. It describes the legal responsibilities of managers in conducting layoffs, recent unemployment trends, and the financial, health, training, job placement and other benefits that laid-off employees can expect to receive.Starting at €8.20
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Who Can Fix the "Middle Skills" Gap
Kochan, Thomas A; Finegold, David; Osterman, PaulArticle HBS-R1212F-ELeadership and People ManagementNearly half of new job openings from 2010 through 2020 will be middle-skills positions in fields such as computer technology, nursing, and high-skill manufacturing. They require postsecondary technical education and training, and they're increasingly hard to fill. As federal funding for job training declines, Kochan, Finegold, and Osterman urge companies to take the lead in closing the middle-skills gap. Getting there, they argue, will require lo...Starting at €8.20