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Using IT to Leverage Human Resources in Services

Discussion of the Internet and IT to date concentrates on how they will replace, rather than support, human service providers. While this approach is appropriate for a few firms, it is inadequate for many. The Internet and other information technology... View Details

  • 01 Aug 2002
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Service Leadership Fellows

The School's inaugural group of Service Leadership Fellows gathered for a Class Day breakfast celebration. For students interested in working in social enterprises after graduation, the new program matches them with nonprofit and... View Details
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RCP Terms of Service - Research Computing Services

Usage and Policies RCP Terms of Service 5ms Please note that the RCS Terms of Service differ for internal (HBS) users and external (non-HBS) users, i.e., guests. Internal User Agreement for the HBS Research... View Details
  • May 2000 (Revised August 2000)
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Service and Value in e-Commerce

This collection of readings illustrates the importance of service and logistics in e-commerce, focusing on e-Toys' disastrous 1999 holiday season. View Details
Keywords: Valuation; Internet and the Web; Service Operations; Logistics; Consumer Products Industry; Retail Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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Hallowell, Roger H. "Service and Value in e-Commerce." Harvard Business School Case 800-384, May 2000. (Revised August 2000.)
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HBSGrid Terms of Service - Research Computing Services

Usage and Policies HBSGrid Terms of Service 5ms To obtain access to Harvard Business School’s technology resources through Research Computing Services (RCS), you must acknowledge this agreement either... View Details
  • 31 Mar 2022
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Navigating the ‘Bermuda Triangle’ in Professional Services

easy. Small firms operate informally. Continuing an informal approach to management strains performance as a firm grows. Costs begin to increase and errors in operations and service delivery begin to... View Details
Keywords: by Ashish Nanda
  • March 2020 (Revised January 2022)
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Michelin: Building a Digital Service Platform

By: Sunil Gupta and Christian Godwin
Michelin, a tire company with over a century of experience, attempts to develop a digital service platform for its fleet and dealer customers. The case focuses on the challenges of bringing a large, well-established company into the digital age. Concerned about the... View Details
Keywords: Change; Transformation; Customer Focus and Relationships; Decision Making; Leading Change; Growth and Development; Strategy; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Auto Industry; Travel Industry; Transportation Industry; United States; France
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Gupta, Sunil, and Christian Godwin. "Michelin: Building a Digital Service Platform." Harvard Business School Case 520-061, March 2020. (Revised January 2022.)
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Managing Service Operations: Research resources for new service design

Where can I begin begin my research for the new service design exercise? The following are highly selected resources for MSO New Service Design exercise. Please contact Baker Library View Details
  • June 1998 (Revised August 2001)
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Wells Fargo Online Financial Services (A)

By: Robert S. Kaplan and Nicole Tempest
Wells Fargo, the industry leader in electronic banking, has implemented a Balanced Scorecard in its online financial services group (OFS) to track and measure performance. The OFS group develops and supports services that allow existing and future banking customers to... View Details
Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Internet and the Web; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Corporate Strategy; Performance Evaluation; Finance; Change; Situation or Environment; Measurement and Metrics; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry
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Kaplan, Robert S., and Nicole Tempest. "Wells Fargo Online Financial Services (A)." Harvard Business School Case 198-146, June 1998. (Revised August 2001.)
  • October 2000 (Revised March 2001)
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eLance.com: Building a Professional Services Marketplace

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Kristin Kohler
Launched as an eBay for services, eLance promises to leverage the capabilities of the Internet to not only change the way services are bought and sold, but change the fundamental dynamics of the global economy. Building on theories posited in the HBR article by Tim... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technological Innovation; Job Search; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Web Sites; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry
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Applegate, Lynda M., and Kristin Kohler. "eLance.com: Building a Professional Services Marketplace." Harvard Business School Case 801-224, October 2000. (Revised March 2001.)
  • August 2004 (Revised April 2005)
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MK Taxi: Private Chauffeur Service

MK Taxi Tokyo has developed a system to allow customers to use their mobile phones to find and contact the cab closest to them, bypassing the dispatch center. The system, called the Private Chauffeur Service (PCS), makes use of NTT's i-mode service, which essentially... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Entrepreneurship; Customer Focus and Relationships; Transportation; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Service Industry; Service Industry; Tokyo
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McAfee, Andrew P. "MK Taxi: Private Chauffeur Service." Harvard Business School Case 605-029, August 2004. (Revised April 2005.)
  • February 1996 (Revised November 2003)
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Indianapolis: Activity-Based Costing of City Services (A)

By: Robert S. Kaplan
A new administration in the City of Indianapolis is initially determined to privatize many municipal services. Before taking this action, however, the city managers want to know the current cost of performing these services with the municipal workers. Existing... View Details
Keywords: Cost Management; Public Sector; Activity Based Costing and Management; Service Delivery; Privatization; City; Indianapolis
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Kaplan, Robert S. "Indianapolis: Activity-Based Costing of City Services (A)." Harvard Business School Case 196-115, February 1996. (Revised November 2003.)
  • 16 May 2005
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Confronting the Reality of Web Services

What's next for Web services? In his case summary "Will Web Services Really Transform Collaboration?" published in the Winter 2005 edition of MIT Sloan Management Review, HBS associate professor Andrew P. McAfee argues that the... View Details
Keywords: by Sara Grant
  • 15 Feb 2000
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Delivering Information Services: A 30-Year Perspective

As the information economy emerges and technology transforms "business-as-usual," senior-level executives need to understand the "big picture" of how IT impacts their entire organization—from top to bottom. The HBS... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 03 Feb 2016
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The State of Customer Service Leadership

Good and bad service experiences die hard. Who can forget the hotel receptionist who went above and beyond the call of duty to accommodate a last-minute change in travel plans in contrast to the sulky server at an expensive restaurant who... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner; Retail
  • 01 Dec 2010
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Three Recognized for Service

Three members of the MBA Class of 1975 received special recognition during their 35th Reunion in the fall. Dean Nitin Nohria thanked Edward (“Jed”) Bullard, Leo Corbett, and Hans Stumm for their years of volunteer service and presented... View Details
Keywords: awards
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Baker Library Services - Alumni

Finding industry overviews and company profiles Gathering articles on trends on a specific industry, topic or subject Identifying biographical information to support networking Remote Services HBS alumni... View Details
  • 25 Apr 2014
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A model of service

a year on a modest budget of $100,000. She continues to volunteer at All Souls, and still manages the schools' component of the program. "My biggest accomplishment is getting younger people to understand that service should always be an... View Details
  • July 2007 (Revised October 2007)
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PayPal Merchant Services (TN)

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Information Technology Industry
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Eisenmann, Thomas R. "PayPal Merchant Services (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 808-031, July 2007. (Revised October 2007.)
  • 11 Dec 2012
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Volunteers on the frontline of services delivery

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