HBSP (USA)
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Choque cultural en el consejo de administración
Xin, Katherine; Haijie, WangArticle HBS-R1109LLeadership and People ManagementLiu Peijin es el presidente de almendra China, una filial de la empresa alemana almendra química. la empresa conjunta de China, con almendras Chongqing Nº 2 Chemical Company, que actualmente está fallando para prosperar, implica un choque de opiniones con respecto a la ética empresarial. Los ejecutivos de Chongqing están irritados por las normas europeas que se oponen regalos y comisiones-incentivos rutinariamente empleados por los competidores d...Starting at €8.20
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How Companies Can Profit from a "Growth Mindset"
Harvard Business ReviewArticle HBS-F1411A-EStrategyPsychologist Carol Dweck's work on "mindset" has been hugely influential in fields such as education and sports training, and her 2006 book Mindset was a bestseller. Some people, Dweck has argued, view talent as a quality they either possess or lack, and thus have a "fixed mindset"; others, with a "growth mindset," consistently see potential to develop new skills. Now she is extending her work on mindset to organizations. This article describes h...Starting at €8.20
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How to Make the Most of Omnichannel Retailing
Harvard Business ReviewArticle HBS-F1607A-EMarketingOne of the biggest challenges for brick-and-mortar retailers is competing with online-only sellers such as Amazon. The conventional "omnichannel" strategy is to encourage consumers to shop across channels. But few retailers have closely examined the profitability of such efforts, and they typically pay little attention to how far a customer lives from the store. New research led by Temple University's Xueming Luo shows that distance is a crucial ...Starting at €8.20
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Culture Clash in the Boardroom (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Xin, Katherine; Haijie, WangArticle HBS-R1109L-ELeadership and People ManagementLiu Peijin is the president of Almond China, a subsidiary of the German company Almond Chemical. Almond China's joint venture with Chongqing No. 2 Chemical Company, which is currently failing to thrive, involves a clash of views regarding business ethics. The Chongqing executives are chafing under European standards that preclude gifts and commissions-incentives routinely employed by Almond's competitors. And a huge sale for the joint venture may...Starting at €8.20
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Trouble in Paradise (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Xin, Katherine; Pucik, Vladimir; Jugier, Eric; Turowski, Dieter; Xu, David; Beamish, Paul W.Article HBS-R0308A-EEconomicsMike Graves, the general manager of a U.S. apparel company's 50/50 joint venture with a Chinese manufacturer, has made the joint venture into a big success, at least in the eyes of its Chinese executives and local officials. Zhong-Lian Knitting has turned around three money-losing businesses and has increased its payroll from 400 to 2,300 employees. But Mike's boss, the CEO of the U.S. company, Heartland Spindle, doesn't share the rosy view. He's...Starting at €8.20
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Culture Clash in the Boardroom (HBR Case Study)
Xin, Katherine; Haijie, WangArticle HBS-R1109X-ELeadership and People ManagementLiu Peijin is the president of Almond China, a subsidiary of the German company Almond Chemical. Almond China's joint venture with Chongqing No. 2 Chemical Company, which is currently failing to thrive, involves a clash of views regarding business ethics. The Chongqing executives are chafing under European standards that preclude gifts and commissions-incentives routinely employed by Almond's competitors. And a huge sale for the joint venture may...Starting at €8.20
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Culture Clash in the Boardroom (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Xin, Katherine; Haijie, WangArticle HBS-R1109Z-ELeadership and People ManagementLiu Peijin is the president of Almond China, a subsidiary of the German company Almond Chemical. Almond China's joint venture with Chongqing No. 2 Chemical Company, which is currently failing to thrive, involves a clash of views regarding business ethics. The Chongqing executives are chafing under European standards that preclude gifts and commissions-incentives routinely employed by Almond's competitors. And a huge sale for the joint venture may...Starting at €8.20