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Intrapreneurship within FLG, Inc. (Spanish version)
Garvin, David A.; Gordon, RachelCase HBS-918S11EntrepreneurshipThis case follows Jenica Fletcher as she rebuilds her company's guitar strings division from the ground up. Convinced that she could turn the division around if given complete independence from corporate headquarters, Fletcher relocated the group, rebranded it as Malenti Strings, repositioned the guitar strings as high-performance products, and transformed Malenti into a fast-growing, profitable business. The case traces Fletcher's key steps in...Starting at €8.20
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Petróleos del Mediterráneo, S. A.: Systems Department
Ribera, JaumeCase P-1074-EService and Operations ManagementThis case presents the situation in the information systems department of a small gasoline supply company, which receives a large number of requests for projects and has a hard time prioritizing, planning and controlling them. The departmental manager decides to create a projects office to help him manage the project flows and to put the department in order. The case offers a snapshot of the department's situation, with the list of outstanding pr...Starting at €8.20
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Merging American Airlines and US Airways (B)
Fubini, David G.; Garvin, David A.; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-418036-EExhibit to Merging American Airlines and US Airways (A) case. In February 2013, US Airways announced that it would merge with American Airlines to create the world's largest airline. Doug Parker, the CEO of US Airways, would become CEO of the new American Airlines Group (AAL). The case describes a number of critical decisions Parker made and actions that he took in the course of the acquisition integration process. All focused on how best to comb...Starting at €5.74
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Large-Scale Government Contracting of NGOs to Extend Basic Health Services to Poor Populations in Guatemala
Nieves I.; La Forgia G. M.; Ribera, Jaume; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1006-EService and Operations ManagementThe case discusses the situation of the Basic Services Coverage Extension Program (PECSB) in Guatemala at the beginning of 2000. During its three years of existence, the program has proven to be successful in persuading a large number of NGOs to work with the government in extending health services coverage to poor native populations living in rural areas. The new government is wondering whether the existing "agreements" should be upgraded to con...Starting at €8.20
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Andalucía Aeroespacial (AAe)
Lluch, María; Ribera, JaumeCase P-983Service and Operations ManagementEl Director de Desarrollo Corporativo de Andalucía Aeroespacial se pregunta sobre el posible crecimiento de su empresa. AAe es una empresa del sector aeroespacial, con sede y servicios centrales, pero sin fabricación propia. Los socios, en su mayoría pequeños empresarios con talleres de hasta 50 personas y la Junta de Andalucía a través del Instituto de Fomento de Andalucía, estructuran esta empresa con fábrica virtual que es capaz de presentar u...Starting at €8.20
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The All-Star Sports Catalog Division (Spanish version)
Garvin, David A.; Roberto, Michael A.Case HBS-303S29StrategyDescribes a senior management team's strategic decision-making process. The division president faces three options for redesigning the process to address several key concerns. The president has extensive quantitative and qualitative data about the process to guide him as he and the senior team attempt to make improvements.Starting at €8.20
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Executive Decision Making at General Motors (Spanish version)
Garvin, David A.; Levesque, Lynne C.Case HBS-313S03StrategyDescribes the evolution of General Motors' strategy, organizational structure, and management processes from its founding to the present day. Focuses on the role of GM's management committee--the senior-decision-making body at the company, now called the Automotive Strategy Board (ASB)--and how it operates under Rick Wagoner, its current CEO. In October 2004, Wagoner and the ASB are wrestling with recent changes in GM's planning and budgeting pro...Starting at €8.20
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Mútua de Terrassa: Rollout of the Health Care Information System (HCIS)
Mitchell, Jordan; Ribera, Jaume; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1087-EKnowledge and Communication, Service and Operations ManagementAs of autumn 2006, a major Spanish hospital outside of Barcelona, Grup Mútua de Terrassa (MT), is implementing the second major phase of a new Health Care Information System (HCIS) along with Hewlett-Packard (HP) at eight centers for primary care. The HCIS project is a multi-year and multi-phase initiative which is the first in many steps towards a "paper-less" hospital. The hospital's management are wondering how the HCIS will change the way peo...Starting at €8.20
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Improving Health Care Access for the Poor: A Case Study of the Washington DC Public Health Care System Reforms (A)
Pate M. A.; Abramson, W.; Ribera, JaumeCase P-1046-EService and Operations ManagementThe Major of Washington must decide how to restructure the health care of the District of Columbia, which has suffered from severe financial crisis. The availability of resources contrasts with its poor health outcomes. The main provider of health care to the uninsured, the Health and Hospitals Public Benefit Corporation is forecasted to exhaust its FY2001 subsidy by the middle of March. A commission has submitted its recommendations, which inclu...Starting at €8.20