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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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Hewlett Packard Enterprise: The Dandelion Program
Pisano, Gary P.; Austin, Robert D.Case HBS-617016-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case describes Hewlett Packard Enteprise's "Dandelion Program," which has developed a new service offering for the company's clients by drawing on the special talents of people with autism. The company has deployed "pods" organized around 8 or 9 employees with autism, to function as high performance mini-ecosystems, which have turned out to be 30% more effective than average service teams (in some areas). The case centers around questions of...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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SAP SE: Autism at Work
Pisano, Gary P.; Austin, Robert D.Case HBS-616042-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case describes SAP's "Autism at Work" program, which integrates people with autism into the company's workforce. The company has a stated objective of making 1% of its workforce people with autism by 2020. SAP's rationale for the program is based on the belief that "neurodiversity" contributes to the company's overall innovative capabilities ("We believe that innovation comes from the edges.") Thus, the program is not viewed as a subsidized ...Starting at €8.20
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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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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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Ford Motor Co.: Supply Chain Strategy
Austin, Robert D.Case HBS-699198-EService and Operations ManagementDescribes Ford's examination of its supply chain to evaluate whether the company should "virtually integrate" on the Dell Computers model.Starting at €8.20
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IBM's Decade of Transformation: Uniting Vision and Values (Spanish Version)
Applegate, Lynda M.; Austin, Robert D.; Heckscher, Charles C.; Michael, Boniface; Collins, ElizabethCase HBS-811S18Leadership and People ManagementComplementa el caso (A). Un resumen no está disponible para este producto.Starting at €8.20
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Supply Chain Strategy (Spanish version)
Austin, Robert D.Case HBS-603S19Service and Operations ManagementDescribes Ford's examination of its supply chain to evaluate whether the company should "virtually integrate" on the Dell Computers model.Starting at €8.20
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Epilogue
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonBook Chapter HBS-1019BC-EInformation TechnologiesIT has changed not only the way we work and conduct business, but also how we (and our customers) play, how we consume, and how we educate our next generations. And yet the IT phenomenon, so evident in the expenditures of every organization, has not yet achieved management attention equal to other areas, such as finance, marketing, operations, and human resources. The main problem according to the authors is the absence of systematic frameworks t...Starting at €8.20