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Samsung: ¿hasta dónde arriesgar en innovación?
IESE InsightArticle ART-2597Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementHace unos años Samsung decidió cambiar de estrategia y dejar de seguir a la competencia. Pero es más fácil decidirlo que hacerlo, como comprobó su equipo europeo de innovación en el desarrollo de tres nuevos productos. Henrik Werdelin, socio director de Prehype, Michael Boneham, director de Boneham Consulting y expresidente de Ford India, e Ignacio Aso, del área de desarrollo de negocio en Unify, aportan su punto de vista.Starting at €8.20
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Untapping Innovation
IESE InsightArticle ART-2795-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and ChangeWhy do some innovations take off, while others languish? "Things cannot happen before their time," cautions Igal Aisenberg, a dairy farmer turned agricultural businessman who worked for Netafim, maker of drip irrigation systems. In this article he discusses the conflux of conditions that leads to the adoption of disruptive technology, and he underscores the importance of a business having social ends.Starting at €8.20
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Managing the Migrant Crisis
IESE InsightArticle ART-2852-EService and Operations ManagementAs the director of Proactiva Serveis Aquàtics, which provides sea rescue services along Spain's Mediterranean coast, Oscar Camps was appalled to see the wrenching images of migrants drowning. He resolved to do whatever he could to stop this human tragedy taking place on Europe's doorstep. His initiative provides some keys for others looking to beat the odds and help steer their project to a safe harbor.Starting at €8.20
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IESE Insight. Número 11. Cuarto trimestre 2011
IESE InsightMagazine REV-25Economics, Entrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, Service and Operations Management, StrategyExisten mejores caminos para gestionar la carrera profesional que los que hemos seguido hasta ahora. Douglas T. Hall y Elana R. Feldman (Universidad de Boston) animan a las empresas a que ayuden a los empleados a alcanzar sus sueños y encuentren un significado a su vida personal y profesional. La profesora del IESE Mireia Las Heras describe varios recursos con los que impulsar el desarrollo profesional y personal en nuestras empresas: flexibilida...Starting at €22.00
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IESE Insight. Issue 15. Fourth Quarter 2012
IESE InsightMagazine REV-36-EAccounting and Control, Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Innovation and Change, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management, Marketing, StrategyClaus Rerup (Richard Ivey School of Business) presents a framework for companies to improve their capability to pick up on signals that impending crises give off before they happen. The corporate communications consultant Alfonso González-Herrero looks at the key issues that companies must address, with forecasting and planning, in order to safeguard their reputations. IESE's José R. Pin provides a guide to help managers lead and communicate, so ...Starting at €22.00
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Luces, cámara, ¡colaboración!
IESE InsightArticle ART-2155Innovation and ChangeAunque Hollywood se lleva la fama, India produce casi el doble de películas y atrae a más espectadores. Sus grandes éxitos de taquilla son fruto de la colaboración de amplios equipos creativos. Para el actor indio Rahul Ravindran, trabajar en estos equipos exige don de gentes, capacidad para adaptarse al director y, en su caso, claro, aprenderse bien las coreografías.Starting at €8.20
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Seeking Skills, Finding Barriers: Vocational Training in Punjab (Sequel)
Khwaja, Asim; Datla, AnjaniCase HBS-KS1262-EEconomicsSupplement to case KS1261. In March 2012, a flagship vocational program in Punjab, Pakistan-the Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF)-hit a roadblock. After months of planning, a pilot phase of training courses was launched in four of Punjab's poorest districts. The classes filled up, but the researchers in charge of evaluating PSDF's programs were worried. Earlier research indicated that a large portion of the target population-including a large...Starting at €8.20
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Paying to Improve Girls' Education: India's First Development Impact Bond
Datla, Anjani; Levy, DanCase HBS-KS1282-EEconomicsIn 2013, Educate Girls (an Indian nonprofit working to increase the number of girls enrolled and learning in school), partnered with Instiglio, a startup specializing in financial instruments for social programs in developing countries to create the first Development Impact Bond-a financial instrument similar to a Social Impact Bond. UBS Optimus, a Swiss foundation, agreed to act as the investor and the London-based Children's Investment Fund Fou...Starting at €8.20
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Women as Leaders: Lessons from Political Quotas in India Teaching Note
Pande, Rohini; Datla, AnjaniTeaching Note HBS-HKS764-EEconomicsTeaching Note for HKS763Starting at €0.00
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Primary Education in Pakistan: Show Me the Evidence
Datla, Anjani; Khwaja, AsimCase HBS-HKS772-EEconomicsThis case has two parts, a text-based case and a supplemental PowerPoint presentation. The case traces the evolution of an evidence-based research study on the education sector in Pakistan. In 2003, Atish (fictionalized character), a Pakistan-born, Harvard educated economist returns to his native Pakistan to help reform a lagging education system. But Atish unearths conflicting information on the state of education in his country. Despite large i...Starting at €8.20