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Cross-Silo Leadership
Casciaro, Tiziana; Edmondson, Amy C.; Jang, SujinArticle HBS-R1903J-EToday the most promising innovation and business opportunities require collaboration among functions, offices, and organizations. To realize them, companies must break down silos and get people working together across boundaries. But that's a challenge for many leaders. Employees naturally default to focusing on vertical relationships, and formal restructuring is costly, confusing, and slow. What, then, is the solution? Engaging in four activitie...Starting at €8.20
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Competent Jerks, Lovable Fools, and the Formation of Social Networks (Spanish version)
Casciaro, Tiziana; Lobo, Miguel SousaArticle HBS-R0506ELeadership and People Managementthe competent jerk, who knows a lot but is unpleasant; the lovable fool, who doesn't know much but is a delight; the lovable star, who's both smart and likeable; and the incompetent jerk, who...well, that's self-explanatory. Of course, everybody wants to work with the lovable star, and nobody wants to work with the incompetent jerk. More interesting is that people prefer the lovable fool over the competent jerk. That has big implications for eve...Starting at €8.20
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Global Beauty Made in Brazil (Spanish version)
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Reisen de Pinho, RicardoCase HBS-807S26EntrepreneurshipExplores the globalization strategies of Natura, Brazil's largest cosmetics company. Founded in 1969, Natura grew using a direct selling model. Led by its three founders, the firm made distinctive use of Brazil's diversity and became characterized by high ethical and environmental standards. Natura began to seek international markets in 1982, but experienced many setbacks until surviving the economic crisis in Argentina in 2001. The company opene...Starting at €8.20
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Elizabeth Parker (B) (Spanish version)
Skinner, C. Wickham; Casciaro, Tiziana; Krackhardt, DavidCase HBS-412S35Leadership and People ManagementSupplements the (A) case.Starting at €5.74
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Developing the Sustainability Scorecard (Spanish version)
Kaplan, Robert S.; Reisen de Pinho, RicardoCase HBS-108S10StrategyDescribes the challenges of using the Balanced Scorecard to implement a triple-bottom-line strategy for delivering excellent economic, environmental, and social performance. The owners and senior executive team of Amanco, a producer of plastic pipe and complete water treatment systems, want strong financial returns but are also deeply committed to improving the environment and making a difference in people's lives. Robert Salas, CEO, wants a mana...Starting at €8.20
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Driving Strategy with the Balanced Scorecard (Spanish version)
Kaplan, Robert S.; Reisen de Pinho, RicardoCase HBS-112S07Accounting and Controlshould cut back production levels and funding for strategic initiatives until sales recover, or should it continue to invest for the future? This case is accompanied by a Video Short that can be shown in class or included in a digital coursepack. Instructors should consider the timing of making the video available to students, as it may reveal key case details.Starting at €8.20
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Banking on Sustainability (Spanish version)
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Reisen de Pinho, RicardoCase HBS-311S04Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityABN AMRO REAL made corporate social responsibility central to its brand, adding to customer focus and reflecting its values. Leaders developed the Bank of Value theme and implemented it through activities such as microfinance in poor communities, environmentally oriented lending products, socio-environmental screening of customers and suppliers, employee diversity, and reduction of waste and recycling. Now the fourth largest private bank in Brazi...Starting at €8.20
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The Robin Hood Foundation (Spanish version)
Ebrahim, Alnoor; Ross, CatherineCase HBS-315S07Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityCreated by hedge fund and financial managers, the Robin Hood Foundation fights poverty through grants to nonprofit organizations. As the global financial crisis continues to impact the poor disproportionately, the Foundation needs to ensure that its funds are being spent on the most effective poverty-fighting programs. The organization's senior vice president, Michael Weinstein, has developed a benefit-cost (BC) approach to analyze the performanc...Starting at €8.20
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Abelli y Saviotti en Banca Commerciale Italiana (A)
Casciaro, Tiziana; McGinn, Kathleen L.; Belingheri, MassimilianoCase HBS-408S11Leadership and People ManagementEn 1999, una poderosa lucha en medio de las redes corporativas e interpersonales complejas llevado a la fallida fusión entre la Banca Commerciale Italiana y Unicredito Italiano - dos de los grupos bancarios más grandes de Italia. Este caso analiza las acciones de Abelli y Saviotti, co-CEOs de la Banca Commerciale Italiana en ese momento, así como las de los actores centrales en el Banco de Italia, Mediobanca, y varios grupos nacionales e internac...Starting at €8.20
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When to Make Private News Public (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Casciaro, Tiziana; Winston, Victoria W.Article HBS-R1203S-ELeadership and People ManagementBetsy Sugarman, a rising star in a biotech company, finds out that she is pregnant. This is good news for her, but bad timing for her career. She has been interviewing internally to take on a new role as the director of overseas operations, a position that requires a great deal of travel. Her prospective boss has all but offered her the job and is expecting a commitment from her within a week. She wants the job and feels she is prepared to do wha...Starting at €8.20