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A Case Study of Crowdsourcing Gone Wrong

Harvard Business

Yet, in September 2015, Quirky went bankrupt. We have interviewed Quirky executives and studied each of the company’s product offerings, publicly available product reviews, and their development process.

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To Better Train Workers, Figure Out Where They Struggle

Harvard Business

Launched in 2015, Generation works in five countries (India, Kenya, Mexico, Spain, and the United States). Three-quarters of our training is practicum, providing hands-on practice through role playing, case studies, and simulations. But it is possible to do better.

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Emerging Technology in the Accounting Industry: Instrument not Obstacle

Tom Spencer

Looking at a dataset of occupations in various countries, it is notable that “Accountant” came out as the 8 th most sought after profession ( Michael Page, 2015 ). During these assessments candidates are often required to review a few emerging technologies in a case study and state how they could be applied in a certain scenario.

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Lessons From BBC’s Ebola Education Initiative via WhatsApp

Melissa Agnes

News information, i.e.: Morocco no longer hosting the 2015 Confederation of African Football (Equatorial Guinea was later named the host), donation pledges by African businessmen for medical equipment to help fight against the spread of Ebola, etc. Case Studies Crisis Communication'

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Digital Growth Depends More on Business Models than Technology

Harvard Business

Forbes hailed it as a veritable case study “on how digital transformation leads to business value.” By comparison, $1,000 of Chipotle stock purchased the same year and sold at its peak in 2015, before the e-coli scare, would have only been worth about $5,000.

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The Right Way to Spend Your Innovation Budget

Harvard Business

We’ve come to these conclusions after completing case study analyses of a range of companies, including Nokia, Kodak, Borders, Amazon, Apple, and Xerox. ” The Ovi Store was discontinued in 2015. Together, these companies have spent billions on innovation.

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Harmony & Rythm in Organizational Development

Harmonious Workplaces

This annual transition became a living case study in effective OCM, showcasing the resilience and adaptability required for organizational growth and laid a foundation for a career in management that has spanned more than 27 years. Advances in Mind Body Medicine, 19 (3/4), 4–15. Bridges, W. Bridges Transition Model. link] Hull, A.