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Arck Systems (E)
Larkin, Ian I.Case HBS-911060-ELeadership and People ManagementThe Arck Systems series of cases describes the dilemmas faced by a senior sales manager in determining a sales compensation plan at an enterprise software company. The existing compensation plan is aggressive and highly rewards "star" performers. The cases track a series of changes the manager makes to the sales compensation plan in response to negative and unintended consequences of the existing system. The cases illustrate the tradeoffs inheren...Starting at €5.74
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Arck Systems (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F), Teaching Note
Larkin, Ian I.Teaching Note HBS-911074-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for 911056, 911057, 911058, 911059, 911060 and 911073.Starting at €0.00
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ITC eChoupal Initiative (Spanish version)
Upton, David M.; Fuller, Virginia A.Case HBS-606S02Service and Operations ManagementSoybean farmers in India have traditionally sold their product through ineffective and frequently dishonest physical marketplaces (mandi). Farmers are generally poor and often illiterate and are forced to be "price-takers" after an arduous journey to the mandi. They also have very limited access to information and education on farming techniques. Describes the use of Internet technologies to reach these farmers and, in particular, examines a new ...Starting at €8.20
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eBay Partner Network (C)
Edelman, Benjamin; Larkin, Ian I.Case HBS-910012-EService and Operations ManagementSupplements the (A) case.Starting at €5.74
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eBay Partner Network (A)
Edelman, Benjamin; Larkin, Ian I.Case HBS-910008-EService and Operations ManagementeBay considers adjustments to the structure and rules of its affiliate marketing program, eBay Partner Network (ePN). In particular, eBay reevaluates affiliate compensation structure, the role of bonuses for especially productive affiliates, and the overall rationale for outsourcing online marketing efforts to independent affiliates. The case presents the history and development of ePN, ePN's importance to eBay, and the mechanics of online affili...Starting at €8.20
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V-Cola, Teaching Note
Larkin, Ian I.Teaching Note HBS-912042-ETeaching Note for 912043, 912044, 912045, 912046, 912047, 912048, and 912049.Starting at €0.00
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Lean Knowledge Work
Staats, Bradley R.; Upton, David M.Article HBS-R1110G-EService and Operations ManagementMany manufacturing companies and some service firms have reaped considerable benefits by applying variations of the Toyota Production System, a method for making operations "lean" through relentless efforts to increase quality and efficiency and eliminate waste. But conventional wisdom holds that lean principles don't lend themselves to knowledge work, which involves judgment and expertise, not the sorts of repetitive, easily specified tasks foun...Starting at €8.20
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eBay Partner Network (B)
Edelman, Benjamin; Larkin, Ian I.Case HBS-910009-EService and Operations ManagementSupplements the (A) case.Starting at €5.74
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Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering
Upton, David M.; Kim, BowonCase HBS-609018-EService and Operations ManagementExplores the journey of aggressive learning and capability building in the operations of a major Korean Shipbuilder. While DSHM had once used its superior learning capability to topple its Japanese competition, it now faced the potential for a similar attack from new Chinese competitors. Without outsourcing some of its work to China, DSHM would become uncompetitive. However, in outsourcing the work, some skills would necessarily have to be transf...Starting at €8.20
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Ponce de Leon, Teaching Note
Larkin, Ian I.Teaching Note HBS-912041-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for 912-037, 912-038, 912-039, and 912-040.Starting at €0.00