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Career at a Crossroad: Akhil Patel
Wasserman, Noam; Brem, Lisa; Braid, YaelCase HBS-812010-EEntrepreneurshipAkhil Patel is passionate about his business idea: an innovative green technology fuel cell. He wants to dive in and commit to his startup, but his fianc e is much more risk averse, his parents don't approve of the startup, and Akhil has an enticing alternative offer from a prestigious consulting firm. Should Akhil follow his dream and become an entrepreneur? Or should he take the "safer" consulting job?Starting at €8.20
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Moore Medical Corp. (Spanish version)
McAfee, Andrew; Bounds, GregoryCase HBS-606S13Service and Operations ManagementMoore Medical is a medium-sized distributor of medical supplies to practitioners, such as podiatrists and emergency medical technicians. At the time of the case, it has relied on traditional customer channels such as catalogs, phones, and faxes to communicate product offerings, promotions, and availability, and to take orders. It is now attempting to shift to a "bricks and clicks" distributor with a strong Internet presence. It has already made s...Starting at €8.20
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Career at a Crossroad: Roopa Rao
Wasserman, Noam; Brem, LisaCase HBS-812011-EEntrepreneurshipAkhil Patel is passionate about his business idea: an innovative green technology fuel cell. He wants to dive in and commit to his startup, but Roopa Rao, his fianc e, is much more risk averse, his parents don't approve of the startup, and Akhil has an enticing alternative offer from a prestigious consulting firm. Should Akhil follow his dream and become an entrepreneur? Or should he acquiesce to the other forces in his life and take the "safer"...Starting at €8.20
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Web 2.0 and the Emergence of Emergence: A History, Explanation, and Definition of New Collaborative Internet Tools
McAfee, AndrewBook Chapter HBS-5575BC-EWeb 2.0-the new set of technologies that has appeared over the past few years on the Internet-is not mere "hype," nor is it of interest only to e-tailers and other Internet companies. Rather, it is extremely relevant to all organizations that want to bring people together into communities that generate useful information and knowledge and solve problems effectively. But far too many organizations don't know where to start, or even what tools are ...Starting at €8.20
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Mastering the Three Worlds of Information Technology (Spanish version)
McAfee, AndrewArticle HBS-R0611JInformation TechnologiesThey must help choose technologies, using an inside-out approach that keeps the true needs of the business in mind; smooth the adoption of those technologies, taking into account that they may encounter strong resistance; and encourage their exploitation by leveraging already standardized data and work flows. What's most important, though, is that they look beyond the individual IT projects they select to the broader picture of how IT is likely ...Starting at €8.20
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Wikipedia (B)
McAfee, AndrewCase HBS-608066-EStrategySupplements the (A) case. An abstract is not available for this product.Starting at €5.74
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Cambrian House
Coles, Peter A.; Lakhani, Karim R.; McAfee, AndrewCase HBS-608016-ECambrian House builds internet-based products and services by relying entirely on its user community for all aspects of its innovation and new product development process. Users suggest ideas for new products and services and also participate in a monthly voting process to select the best ideas. The company is now considering the deployment of a prediction market to deepen user involvement and commitment in its innovation; however, it is not sure...Starting at €8.20
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Rubbish Boys
Wasserman, Noam; Galper, RachelCase HBS-808101-EEntrepreneurshipIt looked like founder-CEO Brian Scudamore might not be able to pursue franchising as a growth option for his junk-removal business after all. Over the years, he had overcome many hurdles, including buying out his "too-fiery" co-founder, firing all of his employees so he could start all over again when he became disillusioned with the company's developing culture, and failing at experimenting with student franchising to increase the rate of growt...Starting at €8.20
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Los Grobo, Teaching Note
McAfee, AndrewTeaching Note HBS-608018-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note to (606-014). An abstract is not available for this product.Starting at €0.00
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Rubbish Boys, Teaching Note
Wasserman, NoamTeaching Note HBS-810021-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching Note for [808101].Starting at €0.00