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Scenario Planning
Liedtka, Jeanne M.; Chawla, Vikas; Wininger, James; Garrett, CarlTechnical Note DARDEN-BP-0501-ECorporate GovernanceThis note reviews the purposes, methods, and uses of scenario planning for strategic decision making under uncertainty.Starting at €8.20
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A User’s Guide to BPM5-Based BOP and IIP Accounts
Warnock, Francis E.Technical Note DARDEN-BP-0523-ECorporate GovernanceThis note presents a short description of BPM5-based balance of payments (BOP) and international investment position (IIP) presentations. It refers to data for South Africa, but given that there are worldwide standards for countries that report both BOP and IIP, it should provide guidance for understanding the data of just about any country.Starting at €8.20
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Evaluation Questions for Assessing Postmerger Integration Consultants
Bourgeois, L. J. IIITechnical Note DARDEN-BP-0527-ECorporate GovernanceHow does one assess which consulting firm to hire when planning for the postacquisition activities? This technical note lists the questions to ask presenters from consulting firms who are competing for the assignment.Starting at €8.20
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Ten Tools for Design Thinking
Liedtka, Jeanne M.; Ogilvie, TimothyTechnical Note DARDEN-BP-0550-ECorporate GovernanceThis technical note is part of a course module that focuses on teaching design-thinking skills and 10 tools to identify and implement innovation and growth opportunities. It can be taught to MBA, undergraduate, or executive groups. The note and its accompanying teaching note includes an explanation of why design thinking is a useful addition to a business curriculum, an outline for a 15-session course, a description of the 10 design tools taught,...Starting at €8.20
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Mergers and People: Key Factors for an Effective Acquisition and for Surviving One
Stein, Guido; Cuadrado, MartaTechnical Note DPON-123-ECorporate Governance, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThe aim of this technical note is to consider the human dimension of mergers and acquisitions and the way these processes impact people. In the substantial body of scientific literature that exists on this topic, authors discuss the rules and "magic" formulas that lead to a successful acquisition, grounding their arguments in empirical evidence. One of the first conclusions that can be drawn from examining this literature is that the authors cite...Starting at €8.20
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Business and The Sustainable Development Goals
Torelló Raventós, Mireia ; Rosenberg, MikeTechnical Note SMN-695-ECorporate Governance, Economics, FinanceThe Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) follow and expand on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). While the MDGs were focused on poverty mitigation through aid programs and new policies, the SDGs are a novel and global set of goals that UN member states are expected to include in their agendas and policies by 2050. This technical note invites students to discuss the next steps in accomplishing the proposed goals, which for the most part are...Starting at €8.20
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Diversity In Boards of Directors: A Synthesis and Review
Elvira, Marta; Villamor, MartaTechnical Note DPON-159-ECorporate Governance, Leadership and People ManagementIn this technical note, we identify the main academic findings on gender, racial and age diversity on corporate governance along with effective methods to enhance diversity at top organizational levels.Starting at €8.20
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What Are Companies Responsible For Whom Should Executives Serve
Calleja, RicardoTechnical Note BEN-143-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, Leadership and People ManagementThis document compares the main existing models on a company's social responsibility, in their descriptive, instrumental and normative aspects, with the intention of giving a rigorous theoretical foundation to an eminently practical problem: whom do executives serve and what should their priority be? To do this, it briefly reviews the shareholder model, models of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and, specifically, the stakeholder model. Fina...Starting at €8.20
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Monetary Incentives
Ormazabal, Gaizka; Soler, EdiTechnical Note CN-229-EAccounting and Control, Corporate GovernanceWhen designing incentive systems, companies seek to induce employees to act in the best interest of the firm. Among other things, incentive systems tackle the following issues: (1) How can firms retain talent?; (2) How can firms motivate managers to do their best?; and (3) How can firms incentivize managers to take risks without inducing excessive risk-taking? In this technical note, we illustrate how these issues can be dealt with using monetar...Starting at €8.20
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Liability of Company Officers, Directors and Equity Owners
Segarra, José Antonio; Sbert, HéctorTechnical Note JN-30-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate GovernanceLiability under the law is an area of essential knowledge for anyone with managerial capacity. Company officers, directors and owners ordinarily face countless situations capable of generating compensatory obligations and fines. The consequences that may result from breaches of the law and the liability arising therefrom can be extremely serious. This note describes the legal concept of liability and its general elements, its different classes, t...Starting at €8.20