evidence of Charlie’s failure as a leader is when he calls the group together to communicate the news about losing their major customer. The mood is somber as Charlie calls the group together to “mourn” (Sloane‚ The Chattanooga Ice Cream Division‚ HBR‚ p.1) and to figure out what needs to be done about it. As a leader he must exude a sense of “positive energy” (Jack Welch‚ Winning‚ p.84) to prepare his people to act and energize their best thinking to deal with this challenge. His style of (S) may
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Husky Injection Molding System Wang young Do ‚ Dai sun Kong Contents • The market of Injection A. Overall B. Injection molding a. production b. sales and service & competitors c. Technology • Husky A. Introduction a. Product b. Production c. Technology & Sales and service d. ownership & values B. Competition C. Crisis and Decisions • Study questions A. Overall market A. Overall market a. Injection molding _ production Processor needs 1 machine + 2~4 molds 1. Machine A. Smaller machines -
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job and to train employees to succeed at the jobs they’re given. But unfortunately‚ most managers assume that if each person working on a project is well matched to the job‚ then tbe organization in whicb they work will be‚ too. Often that is not the case. One could put two sets of identically capable people to work in different organizations‚ and wbat tbey accomplisbed would be significantly different. Tbat’s because organizations tbemselves-independent of tbe people and otber resources in t b e m
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www.hbr.org The Threat of Global Gridlock by George Stalk‚ Jr. Reprint R0907T This article is made available to you with compliments of BCG. Further posting‚ copying or distributing is copyright infringement. The Threat of Global Gridlock COPYRIGHT © 2009 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. by George Stalk‚ Jr. As our worldwide transportation network becomes less and less able to support the demands of a global economy‚ we’re heading straight into a crisis
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WORK-LIFE BALANCE Your Late-Night Emails Are Hurting Your Team by Maura Thomas MARCH 16‚ 2015 Around 11 p.m. one night‚ you realize there’s a key step your team needs to take on a current project. So‚ you dash off an email to the team members while you’re thinking about it. No time like the present‚ right? Wrong. As a productivity trainer specializing in attention management‚ I’ve seen over the past decade how after-hours emails speed up corporate cultures — and that‚ in turn‚ chips away at creativity
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Leah Kesselman elBulli Case Study ElBulli is one of the best restaurants in the entire world and provides an extremely unique experience. It is only open 6 months of the year and getting a reservation is almost impossible. They only serve 8‚000 customers a year‚ but get 1 to 2 million reservation attempts a year. The restaurant itself is a difficult journey‚ but once you are there‚ the atmosphere is said to feel like an artist’s home. Eating at elBulli is not just a night out to dinner
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ERP Planning (course code : ERP 562) Introduction This course provides a overview of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems‚ Business process reengineering and their impact on organizations. SAP is introduced to illustrate the concepts‚ fundamentals‚ framework‚ general information technology context‚ the technological infrastructure‚ and integration of business enterprise-wide applications. Objectives: This module provides a broad understanding of the functionality and capabilities of
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around the world * Centralized vs Decentralized banking firms: Medici was the latter of the two * Relationship between main office and branches * Medici resembled a holding company; it owns shares in other company‚ in this case its subsidiaries. The holding company does not produce goods and services itself rather its purpose is to own shares in other companies. * Partnership agreement and ownership structure * Frequency of reporting * “Core Competency”
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www.hbrreprints.org HBR CASE STUDY AND COMMENTARY Should Cheryl initiate an investigation at her new firm? The CEO’s Private Investigation Four commentators offer expert advice. by Joseph Finder • Reprint R0710A If there ever were a time when a chief executive should commission some quiet snooping on her colleagues‚ this might be it. HBR CASE STUDY The CEO’s Private Investigation COPYRIGHT © 2007 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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models. 2 Must-Read Article Inventory • • • • “Decision trees”‚ Robin Greenwood (HBR‚ March 2006) “Note on Linear Programming”‚ Jonathan Eckstein (HBR‚ November 1992) “Sampling and Statistical Inference”‚ Arthur Schleifer (HBR‚ August 1996) “Decision Analysis”‚ (HBR‚ December 1997) 3 Widely used Books for Quantitative Methods • Dance with Chance • Black Swan 4 QUANTITATIVE METHODS CASE MAPPING Chapter Basic Concepts of Scales & Measurements Detailed Syllabus Nominal‚ ordinal
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