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The Secret to Job Growth: Think Small
Glaeser, Edward L.; Kerr, William R.Article HBS-F1007C-EStrategyWith job growth lagging, local communities will be tempted to use tax breaks to attract big employers, but new research by Harvard economist Edward L. Glaeser and William R. Kerr of Harvard Business School indicates that's a misguided approach-growth is highly correlated with an abundance of small firms, not the presence of a few big ones.Starting at €8.20
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AT&T: Managing Technological Change and the Future of Telephone Operators in the 20th Century
Gross, Daniel P.; Kerr, William R.Case HBS-718486-EStrategyBy the 1930s, AT&T dominated the American phone industry, serving 10 million telephones and employing over 100,000 switchboard operators. But beginning in the mid-1910s, the company began changing from manually-operated switchboards to mechanical switching systems that were faster and more cost-effective and did not require human operators. By the 1930s, the changeover has been completed or is underway in most American cities with over 50,000 peo...Starting at €8.20
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Walmart's Workforce of the Future
Kerr, William R.; Bach-Lombardo, JordanCase HBS-819042-EStrategyFaced with intense competition from Amazon, in 2015 Walmart began a transformation of its operations and workforce. The goal was to create an omnichannel retail experience for customers that seamlessly joined online and offline shopping. This case explores Walmart's efforts to deliver this through investments in its workforce makeup and training, digital infrastructure, and automation technology.Starting at €8.20
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Walmart's Workforce of the Future (Spanish version)
Kerr, William R.; Bach-Lombardo, JordanCase HBS-821S03StrategyFaced with intense competition from Amazon, in 2015 Walmart began a transformation of its operations and workforce. The goal was to create an omnichannel retail experience for customers that seamlessly joined online and offline shopping. This case explores Walmart's efforts to deliver this through investments in its workforce makeup and training, digital infrastructure, and automation technology.Starting at €8.20
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Shadow Banking
Soley, Jorge; Sánchez de León, CarlosTechnical Note FN-617-EFinance, Innovation and Change, StrategyThis note explains the growing phenomenon of shadow banking as a non-regulated part of the financial system. In the United States, shadow banking is more important than the traditional banking sector in terms of assets used and it is experiencing high growth rates in Europe as well. The note asks whether shadow banking has more advantages than the traditional banking system because it is not regulated; whether it is more or less transparent; whe...Starting at €8.20
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El Banco Asturiano: ¿Un banco digital
Soley, JorgeCase F-908Finance, Innovation and Change, StrategyEl caso trata de la implantación de la tecnología informática en la banca, el concepto de multicanalidad y la realidad de la banca de las operaciones online. Se explica la evolución de la banca tradicional a la banca digital en un periodo mínimo de cinco años.Starting at €8.20
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Banco Asturiano: A Digital Bank
Soley, JorgeCase F-908-EFinance, Innovation and Change, StrategyThis case deals with the implementation of information technology in banking, the concept of multichannel systems and the reality of online banking transactions. It explains the evolution from traditional banking to digital banking over a minimum period of five years.Starting at €8.20
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El escándalo del LIBOR: Caso Barclays
Soley, Jorge; Sánchez de León, Carlos; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-883Corporate Governance, Finance, StrategyEste caso explica con detalle el proceso de fijación de los tipos de interés con base en el líbor y el euríbor. Se hace hincapié en las manipulaciones llevadas a cabo por algunas entidades bancarias, con el apoyo de un documento emitido al respeto por la Autoridad de Servicios Finacieros británica. Se pretende familiarizar al alumno con los procedimientos de fijación y dar a conocer cómo evitar estos malos usos.Starting at €8.20
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El negocio inmobiliario y la banca
Soley, JorgeTechnical Note FN-603Economics, Finance, StrategyLa nota técnica se centra en recalcar la importancia del crédito hipotecario en la banca. Analiza su régimen en distintos países de Europa y hace mención especial a la nominada "burbuja inmobiliaria" que se produjo en España a partir de 2008. Además, se indican posibles políticas bancarias para evitar aquellos excesos de financiación.Starting at €8.20
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A New Way of Long-term Financial: Credit-linked Bonds
Soley, JorgeCase F-924-EEconomics, Finance, StrategyEl caso describe la primera emisión de bonos ligados al crédito en España por parte de un emisor que no tiene rating. La caracteristica diferencial consiste en que el rating de la emisión no corresponde al emisor de los titulos sino al arredantario en este caso el banco de Santander, que garantiza el pago de los alquileres a Uro Property Holding S.A. (propietario)Starting at €8.20