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Technology and Human Vulnerability (Spanish version)
Turkle, Sherry; Coutu, Diane L.Article HBS-R0309BService and Operations ManagementFor most of the last 50 years, technology knew its place. It's very different today. Technology is not only ubiquitous but has become highly intrusive as well. On the Internet, people invent imaginary identities in virtual chat rooms. Children are growing up with interactive toy animals. If we want to be sure we'll like who we've become in 50 years, we need to take a closer look at the psychological effects of current and future technologies. The...Starting at €8.20
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Escoger ganadores: una conversación con el director de MacArthur Fellows Program, Daniel J. Scolow
Socolow, Daniel J.; Coutu, Diane L.Article HBS-R0705HLeadership and People ManagementEn el mundo de los negocios, "creatividad" se ha convertido en la última moda. ¿Cómo atraer, nutrir y dirigir al pueblo de extraordinario talento que se van a plantear con el siguiente Lipitor, Sony Walkman, o iPod es un tema duradera entre los empresarios. A medida que el director del Programa de Becarios MacArthur, Daniel J. Socolow tiene una experiencia considerable con el proceso de erradicar a la creatividad. En esta conversación con el edit...Starting at €8.20
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México: crisis y competitividad
Musacchio, Aldo; Vietor, Richard H.K.; GarcÃa-Cuéllar, ReginaCase HBS-711S30EconomicsEn 2010, el bicentenario de la revolución de México contra España, el presidente de México, Felipe Calderón esperaba que pudiera orquestar varias reformas cruciales que México necesita. México no había crecido mucho a lo largo de la última década, la pérdida de competitividad de China y otros países asiáticos. Varios de sus instituciones, incluido el trabajo, educación, salud, energía y defensa de la competencia, parecía poco competitivo. Pero co...Starting at €8.20
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Angola and the Resource Curse (Spanish version)
Musacchio, Aldo; Werker, Eric; Schlefer, JonathanCase HBS-714S10Economicsimmense inequality, low life expectancy, a non-diversified economy, and constant grumblings of corruption. The global financial crisis and subsequent fall in state oil revenue drives a loan-seeking Angola towards either the IMF, who demand extensive reforms, or the Chinese, who seek to take a direct stake in the nation's recovery. The case explores the dynamics of post-conflict recovery as well as the challenges associated with a reliance on oil...Starting at €8.20
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La desigualdad en Brasil
Musacchio, AldoCase HBS-716S14EconomicsPara maximizar su eficacia, los casos de color deben imprimirse en color. Este caso se analiza la evolución de la desigualdad en Brasil en los últimos años y genera dos debates. En primer lugar, el caso se analiza la desigualdad y de si es o no un problema para las sociedades capitalistas, en este caso Brasil. En segundo lugar, el caso se analizan algunas de las políticas que el gobierno de Brasil ha utilizado para atacar la pobreza y la desigual...Starting at €8.20
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Lo que funciona en comunicación
Oliver, Xavier; de Toro, Juan ManuelTechnical Note MN-305MarketingDescripción de las distintas disciplinas de comunicación publicitaria y su utilización óptima: publicidad, marketing directo, promociones, patrocinios y relaciones públicas.Starting at €8.20
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Spotting Patterns on the Fly: A Conversation with Birders David Sibley and Julia Yoshida (Spanish version)
Sibley, David; Yoshida, Julia; Coutu, Diane L.Article HBS-R0211BStrategyRecognizing and anticipating change in industry patterns is a core competence for companies today, allowing managers to capitalize on opportunities before they are apparent to others. Yet, companies are far from mastering how to recognize such patterns, especially at the strategic level, where information is usually less profuse and much less precise. Pattern recognition is not a new skill, though, at least not to people outside the business worl...Starting at €8.20
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Pakistan: Is Foreign Aid Helping or Hindering Development
Musacchio, Aldo; Chu, Ada; Nawabi, Shahnawaz; Schlefer, Jonathan; Staykov, EmilCase HBS-712005-EEconomicsNo abstract available.Starting at €8.20
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Veracity Worldwide: Evaluating FCPA-Related Risks in West Africa
Musacchio, AldoCase HBS-712010-EEconomicsThis case addresses corruption, reputation, and expropriation risks associated with a potential mining play in West Africa. Mine Master, a US-based multinational mining company, was considering investing in a zinc concession in a post-conflict West African country. Its potential partner, UK-based Megametals, had acquired the rights to the operation in question in 2005, at the end of the country's civil war and in circumstances that raised potenti...Starting at €8.20
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Banco Ciudad (B): Transformation at Work
Musacchio, Aldo; Herrero, Gustavo A.; Scott, CintraCase HBS-712030-EEconomicsReturning to Banco Ciudad two years after executive chairman Federico Sturzenegger s decision to "think outside of the box" to turn the institution around, this case tracks profitability and other metrics of success for the state-owned bank. The case ends with Sturzenegger asking: where can he take the bank next?Starting at €5.74