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El capitalismo fugitivo
Meyer, Christopher; Kirby, JuliaArticle HBS-R1201CEconomicsEl capitalismo sigue siendo el sistema más potente, flexible y robusta para la conducción de la prosperidad de amplia base y la mejora de la calidad de vida. Pero mantener el capitalismo en la pista dependerá de nuestra capacidad para replantearse las prioridades que guía cada uno en el sistema, desde los empresarios a los reguladores a los inversores. En particular, tendremos que desacelerar las actividades precipitados de la competencia y el RO...Starting at €8.20
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Deciding How to Decide (Spanish version)
Courtney, Hugh; Lovallo, Dan; Clarke, CarminaArticle HBS-R1311CLeadership and People Managementhow well you understand the variables that will determine success, how well you can predict the range of possible outcomes, and how centralized the relevant information is. The authors bring their framework to life using decisions that executives at McDonald's might need to make--from the very clear-cut (choosing a site for a new store in the United States) to the highly uncertain (changing the business in response to the obesity epidemic).Starting at €8.20
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How to Jump-Start the Clean-Tech Economy
Johnson, Mark W.; Suskewicz, JoshArticle HBS-R0911D-EStrategyBillions of dollars worldwide are pumped into the search for clean technology and renewable energy. So far, however, most investment has been in companies that are using conventional business models to fit new technologies into existing systems. A far better approach, say Johnson and Suskewicz, is to create whole new systems. The authors propose a framework for thinking about clean tech that consists of four interdependent components: an enabling...Starting at €8.20
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CEOs from Working-Class Families Support Less-Labor-Friendly Policies
Cronqvist, Henrik; Khabbaz, RamseyArticle HBS-F2004B-EKnowledge and CommunicationProfessor Henry Cronqvist of the University of Miami explores the connection between executives' socioeconomic backgrounds and their firms' personnel practices and policies.Starting at €8.20
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The Economics of Well-Being
Fox, JustinArticle HBS-R1201D-EGross domestic product has long been the chief measure of national success. But there's been a lot of talk lately about changing that, from economists and world leaders alike. GDP is under siege for three main reasons. First, it is flawed even on its own terms: It misses lots of economic activity (unpaid household work, for example) and, as a single-number representation of vast, complex systems, is inevitably skewed. Second, it fails to account ...Starting at €8.20
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Discipline of Building Character (Spanish version)
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr.Article HBS-98201Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibilityone we know to be right and another we know to be wrong. A defining moment challenges us in a deeper way by asking us to choose between two or more ideals in which we deeply believe. Such decisions rarely have one "correct" response. Taken cumulatively over many years, they form the basis of an individual's character. Defining moments ask executives to dig below the busy surface of their lives and refocus on their core values and principles. Onc...Starting at €8.20
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Managing Risk in an Unstable World (Spanish version)
Bremmer, IanArticle HBS-R0506BEconomicsThis 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. With emerging markets like China and politically unstable countries like Saudi Arabia figuring more than ever into companies' investment calculations, business leaders are turning to political risk analysis to measure the impact of politics on potential markets, mi...Starting at €8.20
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Building World-Class Companies in Developing Countries (Spanish version)
Khanna, Tarun; Palepu, Krishna G.Article HBS-R0610CStrategySome emerging-market companies compete in several countries, but others sell only at home.Starting at €8.20
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Government in Your Business (Spanish version)
Reich, Robert B.Article HBS-R0907LEconomicsFor the foreseeable future, governments will take a keen interest in how executives manage. In the U.S., industries and sectors representing more than a third of the nation's economy - including financial services, automobiles, health care, and telecom - are being reshaped. But don't expect a return of old-style regulation, which would stifle innovation. Government will coax businesses rather than curb them by offering incentives for desirable co...Starting at €8.20
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La economía del bienestar
Fox, JustinArticle HBS-R1201DKnowledge and CommunicationEl producto interno bruto ha sido durante mucho tiempo el principal medida del éxito nacional. Pero ha habido mucho que hablar últimamente sobre el cambio que, desde economistas y líderes mundiales por igual. PIB está sitiada por tres razones principales. En primer lugar, es deficiente, incluso en sus propios términos: Se echa de menos un montón de actividad económica (trabajo doméstico no remunerado, por ejemplo) y, como una representación de un...Starting at €8.20