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IBM and the Reinvention of High School (B): Replicating & Scaling P-TECH and Partners
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Malone, Ai-Ling JamilaCase HBS-314050-EIBM's Corporate Citizenship office created an innovation in public education through a business-school partnership for widespread replication and diffusion. In 2012, while P-TECH (Pathways in Technology Early College High School) was still in its first year operating, Stanley Litow, IBM's Vice President of Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs and President of the IBM International Foundation, found himself overwhelmed by interested parties...Starting at €5.74
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La campa
Medina P. E.; Sabrià, FredericCase P-882Service and Operations ManagementEl director de logística de una gran empresa fabricante y distribuidor de automóviles en España recibe el encargo de estudiar las posibilidades de mejorar el sistema de distribución de vehículo, en concreto sustituyendo los stocks físicos en cada distribuidor por un stock centralizado "virtual" al que puedan acceder los distribuidores.Starting at €8.20
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Amazon and mybabyallergy.com: E-commerce Decisions for a Retail Start-Up
Jané, JoanCase P-1172-EDecision Analysis, Marketing, Service and Operations Management, StrategyGoing on Amazon usually acts as a real spur for any firm's business, since sales tend to shoot up. But it is also true that it involves downsides that cannot be overlooked. Amazon, the undisputed leader in online sales of all kinds of products, has become a unique platform for the positioning and sales development of thousands of companies-especially for smaller firms, with a shorter track record or fewer resources available to promote their prod...Starting at €8.20
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S&P Indices and the Indexing Business in 2012
Viceira, Luis M.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-213049-EFinanceIn June 2012, Standard & Poor's Indices is finalizing a deal with the CME Group, the largest global exchange for futures and options and majority owner of Dow Jones Indexes, to combine their respective indices business into a new joint venture called S&P Dow Jones Indices. This case discusses the index provider business model through the lenses of this transaction: sources of revenue and profitability, business valuation, uses of indexes in the m...Starting at €8.20
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The Storage Lot
Medina P. E.; Sabrià, FredericCase P-882-EService and Operations ManagementThe logistics director of a large manufacturer and distributor of cars in Spain is given the task of studying how to improve the vehicle distribution system, in particular substituting the physical stock in each distributor's with a "virtual" stock which distributors can access.Starting at €8.20
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Negotiating the P&G Relationship with Wal-Mart (Spanish version)
Sebenius, James K.; Knebel, EllenCase HBS-908S01StrategyDescribes several internal and external negotiations in the 1980s that led to a significant and growing partnership between Procter & Gamble (P&G) and Wal-Mart. From the perspective of Lou Pritchett, P&G's Vice President of Sales and Customer Development, the unfolding negotiations are described, starting with a canoe trip Pritchett took with Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton. Provides insight into various negotiating situations as well as key lessons ...Starting at €8.20
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A direçção de inovação e tecnologia, DIT da Brisa
Cristina, Ferreira; Ramalho J.Case AESE-P-A-553-PPAccounting and ControlO caso Direcção de Inovação e Tecnologia da Brisa é fruto da investigação desenvolvida pela AESE no âmbito do estudo da Inovação em Portugal. O caso mostra como se implementou nesta empresa um processo estruturado de transferência e aplicação de tecnologias, a partir da base de conhecimentos própria e de um projecto de I&D no âmbito do Grupo Mello.Starting at €8.20
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Invensis Technologies (P) Ltd: A Global BPO Service Provider from India
Vaidyanathan Jayaraman; Yadong LuoCase IVEY-9B07E022-EInformation Technologies, StrategyThe executive director of Invensis Technologies (P) Ltd. (Invensis), met with the chief operating officer and vice-president of human resources to address two major challenges that the company was facing. The first challenge was the increased pressure on Invensis to remain competitive and cut costs while providing premium customer service. Clients were expecting more every day from their business process operations. The other challenge was that o...Starting at €8.20
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Brighter Smiles for the Masses--Colgate vs. P&G (Spanish version)
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix; Yao, Dennis; Azevedo Jorge, FilipaCase HBS-707S33StrategyIn 2000, Procter & Gamble Co. introduced Crest Whitestrips, a new, revolutionary product that allowed consumers to whiten their teeth at home. With Whitestrips, P&G created an entire new category in oral care, worth $460 million in 2002. Whitestrips sent P&G's main competitor in oral care, Colgate Palmolive Co., scrambling because several patents protected the strips, making it difficult for Colgate to copy the invention. But in September 2002, t...Starting at €8.20
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The Ascent of Process: Big-P Processes
Redman, Thomas C.Book Chapter HBS-7711BC-EInformation TechnologiesLiterally millions of people have contributed to making manufacturing processes more effective and efficient - and so hastened the full flower of the Industrial Age. In this chapter, the author provides a brief overview of the purpose of focusing on the right processes. This chapter is excerpted from "Data Driven: Profiting from Your Most Important Business Asset."Starting at €8.20