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Want to Innovate? Then Act Like a Start-up
Dávila Parra, Antonio; Epstein, Marc J.Article ART-2593-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeIt is wrong to assume that established companies cannot beat start-ups at breakthrough innovation. Many companies weaken their breakthrough innovation abilities by focusing on execution and the incremental innovation that goes with that. Drawing on insights from their new book, The Innovation Paradox, the authors highlight how established companies can change the rules of the game and master breakthrough as well as incremental innovation. ...Starting at €8.20
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Mire más allá: una herramienta para controlar el entorno de su empresa
Dávila Parra, Antonio; Oyon, Daniel; Parmigiani, Pilar; Schnegg, MaëlArticle ART-2715Information Technologies, Innovation and ChangeDurante décadas, sistemas de gestión como el cuadro de mando integral han ayudado a los directivos a analizar el rendimiento de sus empresas. Aunque son útiles para alinear la estrategia, se necesitan otras herramientas que monitoricen el entorno, pues es ahí donde se encuentran las oportunidades y riesgos reales. Tras analizar cómo los cambios externos hacen triunfar a algunas empresas y fracasar a otras, los autores presentan un sistema de gest...Starting at €8.20
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Piense en pequeño para innovar a lo grande
Dávila Parra, Antonio; Epstein, Marc J.Article ART-2593Entrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeEs un error pensar que las empresas establecidas no pueden superar a las startups en el campo de la innovación radical. Muchas debilitan esa capacidad al centrarse en la ejecución y la correspondiente innovación incremental. Partiendo de los hallazgos de su nuevo libro, The Innovation Paradox, los autores apuntan cómo las grandes empresas pueden cambiar las reglas del juego y sobresalir en ambos tipos de innovaciones. Su transformac...Starting at €8.20
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Look Outside Your Firm: A Tool to Sense What's Coming
Dávila Parra, Antonio; Oyon, Daniel; Parmigiani, Pilar; Schnegg, MaëlArticle ART-2715-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and ChangeFor decades, management systems such as the Balanced Scorecard have existed to help managers analyze information on their internal performance. While useful for aligning strategy, different tools are needed to focus managers' attention on the external environment -- for it is there where the real opportunities and threats lie. This article begins by exploring how changes in the landscape create winners and losers. Then, the authors outline the ne...Starting at €8.20
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The Roots of Leadership (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Stein Martínez, GuidoTechnical Note DPON-109-PBInnovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, StrategyIn this note we approach leadership, first, from the point of view of the myths that obscure the reality. We then look at the characteristics of people who have followers, given that leadership becomes a solitary exercise if it has no impact on other people. Second, we illustrate those characteristics through the story of the Persian king Cyrus, as depicted by Xenophon in his Cyropedia, a work which the world's foremost management scholar, Peter ...Starting at €8.20
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360º Evaluation: More Than a Technique (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Rábago, Eduardo; Stein Martínez, GuidoTechnical Note DPON-112-PBInnovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementMany companies aim to provide more detailed information to employees beyond that which is provided directly by their superiors. This aim is often formalized through 360° feedback techniques and processes. The use of these techniques proves that this information can be applied for more than merely facilitating individual development, and raises the question about whether they can also serve for operational decision making. The objective of this te...Starting at €8.20
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Banco de Iberia (B): Workforce Adjustment Policies (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Rábago, Eduardo; Stein Martínez, GuidoCase DPO-223-PBInnovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementAt year-end 2008, Banco de Iberia posted a profit of close to 63 million euros, with 6% growth in the balance sheet. During 2009 and 2010, the downturn in the business was very pronounced, so the bank instructed staff to drastically cut expenses, and strict risk controls were introduced. The strategic plan for the three-year period ending 2011 was centered on prudent and transparent management, based on scrupulous adherence to regulations and eth...Starting at €5.74
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Banco de Iberia (A) (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Rábago, Eduardo; Stein Martínez, GuidoCase DPO-217-PBInnovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementBanco de Iberia was founded by an investor group at the end of the 19th century, with capital of six million pesetas (36,000 euros). Since then, the bank has maintained a stable stock price and a reputation as a sound institution with proven expertise in universal banking services for personal, corporate and institutional customers. In 2009 the bank needs to adapt its management structure to the new circumstances, so as to tighten control of expe...Starting at €8.20