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The LEGO Group: Publish or Protect, Teaching Note
Shih, WillyTeaching Note HBS-613097-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for 613079. Senior managers at the LEGO Group are faced with a quandary: Should they patent inventions coming out of their manufacturing process development work, should they keep them as trade secrets, or should they publish them so that they would go into the public domain and nobody else could patent them? They wish to preserve their freedom to practice, but are very concerned about competitors' ability to benefit from LEGO Group...Starting at €0.00
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The LEGO Group: Publish or Protect
Shih, Willy; Chai, SenCase HBS-613079-EService and Operations ManagementSenior managers at the LEGO Group are faced with a quandary: Should they patent inventions coming out of their manufacturing process development work, should they keep them as trade secrets, or should they publish them so that they would go into the public domain and nobody else could patent them? They wish to preserve their freedom to practice, but they are very concerned about competitors' ability to benefit from LEGO Group's R&D investments or...Starting at €8.20
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El proceso de aprendizaje en la reforma de la atención sanitaria en Estonia
Soone I.; Ribera, JaumeCase P-1042Service and Operations ManagementEl caso describe la evolución de la reforma en la Clínica de la Universidad de Tartu, desde la propiedad del Ministerio de Salud hasta el establecimiento de un nuevo consejo de administración, que integró al Ministerio de Salud como uno de sus miembros. El director del hospital tuvo que afrontar muchos problemas durante la conversión, incluyendo aspectos legales, la resistencia de los médicos, etc. La experiencia en Tartu puede utilizarse ahora, ...Starting at €8.20
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Lamborghini
Díaz, Francisco; Nueno, PedroCase P-821Service and Operations ManagementRecientemente adquirida por Chrysler, Lamborghini tiene problemas relacionados con el desarrollo de producto. El director general de la empresa se plantea la posibilidad de contratar los servicios de una consultora para implantar una metodología de «time-to-market». El equipo directivo se muestra reacio a la entrada de dicha consultora. (Also available in English).Starting at €8.20
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Publish or Protect? (Spanish version)
Shih, Willy; Chai, SenCase HBS-615S15Service and Operations ManagementShould they patent inventions coming out of their manufacturing process development work, should they keep them as trade secrets, or should they publish them so that they would go into the public domain and nobody else could patent them? They wish to preserve their freedom to practice, but they are very concerned about competitors' ability to benefit from LEGO Group's R&D investments or alternately interfere with its freedom to operate.Starting at €8.20
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The Learning process in the Health Care Reform in Estonia
Soone I.; Ribera, JaumeCase P-1042-EService and Operations ManagementThe Chairman of the Board of the Tartu University Clinics Foundation reflects on the changes his institution has undergone in the last few years. The 17 clinics that existed under the Soviet system have been brought together under the Tartu University Clinics Foundation and now have a unified organization with a Governing Council that includes government representatives. The dual managerial structure (reporting to the Ministry of Higher Education...Starting at €8.20
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King & Miranda: El proyecto Olivetti
Munoz-Seca, Beatriz; Suárez-Cantón N.Case P-814Service and Operations ManagementLa concepción del diseño de un nuevo teclado realizada por dos diseñadores afincados en Italia, trabajando conjuntamente con la empresa Olivetti. El nuevo teclado significaba la ruptura, por un lado, con la forma de utilización tradicional del usuario y, por otro, con la estructura de producción de la empresa. El diseño final surgió, no en base a una necesidad detectada, sino a un análisis y estudio profundo de las razones sociales y técnicas que...Starting at €8.20
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Carlsberg in Emerging Markets
Michael W. Hansen; Torben Pedersen; Marcus Moller LarsenCase IVEY-9B11M009-EService and Operations Management, StrategyRisking becoming the target of a hostile takeover or being cornered as a small regional player in the global beer industry, the Danish brewery Carlsberg decided in the early 2000s to expand into rapidly growing emerging markets to pursue new arenas of growth. By 2008, this strategy had paid off, and Carlsberg was positioned among the five largest breweries in the world. In the Russian market — one of the fastest-growing markets in the world — Car...Starting at €8.20
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Bang & Olufsen: la innnovación impulsada por el diseño
Beyersdorfer, Daniela; Austin, Robert D.Case HBS-117S02Service and Operations ManagementUna empresa de éxito, reconocido mundialmente por el exquisito diseño de los productos electrónicos de consumo, se esfuerza por integrar mejor diseño de software en sus procesos de diseño de productos físicos tradicionales para satisfacer las demandas de un mundo post-iPod. Detalla el proceso de Bang & Olufsen "impulsada por el diseño de la innovación", que funciona de manera muy diferente que en los procesos de desarrollo de productos de muchas ...Starting at €8.20
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Ebola: Managing to Save Lives
IESE InsightArticle ART-2676-EService and Operations ManagementA year after the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa in March 2014, health-care experts are cautiously optimistic that the epidemic appears to be slowing. Although the outlook is brighter than a year ago when the first case was detected in Guinea, there is still a long way to go and many lessons to be learned in managing a crisis of this scale, related to institutional shortfalls, international coordination, engagement with local stakeholders and, m...Starting at €8.20