A.Y. 2012-2013 Università della Svizzera Italiana Competitive Intelligence (3 Credits) Gianluca Colombo‚ Carmine Garzia Competitive intelligence is the continuous monitoring of rival’s business models and performances and the analysis of competitive dynamics evolution in a certain industry. Information collected through competitive intelligence activities are used by top management to support strategic decision making. The course in centered on techniques and tools to
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Prerequisites: Admission into a graduate program at the university. Required Materials: Denis Collins (2012)‚ Business Ethics: How to Design and Manage Ethical Organizations‚ John Wiley and Sons Other assigned readings are noted on the attached course outline. Most of the articles will be posted on Sakai. Cases for the course can be purchased directly from the Harvard Business School. To purchase the cases‚ go to the coursepack link at: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/access/20490843
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The Parable of the Sadhu by Bowen H. McCoy Harvard Business Review Reprint 97307 This document is authorized for use only in Harvard and Radcliffe 50th Reunion Class of 1962 by Malcolm Salter from May 2012 to November 2012. HBR CLASSIC After encountering a dying pilgrim on a climbing trip in the Himalayas‚ a bus by Bowen H. McCoy Last year‚ as the first par ticipant i n the new six-month sabbatical p r ogram that Mor gan Stanley has adopted‚ I enjoyed a rare oppor tunity
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and progress. Diversity as Strategy COPYRIGHT © 2004 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. by David A. Thomas When most of us think of Lou Gerstner and the turnaround of IBM‚ we see a great business story. A less-told but integral part of that success is a people story—one that has dramatically altered the composition of an already diverse corporation and created millions of dollars in new business. By the time Gerstner took the helm in 1993‚ IBM already
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him there taking part in a one-act play in 1968. * He wrote his essays to apply to Harvard Business School in a local coffee shop. * "It seemed like such a dream‚" Anita Gupta wrote in a letter last month to the judge who sentenced him Wednesday for giving a hedge-fund manager inside information about Goldman Sachs Group Inc.‚ where he was a director. Mr. Gupta agonized when he was accepted to Harvard about leaving his siblings‚ his wife added‚ but "decided it was an opportunity he could
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it take to succeed in the business field? Possessing a business degree to one having numerous job opportunities. Chief executive‚ treasurer and controllers‚ and investment fund managers are some of the jobs a business degree can help one to achieve. In order for one to achieve a business degree and be successful in business field jobs one must possess certain skills. Time management‚ proactive problem solving‚ and leadership are skills one must possess to obtain a business degree and to be successful
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Case Studies in Accounting For MBAs: Computer-Assisted Instruction G. Russell Barber‚ Jr. Mercer University The case method of instruction offers a unique opportunity to develop sound business judgment‚ but certain cases are conceptually difficult‚ particularly time-consuming and tedious for students to prepare. As a result‚ effective and efficient classroom discussion is impeded. I teach an MBA managerial accounting course using the case method. Some cases are adaptable to the use of spreadsheet
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advantage of their business in a simple statement. If they can’t‚ neither can anyone else. Can You Say What Your Strategy Is? by David J. Collis and Michael G. Rukstad Reprint R0804E It’s a dirty little secret: Most executives cannot articulate the objective‚ scope‚ and advantage of their business in a simple statement. If they can’t‚ neither can anyone else. Can You Say What Your Strategy Is? by David J. Collis and Michael G. Rukstad COPYRIGHT © 2008 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING
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REVISED: 11/05/10 O NL IN E SI MU LA TIO N F OR EG R OU ND R E A D IN G Finance: Capital Budgeting Company and Industry Overview The New Heritage Doll Company‚ based in Sacramento‚ California‚ was a privately held company with 450 employees and approximately $245 million in fiscal 2009 revenues. This represented approximately 8% of the $3.1 billion U.S. doll industry‚ which was projected to grow by 2% annually to $3.4 billion in retail sales by 2013. In turn‚ the doll industry represented a 7
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23‚ 2011 Women in Business Kathy Tarrant Women As Buyers The Women’s Initiative at Deloitte has been a platform for transformational change. There’s a greater appreciation for the contributions women have made to the company. Through the progression of the initiative‚ the hidden but prevalent potential of women has unleashed and helped restructure the power into the hands of both women and men. Deloitte has influenced the promotion of women into the forefront of business. The Women as buyer’s
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