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Enterprise 2.0: How a Connected Workforce Innovates
McAfee, Andrew; Raman, Anand P.Article HBS-R0912H-EIn this conversation with HBR senior editor Anand P. Raman, McAfee, a principal research scientist at the MIT Sloan School of Management's Center for Digital Business, explains why Enterprise 2.0 tools - wikis, tags, Twitter, Google searches, and the like - are transforming companies' innovation processes. Procter & Gamble, for instance, uses its Connect + Develop website not only to publicize what it knows and what it can do but to highlight wha...Starting at €8.20
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The Great Decoupling
Brynjolfsson, Erik; McAfee, Andrew; Raman, Anand P.Article HBS-R1506D-ELeadership and People ManagementToday's digital innovations are doing for brainpower what the steam engine, and related, technologies did for muscle power during the Industrial Revolution. They're allowing us to rapidly overcome limitations and open up new frontiers, say Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee, who have studied the impact of technologies on economies for years. The two MIT professors believe this transformation will create abundance. But they warn that there may be...Starting at €8.20
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Consumer Payment Systems - Japan
Edelman, Benjamin; Hagiu, AndreiCase HBS-909007-EStrategyIn 2008, the Japanese consumer payments landscape featured ongoing widespread use of cash, limited use of credit cards and rapid rise of e-money systems based on contactless technology embedded in cards and especially mobile phones. The case details the alliances that created new products, as well as the regulations that sometimes stood in the way. Throughout, the case identifies incentives for both consumers and merchants, including direct costs...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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Google Inc. (Abridged)
Edelman, Benjamin; Eisenmann, Thomas R.Case HBS-910032-EStrategyDescribes Google's history, business model, governance structure, corporate culture, and processes for managing innovation. Reviews Google's recent strategic initiatives and the threats they pose to Yahoo, Microsoft, and others. Asks what Google should do next. One option is to stay focused on the company's core competence, i.e., developing superior search solutions and monetizing them through targeted advertising. Another option is to branch int...Starting at €8.20
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Google Inc.
Edelman, Benjamin; Eisenmann, Thomas R.Case HBS-910036-EStrategyThe case 'Google Inc.' describes Google's history, business model, governance structure, corporate culture, and processes for managing innovation. It reviews Google's recent strategic initiatives and the threats they pose to Yahoo!, Microsoft, and others. It also asks what Google should do next. One option is to stay focused on the company's core competence, i.e., developing superior search solutions and monetizing them through targeted advertisi...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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Google Inc. (Spanish version)
Edelman, Benjamin; Eisenmann, Thomas R.Case HBS-910S15StrategyThe case 'Google Inc.' describes Google's history, business model, governance structure, corporate culture, and processes for managing innovation. It reviews Google's recent strategic initiatives and the threats they pose to Yahoo!, Microsoft, and others. It also asks what Google should do next. One option is to stay focused on the company's core competence, i.e., developing superior search solutions and monetizing them through targeted advertisi...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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TheLadders (B)
Edelman, BenjaminCase HBS-914017-EMarketingSupplements the A case.Starting at €5.74