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Comfort Class Transport: Does Customer Service Need an Overhaul, Teaching Note
Roberts, Michael J.; Morrison, Paul E.Teaching Note HBS-4377-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for Product #4377.Starting at €0.00
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Comfort Class Transport: Does Customer Service Need an Overhaul
Roberts, Michael J.; Morrison, Paul E.Case HBS-4374-EService and Operations ManagementThe general manager of a chauffeured limousine transport company is concerned about underperformance at the company's customer service call center. The eight-person call center handles almost all customer interaction including discussing company services with prospective customers, scheduling pickups, providing pricing, confirming appointments, and handling billing inquiries. Customers have complained about extended wait times to speak with someo...Starting at €8.20
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Dunia Finance LLC (A), (B), and (C) - Teaching Note
Venkatesan, Rajkumar; Bodily, Samuel E.; Yemen, Gerry; Gibbs, SheaTeaching Note DARDEN-M-0842TN-EMarketingTeaching note for product M-0842Starting at €0.00
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Picante Mexican Grill: A New Delhi Experience
Raz, Gal; Weiss, Elliott N.; Venkatesan, Rajkumar; Bodily, Samuel E.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OM-1520-EService and Operations ManagementModeled loosely after the American restaurant chain Chipotle, Picante Mexican Grill seeks to offer fresh and healthy vegetarian fast-food options. The owners of this start-up chain in Gurgaon, India, struggle to manage their quickly growing operation. As they consider expanding into new locations, diverse issues—including determining store hours, location, managing centralized production, and meeting staffing needs—challenge the entrepreneurial t...Starting at €8.20
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VinConnect, Inc.: Digital Marketing Strategy
Venkatesan, RajkumarCase DARDEN-M-0864-EMarketingThis case is used in the course elective "Big Data in Marketing." The VinConnect company helped European wineries sell their products directly by using it to facilitate the direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales model to American consumers via offers delivered in e-mail. Unfortunately, the number of purchases has not been as high as VinConnect's president had projected and the open rate for e-mails was high, so potential customers who received the offers...Starting at €8.20
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The Seven Questions of Marketing Strategy
Farris, Paul W.; Parry, Mark E.; Borden, Neil H. Jr.; Venkatesan, Rajkumar; Sharpe, Kathryn M.Technical Note DARDEN-M-0779-EMarketingThis simple model of marketing strategy can provide keys to creating a sustainable competitive advantage. Suitable for MBA and executive formats, this technical note demonstrates that individual marketing strategy concepts are interconnected, which renders the strategic process vulnerable to the political machinations of executives. Evolving customer needs and competitors' proactive efforts to steal market share require a dynamic marketing strate...Starting at €8.20
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Amazon.com--2002 (Spanish version)
Leschly, Stig; Roberts, Michael J.; Sahlman, William A.; Thedinga, ToddCase HBS-805S17EntrepreneurshipDescribe la evolución de Amazon.com y su modelo de negocio desde su fundación. En concreto, se analiza la transformación del Amazonas desde un e-Tailer a una plataforma de comercio y su iniciativa de mercado, que ha llevado a esto. También describe los aspectos económicos de diferentes modelos de comercio que Amazon emplea y discute una decisión confrontar Jeff Bezos con respecto a cómo la empresa debe participar en el segmento de ropa.Starting at €8.20
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U.S. Department of Energy & Recovery Act Funding: Bridging the "Valley of Death"
Roberts, Michael J.; Lassiter, Joseph B.; Nanda, RamanaCase HBS-810144-EEntrepreneurshipThe case focuses on the US Dept. of Energy and the $38 billion dollars of stimulus funding the DOE received to encourage clean tech. They focus on "bridging the valley of death" i.e., helping young, innovative companies finance technically risky and very capital intensive development and commercialization programs. The case focuses on two DOE programs in particular, the Loan Guarantee Program and ARPA-E. The case raises the question of why these ...Starting at €8.20
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InPart (Spanish version)
Lassiter, Joseph B.; Roberts, Michael J.; Biotti, Jon M.Case HBS-815S15EntrepreneurshipStacey Lawson, HBS 1996, comenzó a piezas CAD representaciones compañía de base de datos para los diseñadores e ingenieros de ayuda con el proceso de diseño. La compañía ha completado su producto y está empezando a venderlo. El caso examina cuestiones relacionadas con la organización de la fuerza de ventas y el precio del producto.Starting at €8.20
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CVD Incorporated versus A.S. Markham Corporation (A) (Spanish Version)
Roberts, Michael J.; Walton, Ennis J.Case HBS-310S21EntrepreneurshipDescribe la odisea legal de dos ingenieros que dejaron su antiguo empleador para iniciar una empresa que era directamente competidor. Los temas incluyen los contratos de trabajo, licencias de tecnología, competencia económica, secretos comerciales e información confidencial. Proporciona una buena oportunidad para que los estudiantes exploren los aspectos legales y éticos que rodean el concepto de propiedad intelectual.Starting at €8.20