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Investing in the IT That Makes a Competitive Difference
McAfee, Andrew; Brynjolfsson, ErikArticle HBS-R0807J-EInformation TechnologiesThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. Investments in certain technologies do confer a competitive edge-one that has to be constantly renewed, as rivals don't merely match your moves but use technology to develop more potent ones and leapfrog over you. That's the conclusion of a comprehensive analysis t...Starting at €8.20
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The Great Decoupling
Brynjolfsson, Erik; McAfee, Andrew; Raman, Anand P.Article HBS-R1506D-ELeadership and People ManagementToday's digital innovations are doing for brainpower what the steam engine, and related, technologies did for muscle power during the Industrial Revolution. They're allowing us to rapidly overcome limitations and open up new frontiers, say Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee, who have studied the impact of technologies on economies for years. The two MIT professors believe this transformation will create abundance. But they warn that there may be...Starting at €8.20
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How to Capitalize on Generative AI
McAfee, Andrew; Rock, Daniel; Brynjolfsson, ErikArticle HBS-S23061-EInformation TechnologiesBusiness leaders are struggling to understand how seriously they should take generative AI. It has already displayed breathtaking powers to create new content and is used to do things such as write software, transcribe physicians' interactions with their patients, and let people converse with a CRM system. But it is far from perfect: It can produce distorted or entirely fabricated output and can be oblivious to privacy and copyright concerns. Is ...Starting at €8.20
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El Pago a Ejecutivos y la Crisis Crediticia de 2008
Narayanan, V.G.; Ferri, Fabrizio; Brem, LisaCase HBS-109S13Leadership and People ManagementLa crisis de crédito de 2008 colocó las prácticas de compensación a las empresas que cotizan en bolsa en los Estados Unidos bajo el escrutinio. Este caso examina perciben remuneración excesiva y paquetes de indemnización a varias empresas implicadas en la crisis de crédito de 2008, las disposiciones de compensación ejecutiva en la Ley de Estabilización Económica de Emergencia, y discute las implicaciones para los comités de compensación a las emp...Starting at €8.20
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Remuneración de los ejecutivos en Reckitt Benckiseer, S.A.
Lorsch, Jay W.; Narayanan, V.G.; Palepu, Krishna G.; Brem, Lisa; Robertson, Ashley C.Case HBS-118S09Leadership and People ManagementReckitt Benckiser plc ha desarrollado un sistema de compensación de los ejecutivos. Este caso describe la estructura del sistema, su énfasis en la remuneración basada en el rendimiento y una perspectiva global, y explica el papel del departamento de recursos humanos, el consejo de administración y los accionistas de la compañía en la determinación de las retribuciones. Se plantea preguntas acerca de cómo equilibrar la remuneración de incentivos d...Starting at €8.20
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Investing in the IT That Makes a Competitive Difference (Spanish version)
McAfee, Andrew; Brynjolfsson, ErikArticle HBS-R0807JInformation TechnologiesSince the mid-1990s, when the rate of spending on IT began to rise sharply, the spread between the leaders and laggards in an industry has widened. There are more winner-take-all markets. But the increased concentration has ramped up, rather than dampened, churn among the remaining players. And these dynamics are greatest in those industries that are more IT intensive. This pattern is already familiar to the makers of digital products, but it ha...Starting at €8.20
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Executive Pay and the Credit Crisis of 2008 (A)
Narayanan, V.G.; Ferri, Fabrizio; Brem, LisaCase HBS-109036-ELeadership and People ManagementThe credit crisis of 2008 placed compensation practices at publicly traded firms in the United States under scrutiny. This case examines perceived excessive pay and severance packages at several firms implicated in the credit crisis of 2008, the executive compensation provisions in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, and discusses the implications for compensation committees at public companies.Starting at €8.20
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Executive Pay and the Credit Crisis of 2008 (A) and (B) and the Credit Crisis of 2008: An Overview, Teaching Note
Narayanan, V.G.; Brem, LisaTeaching Note HBS-111027-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for 109036, 110005, and 110048.Starting at €0.00
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CEO Compensation at GE: A Decade with Jeff Immelt
Narayanan, V.G.; Brem, LisaCase HBS-112003-ELeadership and People ManagementWhen ISS, a large shareholder advisory group, recommended a "no" vote on Jeff Immelt's award of 2 million stock options in April 2011, GE's compensation committee had to decide whether to rescind or amend the award or ignore the ISS recommendation. Was Immelt's 2010 pay in line with his performance? How would shareholders vote on the advisory "say on pay" ballot question at GE's annual meeting in April?Starting at €8.20
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The Business of Artificial Intelligence
Brynjolfsson, Erik; McAfee, AndrewArticle HBS-H03QXY-EInformation TechnologiesStarting at €8.20