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Navigating the Realities of Emerging Markets
Kleinhempel, MatthiasArticle ART-2791-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementAll corporate compliance programs share a common feature: to ensure that the company obeys the law and that all organizational members behave ethically. However, multinational companies operating in a country like Mexico, for example, face issues very different from those of Germany -- a reality that many codes of conduct fail to recognize. The author's research on compliance programs in the emerging economies of Latin America reveals the special...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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Myer and Flanagan (A): High-Stake Recruitment at the Top
Reiche, Sebastian; Akkan, ErenCase DPO-352-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementThis 2-case series focuses on the challenges of senior executive replacements at Australian department store Myer. In late spring of 2014, Myer was going through a major reshuffle of its senior management team. More than 20 senior managers had left the company over the past 2 years, and the exodus of some key members of the executive team was continuing. The turnover had accelerated after CEO Bernie Brookes decided in February 2014 to remain in h...Starting at €8.20
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Los desafíos de <i>compliance</i> en los mercados emergentes
Kleinhempel, MatthiasArticle ART-2791Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementAunque el objetivo de los directores de cumplimiento en cualquier empresa es asegurar el cumplimiento de la legislación e impulsar el comportamiento ético de todos sus miembros, la investigación del autor evidencia que la realidad a la que se enfrentan en los países desarrollados y los emergentes suele ser algo distinta. Por tanto, aunque hay una serie de aspectos comunes a cualquier programa de ética y cumplimiento, las prioridades, el enfoque d...Starting at €8.20
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BabySupplies: el conflicto entre una empresaria y sus inversores (C)
Ener, HakanCase E-183Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, EntrepreneurshipEl periodo de calma que se produce tras el nombramiento del nuevo CEO llega a su fin cuando FineWorks Venture Capital se entera de que Liz, la fundadora de Baby Supplies, ha creado por su cuenta una empresa del mismo sector. ¿Cómo debe reaccionar FineWorks ante esta noticia?Starting at €5.74
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BabySupplies: Entrepreneur-Investor Conflict (C)
Ener, HakanCase E-183-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, EntrepreneurshipThe peaceful period following the appointment of a new CEO is about to come to an end as FineWorks Venture Capital learns about Liz, the founder of BabySupplies, setting up an independent company operating in the same industry. What should FineWorks do in response?Starting at €5.74
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BabySupplies: Entrepreneur-Investor Conflict (A)
Ener, HakanCase E-179-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, EntrepreneurshipMore than two years ago, Liz, the founder of BabySupplies, received an investment from FineWorks Venture Capital. Now, with BabySupplies' revenues below forecast and the business yet to achieve breakeven, she is facing a difficult request. The FineWorks Venture Capital fund, in light of BabySupplies' lagging revenues, wants to exercise their contractual right to obtain more shares in BabySupplies at no cost. This right is based on the shareholder...Starting at €8.20
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El grifo de la innovación
IESE InsightArticle ART-2795Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and Change¿Por qué algunas innovaciones cuajan y otras no? En 1979, por ejemplo, Sony revolucionó nuestra manera de escuchar música con el Walkman. No solo nos permitió llevarla a todas partes, también creó una categoría de producto completamente nueva que allanó el camino para futuros dispositivos como el iPod. Comparémoslo con Vista, el sistema operativo que Microsoft lanzó en 2007. Tras advertir problemas de rendimiento y pocas ventajas, la legión de cl...Starting at €8.20
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Myer y Flanagan (A): reclutamiento sénior con mucho en juego
Reiche, Sebastian; Akkan, ErenCase DPO-352Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementEsta serie de dos casos se centra en los desafíos que los grandes almacenes australianos Myer afrontaron a la hora de encontrar sustitutos para sus directivos sénior. A finales de la primavera de 2014, el equipo directivo sénior de Myer estaba inmerso en una remodelación de primer orden. Aunque durante los dos años anteriores ya habían abandonado la compañía más de veinte directivos sénior, el éxodo de algunos miembros clave del equipo directivo ...Starting at €8.20
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BabySupplies: el conflicto entre empresarios e inversores (B)
Ener, HakanCase E-180Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, EntrepreneurshipYa han pasado varios meses desde los acontecimientos descritos en la parte A del caso titulado "BabySupplies: el conflicto entre empresarios e inversores" y han surgido nuevos problemas que ponen en riesgo la viabilidad de la empresa. La compañía ha estado acumulando deudas con los proveedores, por lo que algunos de ellos han dejado de abastecer a BabySupplies. Liz ocultó este hecho a los miembros del Consejo de Administración durante varios mese...Starting at €5.74