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Ready in Advance: The City of Tuscaloosa's Response to the 4/27/11 Tornado
Leonard, Herman B.; Tannenwald, DavidCase HBS-KS1157-EIn a matter of minutes on the afternoon of April 27, 2011, a massive and powerful tornado leveled 1/8 of the area of Tuscaloosa, AL, a city of approximately 90,000 people and home to the University of Alabama. Doctrine called for the County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) to take the lead in organizing the response to the disaster - but one of the first buildings destroyed during the event housed the County EMA offices, leaving the agency compl...Starting at €8.20
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Pilgrim Bank (A): Statistics Review with Data Desk
Frei, Frances X.Teaching Note HBS-608095-EFinanceTeaching Note for 602104.Starting at €0.00
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Dell Computers (B): The Transition
Frei, Frances X.; Edmondson, Amy C.; Harris-Van Keuren, ChristineCase HBS-607081-EService and Operations ManagementSupplements the (A) case. An abstract is not available for this product.Starting at €5.74
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Begin with Trust
Frei, Frances X.; Morriss, AnneArticle HBS-R2003H-EKnowledge and Communicationauthenticity, logic, and empathy. People tend to trust you when they think they are interacting with the real you (authenticity), when they have faith in your judgment and competence (logic), and when they believe that you care about them (empathy). When trust is lost, it can almost always be traced back to a breakdown in one of these three drivers. This article explains how leaders can identify their weaknesses and strengths on these three dime...Starting at €8.20
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The Four Things a Service Business Must Get Right (Spanish version)
Frei, Frances X.Article HBS-R0804DService and Operations ManagementBecause customers' involvement as producers can wreak havoc on costs, companies must also develop creative ways to fund their distinctive offerings, by providing a self-service alternative, for example, or by offsetting expenses with operational savings. A close look at successful service businesses - Wal-Mart, Commerce Bank, the Cleveland Clinic, and others - reveals that effective integration of the four elements is key. There is no "right" wa...Starting at €8.20
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Results Management at KaBOOM! (A) (Spanish version)
Leonard, Herman B.; Epstein, Marc J.; Winig, LauraCase HBS-308S27StrategyKaBOOM!, a successful playground-building social enterprise funded through corporate partnerships, wants to develop a performance measurement system that will enable the organization to expand its impact substantially. The board of directors and management are trying to develop a performance-oriented approach that will inform their strategy and allow them to manage operations efficiently and effectively as they grow--and, possibly, shift their em...Starting at €8.20