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Ebola: Managing to Save Lives
IESE InsightArticle ART-2676-EService and Operations ManagementA year after the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa in March 2014, health-care experts are cautiously optimistic that the epidemic appears to be slowing. Although the outlook is brighter than a year ago when the first case was detected in Guinea, there is still a long way to go and many lessons to be learned in managing a crisis of this scale, related to institutional shortfalls, international coordination, engagement with local stakeholders and, m...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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Los EAGLE alzan el vuelo
García-Herrero, AliciaArticle ART-2011EconomicsApártense BRIC, Next 11 y CIVETS, que llegan los EAGLE. Son las economías emergentes que lideran el crecimiento global (su acrónimo significa águila en inglés). Este término, acuñado por BBVA Research, unidad que elabora análisis económicos para el banco español, designa un grupo de diez países emergentes que, según la autora, merecen toda la atención de los inversores. No en vano, los EAGLE (China, India, Brasil, Indonesia, Corea del Sur, Rusi...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 Next Emerging Giants Take Flight
García-Herrero, AliciaArticle ART-2011-EEconomicsMove over BRICS, Next 11 and CIVETS: The EAGLEs have landed. A new formulation by BBVA Research, which conducts economic analyses for the international banking group, reveals a special group of markets that it feels deserves closer investor attention. The author refers to these countries as EAGLEs, which stands for Emerging and Growth-Leading Economies. These 10 emerging countries will contribute more to global growth than the G7 average in the n...Starting at €8.20
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Taking Ideas From the Edge and Bringing Them Into Your Core
Krawchuk, FredArticle ART-2792-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, StrategyAs leaders face a global business environment marked by volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) conditions, a new way to sense and respond to the environment is required. Specifically, leaders need to adopt integrative mindsets -- capable of balancing both "core" and "edge" concerns, resolving tensions among opposing ideas and using them to generate innovative outcomes. This article describes the values, attributes, actions and behavior...Starting at €8.20
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Rescate en el Egeo
IESE InsightArticle ART-2852Service and Operations ManagementDesde que Óscar Camps llegó a la isla de Lesbos, ha asistido a miles de refugiados con el equipo de socorristas de Proactiva Open Arms. A pesar de los obstáculos de todo tipo, ha conseguido su objetivo: hacer un poco más segura la travesía de los migrantes en el Mediterráneo. Su caso muestra algunas claves para llevar un proyecto a buen puerto.Starting at €8.20