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Paragon Legal: A New Model (B)
Sourl, S; Correll, S; Schifrin, DCase SGSB-OB81B-EInnovation and ChangeThe case is about the San Francisco-based law firm, Paragon Legal, founded by lawyer and entrepreneur Mae O’Malley. Paragon Legal gave high-level attorneys the opportunity to have a flexible schedule and work 10 to 40 hours a week. This was in the context of an industry that typically required very long hours and had inflexible schedules and serious penalties for stepping out of the field for any length of time. Eighty-five percent of Paragon Leg...Starting at €5.74
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Pay For Success and Social Innovation Financing: Serving Santa Clara County's Mentally Ill Residents
Brest, P; Schifrin, DCase SGSB-SI133-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and ChangeIn 2016, Santa Clara County was launching a six-year project aimed at reducing the enormous costs of treating its most acute mental health care patients − $45 million a year − while improving their treatment and quality of life. For the project, the county chose a new model called "Pay for Success" (PFS), in which governments only pay service providers if their efforts are successful. By contrast, in the traditional payment model, providers bill...Starting at €8.20
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Vaccine Vial Monitors: "The Little Big Thing:" Taking Social Innovation to Scale
Davis, S; Schifrin, DCase SGSB-SI145-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and ChangeIt is a major global health challenge to get life-saving vaccines to children in hard-to-reach parts of Africa and Asia. These vaccines must stay cool during transport, yet it is not always possible to prevent heat exposure. Historically, health workers had no means of determining whether such heat exposure had damaged the vaccines and caused them to lose potency. But Vaccine Vial Monitors, or VVMs, changed that. A VVM is a small temperature mon...Starting at €8.20
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Retos del siglo XXI: tecnología
Rodriguez, Gustavo; Done, Adrian A.Technical Note PN-457Innovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementLa tecnología es un concepto amplio que trata del conocimiento y uso por el hombre de herramientas y oficios y cómo afecta a la capacidad de controlar y adaptarse al entorno. Es un concepto que no se presta a una definición rigurosa; "tecnología" puede referirse a los objetos materiales utilizados por el hombre, como máquinas, equipos o utensilios, pero también puede abarcar ámbitos más amplios, como sistemas, métodos organizativos y técnicas. La...Starting at €8.20
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Paragon Legal: A New Model (A)
Sourl, S; Correll, S; Schifrin, DCase SGSB-OB81A-EInnovation and ChangeThe case is about the San Francisco-based law firm, Paragon Legal, founded by lawyer and entrepreneur Mae O’Malley. Paragon Legal gave high-level attorneys the opportunity to have a flexible schedule and work 10 to 40 hours a week. This was in the context of an industry that typically required very long hours and had inflexible schedules and serious penalties for stepping out of the field for any length of time. Eighty-five percent of Paragon Leg...Starting at €8.20
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Challenges of the 21st Century: Technology
Rodriguez, Gustavo; Done, Adrian A.Technical Note PN-457-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementTechnology is a broad concept that deals with human usage and knowledge of tools and crafts, and how it affects the ability to control and adapt to the environment. A strict definition is elusive; "technology" can refer to material objects of use to humanity, such as machines, hardware or utensils, but can also encompass broader themes, including systems, methods of organization, and techniques. Human technology began with the conversion of natur...Starting at €8.20