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What Great Managers Do (Spanish version)
Buckingham, MarcusArticle HBS-R0503DLeadership and People Managementher strengths, the triggers that activate those strengths, and how she learns. By asking the right questions, squeezing the right triggers, and becoming aware of your employees' learning styles, you will discover what motivates each person to excel.Starting at €8.20
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Appendix A. The ADPRI's Global Study of Engagement
Buckingham, Marcus; Goodall, AshleyBook Chapter HBS-1041BC-EForget what you know about the world of work. You crave feedback. Your organization's culture is the key to its success. Strategic planning is essential. Your competencies should be measured and your weaknesses shored up. Leadership is a thing. These may sound like basic truths of our work lives today. But actually, they're lies. This provocative, inspiring book shows that there are some big lies--distortions, faulty assumptions, wrong thinking--...Starting at €8.20
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The Robin Hood Foundation (Spanish version)
Ebrahim, Alnoor; Ross, CatherineCase HBS-315S07Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityCreated by hedge fund and financial managers, the Robin Hood Foundation fights poverty through grants to nonprofit organizations. As the global financial crisis continues to impact the poor disproportionately, the Foundation needs to ensure that its funds are being spent on the most effective poverty-fighting programs. The organization's senior vice president, Michael Weinstein, has developed a benefit-cost (BC) approach to analyze the performanc...Starting at €8.20
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Brummer and the bracNet Investment
Ebrahim, Alnoor; Pirson, Michael; Mangas, PatriciaCase HBS-309065-EbracNet, a for-profit/nonprofit partnership, aims to establish Internet connectivity throughout Bangladesh. Venture capitalist Patrik Brummer invested in a first round of funding to connect major cities. Should he invest again, this time in a rural roll-out, which may have lower financial returns but greater social returns?Starting at €8.20
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The Millennium Challenge Corporation and Ghana
Ebrahim, Alnoor; Rangan, V. KasturiCase HBS-310025-EA U.S. government agency, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), provides aid to developing countries, focusing on poverty reduction through economic growth. It measures results through an economic rate of return based on increases in farmer incomes anticipated over twenty years. As MCC and Ghana finalize a $547 million grant for agriculture and transportation infrastructure, they come up against an accountability and measurement problem: ho...Starting at €8.20
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ActionAid International: Globalizing Governance, Localizing Accountability
Ebrahim, Alnoor; Gordon, RachelCase HBS-311004-EAs a global NGO working in 45 countries, ActionAid International aims to eradicate poverty by addressing its underlying causes such as injustice and inequality. This case follows a series of radical transformations implemented by the organization's CEO, Ramesh Singh--a power shift from its headquarters in London to an international secretariat in Johannesburg; a new federated governance structure that increases the influence of units in Africa an...Starting at €8.20
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Acumen Fund: Measurement in Impact Investing (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Ebrahim, AlnoorTeaching Note HBS-311056-ETeaching Note for 310011 and 310017.Starting at €0.00
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Chapter Four: LIE #4 The best people are well-rounded
Buckingham, Marcus; Goodall, AshleyBook Chapter HBS-1035BC-EForget what you know about the world of work. You crave feedback. Your organization's culture is the key to its success. Strategic planning is essential. Your competencies should be measured and your weaknesses shored up. Leadership is a thing. These may sound like basic truths of our work lives today. But actually, they're lies. This provocative, inspiring book shows that there are some big lies--distortions, faulty assumptions, wrong thinking--...Starting at €8.20
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Chapter Five: 5. LIE #5 People need feedback
Buckingham, Marcus; Goodall, AshleyBook Chapter HBS-1036BC-EForget what you know about the world of work. You crave feedback. Your organization's culture is the key to its success. Strategic planning is essential. Your competencies should be measured and your weaknesses shored up. Leadership is a thing. These may sound like basic truths of our work lives today. But actually, they're lies. This provocative, inspiring book shows that there are some big lies--distortions, faulty assumptions, wrong thinking--...Starting at €8.20
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Chapter Six: LIE #6 People can reliably rate other people
Buckingham, Marcus; Goodall, AshleyBook Chapter HBS-1037BC-EForget what you know about the world of work. You crave feedback. Your organization's culture is the key to its success. Strategic planning is essential. Your competencies should be measured and your weaknesses shored up. Leadership is a thing. These may sound like basic truths of our work lives today. But actually, they're lies. This provocative, inspiring book shows that there are some big lies--distortions, faulty assumptions, wrong thinking--...Starting at €8.20