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DuPont Kevlar: Commercializing a Miracle Fiber (Spanish Version)
Christensen, Clayton M.; McDonald, RoryCase HBS-608S24Service and Operations ManagementDescribe los esfuerzos de Dupont para construir mercados comerciales por su fibra milagro, Kevlar. Inicialmente, se trató de crear un mercado para cuerdas de neumáticos de Kevlar, principalmente debido a que su negocio para cuerdas de neumáticos existentes languidecía. Este mercado nunca se desarrolló, incluso después de Dupont pasó varios cientos de millones de dólares. Un reescrito versión de un caso anterior.Starting at €8.20
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"Little Cool," Big Opportunity (Spanish version)
McDonald, Rory; van Bever, Derek C.M.; Ojomo, EfosaCase HBS-617S12StrategyIn 2013, a team led by Gopalan Sunderraman, vice president of corporate development at Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd.-one of the companies owned by Godrej Group, a large Indian conglomerate-was preparing to launch an innovative low-cost refrigerator. Developed expressly for the approximately 80% of Indians who lacked access to refrigeration (a market Godrej had never before targeted), the chotuKool represented a technological marvel-a small, inexpe...Starting at €8.20
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Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent: The Three Kingdoms of the Chinese Internet
Zhu, Feng; Smith, AaronCase HBS-615039-EService and Operations ManagementThis note provides an overview of the Chinese Internet by describing its leading three companies: Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent (BAT). While BAT had previously focused their respective businesses on distinct sectors of the online economy-Baidu for search, Alibaba for e-commerce, and Tencent for games and instant messaging-the proliferation of mobile devices in China introduced new territory to be conquered. By the end of 2014, BAT had each made a s...Starting at €8.20
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Boeing 787: Manufacturing a Dream
McDonald, Rory; Kotha, SureshCase HBS-615048-EService and Operations ManagementCase traces the design and development of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Emphasis is on executive leadership and firm strategy in coordinating across a global network of partners in the production of a new aircraft.Starting at €8.20
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SF Express: From Delivery to E-Commerce
Zhu, Feng; Lane, DavidCase HBS-616003-EService and Operations ManagementShunfeng Express (SF), China's leading express delivery firm, in May 2014 opened the first 500 of several thousand Heike stores, which allowed consumers to buy and try out SF's own e-commerce offerings, in addition to other services. As an example of China's "online-to-offline" trend in e-commerce, Heike stores allowed SF to leverage its logistics and IT expertise to differentiate itself from its rivals in express delivery. As yet unclear was whe...Starting at €8.20
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From Correlation to Causation
Zhu, Feng; Lakhani, Karim R.Case HBS-616009-EKnowledge and CommunicationTo make sound business decisions, managers must be comfortable with the concepts of correlation and causation. This background note provides an overview of correlation and causation using examples and explains why the former does not imply the latter. It also describes several methods for gaining insights into causal relations, including randomized experiments, panel data, matching, and regression discontinuity. The note is intended for a general...Starting at €8.20
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SF Express: From Delivery to E-Commerce, Teaching Note
Zhu, FengTeaching Note HBS-616018-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for case 616003.Starting at €0.00
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chotuKool: "Little Cool," Big Opportunity
McDonald, Rory; van Bever, Derek C.M.; Ojomo, EfosaCase HBS-616020-EStrategyIn 2013, a team led by Gopalan Sunderraman, vice president of corporate development at Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd.-one of the companies owned by Godrej Group, a large Indian conglomerate-was preparing to launch an innovative low-cost refrigerator. Developed expressly for the approximately 80% of Indians who lacked access to refrigeration (a market Godrej had never before targeted), the chotuKool represented a technological marvel-a small, inexpe...Starting at €8.20
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Making Virtual Reality Real
Zhu, Feng; Mehta, Sarah; Lane, DavidCase HBS-617013-EService and Operations ManagementThis note describes virtual reality and augmented reality technologies, and describes the main consumer products on offer in 2016 and their manufacturers. It also surveys existing applications of virtual and augment reality technologies.Starting at €8.20
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AmazonFresh: Rekindling the Online Grocery Market, Teaching Note
McDonald, RoryTeaching Note HBS-617043-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for case 615013.Starting at €0.00