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Fernández-Vega Eye Institute - Teaching Note
Serrano, Alejandro; Moscoso, PhilipTeaching Note PT-64-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementThis teaching note is designed for the case study P 1137 E, "Fernández-Vega Eye Institute." It proposes assignment questions for case preparation, guidelines for case analysis, and a teaching plan and board plan for class.Starting at €0.00
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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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Beyond 20/20: The model of the Fernández-Vega Eye Institute
Serrano, Alejandro; Moscoso, PhilipCase OIT-26-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementThe Fernández-Vega Eye Institute in Oviedo, Asturias, is possibly the most famous clinic in Spain in its specialty. It is not only notable for its high medical quality; the clinic has also optimized its provision of services using business criteria with the aim of improving the customer experience. Faced with a growing demand for its medical services, the institute's management has to decide between a series of specific options for increasing the...Starting at €8.20
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What's Your Google Strategy
Hagiu, Andrei; Yoffie, David B.Article HBS-R0904F-EStrategyThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. Multisided platforms can lower your transaction costs and increase customer reach. But powerful MSPs like Microsoft, Google, and Apple have also tended to extract most of the value from their platforms, mainly because companies that played with them didn't adequate...Starting at €8.20
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eBAY Spain and its User Community
Moscoso, Philip; Lago, AlejandroCase P-1079-EInformation Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementThe case focuses on how eBay gets its user community involved in all its business activities, from strategic decision making to operations. To do this it has developed a number of very sophisticated communication tools. Specifically, the case discusses certain adjustments in the listing fees and sales commissions, and how to improve the detection of fake products.Starting at €8.20
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Fundación "La Caixa": exposiciones de arte
Moscoso, PhilipCase P-1103Service and Operations ManagementCon un presupuesto de 500 millones de euros en 2009, la Fundación "la Caixa" es la tercera fundación privada más grande de Europa. A través de ella, la caja de ahorros "la Caixa" gestiona su Obra Social. El objetivo fundacional de la Fundación es financiar e impulsar actividades de carácter social, educativo, cultural y científico. El presente caso se centra en la vertiente cultural e ilustra la producción de exposiciones de arte por parte de la ...Starting at €8.20
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Staging Two-sided Platforms
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Hagiu, AndreiCase HBS-808004-EStrategyFirms that aspire to develop two-sided platforms face a formidable challenge. Prospective users on each side will not invest in the platform until they are confident there will be enough users on the other side. Traditional strategies for dealing with this dilemma--subsidizing users or securing their exclusive affiliation--are costly and risky. Describes less costly staged strategies for building two-sided platforms. With the "vendor to two-sided...Starting at €8.20
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What's Your Google Strategy? (Spanish version)
Hagiu, Andrei; Yoffie, David B.Article HBS-R0904FStrategy(1) Whether to play with existing MSPs, build their own platform, or do both; (2) once they've concluded that at least one third-party MSP can benefit their business, deciding how many to join; and (3) figuring out how to play - that is, which features or services they should adopt and which they should reject in order to maintain their company's competitive advantage. Some companies that lack the power to influence an MSP's actions may have few...Starting at €8.20
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eBay España y su comunidad de usuarios
Moscoso, Philip; Lago, AlejandroCase P-1079Information Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementEl caso se centra en cómo eBay involucra a su comunidad de usuarios en todas sus actividades de negocio, desde la toma de decisiones estratégicas hasta la propia operativa. Para ello ha desarrollado una serie de instrumentos de comunicación muy sofisticados. Concretamente, el caso plantea ajustes en los precios de inserción y las comisiones de venta, así cómo mejorar la detección de productos falsos en la plataforma.Starting at €8.20
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