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Putting the Service-Profit Chain to Work (HBR Classic) (Spanish version)
Heskett, James L.; Jones, Thomas O.; Loveman, Gary W.; Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.; Schlesinger, Leonard A.Article HBS-R0807LService and Operations Managementinvestment in people, technology that supports frontline workers, revamped recruiting and training practices, and compensation linked to performance. They also express a vision of leadership in somewhat unconventional terms, referring to an organization's "patina of spirituality" and the "importance of the mundane." In this article, Heskett, Jones, Loveman, Sasser, and Schlesinger take a close look at the links in the service-profit chain, which...Starting at €8.20
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Netflix: Designing the Netflix Prize (A) (Spanish version)
Lakhani, Karim R.; Cohen, Wesley M.; Ingram, Kynon; Kothalkar, Tushar; Kuzemchenko, Maxim; Malik, Santosh; Meyn, Cynthia; Friar, Greta; Pokrywa, Stephanie HealyCase HBS-615S16Service and Operations ManagementIn 2006, Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, was looking for a way to solve Netflix's customer churn problem. Netflix used Cinematch, its proprietary movie recommendation software, to promote individually determined best-fit movies to customers. Hastings deterStarting at €8.20
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Au Bon Pain: The French Bakery Cafe, the Partner/Manager Program (Spanish Version)
Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.; Lytle, Lucy N.Case HBS-617S08Service and Operations ManagementEn los últimos años, Au Bon Pain (ABP), una cadena de lujo panaderías cafés franceses / sándwich con sede en Boston, enfrenta una serie de problemas de recursos humanos endémica de la industria de comida rápida (es decir, una escasez de trabajo que hacía difícil atraer y mantener la calidad del personal de la tripulación y los candidatos de gestión, una gestión de personal entrenado en forma inadecuada, y la alta rotación). Para hacer frente al "...Starting at €8.20
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Nivea (B) (Spanish version)
Lakhani, Karim R.; Fuller, Johann; Bilgram, Volker; Friar, GretaCase HBS-615S08Service and Operations ManagementEste caso suplementaria da seguimiento a un innovador enfoque de I + D por Beiersdorf, una compañía de cuidado de la piel y cosméticos. El caso se relaciona lo que pasó con el producto lanzado por Beiersdorf, a su línea Nivea, a raíz de los acontecimientos del caso A, y cómo el éxito comercial del producto informó el pensamiento de los líderes en I + D para el futuro.Starting at €5.74
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Gentle Electric Co. (Spanish Version)
Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.Case HBS-602S17Service and Operations ManagementDiseñado para ilustrar diversos niveles de complejidad en la determinación de tamaños óptimos de orden para una sola política inventario de artículos. Se les pide a los estudiantes para evaluar el impacto de los cambios operativos recientes sobre la política de ordenamiento de la firma. La intención de seguir los estudiantes de la exposición inicial a cantidades económicas, este caso se ensancha de los estudiantes alcance de los modelos TradeOff....Starting at €8.20
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Engineer Ownership Through Anticipatory Management: Address Employee and Customer Needs Before They Arise
Heskett, James L.; Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.; Wheeler, JoeBook Chapter HBS-3830BC-EService and Operations ManagementOrganizations that engineer customer and employee ownership learn to predict and respond to customers' needs before they arise. Technology and information systems can be a great help in this endeavor. But just as important are the combined efforts from all parts of the organization-especially marketing, operations, human resources, and information technology-working seamlessly together to help frontline employees deliver value to customers. This ...Starting at €8.20
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Sustain Your Success: Foster Employee and Customer Ownership to Lock in Success
Heskett, James L.; Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.; Wheeler, JoeBook Chapter HBS-3832BC-EService and Operations ManagementGoogle, the company "Fortune" magazine recently identified as the best place to work in the U.S., offers an inspiring example of management practices that engage employee and customer owners to help create the value that both groups desire. But Google, like so many other companies, faces the challenge of how to lock in this success. According to the authors, the key to overcoming this challenge is a relentless focus on innovating and improving th...Starting at €8.20
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Putting the Service-Profit Chain to Work (HBR Classic)
Heskett, James L.; Jones, Thomas O.; Loveman, Gary W.; Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.; Schlesinger, Leonard A.Article HBS-R0807L-EService and Operations ManagementThis article was originally published in March-April 1994 and was republished in July-August 2008 as an HBR Classic. This article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. In exemplary service organizations, executives understand that they need to put customers and frontline workers at the center of their focus. Thos...Starting at €8.20
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Myelin Repair Foundation: Accelerating Drug Discovery Through Collaboration
Lakhani, Karim R.; Carlile, Paul RCase HBS-610074-EService and Operations ManagementTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. This case presents the Myelin Repair Foundation's accelerated research collaboration model for drug discovery. It highlights the challenges of building a multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional research collaboration that is attempting to create a treatment for multiple sclerosis based on a novel scientific approach. The case provides details on how norms of academic rese...Starting at €8.20
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Myelin Repair Foundation: Accelerating Drug Discovery Through Collaboration, Teaching Note
Lakhani, Karim R.Teaching Note HBS-611073-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for 610074.Starting at €0.00