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e-Types A/S, Teaching Note
Austin, Robert D.Teaching Note HBS-609108-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for [606118].Starting at €0.00
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Secom: Managing Information Security in a Risky World
McFarlan, F. Warren; Austin, Robert D.Case HBS-308015-EInformation TechnologiesExamines the type of security that is appropriate for an Internet company to have on its site. Focuses on a 20-person electronic e-commerce company trying to decide what parts of the information security product line they should acquire from the largest sStarting at €8.20
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The Right Way to Lead Design Thinking
Bason, Christian; Austin, Robert D.Article HBS-R1902F-EThe authors studied almost two dozen major design-thinking projects within large private- and public-sector organizations in five countries and found that effective leadership is critical to their success. They focused not on how individual design teams did their work but on how the senior executives who commissioned the work interacted with and enabled it. To employees accustomed to being told to be rational and objective, design-thinking method...Starting at €8.20
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Standardization and Innovation, The Adventures of an IT Leader, Teaching Note
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonTeaching Note HBS-5507-EInformation Technologies"The Adventures of an IT Leader" invites readers to "walk in the shoes" of a new CIO, Jim Barton, as he spends a difficult year learning effective information technology leadership, sidestepping the pitfalls that make the CIO job the most volatile, high-turnover job in the business. This chapter addresses the problem of proliferating IT technologies.Infrastructure complexity increases the cost of overhead and the demand for IT support; it increas...Starting at €0.00
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Turkey and the Southern Corridor
Abdelal, Rawi; Cekin, Esel; Celik, CigdemCase HBS-715042-EEconomicsIn December 2014, Russia cancelled the South Stream pipeline that was envisaged to deliver natural gas through the Black Sea basin on to Europe and replaced it with a new pipeline through Turkey. The Turkish Stream was a great opportunity for Turkey to turn itself into an energy hub of its region. It had already secured TANAP, a natural gas pipeline to carry Azerbaijani gas to Europe through Turkey. The country's geographical position was one of ...Starting at €8.20
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Denial of Service Attack (Spanish version)
Austin, Robert D.; Leibrock, Larry; Murray, AlanCase HBS-603S06Service and Operations ManagementDescribes a new CIO trying to manage a denial of service (DOS) attack against his e-retailing business. The attack and its aftermath provide students an opportunity to discuss the business issues that are interwoven with computer security issues.Starting at €8.20
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Turkey and Russia: Dangerous Liaisons
Abdelal, Rawi; Cekin, Esel; Kuzucu, Eren; Yucaoglu, GamzeCase HBS-717035-EEconomicswhether in light of the existing uncertainties companies operating in both countries can resume their investments and commercial activities, or should decisions be put on hold? What is the best strategy during such turbulent times? Can companies bet that a reunion would last?Starting at €8.20
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Neurodiversity as a Competitive Advantage
Austin, Robert D.; Pisano, Gary P.Article HBS-R1703F-EMany people with neurological conditions such as autism spectrum disorder and dyslexia have extraordinary skills, including in pattern recognition, memory, and mathematics. Yet they often struggle to fit the profiles sought by employers. A growing number of companies, including SAP, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Microsoft, have reformed their HR processes in order to access neurodiverse talent--and are seeing productivity gains, quality improve...Starting at €8.20
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Mubadala: Forging Development in Abu Dhabi
Abdelal, Rawi; Tarsis, IrinaCase HBS-708033-EEconomicsIn 2007, Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, the CEO of Mubadala Development Company (Mubadala), had every reason to be optimistic about the future of his home, Abu Dhabi, one of the emirates comprising the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The tiny, sandy, and dry emirate with a population of 1.5 million, only 420,000 of whom were citizens, was nestled upon nearly 10% of the world's known reserves of oil and the 4th largest proven reserve of natural gas. Wit...Starting at €8.20
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Moods of Norway
Austin, Robert D.; O'Donnell, Shannon; Krogh, DorteCase HBS-609106-EEntrepreneurshipTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Describes a young fashion company competing in a variety of unconventional ways, many "experience economy" related. Moods fronts their brand with the "boy band" images of its three founders and designs eccentric features into their clothes as a way of gaining mindshare among customers even though they cannot spend on marketing the way their competitors do. The case invites s...Starting at €8.20