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Barcelona: A Roman Village Becoming a Smart City (Abridged)
Carrasco, Carlos; Ricart, Joan Enric; Berrone, PascualCase SM-1646-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, StrategyOn July 2, 2014, Josep Ramon Ferrer, director of the ICT and smart city strategy at Barcelona City Council, finished the second round of meetings with the companies selected to participate in the competitive dialogue to create City OS, Barcelona's operating system. City OS was one of the key milestones in Barcelona's smart city strategy. It aimed to enable the council to acquire and process data from urban operations in a rapid, efficient, effect...Starting at €8.20
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Thomas Green: Power, Office Politics and a Career in Crisis
Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.; Beckham, HeatherCase HBS-2095-ELeadership and People ManagementTeach this case online with new suggestions added to the Teaching Note. When students have the English-language PDF of this Brief Case in a coursepack, they will also have the option to purchase an audio version. The case describes the dilemma of a markStarting at €8.20
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Pricing, Packaging, and Demand Forecasting for a New Weight-Loss Drug (Spanish version)
Quelch, John A.; Beckham, HeatherCase HBS-410S26MarketingWhen students have the English-language PDF of this Brief Case in a coursepack, they will also have the option to purchase an audio version. Metabical is a new weight loss drug from Cambridge Sciences Pharmaceuticals intended for moderately overweight individuals. In anticipation of final FDA approval, the senior director of marketing, Barbara Printup, prepares for the product launch and must make several critical decisions. First, she must selec...Starting at €8.20
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Los CEO con mejor desempeño en el mundo
Hansen, Morten T.; Ibarra, Herminia; Peyer, UrsArticle HBS-R1001HLeadership and People ManagementUna gran cantidad de personas que han culpado a pensar a corto plazo para hacer que nuestros problemas económicos actuales, lo que ha provocado un debate sobre qué ventana de tiempo que debe utilizar para evaluar el desempeño de un director general. Hoy tableros de directores, altos directivos y los inversores intensamente quieren saber cómo manejar los directores generales de los altibajos de los negocios que se ejecutan durante un período prolo...Starting at €8.20
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The HBR Agenda 2011 (Spanish version)
Ariely, Dan; Brown, Tim; Cappelli, Peter; Davenport, Thomas H.; Duflo, Esther; Fernández-Aráoz, Claudio; Govindarajan, Vijay; Gratton, Lynda; Hackman, J. Richard; Ibarra, Herminia; Kedrosky, Paul; Lafley, A.G.; Li, Charlene; Ma, Jack; Manzoni, Jean-Francois; Pink, Daniel H.; Porter, Michael E.; Schein, Edgar H.; Schmidt, Eric; Schwab, Klaus; Shirky, Clay; Stiglitz, Joseph E.; Sutton, Robert I.; Tyson, LaArticle HBS-R1101BKnowledge and CommunicationJoseph E. Stiglitz will be crafting a new postcrisis paradigm for macroeconomics whereby rational individuals interact with imperfect and asymmetric information. Herminia Ibarra will be looking for hard evidence of how "soft" leadership creates value. Eric Schmidt will be planning to scale mobile technology by developing fast networks and providing low-cost smartphones in the poorest parts of the world. Michael Porter will be using modern cost a...Starting at €8.20
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The Authenticity Paradox (Spanish version)
Ibarra, HerminiaArticle HBS-R1501CStrategy(1) Learn from diverse role models. Growth necessarily involves some form of imitation, but don't copy just one person's leadership style. Borrow selectively from various people to create your own collage. (2) Work on getting better. Set learning goals--not just performance targets--to focus on the value of experimentation. Stretch the limits of who you are by doing new things that make you uncomfortable but help you discover by direct experienc...Starting at €8.20
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Job Dissatisfaction and High Turnover at the Lima Plant (Spanish version)
Skinner, C. Wickham; Beckham, HeatherCase HBS-211S05Leadership and People ManagementWhen students have the English-language PDF of this Brief Case in a coursepack, they will also have the option to purchase an audio version. Treadway Tire's plant in Lima, Ohio must confront strong job dissatisfaction and high turnover among its line foremen. The foremen are caught in the middle of an adversarial relationship between the union and management, and they must cope with the needs and interests of both. They also perceive limited oppo...Starting at €8.20
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Sizing Up the Active-Wear Market (Spanish version)
Tedlow, Richard S.; Beckham, HeatherCase HBS-317S01MarketingWhen students have the English-language PDF of this Brief Case in a coursepack, they will also have the option to purchase an audio version. In the wake of slumping sales and sagging profit margins, a leading manufacturer and retailer of high-end women's apparel, Harrington Collection, must evaluate an opportunity to expand into the high-growth active-wear market. Sara Huey, Vice President of Strategic Planning, calls on two of her colleagues to ...Starting at €8.20
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Pondering Price Promotion (Spanish version)
Quelch, John A.; Beckham, HeatherCase HBS-410S12MarketingPrice Promotion, Pricing Policy, Consumer Marketing, Profitability Analysis, Retailing, Sales Promotion, Distribution Policy, Brand Equity, Trade Relations, CookwareStarting at €8.20
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Splitting Hairs in Product Positioning (Spanish version)
Quelch, John A.; Beckham, HeatherCase HBS-412S20MarketingAfter three years of development, Paramount Health and Beauty Company is preparing to launch a new technologically advanced vibrating razor called Clean Edge. The innovative new design of Clean Edge provides superior performance by stimulating the hair follicles to lift the hair from the skin, allowing for a closer shave. The company has already decided to introduce Clean Edge into the men's market where it has a strong presence. Jackson Randall,...Starting at €8.20