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The CEO: Mission, Tasks and Responsibilities
Canals, JordiTechnical Note SMN-705-ECorporate Governance, Leadership and People Management, StrategyA company's long-term development is the central objective of corporate governance. This article defines and analyzes the tasks of the CEO and members of the management committee, their relationships with the board of directors and the practical operation in the life of the company. The author analyzes the principles on which the relationship between the board of directors and the management committee should be based: balance between initiative a...Starting at €8.20
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United States Patent and Trademark Office: Closing the Gap on Pendency in Class 705 Business Methods
Chao, Raul O.; McCray, LauranTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1358-EService and Operations ManagementThe United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) experiences overwhelming demand for patents in Class 705: Business Methods. The current resources and process design are not sufficient to handle the incoming patents, and the result is extremely long wait times for patents to be granted. This technical note describes the history of the USPTO, the Business Methods Class, and the process for granting patents.Starting at €8.20
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Peter Klein
Poelmans, StevenCase FH-705-ELeadership and People ManagementPeter Klein must decide which job offer is he going to choose.Starting at €8.20
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Las cuentas del Fútbol Club Barcelona
Amat, Oriol; Rosanas, Josep Maria; Prat N.; Badia, MarcCase C-705Accounting and ControlSe presentan los Estados Financieros de 1997 y 1998 del Fútbol Club Barcelona, y las críticas a los mismos efectuadas por el grupo de oposición a la actual directiva "L'Elefant Blau". Se trata de discutir si estas críticas pueden estar justificadas o no, y cuáles deben ser los criterios para establecer unos estados finanecieros para la entidad.Starting at €8.20
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PT Multimédia.com
Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-705-EFinanceThis case describes the IPO of PT Multimédia.com (PTM.com), a subsidiary of Portugal Telecom, in June 2000. According to the weekly newspaper "O Independente", institutional investors had voiced serious reservations about the widely disparate valuations put forward by the institutional tranche's global coordinators, which ranged between 10 and l.l billion euros. The case provides an opportunity for students to analyze a number of issues related t...Starting at €8.20
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Counterfeits and E-Commerce: Why Even Build It?
Mani, Vidya; Thomas, Doug; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-OM-1753-EService and Operations ManagementThis public-sourced case set in early 2021 examines the role counterfeiting has come to play in e-commerce, specifically at Amazon, which represents over one-third of the US online market. The case's protagonist is Amy Vega, who, along with Jason Larson, has cofounded a humidity-detection-device company with a product called the Hygro. Vega and Larson hope to sell the Hygro on leading e-commerce sites such as Amazon. But should they? Vega's res...Starting at €8.20
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e-Consulting (Spanish version)
Nanda, Ashish; DeLong, Thomas J.; Landry, Scot; Agan, Thomas E.Case HBS-804S07Service and Operations ManagementProporciona una visión general de la historia y el desarrollo de la industria del e-consulta, así como las cuestiones que se le plantean.Starting at €8.20
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Harlequin Enterprises: Assessing e-Books
Rod E. White; Tony S. Frost; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B14M027-EStrategyHarlequin Enterprises is a well-known publisher of women's fiction and the global leader in series romance fiction. In 2013, e-book penetration of romance fiction has exceeded 50 per cent of unit sales. The vice-president of strategy is trying to make sense of the e-book opportunity and threat. She is wondering what impact e-books would have on Harlequin's business model: its relationship with authors, distributors and competitors.Starting at €8.20
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Crear y nutrir tu red: El arte de construir relaciones mutuametne beneficiosas a largo plazo
Neill, Conor; Ferraro, FabrizioTechnical Note SMN-676Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementEl networking es el arte de construir relaciones mutuamente beneficiosas a largo plazo, y esta nota describe qué pueden hacer las redes sociales y qué es, y qué no, el networking. Además, te ofrecemos siete sugerencias para comenzar a construir tu propia red de contactos.Starting at €8.20
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Dirigiendo para hacer realidad la estrategia: Aprendiendo, queramos o no
Andreu i Civit, RafaelTechnical Note SMN-702Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and Change, StrategyLa presente nota describe un enfoque de la implantación de la estrategia basado en el aprendizaje espontáneo que las personas involucradas en tal proceso experimentan de manera continua, quieran o no. De manera natural, este enfoque exige tener en cuenta a las personas que implantarán finalmente la estrategia desde una perspectiva mucho más cercana de lo que es habitual. Por otro lado, le confiere un ritmo poco sincopado y más continuo (de acción...Starting at €8.20