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Primark: Clouds Ahead
Villanueva, Julian; Nueno, José Luis; Balmaseda, CarmenCase M-1386-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, MarketingWith global sales of approximately $1.75 trillion in 2018, fashion retail was one of the world's largest industries. In the 1980s, a new manufacturing strategy called Quick Response (QR) revolutionized the sector. This approach reduced the delivery time for orders and continued evolving until becoming the Fast Fashion (FF) business model. However, the industry's main challenge remained tightening complex distribution chains and responding to not...Starting at €8.20
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Caesar's Entertainment: apostando por la inteligencia artificial
Villanueva, Julian; González, Jorge; Balmaseda, CarmenCase M-1373Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and Change, Marketing, Service and Operations Management, StrategyA mediados deL 2018, Mark Frissora, CEO y presidente de Caesars Entertainment, presentaba los resultados de la compañía. Esta había salido fortalecida de la grave crisis que sufrió en el 2015. Como uno de los pilares del crecimiento, Frissora había apostado por dotar a su famosa estrategia de marketing basada en los datos de nuevas herramientas de inteligencia artificial (IA) y machine learning (ML). Aún quedaba mucho camino por recorrer, pero lo...Starting at €8.20
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Primark: nubes en el horizonte?
Villanueva Galobart, Julián; Nueno, José Luis; Balmaseda, CarmenCase M-1386Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, MarketingCon unas ventas globales de aproximadamente $1,750 mil millones en 2018, la distribución de moda era uno de los sectores más grandes a nivel mundial. En la década de los 80, una nueva estrategia de fabricación llamada "respuesta rápida" (Quick Response, QR) revolucionó el sector; esta estrategia reducía el plazo de entrega de los pedidos y fue evolucionando hasta convertirse en el modelo de negocio de "moda rápida" (Fast Fashion, FF). Sin embargo...Starting at €8.20
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Barman: la oportunidad de Amazon
Javier Pijoan; Villanueva, Julian; Balmaseda, CarmenCase M-1383Innovation and Change, Marketing, StrategyBarman era una de las cuatro empresas líderes del sector de las bebidas espirituosas. Debido a la presión de las ventas y los objetivos, los directores comerciales de Países Bajos, Bélgica y Alemania habían decidido establecer relaciones con los grandes clientes del canal de comercio electrónico, entre ellos Amazon. El resultado fue un aumento de las ventas en los dos años anteriores. España, sin embargo, no había entrado en acuerdos con Amazon h...Starting at €8.20
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Barman: The Amazon Opportunity
Javier Pijoan; Villanueva, Julian; Balmaseda, CarmenCase M-1383-EInnovation and Change, Marketing, StrategyBarman was one of the four leading players in the spirits industry. Due to the pressure of sales and objectives, the commercial directors of some countries, such as the Netherlands, Belgium, or Germany, had decided to establish business relationships with the prominent e-commerce clients, among others, Amazon. The result was a boost in sales in the last two years. Spain, however, had not entered Amazon until then. In the last business review with...Starting at €8.20
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Leaders Drive Initiatives: How to Accelerate Strategic Execution Through Active Support and Coaching
Davis, Jocelyn R.; Frechette, Henry M.; Boswell, Edwin H.Book Chapter HBS-6018BC-ESuccess in business is all about creating the most value faster than the competition. Yet research shows that only 30% of strategic initiatives fully succeed on time, even with streamlined processes in place, detailed metrics to chart the course, and plenty of resources on hand to get the job done. How can you improve the odds? The authors-all executives at The Forum, a global consulting firm-argue that three often overlooked "people factors" are...Starting at €8.20
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Leaders Affirm Strategies: How Clearly Communicating Your Strategy Speeds Execution of Large-Scale Initiatives
Davis, Jocelyn R.; Frechette, Henry M.; Boswell, Edwin H.Book Chapter HBS-6012BC-ESuccess in business is all about creating the most value faster than the competition. Yet research shows that only 30% of strategic initiatives fully succeed on time, even with streamlined processes in place, detailed metrics to chart the course, and plenty of resources on hand to get the job done. Why? Because an exclusive focus on pace and process often leads to superficial results: lots of activity, but little forward motion. In this chapter, ...Starting at €8.20
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Leaders Cultivate Experience: Creating Strategic Speed by Harnessing the Experience of Your Workforce
Davis, Jocelyn R.; Frechette, Henry M.; Boswell, Edwin H.Book Chapter HBS-6019BC-EJust as a leader's ability to create a workplace climate in which employees feel competent, engaged, and appreciated can accelerate strategic results, so too can a leader's ability to "cultivate experience"-to bring individuals' and teams' experience into view, make it significant, share it, and harness it-increase strategic speed. In this chapter, the authors describe four competencies leaders need in order to capture the experience and wisdom l...Starting at €8.20
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Speed: A New View-Execute Strategy Faster and More Effectively by Focusing on People Factors
Davis, Jocelyn R.; Frechette, Henry M.; Boswell, Edwin H.Book Chapter HBS-6010BC-EAll executives agree that speed is necessary to a successful business. "Strategic speed" is where urgency meets execution-implementing plans and strategies not just quickly, but well. It's something leaders pursue every day and are paid to achieve, yet few are satisfied with the speed of execution within their organizations. In this chapter, the authors, all executives at a global consulting firm, reveal a surprising truth: that you achieve strat...Starting at €8.20
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Tools for Achieving Strategic Speed: Assessing Your Own and Your Organization's Strengths and Weaknesses and Determining Your Next Steps
Davis, Jocelyn R.; Frechette, Henry M.; Boswell, Edwin H.Book Chapter HBS-6023BC-EStrategic speed is not about concocting brilliant strategies. It's about leaders who know how to accelerate strategy execution by adopting the right mind-set and taking the right actions-actions focused on mobilizing people. Strategic speed is where urgency meets execution, and that means you don't need to go into a bunker and spend months drawing up complex plans in order to see results. If you as a leader can think and behave in speed-promoting...Starting at €8.20