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GlaxoSmithKline: Reorganizing Drug Discovery (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Huckman, Robert S.Teaching Note HBS-610044-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for [605074] and [605075].Starting at €0.00
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Pret A Manger
Frei, Frances X.; Goldberg, RIck; van Sice, StephanieCase HBS-612033-EService and Operations ManagementPret A Manger, a London-based chain of sandwich shops, was known for its fast, genuine service and pre-packaged sandwiches prepared on-site daily. Instructed by its board to grow at 15 percent per year, Pret considered opening "twin" shops in locations too small to contain kitchens; these shops would receive sandwich deliveries throughout the day from a nearby "parent" shop. Would Pret's employees and customers accept twin shops or view them as c...Starting at €8.20
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Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering
Upton, David M.; Kim, BowonCase HBS-609018-EService and Operations ManagementExplores the journey of aggressive learning and capability building in the operations of a major Korean Shipbuilder. While DSHM had once used its superior learning capability to topple its Japanese competition, it now faced the potential for a similar attack from new Chinese competitors. Without outsourcing some of its work to China, DSHM would become uncompetitive. However, in outsourcing the work, some skills would necessarily have to be transf...Starting at €8.20
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Dare Devils, S.A.
Nueno, Pedro; Ralph, MichaelCase P-558-EService and Operations ManagementStarting at €8.20
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Royal Bank of Scotland
Oleaga M.; Campa, Jose ManuelCase F-837Finance, Service and Operations ManagementRoyal Bank of Scotland Group plc es una de las mayores empresas del mundo de servicios bancarios y seguros, con una capitalización bursátil de 44,4 millardos de libras esterlinas y un beneficio después de impuestos de 7,7 millardos al cierre de 2007. Sus oficinas centrales se encuentran en Edimburgo, aunque el grupo opera en todo Reino Unido, en Estados Unidos y resto del mundo a través de sus subsidiarias principales: The Royal Bank y NatWest. E...Starting at €8.20
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HSBC Holding, plc.
Oleaga M.; Campa, Jose ManuelCase F-836Finance, Service and Operations ManagementHSBC (Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) Holdings es un banco global con oficinas centrales en Londres. Su red internacional está compuesta por 10.000 sucursales en 83 países, con actividades divididas en las siguientes regiones: Europa, Hong Kong, resto de Asia y Pacífico, incluyendo Oriente Medio y África, Norteamérica y América del Sur. Cuenta con una cartera de 128 millones de clientes, y a cierre de 2007 sus ingresos operativos ne...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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El Seguro Social Campesino en Ecuador
Cárdenas M.; Sánchez, Loppacher J.Case P-1030Service and Operations ManagementEl Seguro Campesino en Ecuador presenta un interesante ejemplo de enfoque de subsidio de demanda para mejorar la cobertura médica para los pobres y las poblaciones rurales. El caso describe el desarrollo de este esquema en Ecuador y presenta el principal problema que queda aún por resolver una vez el sistema se desarrolle: la falta de oferta. El Ministerio debe afrontarlo, y en este caso se presentan varias alternativas. Uno de los principales ro...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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Rural social security in Ecuador
Cárdenas M.; Sánchez, Loppacher J.Case P-1030-EService and Operations ManagementThe Rural Social Security Plan in Ecuador is an interesting example of a demand subsidy approach to achieving better medical coverage in poor and remote rural populations. The case describes how this scheme was developed in Ecuador and the main problem that remains once that the system is in place: the lack of health care providers. The ministry needs to address this problem, and several alternatives are outlined in the case. One of the health mi...Starting at €8.20