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Don't Integrate Your Acquisitions, Partner with Them (Spanish version)
Kale, Prashant; Singh, Harbir; Raman, Anand P.Article HBS-R0912MStrategyA takeover usually signals the demise of one of the two corporations involved in the tussle - no prizes for guessing which one. Breaking with this practice, some companies from emerging markets are preserving the identity of companies they've taken over and giving them near-total autonomy. The acquirers (the AV Birla Group, the Mahindra group, and the Tata group in India; the Ulker Group in Turkey; and AmBev in Brazil, among others) have also ret...Starting at €8.20
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Leadership Lessons from India
Cappelli, Peter; Singh, Harbir; Singh, Jitendra V.; Useem, MichaelArticle HBS-R1003G-ELeadership and People ManagementUntil recently India was seen by Western businesses primarily as a source of cheap, low-skill labor. But over the past decade the country has attracted a flood of high-skill jobs from the West. Meanwhile, India's economy has grown at roughly 9% a year, and some of its largest companies have grown at twice that rate. What accounts for this? A host of economic, policy, and other environmental factors have played important roles, but the authors asc...Starting at €8.20
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Learning from the India Way: Redefining Business Leadership
Cappelli, Peter; Singh, Harbir; Singh, Jitendra V.; Useem, MichaelBook Chapter HBS-5822BC-EThe roaring success of Indian business in the last two decades points the world toward a different enterprise model than the one widely practiced in the U.S., with its emphasis on financial goals and shareholder value. Indeed, the global economic crisis of 2008-2009-widely viewed as being triggered by American excesses-has rekindled the debate about the proper role of personal gain and shareholder value in business affairs. In this chapter, autho...Starting at €8.20
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Sonrisas de Bombay: Historia de un emprendedor social
Alvarez de Mon, Santiago; Lucas, PabloCase DPO-259Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementEste caso describe la historia, el desarrollo y la consolidación de Sonrisas de Bombay, ONG fundada por el periodista Jaume Sanllorente. Desde su experiencia vital, se abordan las cuestiones estratégicas de la organización, y se intenta encontrar el equilibrio entre sus valores, su misión social y los requerimientos de eficiencia, rigor e independencia.Starting at €8.20
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Weizmann Institute - creando el futuro de la ciencia (A)
Pujol, Laia; Alvarez de Mon, Santiago; Davila, AntonioCase E-156Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementDesde su fundación en 1934 el Instituto Weizmann se ha revelado como uno de los centros de investigación más prestigiosos del mundo. Su campus a 40km de Tel Aviv es un marco idóneo para que el genio y creatividad humanos luzcan todo su potencial. Desde el punto de vista de la gestión de empresas, ¿cuál son algunas de las claves de su cultura corporativa? ¿Dónde radica el secreto de su excelencia? 1-Talento: rastreando el mundo en búsqueda de cabe...Starting at €8.20
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Weizmann Institute - creando el futuro de la ciencia (B)
Pujol, Laia; Alvarez de Mon, Santiago; Davila, AntonioCase E-157Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementDesde su fundación en 1934 el Instituto Weizmann se ha revelado como uno de los centros de investigación más prestigiosos del mundo. Su campus a 40 km de Tel Aviv es un marco idóneo para que el genio y creatividad humanos luzcan todo su potencial. Desde el punto de vista de la gestión de empresas, ¿cuál son algunas de las claves de su cultura corporativa? ¿Dónde radica el secreto de su excelencia? 1-Talento: rastreando el mundo en búsqueda de cab...Starting at €5.74
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Weizmann Institute - Creating the Future of Science (A)
Pujol, Laia; Alvarez de Mon, Santiago; Davila, AntonioCase E-156-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementSince its founding in 1934, the Weizmann Institute has stood out as one of the world's leading research centers. Its campus, 40 km from Tel Aviv, is an ideal environment for human creative genius to shine at its full potential. From the business management standpoint, what are some of the keys to its corporate culture? Where lies the secret behind its excellence? 1) Talent: Scouring the world in search of powerful minds hungry for knowledge. 2) T...Starting at €8.20
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Nissan Motor Company (Spanish Version)
Piper, Thomas R.; Cott, JeremyCase HBS-204S04FinanceLos altos ejecutivos de Nissan y Renault están considerando una inversión importante en Nissan por Renault. Una consideración importante es si una reestructuración importante de las operaciones de Nissan será posible, dado el valor que se da en el empleo de por vida y el impacto en las comunidades. Otro motivo de preocupación es la tendencia a la caída en el compromiso de reestructurar una vez que la inversión de capital se ha hecho.Starting at €8.20
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Muhammad Yunus, un liderazgo real
Sánchez, M. J.; Alvarez de Mon, SantiagoCase DPO-59Leadership and People ManagementEl caso recoge la trayectoria vital de Muhammad Yunus, fundador y presidente del Grameen Bank, desde su infancia, años de estudio, estancia en Estados Unidos, primeras iniciativas, etc. El caso analiza la personalidad, proyectos y motivaciones del profesor Yunus, hombre clave en el diseño, desarrollo y consolidación del Grameen Bank.Starting at €8.20
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Assessing a Company's Future Financial Health
Piper, Thomas R.Case HBS-911412-EFinanceThe case provides students with (1) an understanding of the essence of long-term financial health; (2) familiarity with the calculation and meaning of various financial ratios; and (3) an understanding of the influence of a company's operating and competitive characteristics on its investment in various type assets, on the profitability of these investments, and on the financial structure of its balance sheet. The case also allows a discussion of...Starting at €8.20