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Vitamins and Vaccines
Huete, Luis MaríaTechnical Note PN-512-EDecision Analysis, Leadership and People Management, StrategyCompanies, like all other human institutions, are living beings. They are born, grow, mature, age and die. As living beings, they are subject to a life cycle that will take them from birth to death, passing through a multiplicity of intermediate stages. This paper explores the role that a management team plays in the vitality of their companies, in their aging or rejuvenation, and in the lengthening or shortening of their lives far beyond what wo...Starting at €8.20
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The Economist
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix; Anand, Bharat N.; Gomez, LizzieCase HBS-710441-EStrategyIn 2009 the Economist continued to experience impressive growth and operating margins while many of its peers reeled from both a cyclical downturn and structural threats to print publishing. The case describes the history, organization, and business model of the Economist, and describes three issues confronting Andrew Rashbass, the group's chief executive: first, reevaluating the magazine's digital strategy; second, preparing for e-readers; and, ...Starting at €8.20
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Los cinco primeros años del diario El Mundo
Huete, Luis MaríaCase P-888Service and Operations ManagementTras cinco años de crecimiento en difusión e influencia el diario El Mundo ha de decidir su estrategia de regionalización en las comunidades en donde su presencia es pequeña. Tambien ha de prepararse ante los posibles cambios en el sector.Starting at €8.20
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Multiasistencia in 1996
Huete, Luis MaríaCase P-887-EService and Operations ManagementThis case poses the question of how to capitalize the development of very efficient operations on an accelerated market share growth. The company competes in a highly fragmented sector in which economies of scale are being created. The note also suggests the most appropriate internationalization formula for its expansion outside Spain.Starting at €8.20
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Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey - Managing in the Shadow of Health Care Reform
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix; Sadun, Raffaella; Hamermesh, Richard G.Case HBS-711403-EStrategyTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Per the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), which President Obama signed in 2010, states would be required to create state-wide health insurance marketplaces - the Health Benefit Exchanges (HBEs) - in which individuals and small employers could choose from a set of easy-to-compare, tightly regulated health plans. This case explores how Horizon Blue Cross Blue...Starting at €8.20
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Intellectual Property Strategy at North Technology Group-Sailing Downwind
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix; Fisher, William W., IIICase HBS-714403-EStrategyTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. North Sails is the world's leading sailmaker. The company commands a global market share of more than 50% and is largely responsible for the rapid technological progress in the sailmaking industry over the past 30 years. CEO Tom Whidden needs to consider how to best defend the company's leading position. Specifically, North currently uses neither patents nor copyright to pro...Starting at €8.20
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Three Approaches to Drive Cultural Change
Huete, Luis MaríaTechnical Note PN-518-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThis paper describes three approaches to driving cultural change in companies. All three approaches have the potential to reinforce each other by accelerating the desired change. The improvement of company culture has many strategic implications and must therefore be a priority for management teams. This document provides concepts and tools to promote this cultural change.Starting at €8.20
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The Eight Stages in Team Decision-Making
Huete, Luis María; Merino, Ana IsabelTechnical Note PN-516-EDecision Analysis, Leadership and People ManagementEvery decision carries uncertainty and risk. We present a team decision-making model that takes into account the stages of the decision-making process, the flow of energy in the team throughout the process and different managerial style preferences. With these elements in mind, it will be easier to create the conditions for a diverse and aligned team, capable of making good decisions and executing them brilliantly.Starting at €8.20
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Reflexiones sobre la vida, el trabajo, la ambición y el mundo interior
Huete, Luis MaríaTechnical Note PN-515Leadership and People ManagementExposición de reflexiones personales compartidas con el objetivo de ayudar a quien lo lea a progresar como persona, a hacer un mejor trabajo y a lograr que su presencia haga mejor a los demás. Son 102 reflexiones, escritas con un estilo cercano e informal, agrupadas en 14 categorías.Starting at €8.20
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Eurostop KB
Huete, Luis María; Morgan, IvorCase P-780-EService and Operations ManagementThis case describes a new Swedish multi-service concept. The case is set in central Sweden and describes the prototype unit fo ten or eleven planned for Sweden. The concept itself aims to provide one-stop services "for people on the move". These services form a wide range: hotel, gas station, post office, stores, restaurants, offices, teleconferencing and seminar room. The prototype nature of the subject allows for an examination of the market se...Starting at €8.20