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Nochebuena (A, B, C, D)
Ribera, JaumeCase P-1034Service and Operations ManagementLa familia Krank tiene que organizar una cena de Navidad y decorar su casa en un plazo mínimo de tiempo. El ejercicio plantea la planificación de estas actividades como un proyecto y el impacto que sobre la misma pueden tener los distintos acontecimientos.Starting at €8.20
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Kristen's Cookies Company Revisitado (C) - Ejercicio
Ribera, Jaume; Rosenmöller, MagdaExercise PE-32Service and Operations ManagementEste ejercicio amplia el caso Kriste's Cookie Company introduciendo un segundo producto. Permite analizar la variación de la capacidad a medida que cambia el product mix entre los dos productos que ahora se producen en la misma planta.Starting at €8.20
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Christmas Eve (A, B, C, D)
Ribera, JaumeCase P-1034-EService and Operations ManagementThe Krank family have to organize a Christmas party and decorate their house in a very short period of time. The exercise involves planning these activities as a project, taking into account the impact that various other events may have on those activities.Starting at €8.20
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Kristen's Cookies Company Revisited (C) - Exercise
Ribera, Jaume; Rosenmöller, MagdaExercise PE-32-EService and Operations ManagementStarting at €8.20
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Microsoft Project Tm: A brief tutorial (C)
Grasas, Alex; Ribera, JaumeTechnical Note PN-423-EService and Operations ManagementThis technical note is an introduction to the use of Microsoft Project 2000. Among other things, this project planning software allows the user to organize and schedule project activities, allocate resources and costs, prepare reports, monitor progress, etc. Using examples to aid comprehension, the note explains the most important features of the program, so that once the user has grasped the basics, she can develop and apply her knowledge in pla...Starting at €8.20
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Riverside Medical Centre
Fontcuberta C.; Ribera, JaumeCase P-923Service and Operations ManagementEl Director Médico de un hospital privado general de 110 camas hace una revisión de sus cinco años de gestión. El caso contempla la estructura de un centro privado, los acuerdos económicos con los médicos, los tipos de contratos con entidades aseguradoras, la captación de profesionales de prestigio e incluso el propio papel de la dirección médica en un centro privado donde los médicos gozan de una gran autonomía.Starting at €8.20
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Equality of Opportunity and Outcome in the U.S.
Weinzierl, Matthew C.; Su, AlastairCase HBS-715028-EEconomicsEquality of opportunity is endorsed universally even though, or more likely because, it can mean such different things to different people. What definition of equality of opportunity ought to figure into policy decisions? How close, or far, is the United States from providing equal opportunity? Instructors may also obtain a Teaching Note, written by this case's author, that provides suggestions for using this case effectively in the classroom.Starting at €8.20
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Immigration Policy in Germany (A)
Weinzierl, Matthew C.; Flanagan, Katrina; Su, AlastairCase HBS-715029-EEconomicsGermany's Chancellor Angela Merkel faced economic and moral pressure to encourage greater immigration from struggling European, and especially Eurozone, countries after the economic downturn that began in 2008. In fact, it was possible that both the Euro currency union and the European political union depended on increasing migration across member countries, including into Germany. But German domestic politics made Merkel's decision a difficult o...Starting at €8.20
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U.S. Government Debt and the Debate over a Balanced Budget Amendment
Weinzierl, Matthew C.; Flanagan, Katrina; Su, AlastairCase HBS-714031-EEconomicsIn the first decade of the 21st century, national debt as a share of GDP rose dramatically in the United States and across the developed world. This case consists of excerpts from leading commentators explaining and commenting on this trend and the economic and moral problems it poses. Instructors may also obtain a Teaching Note, written by this case's author, that provides suggestions for using this case effectively in the classroom.Starting at €8.20
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1996 Welfare Reform in the United States
Weinzierl, Matthew C.; Flanagan, Katrina; Su, AlastairCase HBS-715030-EEconomicsOn August 22, 1996, U.S. President Bill Clinton signed into law the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA)-a dramatic reform of the American system of economic assistance for the poor that, as its title suggested, attempted to encourage labor force participation rather than reliance on federal support. Clinton's decision to support a proposal that substantially cut spending on economic assistance was controversia...Starting at €8.20