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Internacionalización de Telefónica España, S.A.
Knief C.; García Pont, Carlos; Ricart, Joan EnricCase DG-1136Leadership and People Management, StrategyEl caso describe la competitividad y la estrategia del proveedor español de servicio de telecomunicación. Inicialmente, la compañía tenía un monopolio y operaba en el mercado español. Debido a la innovación tecnológica y a la desregulación del sector en muchos países, el entorno competitivo ha cambiado radicalmente. Esta nueva situación ha conducido a más competencia y a la aparición de compañías multinacionales. También se ha observado una proli...Starting at €8.20
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Internacionalización de Telefónica España, S.A. - Nota del Instructor
Ricart, Joan Enric; García Pont, Carlos; Knief C.Teaching Note DGT-15Leadership and People Management, Strategy(See case DG-1136)Starting at €0.00
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Encuesta del paro directivo
Knief C.; Álvarez Alvarez, José LuisTechnical Note FHN-302Leadership and People ManagementThis note studies how Spanish managersperceive the security of their jobs, which measures they take to protect their careers and how their employers help them to find new employment opportunities. This study undertakes a first cut analysis of the phenomenon. The sample is drawn from alumni of IESE'sdifferent program. The 447 repondens represent all age groups and hierarchical levels. Key conclusions are:Spanish managers are healthy optimists rega...Starting at €8.20
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Managerial unemployment survey - Part II: Spanish managers' reaction to unemployment
Knief C.; Álvarez Alvarez, José LuisTechnical Note FHN-305-ELeadership and People ManagementThis note studies how Spanish managers react to unemployment. This study is a first cut analysis of the phenomenon. The sample is drawn from alumni of IESE's different programs. The 70 respondents represent all groups of managers. Key conclusion are: All groups of managers are affected by unemployment. The most often reason given for managerial unemployment is the lack of understanding with the superior. Only 25% of the respondents believe that t...Starting at €8.20
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Managerial unemployment survey - Part III: Spanish managers experience with self-employment
Knief C.; Álvarez Alvarez, José LuisTechnical Note FHN-306-ELeadership and People ManagementThis note studies the characteristics of managers that have decided to become self-employed and their experience with self-employment. The sample is drawn from alumni of IESE's different programs. The 91 respondents represent all different age groups and sexes. My conclusions are: Entrepreneurs tended to be youngers than their peers. Self-employed managers enter a large variety of industries, however the largest number starts a consulting busines...Starting at €8.20
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Internacionalization of Telefónica España, S.A. - Teaching Note
Ricart, Joan Enric; García Pont, Carlos; Knief C.Teaching Note DGT-15-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyStarting at €0.00
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A Players or "A Positions"? The Strategic Logic of Workforce Management (Spanish version)
Huselid, Mark A.; Beatty, Richard W.; Becker, Brian E.Article HBS-R0512GLeadership and People ManagementThis 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. Companies simply can't afford to have "A players" in all positions. Rather, businesses need to adopt a portfolio approach to workforce management, systematically identifying their strategically important A positions, supporting B positions and surplus C positions, ...Starting at €8.20
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Put Strategy, Not People, First: An Introduction to Differentiated Workforce Strategy
Becker, Brian E.; Huselid, Mark A.; Beatty, Richard W.Book Chapter HBS-3237BC-ELeadership and People ManagementSenior managers and readers of popular business literature are probably familiar with the mantra that people are the new source of competitive advantage. But despite all the talk about a new strategic emphasis on the workforce, most companies haven't yet capitalized on the opportunity for strategic success that effective workforce management can provide. The authors believe that a fundamental change in the entire approach to workforce strategy is...Starting at €8.20
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Establish Leadership Accountability for Workforce Success: The Line Manager's HR Role
Becker, Brian E.; Huselid, Mark A.; Beatty, Richard W.Book Chapter HBS-3246BC-ELeadership and People ManagementHow do we ensure that firms clearly understand the unique strategic capabilities required to execute their business strategies and develop a differentiated workforce strategy? The first step is to recognize that the workforce is not just HR's problem, and that line managers and HR leaders have joint responsibility for developing talent throughout the organization. Management must ensure that top talent is allocated to the strategic roles that cre...Starting at €8.20
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Design an HR Architecture for the Differentiated Workforce
Becker, Brian E.; Huselid, Mark A.; Beatty, Richard W.Book Chapter HBS-3247BC-ELeadership and People ManagementIt is important that a firm's workforce strategy--and its workforce--is as differentiated as its business strategy. In this chapter, the authors discuss the importance of developing a culture of accountability and a workforce philosophy to help drive succStarting at €8.20