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El vínculo emocional marca la diferencia
Tàpies Lloret, Josep; Ceja, LucíaArticle ART-2386Leadership and People Management, StrategyLos lazos emocionales pueden suponer una ventaja competitiva para las empresas. Para comprobar cómo inciden en el funcionamiento de las firmas familiares, los autores realizaron un estudio cualitativo que profundizó en los elementos que potencian o socavan el vínculo de los miembros de la siguiente generación con la empresa. Los resultados evidencian que factores como las experiencias compartidas con otros miembros de la empresa familiar, una ade...Starting at €8.20
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Tips to Foster Ownership in Your Organization
Tàpies Lloret, Josep; Ceja, LucíaArticle ART-2386-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyPsychological ownership -- strong emotional ties and a shared sense of mission and purpose that cause workers to identify closely with their business -- can give companies a competitive advantage, if they understand the roots of such feelings and how to develop them. To see how this phenomenon affects the performance of family businesses, the authors conducted a qualitative study of various family-owned firms of different sizes, stages and sector...Starting at €8.20
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La función y las responsabilidades del Consejo de Administración en la empresa familiar
Ceja, Lucía; Tàpies, JosepTechnical Note SMN-693Corporate Governance, Decision Analysis, StrategyLas empresas familiares requieren mecanismos de buen gobierno para conseguir sus metas y tener éxito de generación en generación. Estas estructuras de gobierno contienen los planes, declaraciones, políticas, normas y acuerdos que permiten a las empresas familiares definir su razón de ser y su identidad. En esta nota técnica nos centraremos en una de las estructuras de gobierno empresarial más importantes de la empresa familiar: el Consejo de Admi...Starting at €8.20
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El caso HBR: El modelo exacto del alto ejecutivo moderno
Morrison, Mike; Mark, Reuben; Ray, Rebecca; Manderlink, George; Ulrich, DaveArticle HBS-R0701BLeadership and People ManagementUna crisis de liderazgo ha entrado en erupción en Barker Foods. Doug Lothian, el director nacional de ventas de la división de chocolates y confites, fue simplemente despedido por tomar algunas decisiones malas de marketing, adopción de conductas cuestionables de venta, y, en última instancia, la pérdida de la confianza de sus clientes y su personal. Como resultado, hay un cisma en ventas. Los altos directivos se preguntan si un modelo de compete...Starting at €8.20
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Personalidad y empresa familiar
Ceja, Lucía; De Dou, JoanTechnical Note SMN-661Leadership and People ManagementEsta nota técnica recoge algunas nociones fundamentales de psiquiatría y psicología sobre la personalidad con objetivo de tener puntos de referencia para mejorar el conocimiento propio. Si se logra que cada uno de los miembros de la empresa familiar alcance un cierto grado de autoconocimiento, facilitará que las relaciones interpersonales dentro de la familia sean positivas y cuidadas, propiciando así un clima emocional positivo, el cual facilita...Starting at €8.20
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Very Model of a Modern Senior Manager (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Morrison, Mike; Mark, Reuben; Ray, Rebecca; Manderlink, George; Ulrich, DaveArticle HBS-R0701B-ELeadership and People ManagementA leadership crisis has erupted at Barker Foods. Doug Lothian, the national sales director of the chocolates and confections division, was just fired for making some bad marketing choices, engaging in questionable selling behaviors, and, ultimately, losing the confidence of his customers and his staff. As a result, there's a schism in Sales. Senior managers are wondering whether a competency model would help the company replace Doug with the righ...Starting at €8.20
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Function and Responsibilities of the Board of Directors in the Family Enterprise
Ceja, Lucía; Tàpies, JosepTechnical Note SMN-693-ECorporate Governance, Decision Analysis, StrategyA family enterprise needs sound governance mechanisms to achieve its goals and to succeed down the generations. These governance structures contain the plans, statements, policies, rules and agreements that allow the family enterprise to clarify its direction and identity. In this technical note, we will focus on one of the most important business governance structures in the family enterprise: the Board of Directors and its connection with the E...Starting at €8.20
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Leadership Development: Perk or Priority? (HBR Case Study and Commentary) (Spanish version)
Kesner, Idalene F.; Burnett, Susan; Morrison, Mike; Tichy, Noel M.; Owens, DavidArticle HBS-R0305ALeadership and People ManagementKaren Barton, Zendal Pharmaceuticals' senior vice-president of human resources, was livid when COO Dave Palmer slashed her executive education budget by 75%. Without funding, there could be no in-house leadership development program, which was to be the first step toward a full-blown Zendal University. Palmer was not against bold initiatives, but sales were down 26%, and there was that $300 million debt Zendal took on when it acquired Premier Pha...Starting at €8.20
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The Science Behind Flow at Work
Ceja, Lucía; Ribera, AlbertoTechnical Note DPON-108-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementOne of the main objectives of positive psychology is to study the subjective experience of enjoyment, which leads to personal growth and long-term happiness. In this sense, the concept of flow has yielded useful insights regarding how we can direct our psychic energy to get more enjoyment out of our jobs. In the present technical note we will describe how flow can be achieved at work and how it can enhance job performance, increase motivation and...Starting at €8.20
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Very Model of a Modern Senior Manager (HBR Case Study)
Morrison, MikeArticle HBS-R0701X-ELeadership and People ManagementA leadership crisis has erupted at Barker Foods. Doug Lothian, the national sales director of the chocolates and confections division, was just fired for making some bad marketing choices, engaging in questionable selling behaviors, and, ultimately, losing the confidence of his customers and his staff. As a result, there's a schism in Sales. Senior managers are wondering whether a competency model would help the company replace Doug with the righ...Starting at €8.20