corporate performance reveal a growing link between certain kinds of technology investments and intensifying competitiveness. Investing in the IT That Makes a Competitive Difference by Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: 1 Article Summary The Idea in Brief—the core idea The Idea in Practice—putting the idea to work 2 Investing in the IT That Makes a Competitive Difference 11 Further Reading A list of related materials‚ with annotations to
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What is the right supply chain for your product ? A question was asked by Marshall L. Fisher in his article on the topic. The article also titled‚ “What is the Right Supply Chain for Your Product ?”‚ was published in March-April 1997 in the Harvard Business Review. The question was raised due to various improvements on supply chain has been done‚ but still it’s performance has never been worse. In some cases‚ costs have soar to unprecedented levels. It seems‚ new ideas and technology implemented
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Group Report Maureen Frye at Quaker Steel and Alloy Corporation What were the mistakes made by Maureen Frye? Frye made several mistakes with respect to her initial attempt to implement change‚ however there are wider company issues beyond Frye’s immediate control that also contributed to the failure of her initiative. Having seen her original memo attract criticism for its arbitrary nature‚ Frye failed to fully comprehend the reasons for the initial rejection of her proposal‚ when
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After reading the case study I think I can answer this question to the best I can. According to the case study. HCL Technologies‚ in 2006 midwinter‚ people started to think enormous potential. HCL Technologies had developed a system called BAIT it is called Business-Aligned IT(Nayar‚V 2010). The goal of this system is align the services to the customers’ specific business processes. The system has identified the three most critical business processes. According to the case study‚ the three are -
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BUMO 756: Industry and Competitor Analysis Dr. Hugh Courtney Sections 0101‚ 0201 Office: VMH 4516 Room: VMH 1518 (0201)‚ TBD (0101) Office hours: T‚ W‚ 11:00-12:30 or by appointment Tuesday‚ 8:00-10:40 a.m. (0201) Telephone: 301-405-9544 Wednesday‚ 8:00-10:40 a.m. (0101) Email: hcourtney@rhsmith.umd.edu Course Overview and Objectives This industry and competitor analysis seminar provides students with the conceptual frameworks and analytical tools for understanding the dynamics
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may know this new product and it may bring in more business in this referral. Reference” 1. “THE TRUE MEANING OF INNOVATION” by Carol Stephenson‚ O.C.(2011)‚ Dean‚‚Richard Ivey School of Business. 2. Frederick Reichheld‚ The Loyalty Effect (Harvard Business School Press‚ 1996) 3. Donna Fenn‚ “Upstarts! How Gen Y Entrepreneurs are Rocking the World of Business and 8 Ways You Can Profit From Their Success” (McGraw-Hill‚
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Assignment 2 – AirTex Aviation | | Is AirTex really broke? Why or why not? Is AirTex really broke? Why or why not? Ted Richards and Frank Edwards recently graduated from Harvard Business School. Both wanted to start their own business‚ therefore they decided to purchase Air Tex Aviation‚ a fixed-based operation at San Miguel Airport in Texas‚ which was going bankrupt. Besides AirTex there are seven other fixed-base operations at San Miguel Airport‚ serving Center Country‚ Texas – one of the most
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Written Analysis of Case – Wal*Mart Stores‚ Inc 1. To what extent can Wal-Mart’s performance be explained in terms of industry structure‚ and to what extent in terms of its competitive position? In assessing industry structure I have focussed primarily on Wal*Mart’s core business of the US discount store industry. Relevant aspects of Wal*Mart’s diversification into wholesale clubs and supercentres are also considered – although it could be argued that the dynamics of both (particularly the
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Henry Tam and MGI Team (Section I) Abstract Henry Tam is an MBA student at the Harvard Business School (“HBS”) who was looking for a challenging business project to enter the upcoming Harvard Business School Business Contest. After searching several business projects he decided to join hands with the Music Games International (“MGI”) founders and utilize their business plan as part of the school’s competition. MGI is a small entity‚ which was founded by three unique individuals. Two of the
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time‚ but for some reason they have a problem doing it. That’s your job! If you don’t like people‚ you should probably find a job where you don’t have to interact with them constantly. I found the following on the internet as an excerpt from the Harvard Business Review; I think it sums up an excellent attitude of total quality service. "A discovery by Xerox shattered conventional wisdom: Its totally satisfied customers were six times more likely to repurchase Xerox products than its satisfied customers
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