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Dónde encontraremos a los líderes del futuro
Hill, Linda A.; Hemp, PaulArticle HBS-R0801JLeadership and People ManagementA menos que cuestionar los supuestos largo arraigadas sobre cómo se supone que los líderes empresariales para actuar y donde se supone que vienen, muchas personas que podrían convertirse en líderes mundiales eficaces permanecerán invisibles, advierte el profesor de Harvard Business School Hill. En lugar de asumir que los líderes deben mostrar un comportamiento que se hace cargo, ampliar la definición de liderazgo para incluir la creación de un co...Starting at €8.20
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I-Star: Expanding in North America
William Wei; Xiaohua Yang; Roger Chen; Kimberley Howard; Stanley KwongCase IVEY-9B12M041-EInformation Technologies, Marketing, StrategyThe president of I-Star America, Inc. and vice-president of I-Star Corporation reflected on the success of I-Star in the Chinese and Japanese IT markets and the challenges of increasing market share in North America, one of the largest markets in the world. I-Star was expected to grow about 30 per cent in the next few years, and the president considered whether the strategy used in Japan could be applied to North America.Many Chinese firms that e...Starting at €8.20
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Joysun at the Crossroads
William Wei; Ali Taleb; Vicky NieCase IVEY-9B13M061-EStrategyJoysun was established as a state-owned enterprise in the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone in China in 1995. Thanks to the effective leadership of its general manager and to the monopolistic nature of the Chinese import and export industry in the mid-1990s, the company had grown rapidly from a shop with five employees in its early days to a major player in the logistics industry by the end of 2012. However, Joysun’s journey had been rocky due ...Starting at €8.20
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Branding BY-HEALTH: The Value of Transparency
Denghua Yuan; William Wei; Matthew MardresCase IVEY-9B17M126-EStrategyBY-HEALTH Co., Ltd. (BY-HEALTH), a Chinese dietary supplement company founded in 1995, had a first-mover advantage as a contemporary health supplement provider in Mainland China. It had successfully utilized this advantage to conquer a significant portion of the market. However, by early 2017, maintaining this leadership position in the market had become increasingly difficult, largely due to deteriorating public perception of consumables origina...Starting at €8.20
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A Speed Race: Benelli and QJ Compete in the International Motorbike Arena
Francesca Spigarelli; Ilan Alon; William WeiCase IVEY-9B09M097-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn 2005, the Qianjiang Group (QJ), a large-scale Chinese state-owned group, acquired the Italian company Benelli to expand its business in Western markets beyond Italy. Benelli's brand advantage was intended to provide the core competency for QJ to compete in the global motorbike markets; in addition, Benelli's capabilities and know-how in motorbike and scooter engineering also helped QJ complete its product portfolio. After a successful start, t...Starting at €8.20
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Bauing Construction Holding Group Co. Ltd: Going Global
Denghua Yuan; Qian (Claire) Deng; William WeiCase IVEY-9B18M187-EStrategyIn 2014, Shenzhen Bauing Construction Holding Group Co. Ltd. (Bauing Group) decided to expand internationally, and successfully established subsidiary companies in several Southeast Asian countries. Based on this success in Southeast Asia, Bauing Group deStarting at €8.20
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China Railway Construction Corporation: Attaining Globalization via High-Speed Rail
Hongxing Cao; Yuanfang Lin; William WeiCase IVEY-9B18M149-EStrategyDespite fast advancements in technology and production capacity, China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) faced a variety of challenges and risks on its path to build profitability in the global high-speed rail (HSR) market. Some of these challenges came from nations with competing HSR technology and international expansion plans, while others were related to the country of origin and its effects on perceptions about the product and brand po...Starting at €8.20
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Where Will We Find Tomorrow's Leaders A Conversation with Linda A. Hill
Hill, Linda A.; Hemp, PaulArticle HBS-R0801J-ELeadership and People ManagementUnless we challenge long-held assumptions about how business leaders are supposed to act and where they're supposed to come from, many people who could become effective global leaders will remain invisible, warns Harvard Business School professor Hill. Instead of assuming that leaders must exhibit take-charge behavior, broaden the definition of leadership to include creating a context in which other people are willing and able to guide the organi...Starting at €8.20
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Winning the Race for Talent in Emerging Markets
Ready, Douglas A.; Hill, Linda A.; Conger, Jay A.Article HBS-R0811C-ELeadership and People ManagementThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. "This war for talent is like nothing we've ever seen before," write the authors, who have spent decades studying talent management and leadership development. Recently they interviewed executives at more than 20 global companies to identify strategies for attractin...Starting at €8.20
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Can People Trust You?: Influence Begins with Trust-Why Earning the Trust of Others Is Key to Becoming a Great Boss
Hill, Linda A.; Lineback, KentBook Chapter HBS-7315BC-EKnowledge and CommunicationWhat's it like to work for you? How do people experience you, especially in tense situations? Do they know they'll be treated fairly, supportively, and with respect? Or are they always on their guard, wondering how you'll respond to everyday problems? In this chapter, authors Linda Hill and Kent Lineback explain why the kind of person you are directly affects the people you manage-the quality of the work they do, their level of care and commitmen...Starting at €8.20