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Metro Bank: The British Banking Revolution Begins
Lago, Alejandro; Moscoso, PhilipCase P-1112-EFinance, Service and Operations Management, StrategyVernon W. Hill has created quite a unique bank fully focused on delivering great customer service. Previously, in the United States, his approach has been highly successful. The question is: will he be able to replicate the success in the U.K. and lead to a banking revolution? But to answer this question, one first has to fully understand what the business model is all about.Starting at €8.20
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Equitel: The Battle for Mobile Money in Kenya - Teaching Note
Lago, AlejandroTeaching Note PT-76-EFinance, StrategyThe case describes the competitive situation in the telecom and mobile money industry in Kenya after 2014. It also presents the strategic options for Equity Bank, the largest retail bank in Kenya, to enter the market as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) and challenge the dominant position of Safaricom, the homegrown dominant operator. The entrance of Equity Bank (considered "another 500-pound gorilla") could mean a newly competitive landsc...Starting at €0.00
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Compras y externalización
Moscoso, Philip; Lago, AlejandroTechnical Note PN-499Service and Operations Management, StrategyToda empresa, en algun momento, se enfrenta a una pregunta fundamental: que recursos deben ser propios y que actividades de la cadena de valor quiere realizar internamente. En resumen, se enfrenta a la conocida disyuntiva de si "hacer o comprar" (make or buy). Esta nota presentas al directivo, de forma somera, las claves y oportunidades de la externalizacion y las compras, para ayudar asi a convertir estas actividades en fuentes de ventaja compet...Starting at €8.20
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Data: The Prerequisite for Everything Analytical--How to Manage Your Data for More Effective General Management
Davenport, Thomas H.; Harris, Jeanne G.; Morison, RobertBook Chapter HBS-5741BC-EStrategyFor too long, managers have relied on their intuition or their "golden gut" to make decisions. Important decisions have been based not on data, but on the experience and unaided judgment of the decision maker. Sometimes intuitive and experience-based decisions work out well, but all too often they go astray, end in disaster, or result in money being left on the table. If you think that your organization ought to make more decisions based on facts...Starting at €8.20
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Leadership: The Deciding DELTA Factor--The Human Element Behind Analytical Mastery
Davenport, Thomas H.; Harris, Jeanne G.; Morison, RobertBook Chapter HBS-5745BC-EStrategyThere is no doubt that to be a full-fledged analytical competitor, you need the CEO in your corner. However, there is also no doubt that almost any employee can move an organization in a more analytical direction. In this chapter you will learn how you can make your organization more analytical, advocate for more fact-based decision making, and encourage your employees to become analytical leaders themselves, regardless of your position. By descr...Starting at €8.20
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Embed Analytics in Business Processes: A How-To Guide
Davenport, Thomas H.; Harris, Jeanne G.; Morison, RobertBook Chapter HBS-5751BC-EStrategyIf you really want to put analytics to work in your organization, you need to make them an integral part of everyday business decisions and business processes. A cross-functional process perspective enables you to appreciate how different parts of the business work together (or fail miserably in doing so) and to identify all the ways analytics might be used to create a better outcome for the enterprise. In this chapter, the authors of Competing o...Starting at €8.20
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Equitel: The Battle for Mobile Money in Kenya (French Version)
Mazzacani, Giovanni Maria; Lago, AlejandroCase P-1153-FRFinance, StrategyThe case describes the competitive situation in the telecom and mobile money industry in Kenya after 2014. It also presents the strategic options for Equity Bank, the largest retail bank in Kenya, to enter the market as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) and challenge the dominant position of Safaricom, the homegrown dominant operator. The entrance of Equity Bank (considered "another 500-pound gorilla") could mean a newly competitive landsc...Starting at €8.20
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Metro Bank: The British Banking Revolution Begins (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Lago, Alejandro; Moscoso, PhilipCase P-1112-PBFinance, Service and Operations Management, StrategyVernon W. Hill has created quite a unique bank fully focused on delivering great customer service. Previously, in the United States, his approach has been highly successful. The question is: will he be able to replicate the success in the U.K. and lead to a banking revolution? But to answer this question, one first has to fully understand what the business model is all about.Starting at €8.20
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Procurement and Outsourcing
Moscoso, Philip; Lago, AlejandroTechnical Note PN-499-EService and Operations Management, StrategyEvery firm at some point is faced with a fundamental question: What resources and which activities in the value chain should be supplied in-house? In short, it is the well-known dilemma of "make or buy." This note presents managers with a summary of the keys and opportunities of outsourcing and procurement in order to help them transform these activities into sources of competitive advantage for their companies.Starting at €8.20
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Metro Bank: comienza la revolución de la banca británica
Lago, Alejandro; Moscoso, PhilipCase P-1112Finance, Service and Operations Management, StrategyVernon W. Hill ha creado un banco realmente singular, completamente centrado en proporcionar un excelente servicio al cliente. En el pasado, su enfoque tuvo un enorme éxito en EE.UU. La pregunta es: ¿Será capaz de replicar este éxito en el Reino Unido y provocar una revolución en la banca? Pero para responder a esta pregunta, en primer lugar se debe tener un conocimiento cabal del funcionamiento de este modelo de negocio.Starting at €8.20