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Leadership Development: Perk or Priority? (HBR Case Study and Commentary) (Spanish version)
Kesner, Idalene F.; Burnett, Susan; Morrison, Mike; Tichy, Noel M.; Owens, DavidArticle HBS-R0305ALeadership and People ManagementKaren Barton, Zendal Pharmaceuticals' senior vice-president of human resources, was livid when COO Dave Palmer slashed her executive education budget by 75%. Without funding, there could be no in-house leadership development program, which was to be the first step toward a full-blown Zendal University. Palmer was not against bold initiatives, but sales were down 26%, and there was that $300 million debt Zendal took on when it acquired Premier Pha...Starting at €8.20
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Leadership Development: Perk or Priority? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Kesner, Idalene F.; Burnett, Susan; Morrison, Mike; Tichy, Noel M.; Owens, DavidArticle HBS-R0305A-ELeadership and People ManagementKaren Barton, Zendal Pharmaceuticals' senior vice-president of human resources, was livid when COO Dave Palmer slashed her executive education budget by 75%. Without funding, there could be no in-house leadership development program, which was to be the first step toward a full-blown Zendal University. Palmer was not against bold initiatives, but sales were down 26%, and there was that $300 million debt Zendal took on when it acquired Premier Pha...Starting at €8.20
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Lowell General Physician Hospital Organization
Bohmer, Richard M. J.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-612016-EService and Operations ManagementThis case focuses on the Alternative Quality Contract (AQC), a novel payment program designed to incentivize providers to deliver less costly, high quality health care. Under the AQC, offered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, providers received a fixed-dollar budget to cover all care provided to a specific patient population, as well as incentive payments for quality. The AQC was piloted in 2009 by a handful of provider organizations, i...Starting at €8.20
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National Instruments
Applegate, Lynda M.; Pearlson, Keri; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-813001-EStrategyThis case explores the use of social media to support product design, customer support, marketing and HR activities at National Instruments (NI). Based in Austin, Texas, with over $1 billion in 2011 sales, NI designs, produces, and sells software and hardware platforms that simplify development of its customers measurement and control systems. Its customers, ranging from individuals (professors and their students) to large corporations, consist p...Starting at €8.20
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Philips-Visicu
Herzlinger, Regina E.; Kindred, Natalie; McKinley, Sara MCase HBS-313015-EStrategyWould the advent of global payment models and ACOs create sufficient demand for a telemedicine offering covering the care continuum, from hospitals to the home? This was the decision facing Royal Philips Electronics (Philips), the Netherlands-based producer of lighting, consumer electronics, and health care products, in 2012. Philips already offered several remote monitoring systems for hospitals, including the eICU, which it obtained through the...Starting at €8.20