Cases In Business

actual business practices and behaviors fail to support the activities crucial to value innovation. In particular, many companies over-emphasize technology innovation and R&D, which, when used in isolation, are insufficient to create new wealth. Through literature review and interviews with value innovators, a subcommittee of the Industrial Research Institute’s Researchon-Research Committee has defined a value innovation process, providing a framework to develop a new product, service or…

evidence which has been collected from 22 companies in three European countries ± the UK, Denmark and The Netherlands. The data support the structure of the proposed new taxonomy and provide insights into competitive advantage and customisation issues in the non make-to-stock sector. Finally, two new labels for this sector of industry are proposed. ``Versatile manufacturing company'' is used to describe those manufacturers which are involved in a competitive bidding situation for every…

Systems in Global Business Today Case 1: UPS Global Operations with the DIAD IV Tags: UPS global operations; handheld computers; wireless mobile platform; digital firm; integration of business; customer value generation. Summary How IT drives the UPS operation worldwide. Using smart people and smart technology, UPS delivers over 14 million packages daily to 200 countries and territories, requiring the talents of 70,000 drivers who are wirelessly connected to UPS main databases…

study provides a comparative analysis of 7 cases of social entrepreneurship that have been widely recognized as successful. The article suggests factors associated with successful social entrepreneurship, particularly with social entrepreneurship that leads to significant changes in the social, political, and economic contexts for poor and marginalized groups. It generates propositions about core innovations, leadership and organization, and scaling up in social entrepreneurship that…

reproduzida, armazenada em um sistema de dados, usada em uma tabela de dados, ou transmitida de qualquer forma ou por qualquer meio - eletrônico, mecânico, fotocopiada, gravada, ou qualquer outra - sem a permissão da Harvard Business School. This document is authorized for use only in Nova P?s Estacio by ESTACIO_SC1 at Estacio de Sa University from September 2013 to March 2014. 210-P03 Thomas Green: Poder, Política Interna e uma Carreira em Crise dos hotéis e 5% das…

pp. 277-306. Ahire, S.L. e Golhar, D.Y. (1996), “Quality Management in Large Versus Small Firms”, Journal of Small Business Management, Vol. 34, Nº 2, Abril, pp. 1-13. Ahmed, A.M., Yang, J.B. e Dale, B.G. (2003), “Self-Assessment Methodology: the Route to Business Excellence”, The Quality Management Journal, Vol. 10, Nº 1, pp. 43-57. Ashmore, G. M. (1992), ”Better information means better quality”, Journal of Business Strategy, Vol. 13, Nº 1, pp. 57-60. ASQ (American Society…

Prince2™ - Project in Controlled Environment Conceito O PRINCE2™, ou Project In a Controlled Environment, é um método não proprietário para gerenciamento de projetos. É adaptável a qualquer tipo ou tamanho de projeto e cobre seu gerenciamento, controle e organização. PRINCE2™ é uma marca registrada da AXELOS Limited. Como o PRINCE2 é genérico e baseia-se em princípios comprovados. Tem flexibilidade bastante interessante que permite a ligação com outras abordagens de condução de…

“Como transformar uma equipe desmotivada em uma equipe de alta performance”. Luis L. Martínez - Business Case - Gestão de Pessoas A equipe da unidade de Cantagalo-RJ vinha sofrendo diversas críticas devido a sua performance. Seus indicadores de performance, financeiros, atendimento ao cliente e segurança , mostravam claramente que algo estava errado. Quando Ainda lotado na unidade de montes Claros –MG, unidade que também passou por sérios problemas, recebi o convite para…

1 E-Marketing In-a-Box: How to Attract, Retain and Monetize Your Website Customers Copyright 2007 All Rights Reserved www.eMarketingInaBox.com ContactUs@emarketinginabox.com EMARKETING-IN-A-BOX: HOW TO ATTRACT, RETAIN, AND MONETIZE YOUR WEB SITE CUSTOMERS By Paul Borgese & Matthew Capala www.eMarketingInaBox.com TABLE OF CONTENT: 1. Introduction 2. Following a Viable Business Model The Brochure Model The E-Commerce Model The Subscription Model The Advertising Model The Affiliate Model 3

teaching case describes the foundation and expansion of Contém 1g, a Brazilian company in the personal hygiene, perfumes and cosmetics sector. Founded in 1984 as a textile company, it took an entirely new direction in 1994 when its owner rerouted the business and started to produce perfumes. Contém 1g’s business history is marked by the launching new products and by the implementation of a hybrid sales system, namely: direct sales and franchise. His decision to expand the business…