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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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Important Accounting Concepts: The Rules that Shape Financial Statements
HBS Press; Harvard Business School PressBook Chapter HBS-5801BC-EFinanceAlthough many managers are proficient in reading financial statements, most are not yet masters of the accounting concepts and processes from which this data is derived. This chapter examines seven key accounting issues that affect your performance as a manager: GAAP, accrual vs. cash accounting, accounting for inventories, accounting for depreciation, the account treatment of leases, the principle of historic cost, and cost accounting. This cha...Starting at €8.20
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Budgeting: Seeing the Future
HBS Press; Harvard Business School PressBook Chapter HBS-5221BC-EFinanceBudgeting can cause stress and conflict, eating up lots of hours. But a good budget can be the difference between financial success and insolvency. In this chapter, you'll learn about the many types of budgets that serve different purposes. You'll also learn how to determine which type most effectively helps you meet your business goals. This chapter is excerpted from Harvard Business Essentials: Manager's Toolkit.Starting at €8.20
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Writing a Business Plan: The Basics
HBS Press; Harvard Business School PressBook Chapter HBS-5344BC-EEntrepreneurshipEvery entrepreneur is encouraged to write a business plan; those who don't quickly learn that future operations can be derailed without a cohesive printed mission and that obtaining outside funding is nearly impossible without one. This chapter discusses the managerial purposes of a business plan and describes the key points that potential investors look for. This chapter is excerpted from Harvard Business Essentials: Entrepreneur's Toolkit.Starting at €8.20
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Barcelona: A Roman Village Becoming a Smart City
Carrasco, Carlos; Ricart, Joan Enric; Berrone, PascualCase SM-1625-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, StrategyOn July 2, 2014, Josep Ramon Ferrer, director of 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 the City OS, Barcelona's operating system. The City OS was one of the key milestones in Barcelona's smart city strategy. The City OS aimed to provide the City Council with the ability to acquire and process data from urban oper...Starting at €8.20
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Barcelona: de villa romana a smart city
Carrasco, Carlos; Ricart, Joan Enric; Berrone, PascualCase SM-1625Information Technologies, Innovation and Change, StrategyEl 2 de julio de 2014, Josep Ramon Ferrer, director de Estrategia IT & Smart City del Ayuntamiento de Barcelona, finalizó la segunda ronda de reuniones con las empresas seleccionadas para participar en el diálogo competitivo con el objetivo de crear City OS, el sistema operativo de la ciudad. City OS era uno de los pilares clave en la estrategia smart city de Barcelona y su fin principal era proporcionar al ayuntamiento la capacidad de adquirir y...Starting at €8.20
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Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return: Accounting for Time
HBS Press; Harvard Business School PressBook Chapter HBS-5245BC-EFinanceThis chapter introduces you to financial decision-making tools that account for time value: specifically, present and future value, net present value, and internal rate of return. These are among the most powerful and useful decision tools available to managers. Whether you're considering the development of a new product, the purchase of a new asset, or any other type of investment, these time-value tools are essential. This chapter is excerpted...Starting at €8.20