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Descentralizar es lo central
Malone, Thomas W.Article ART-1647Information TechnologiesLas nuevas tecnologías y formas de comunicación dan cada vez más poder a los empleados y, con ello, flexibilizan las estructuras de las jerarquías corporativas. Con el telón de fondo de la crisis económica mundial, el profesor Thomas W. Malone explica que esta tendencia llevará a un nuevo modelo de gestión bautizado como coordinar y fomentar. Consiste en coordinar las actividades desarrolladas en el seno de la empresa y las relaciones entre ell...Starting at €8.20
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Give Your Workers Something to Smile About
Frey, Bruno S.Article ART-1649-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Economics, Leadership and People ManagementEconomics is undergoing a remarkable new development, which may even be called revolutionary. This development is likely to change economics substantially in the future. New insights from happiness research are slowly being accepted in standard economics, a field which is traditionally conservative. If the goal of most human beings is to be happy, then a fuller understanding of which factors contribute to well-being is critical, especially if rec...Starting at €8.20
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Nothing Is Impossible
IESE InsightArticle ART-1651-ELeadership and People ManagementThe famous story of how a rugby team beat the odds after their plane crashed in the Andes continues to inspire millions. Thankfully very few will ever have to face a situation as extreme as that one. But over the past year, many have certainly had their mettle tested as they found themselves dealing with their own unexpected crises. Crash survivor Nando Parrado gives a powerful testimony of his 72 days on the mountain and explains how his teammat...Starting at €8.20
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Un buen diagnóstico, el mejor remedio
Hanssens, DominiqueArticle ART-1791MarketingEn períodos de caída del consumo como el actual, los directivos ansían acelerar los "planes de reflotamiento" de las marcas. Pero antes de recetar un remedio milagroso, conviene acertar en el diagnóstico. De lo contrario, se corre el riesgo de administrar placebos. Partiendo de investigaciones sobre la industria alimentaria de Estados Unidos, el autor propone ampliar el marketing mix más allá de las típicas medidas a que recurren los directivos, ...Starting at €8.20
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Los fundamentos que catapultarán su empresa
Dávila Parra, Antonio; Foster, GeorgeArticle ART-1815Accounting and ControlLa vieja creencia de que los sistemas de gestión matan el espíritu emprendedor es errónea. Tal vez las empresas se conformen con menos cuando no llegan a los cien empleados, pero pueden crecer más rápido si cuentan desde el principio con unos sistemas de planificación y control internos sólidos. Los autores identifican ocho aspectos que deberían ser tenidos en cuenta por las empresas si quieren alcanzar un alto crecimiento: planificación y evalua...Starting at €8.20
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How to Structure Companies for High Growth
Dávila Parra, Antonio; Foster, GeorgeArticle ART-1815-EAccounting and ControlThe old belief that management systems kill the entrepreneurial spirit is wrong. Perhaps when a company has fewer than 100 employees, a business can get by on less. But as the authors point out in this article, companies are actually able to grow faster provided that they have strong internal planning and control systems in place early on. They identify eight main categories that demand managerial attention if companies are ever to achieve high g...Starting at €8.20
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Seis pistas para crecer desde dentro
Liedtka, JeanneArticle ART-1816Leadership and People ManagementUn nudo en la garganta. Es lo que siente todos los años cuando su jefe le entrega el objetivo de ingresos para el siguiente ejercicio. Es probable que lo haya calculado extrapolando la cifra del año anterior más el porcentaje de crecimiento prometido al mercado de valores. Y no le queda otra que alcanzarlo, aunque, como muchos directivos, tal vez tenga sus propias ideas sobre cómo hacerlo. Es más, está convencido de que daría el campanazo con una...Starting at €8.20
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Six Lessons to Unleash Your Inner Catalyst
Liedtka, JeanneArticle ART-1816-ELeadership and People ManagementThe plug. It shows up every year at forecasting time, when your boss hands you next years revenue target: chances are it has been plugged, extrapolated from last years number plus whatever growth percentage corporate has promised Wall Street, and it is your job to deliver it. Maybe, like many managers, you have some ideas about how to approach that target; you suspect that one or two of them could even turn into something big, but you dont hav...Starting at €8.20
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Working Together Effectively Before It All Goes Downhill
O'Leary, Michael; Mortensen, Mark; Woolley, AnitaArticle ART-1819-ELeadership and People Management, Service and Operations ManagementMultiple team membership (MTM) is a reality in todays workplace, with high-value employees lending their expertise to a variety of project teams. An estimated 65 percent of knowledge workers in the United States and Europe, for example, engage in MTM to some degree. But what is the effect of MTM on productivity and learning for individuals, teams and, ultimately, organizations? According to the authors, three mediators context switching, tempo...Starting at €8.20
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The Twin Pillars of Effective Leadership
Leggett, Brian O'Connor; Neill, ConorArticle ART-1820-EKnowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementDuring periods of crisis or disenchantment, charismatic leaders emerge because they offer an alternative to the uncertainty of the times. Such was the case in the 1980s with Ronald Reagan, whose clear message and emotional style held across-the-board appeal and provided a sense of certainty after years of political and social turbulence. Using case studies of prominent leaders of the past 50 years, the authors explore the keys of effective leader...Starting at €8.20